The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-01
HOUSE CURBS
WHILE SENATE
ADDS TO 10Y
Lower Body Passes Bill catalcguing
lDrinkers-Upper Eases Sunday
Observance
DIVISION OVER BANKING
MEASURE ON FINAL VOTE
Leaguers Opposed To Placing Re-
straint on Organization Of State
institutions

The two bodies of the legislature
worked at cross purposes yesterday.
While the senate sought to make
life more liveable by taking some OF
the indigo out Of the Sunday laws,
the house added to the difficulty Of
artificial hilarity by passing, "a to "a,
25 absent, Bowman's bill requiring
from the recipient of shipment OF
intoxicants an affidavit that the goods
are for his or her personal use.
The senate devoted the major por-
ton Of the afternoon to amending
Senator Lindstrom's bill removing the
Sunday lid from bake shops, shoe
shining establishments, newspaper
plants, confectioery, tobacco and ci-
gar stores. Senator Cahill, in plea
for the country youths, tackled on an
amendment permitting OF baseball on
Sunday afternoons. Rowe made an
effort to eliminate baseball, but was
unsuccessful. Finally, after the bill
had been patched to meet everyone's
ideas, a motion was made that it's
consideration be indefinitely pOstpon'
ed. The motion was lost.
The bill finally was sent back to
the committee on state affairs.
McGreys amendment enabling mov-
ing picture houses to operate on the
Sabbath and Benson's exempting from
the penalties imposed for violation OF
the blue laws. were lost.
Senator Jacobson of Mott is will
ing to fight for Sunday baseball.
"Theres lot of surplus energy in
the American youth said the gen.
tleman from Mott yesterday. IF one
outlet is not provided for that energy,
another will be found. can see
nothing wrong or unwholesome in
these boys gathering on Sunday af-
ternoon for ,aogame Of baseball and
object to sprofessional reformers
coming intotthiif senate lobbying for
bill which ,Wjl) brand the boys as
criminals. I.Mould much rather have
my boy playing baseball on Sunday
than to have. him sneaking into some
haymow for aEame of poker
Cahill urged that Sunday is the one
day of the week when country boys
have an opportunity to get together
on the diamond.
Division on Banking Bill.
The senate had close division yes
terday afternoon on Senate Bill "a,
providing that no state bank should
be organized without authority from
banking commission, composed OF
the governor, the secretary Of state
and the state examiner. The vote
was 25 to %, 2 being absent. All OF
the league minority with the excep-
tion of Martin voted no.
Will Not Recess.
After receipt from the house of a
message advising that that body had
resolved to recess for three days! be-
ginning today, Senator Gibbenso re-
called Tuesdays concurrent resolu-
ton transmitted from the house and
which provided for adjournment to
February 6, beginning Tuesday even.
ing. Gibbens said that inasmuch as
the house already had taken other
action, it would not. be necessary for
the senate to concur in this resOlu-
tion, and on motion of Hyland the
senate resolved to stick to it's; knit
ting while the house vacases.f n9
/ object tor 6eampAion.
Murphy and Paulson objected to
Senate Bill 40, on the grounds that
there is no logical reason why the
poor laborer's home in the city should
be assessed at 20 per cent, while i'm
provements on farms are assessed
only Is per cent. On the final passage
of the bill 3S voted aye. Murphy
Paulson and King voted no.