Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-18
was about to sign senate bills AZ, 100
81, SO, and 1873.
Third Reading House Bills.

Third Reading House Bills.
Another house bill met its fate il
the senate Monday, when the mi pro
viding for the furnishing Of bonds b.
the treasurers Of fair association
lost with a vote Of 10 ayes, 20 nay!
and II absent. The stand was takel
by those opposed to the bill that thu
treasurer of a fair association wa
always a well known man In the com
munity and that he was generally one
of the board of directors of the asso
| citation and should not be required t
give a bond. 1879, relating to the par
tial payment of taxes, was passed, A.
ayes. 5 nays and 3 absent and no
voting. IS, making it a states prison
olfense to engage in the practice O
Bookkeeping, passed, as ayes, ! ma,
and 3 absent and not voting. SO, which
IS the sanitary hotel bill, and provides
for eight-foot sheets on all hotel beds
was put over for another day to have
more consideration from the commit
tee. ia, relating to the payment o.
expenses Of delegates to the national
convention, was referred back to the
committee on elections.
Executive Session.
AT, 5:15 the senate went into eXecu
tive session to consider a communica'
ton from the governor. AS nearly as
could be learned the communication
did not refer to any of the appoint
mcnts to be made.
Bills and Resolutions.
The senate convened promptly at
2 o'clock and the senators no sooner
settled in their seats when a message
from the house transmitted to the
senate house bills 2SS, 340, 206, 100,
IA, $50, Ill, 70, which the house had
passed, and they we're dumped into
the senate mill.
Petitions were somewhat lighter
than usual, though petitions were filed
by Senators k~retschmar and Hedge
land against Il change in the mechan-
les lien law, M by Senator Allen
from Emnons county, asking for a
provision for woman suffrage, and pc
titions from Senators Davidson and
Hovcrson against high license for
wagon peddlers.
The committee on enrolled and en-
crossed bills reported that Senate Bill
1913 had been correctly re-engrossed,
and that senate bills As, 50, 1871, 173,
1913, 2l0, PIP, 245, 81, 233, had been
correctly engrossed and we're ready
for the calendar, also that senate bills
81, sc and 1873 had been correctly en-
rolled and were ready for signatures.
The committee on judiciary report.
ed consideration Of Senate Bill SO and
House Bill 1872, and both were recon-
mended to be Indefinitely postponed.
Other bills reported by committees
were:
S. B. 81, live stock, indefinitely post
poned.
S. 3. 139, livestock, amended and
referred to committee on appropria.
lions.
S. b. 1872, state affairs, do pass.
S. Z. 206, state affairs, re-referred
to committee on judiciary.
S. b. AZ, state affairs, amended and
do pass.
s. B. 1913, ways and means, new bill
constructed and re-referred to com.
mittee on appropriations.
S. b. 1872, ways and means, amend
ed and do pass.
Fl. B. 70, highways and bridges,
amended and do pass.
S. B. AZ, highways and bridges, re.
referred to committee IN judiciary.
The committee on Indian affairs re-
ported for adoption a concurrent res
olution, introduced by Senator
Hughes, which provided for the sale
of 900, 900 acres of Indian lands in the
state for The purpose of establishing
hospitals at the two schools in this
state. but the senators desired more
information as to how many acres OF
land are available in the state for
this purpose and the resolution was
referred back to Senator Hyland's
committee chat more facts could be
reported the following day. The res
olution is as follows:
Hughes Resolution.
Mr.. Hughes introduced the following
concurrent resolution:
Concurrent Resolution.
"Rclntins to the Education. Care, Health
and Maintenance Of the Indians within
the State Of North Dakota.
"Whcreas. there arc many thousand
indian families within the borders of our
state, and in districts contiguous. and
"Whercas, most If not all of said In
dianS have been or are now wards Of
the nation, for whom the Federal gov
is now and has been through
treaty stipulations and otherwise. the
custodian since territorial days, Of mil
ions of acres of lands within. our Dor
ders, lands that don't now and have not
contributed any taxes whatever for the
maintenance of our state institutions and
government, and which said lands have
enhanced in value from insignificance con-
%tinualiy under our statehood, until the
present time when they are of great
value. and, "''.
"Whcrcas, the Federal government by
various acts of Congress has been and
is now disnosing of these lands and the
proceeds from the sale thereof and ie