Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

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Of vote affirmatively on said ques-
ton, then the vote on said question
shall be deemed reconsidered and the bill
subject to amendment by striking out such
part thereof as expressed an emergency
said bill shall be under consideration upon
its third reading with the emergency
clause and time of taking effect stricken
out.
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved to defer action
on the same until it can be printed.
Messrs. STEVENS and RICHARDSON
favored the rule: Messrs, Cole and Bowen
would pass the bill though not giving the
emergency clause effect.
1 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The judiciary committee reported back
house bill No. 4S. by Mr.. LANCER, repeating
the seed wheat lien law and recommended
that it do not pass.
Also Mr.. Lutz's house pill No. %, for
licensing attorneys, and recommend that
the bill do not pass.
The committee on schools reported house
bill No. 81, by Mr.. Thompson of Cass, pro-
viding for leasing school lands with
amendments, and recommended its pass
age.
Also Mr.. Buchanan's house bill No. 50,
to punish trespassers on school lands, and
recommended its passage.
| THE DOCTORS BILL.
The senate doctors bill was read first
and second time and referred to the COM
mittee on public health.
THE DOG AND SHEEP BILLS.
These bills were reported back from the
committee on agriculture with sundry
| amendments.
referred to a special committee of five, the
object being to consolidate them.
Mr.. STEVENS objected to the special
reference and urged that the regular COM
mittees were competent to take care of any
measure.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. WICKHAM stated that the COM
mittee refused to further consider the bills,
but another attempt to commit to special
| committee was lost.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. CURRIER: Defining the boundaries
of Walsh and Ramsey counties, giving to
each four of the eight townships now in no
1Mr. Init iHoYT: Attaching that portion of
the Sioux reservation north of the seventh
Mr.. ZIMMER: Amending the homestead
law. Reduces by One-half the area and
limits the value to $1,000 and makes all
liable to execution unless selection of home
stead is made within thirty days after
Judgment is recorded.
Mr.. LILLY: Defining powers and duties
of the state superintendent of public
schools. Abolishes the board of education
and cOnfers its duties on the state super
intendent. Rules suspended and passed
to second reading.
Also, regulating marriages and proyid-
of second cousins, or persons nearer rela-
ted, incestuOus and void; also marriage
with step-daughter or step-sOn void. Pro-
vides for fine of $500 and imprisonment
for persons living together in the married
state unlawfully. Makes Indian and Qua
Mr.. WILLIAMS: Providing for the in
| corporation of parishes of the Episcopal
church.
Mr.. WALSH: Providing for the school
of mines at Grand Forks, defining its pur-
poses, etc. This seems to be necessary in
order to make available the grant of 10000
acres of land made by congress for this
purpOSe.l
Also, providing for the construction of a
building for the use of the school of mines.
ApprOpriates the proceeds arising from the
sale of lands granted for the school of
mines tolretire bonds. Provides for $4,000
bonds to construct said building.
Mr.. BOWEN: Providing for the trans
fer of freight at railroad crossings or inter-
section, and for the maintenance of depOts
MI. RONEY: Providing for a bounty
for the destruction of pocket and flicker
tailed gOphers. Requires petition of
fifty farmers, free holders, bounty not less
fhov $xxyr~ &c <hnV, Evyn
sentation of the scalps embracing both
ears. gophers to be killed between the first
day Of April and the first day of June.
Mr.. MOORE: To enable counties to
regulate the number of county commits
sioners, providing for a reduction from
five to three or increase from three to five,
upon the petition of One-third OF the voters
the commissioners shall submit the ques-
tiOn to a vote at the next election.
REFERENCE OF HOUSE BILLS.
No. 40. to revoke license of insurance
companies, to committee Oh insurance; No.
So, for maintaining Fort Lincoln, to the
committee on militia; No. 81, to facilitate
the shipment of grain, to committee on
railroads; No. IS, supreme court reports, to
the committee on judiciary; No. 56. to regu-
late abstracting, to committee on judiciary;
No. 81, repeating the beaver act, to COM
mlttee on state affairs; No. 58, taxing mort
cages, to committee on judiciary; No. SO,
repeating chapter As of the session laws, to
committee on judiciary; No. 60, boiler in
spection. to committee on state affairs; No.
62, state board of correction and charities.
to the committee on judiciary.
THE MILEAGE QUESTION.
Il message from the governor an
nounced his approval of the DILL to pay
mileage and salary of the members The
house took recess for few moments and
checks for mileage were delivered to the
members.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18th.
Met at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
One hundred and thirty-five citizens of
Grand Forks memorialize the legislature
that all laws pertaining to the enforce
ment of the prohibition clause of the con-
stitution be permitted to take their regular
course, and to be in force from and after
July 1st next. Referred to the committee