The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-19
HOUSE SCENTS
PLOT F0STERED
BY LOBBYISTS"
Committee of Five Named to In
vestigate Alleged Activity
With Lawmakers
-,
80 BILLS DISPOSED OF
IN BUSY NIGHT SESSION
Legislators Work Overtime -Sus-
ans Amendment Recalled
from Premature Grave

from premature crave
All lobbyists had better watch out,
for the house of representatives is
alert. Saturday evening the house
directed committee consisting of
Dupuis, w. Maddox, Fraser, Peter
son of Towner and Kunkel on lobbyist
male and female.
Revolutions calling for the investi-
cation of the alleged rail lobby were
introduced by Sinclair. They set
forth the fact that after certain meas
ures had been recommended for pas
sage and had been placed on third
reading, they were mysteriously re-
called. ...
Therefore the house resolved: THAT
committee of five members of this
house disappointed by the speaker to
investigate and take evidence for the
purpose of ascertaining if there exists
in the city of Bismarck or elsewhere
a lobby that improperly influences
legislation in the interests Of foreign
corporations and against the interests
of the people of the state of North
Dakota and that said committee shall
have power to issue process, subpoena
and compel the attendance Of witness
es and that they shall have power OF
the same as the district court to pun
ish persons for contempt or for re-
fusing TO obey the orders Of said COM
mittee. 1t shall be the duty of this
committee to proceed at once to sub
poena witnesses and take such action
as shall be necessary to ascertain the
facts and make. 2 written report to
this house Of all the evidence given
before the, committee and findings of
such comglhittee, and that the attorney
general appear as counsel for the com
mittee inisHch investigation and take
such action as facts disclosed in such
investigation, will warrant"
,nMidnieht Session.
Saturdays. house session adjourned
only an hour short Of midnight, 81
bills being. disposed of after dinner
None of the measures on the calendar
was Of supreme Importance. House
Bill 3S1, increasing the salaries OF
supreme court judges from $1,000 to
$500 per annum, was lost, with but
six ayes registered House Bill No.
397, for a non-partisan primary bal
lot, passed so to l. House Bill No.
800, providing for the arbitration by
district court judges of differences
between debtor and creditor passed
unanimously.
In order that an opinion might be
obtained from the attorney general,
House Bill No. 49, creating -legis-
latiye commission to study and revise
existing laws and draft legislation for
recommendation to the next Assembly,
was left over until today. On objection
of Tenaeson, the committee report on
Stairs House bill 425 for III cOnstitu-
tional amendment giving the people
power through the initiative and ref
erendum to set aside any acts Of the
legislative executive or judiciary
powers Of the state was deferred un-
til today. s.$ks
susan's Amendment Passes.
The Susan B. Anthony national suf-
frage amendments Indefinitely post
poned on recommendation of the in
surance committee, was recalled on
motion of Representative Hendrick-
son and on reconsideration was pass.
ed. -
REPRESENTATIVE O'Connor's con.
current resolution petitioning con-
gress to establish national reserve
and historical park in the Fort Ber.
thold reservation near Sanish passed.
Fire Marshall Bill.
H. B. 325. placing the office OF state
fire marshall under the commissioner
of insurance, passed by vote OF 66
to "a, 20 not voting.
Among other bills passed by the
house are the following:
H. B. 327, appropriating $500 for
benefit of the North Dakota Dairy
mems association.
H. B. 112, relating to the establish
ment, maintenance. improvements and
eo,lipment of county agricultural and
training schools.
H. B. 269, relating to the issuance
of permits for breeding or domestica-
ton of fur bearing animals.
H. B. 1856, relating to capital stock
of state banks.
H. b. SS3, relating to the advertis-
ing of constitutional amendments.
H. B. 2S6, relating to accomplice,
evidence, corroboration.
H. B. 335, relating to fees to be
charged for examination Of public ele-
vatcrs and warehouses.
H. B. 3O6, relating to challenges to
Jurors in civil actions, by whom made.
H. B. 2OS, making appropriation to-
reimburse Elijah Boley.
H. B. 253, appropriations for pur-
pose of paying insurance tax to var
iOus fire departments of state.
H. B. 1914, requiring instrument al
fecting real and personal property to
identify beneficial and nature of trust.
H. B. 126. act defining crime of
swindling.
H. B. 37e, relating to the published
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