The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-03
MINE INSPECTOR
BILL PASSED BY
HOUSE SATURDAY
State Inspection for Ignite In
dustry Provided---Othcr
Legislative Grist

House Eli 55, providing for inspsc
ton OF Ignite mines, requiring oper.
ators to install adequate safeguards
and Grsatlng the office Of state mine
inspector passed the house by vote
Of 81 to 8 Saturday. The emergency
clause was lost by vote Of 90 to q
number of members feeling that
the mine operators should be given
reasonable time to prepare for the
new regime, and the act will not take
immemiate effect. Tho drafting OF
this bill WAS supervised by tbs dis
trict president OF the United Mine
Workers Of America, and 1t is similar
TO laws In effect In illinois and other
G0almining states.
On third reading the house also
passed H. b. %. relating to what
property may be- insured by county
afrmers' mutual insurance companies:
II. b. 80, relating to revocation OF
certificates Of authority Of insurance
companies and H. 3. 100. relating TO
removal Of county seats
Much OF the afternoon was devoted
to consideration In committee OF the
whole OF Senate Bill 2b. providing for
wider standard for slelghs. After
the committee Of tho whole had re-
ported the bill out for passage. on mo.
Mon Of Rep. Twichell II was re.rsfer-
red to the committee OF tho whole for
further consideration.
After the house on motion Of t.ep.
Keitsman has adopted two sets Of RES
olutions adopted by tho school Off
GERS OF Nelson county. condsmning
the fight which Macdonald Is making
on state superintendent OF Public In
strhetion Nelson and opposing tho
creation OF the office Of commissions
or pf education, designed to furnish
a fat'lberth for Macdonald. keitzmaD
moved that further consideration OF
the resolution be Indefinitely post
pOned, which also carried This ac-
ton IL another straw tending TO prove
that In spite Of It's disclaimers the
leagus machine IL back Of MaGdon-
aid III his efforts to cripple Miss Mel.
sons administration,
In addition to Senate Bill %. tho
standard sleigh measure. the house
this afternoon had in committee Of
tho whole House Bill &C. prohibiting
,nonshjning or the possession OF any
alcoholic liquors or deviscs for the
manufacture Of the same.
In the Senate.
The senate BY Il vote Of ~ 10 y
adopted the Nelson county school of
Ulcers resolutions on Macdonald,
tabled In the house, and ordered the
communication printed In the senate
Journal - a''i
Senate Bill IA, regulating pool
halls, bowling alleys. dance HALLS.
etc, WAS reported out by the com.
lnittee 81, appropriations. This Dill
removes from the municipalities all
supervision over these places ana
creates in the office or attorney gen
eFal soft jobs for Watkins, Finwall
and other professional law etfofces
who have sought for several sessions
ID have themselves definitely attached
to the state payroll. n" .'..
On third reading the senate pass
cd g. b. 20, relating to the removal
81 county, township, municipal and
other officers: 8. b. IA, Senator
l)rown's grain grading BILL az amend
ed In the house to make It possible
for one producer to sell or buy grain
from another without d licenae; y.
Il Is. relating to the revocation OF
attorneys right to practice; =. y. 80
relating to health inspection Of pupile
in public schools; 8. B. AZ, providing
FOR surveying and plating railway
riehts. of.way; House Bin "a, author
izing the courts to review the levy
and superintendent Of special assess
ments, and II. 3. 81, relating to the
manner In which claims against the
state Of investigators working under
the direction OF the attorney general
snail be presented.