Bismarck weekly tribune., 1885-02-20
i Legislative GOSSIP.
.o3aTINuED FROM TH1RDPAsE.l
CRUEL PREVENTION.


moves. Ha! The eager throng bend over the
railing with op,n mouth. There; ali ready
and just as the legislative contortionist from
the land of laughing waters was aboot to make
the most glistening effort of his life, Mr.. Ken.
nedy caused general collapse by moving to
strike the enacting clause from the bill.
The motion was seconded by M. Nickeus,
and verybody voted aye. This, of course, put
an end to the debate, and Mr.. Kennedy had
succeeded very efectualy in getting in his
labor and choking off his opponent. How un.
fair.
Mr.. Pettigrew then moved that the vote by
which the enacting clau e was stricken out be
reconsidered, and the motion to reconsider he
laid on the table. This motion prevailed and
the Ordway college council bill was killed for
ever. Mr.. Kennedy remarked that this was not
the last of the matter, and indeed he ia right
for a similar bill has been introduced in the
house, With reported majority of members
favorable to it's passage. The bill is not de-
funct but serenely slumbers. 1t goes but to
return.
NIB. RICE's BILL KILLED.
Mr.. Rice's exemption bill, providing that
family expenses and education of children shall
be chargeable to the property of either husband
or wife, save to the absolute exemption and
$500 besides, showed its head in the council
yesterday and was locked into smithereens
in less time than il took to read it.
When the bill eme-ge8 from the pigeon hole
for a third reading and final passage, Mr.. Rice
moved that it be indefinitely postponed, and
the motion prevailed. No sooner had the mo-
ton carried than Mr.. Jones moved that the
vote by which the bill was postponed be recon-
sidered and the motion to reconsider be laid on
the table. Carried.
Mr.. Kennedy wanted to know why this pecu-
liar motion was 80 often made, even when the
vote on a measure is unanimous. To him it
looked cowardly.
1t was explained that the motion forever killed
the bill and protected the body from continual
return of bills.
was very glad the motion was made as it told
the lower house the position of the council on
the exemption laws. While the council had all
respect for the lower house, they had more re-
spect for the poor people ofDakota, and did not
believe In reducing the exemption of enacting
class legislation.
MIR. M'LAUeHL1N.
hoped the gentleman's remarks were not
matter Of record. as the voice of the council on
exemption. Mr. Mclaughlin was opposed to
the passage of the bill because it is class legis-
lation.
THE COMMISSIONERS
nl,a-o 80 ho;1o a uroat 1oal Of leoolokiou uif%
reference to county commissioners, much
special and much genreal. Yesterday the bill
increasing the per diem of the commissioners
of Custer and Pennington counties from $500
to $500, was cbampioned by
MIR. wAsHABAUGH
who said he knew that the bill was desired by
the people of his county, and was authorized by
Mr. Wells who was absent to advocate its pas
sage on behalf of the citizens of Custer county
MIR. HUETsoN
said that 81 far as tie people of Custer county
were concerned, he would surely oppose the
bill. As had been stated, the warrants of the
county were not worth over fifty cents on the
dollar and he opposed this as other bills, on the
ground of special legislation.
TILT.
tilt arose between Messrs. Nickeus and
sideration of the railroad bill which was 60
thoroughly discussed last Friday and Satur-
day, Messrs. Twomey, Huetson, Mclaughlin
and others, holding that on motion of Mr..
Mclaughlin, the bill was made a special order
Of today (Tuesday)
Mr.. Nickeus was willing to admit that Mr..
Mclaughlin made all the motions, iunumera-
BILE as they were, touching upon the bill, but
he insisted that he did not make this motion
Mr.. Mclaughlin retorted that he believed he
made ten less motions than Mr.. Nickeus
offered objections, but did make the motion
for special order on Tuesday. He did it in the
interests of MI. Nickeus, who told him he had
not read the bill.
Mr.. Niokeus said that every time he objected
he did it to promote the consideration of the
bill whice he believed should be fairly dealt
with and disposed of.
The bill will be considered today.
INSURANCE. e
The insurance question will be special
order for consideration this forenoon at
IL o'clock. A bill has been prepared, which is
supposed to cover all the important points on
the question of the government of insurance
companies in Dakota.
WAR ON NICOTINE.
Mr.. Twomey. of the council is not only quick
of perception, lively In thought and rapid in
speech, but bis sense of smell is as keen as the
friendly briar.
Yesterday afternoon he brought the induleing
gentlemen of the higher body to sudden halt
in their pornicious ways by protesting against
the volumes of tobacco smoke which were pour
ing in from the cloak room, where Mess1s.
Walsh, Pettigrew, Gamble, La Moure, McLaugh-
lin and others were enjoying their "Swede
Hav.nas." Mr.. Twomey said it was yer, disa-
greeable to the gentlemen Who do not indulge
to have the room filled with clouds of smoke,
The sergeant-at-arms was instructed to close
the door between the council and cloak room
and business proceeded.
ORGANIZING COUNTIES.
The council passed q bill governing the Or
ganization of counties. The bill provides that
when TN of tho votera of anv cnnnkv y,otition