Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-01
Daily Proceedings Of the Last Terri
torial Legislative Assembly
..$ of Dakota.
Synopsis of Bills introduced, by
Whom, and the Disposition
Made of Them.
Motions, Debates, Resolutions and
Gossip Of the Members OF
the Two Houses.
from Wednesdays Daily.l q
COUNCIL.

from Wednesdays Daily.]
COUNCIL.
Called to order at p. m.
Prayer by chaplain.
Mr.. CRAWFORD presented petition
asking for the location OF Soldiers Home
at Pierre.
Petitions were presented asking for pro-
hibitOry liquor law from Trail and Grand
Forks counties.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. HUGHES, authorizing the territorial
auditor to determine accounts for services
and supplies in maintaining and repairing
the capitol building for next two years.
Mr.. ATKINSON, prohibiting county
commissioners from appointing one OF
their number to any precinct or township
office.
Mr.. POINDEXTER, joint resolution
requiring the territorial secretary to furnish
a statement of the number of notaries pub
lie commissions that have been issued since
March 10, 1887, and the amount of fees paid
into his Office therefor.
Mr.. CRAWFORD, for creating an artesian
well fund out of which one-tenth of the ex-
pense of an artesian well may be paid by
the county commissioners. They may levy
tax on townships in which a we'll may be
located sufficient to pay for One-fourth the
cost of the we'll, and levy direct tax on
the owners of land benefited to pay balance.
Ali bills must be allowed by the county
commissioners as other bills are.
The judge Of probate in each county is
ex-officio artesian we'll commissioner, an
Office created by the act.
lien on any personal property, and pro-
viding that it be a prior claim to mort
gage and making it the duty of the register
of deeds not to record mortgages unless ac-
cOmpanied by treasurer's certificate show
ing that tax has been paid on property in
.AIr.COOPER, providing for the protection
of prairie chickens, and grouse between
January | and September /.
Mr.. ATKINSON, amending section 8.
chapter SO of the political code, requiring
county treasurers to register warrants in
the order presented for payment, when no
funds exist to cash them. and without
charging a fee.
Also prescribing liabilities of insurance
companies in cases wherein property is
wholly destroyed, and providing that the
amount OF insurance in policy shall be
taken as the true measure OF damages.
MIR. GLASPELII moved that rules be
the appointment of the committee to inves-
tigate the affairs of the Jamestown asylum,
be placed on it's third reading and adopted.
He said that it was the desire of the officers
OF the asylum that this be done as soon as
possible.
His motion prevailed and the bill was
passed.
> A communication was read from the
governor approving council bill No. /,
that requires the secretaries to furnish
members OF the legislature with copies OF
theCompiled and Session Laws. He also
approved Mr.. Lowrys's stamp act.''
the committee on corporation reported
Lowry's bills, Nos. 50 and IL, relating to
building and loan associations and their
powers and privileges, and recommend that
it pass. The report was adopted. Bills So
and II, relating to the same subject, were
therefore indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. LOWRY'S bill fixing the highest
legal rate of interest at 10 per cent was
placed on its third reading.
The committee to whom it had been re-
ferred rendered minority and majority
report. The former recommended that it
be amended by fixing the rate at 12 per
cent. and when so amended it pass.
The majority report recommended that
Mr.. Ericsson moved that the minority
report be adopted.
Mr.. LOWRY moved that the rate be fixed
at 10 per cent. and he asked the clerk to
read the existing rate in the different states.
The clerk read the list.
Mr. CRAWFORD wanted the rate placed
at IL per cent. He claimed that lower
rate would seriously injure the financial
credit of Dakota
Mr.. LOWRY said it was the same old
cry. He had recently received letter
from capitalist in Germany in which he
said they would be glad to get per cent
He wanted the bill passed in the interest
OF the farmers. They paid the taxes. The
poor and distressed asked the reduced rate.
Bankers and lawyers did not need their
sympathy.
Mr.PATTEN said he was farmer and he
did not want lower contract rate than IL
Of country. They did not object to oihe, the
legal rate, it was the illegal rate they OBJ
Mr. CRAWFORD objected to the attack
ON lawyers made by Mr.. Lowry, and he
eulogized the profession and it's members.
They were devoted men engaged in the
worthy calling Of defending the poor, op-
pressed and unfortunate. He declared in
conclusion that the farmer did not want q
lower rate than IL per cent.
Mr.. LOWRY'S motion was then put and
lost.
The minority report was then adopted
BY the following vote: Ayes, Atkinson,
Cameron, Cooper, Crawford, Dollard, Eric
son, Haley. Hughes, Patten, Poindexter,
Ryan, SOderberg, Walsh, Washabaugh and
Mr.. President,
. Nays, Allin, Glaspell, Harstad, Lowry,
Miller, Van Osdel and Woolhiser.
Messrs. Campbell and Mcdonald not
voting. 3
Mr.. GLASPELL moved to amend section
2 by providing that usury require forfeiture
of principal and interest.
Mr.. HUGHES said that the enactment of
such law would be q great temptation to
fraud. q,
Mr.DOLLARD said he favored any Just
measure that would protect people from
Assharks." " "a
Mr.. HUGHES moved that any person re-
ceiving or paying a higher rate Of interest
than IL per cent. be deemed guilty of a
misdemean0r. The statute now said that
the taking of usury was a misdemeanOr.
THE GOVERNOR APPROVED.
"A communication from the governor W as
read approving the bill repeating the gross
earnings law. saH
THE DEBATE CONTINUED. I,
Mr. rgDOTIARD5 m0vnd IN amand ~,