The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-24
THE SENATE

Convened at 2 p. M, Lieutenant-G Gov
ernOr A. T. Kraabel presiding.
Senate bills II and 13, the first ex
tending women statutory limited sui
frage, after the Illinois plan, and tho
second a constitutional amendment
providing for universal suffrage, were
signed in open session, by Lieut.. Gov
kraabel, and the pen with which his
signatures were affixed was presented
to Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson.
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of North Dakota.
Bills Introduced.
S. B. "a, Jacobson: Providing for
an open season for beaver, from Jan.
uary 10 to April 10 each year, and fix
ing penalty for the possession dur
ing the closed season of beaver pelts
without proper Identification.
S. B. 76, Senate Judiciary Commit
tee: Act providing for the calling in
and payment of expenses of any Judge
of another Judicial! district for the trial
Of civil and criminal actions. in the
supreme and district courts, when
judges are disqualified from serving.
S. B. II, Nelson of Richland In.
creasing powers of state railroad COM
mission in relation to regulation of
freight rates in this state; providing
that all freight rates in similar class
es and on similar commodities shall
be the same and. shall be based on
actual mileage; providing reason
able maximum schedule Of freight
charges. go ...
S. B. IS, Mostad: Providing a semi
monthly payday for all North Dakota
employees of public service corpora
lions.
S. B. so. McGray: Providing that &C.
ton may be brought to recover dam
ages for unlawful death by the sur
viving husband or wife; surviving
children, personal representative or
surviving mother or father, and if the
party first entitled to bring action
shall refuse or fail to do SO within 30
days, action may be brought by the
person next in order.
S. B. 81, Lindstrom: Providing for
operations of railways, street railways,
telephone and telegraph systems. cleo
trio light. heat and power systems,
hacks. taxi-cabs. buses, automobile
garages, supply stations, bootblack
stands and newspaper plants on the
Sabbath. as works of necessity: pro-
viding for the sale of foods, drugs,
surgical appliances, milk,
candy and confectionery, newspapers,
and cigars on the Sabbath;
provided that none OF said commodi-
ties shall be sold in any billiard hall.
pool room, temperance saloon, bowl
ing alley. or any place within which a
pool or billiard table is contained.
S. B. 50. Stenmo: Providing for the
by county commissioners
of one or more graduate nurses or IL
censed physicians whose duty it shall
be to regularly visit the schools and
inspect and examine the pupils there
OF, such examination to be made at
least once annually, and any abnor-
malities or defects revealed to be re-
ported to the parents with recommen-
dation for their guidance in conserv'
ing the health of the child or child
rem.
Senate Bills Passed.
s. B. 32-Amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition providing four-year terms for
county officers.
S. B. 26-Amendment providing Tor
90-day sessions .of the legislature.
s. B. Unconstitutional amendment
providing for quadrennial sessions
S. B. 6-Providing compensation
for innocent persons wrongfuIly I'M
prisoned.