Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Complete Synopsis Of the Daily
Proceedings of the First State
Legislature,
Together With q Brief Review Of
the More Important Measures
Proposed in Each House.

the More Important Measures
Proposed in Each House.
Senate,
TUESDAY, Dec. 9th.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. Allin moved to omit the reading of
the journal and that the president appoint
q committee of two to examine and correct
the journal. Messrs. Allin and Sandager
were appointed.
Mr.. DIESEM moved that a committee be
appointed to fix the salaries of the Nm-
ployes of the senate and to report after sGe-
cess. The chair appointed Messrs. Diesem,
DOods, Fisher, Stevens and Slotten. Mr..
Diesem asking to be excused, Mr.. Svensrud
was appointed in his place.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on insurance reported
favorably back senate bill No. 80 relating
to insurance companies in default, which
was adopted.
The committee on temperance reported
back senate bill No. relating to prohibi-
tion, with several amendments, and on mo-
tion of Mr.. LaMoure the report was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. WORST: No. A. Provides for
holding primary elections for nominating
tickets for county officers. -
By Mr.. RANDALL (by request): No.
4S. Providing for the transfer of freight at
railroad crossings and the maintenance of
depots of the same.
By. Mr.. LAWRENCE: No. A. To en-
able counties to regulate the number of
county commissioners; may be increased
to five or reduced to three.
BY Mr.. WINSHIP: No. 45. To fix the
salaries of certain state officers; governor,
$1,000; lieutenant-g0vernOr 81 600. and the
other principal officers $4,000 each.
SECOND READING AND REFERENCE.
Senate bill No. IS, relating to buying,
selling and handling grain, to committee
on warehouses and grain grading; S6, con-
stitutional amendments, to committee on
state affairs; 81, stock running at large, to
committee on agriculture; SO, memorial to
congress, to committee on federal relations;
40, boiler inspection, to committee on agrl-
culture.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
Senate bill No. /, prohibition, was taken
up and the secretary commenced reading.
After the first two or three sections were
read Mr.. LaMoure suggested that as
several amendments to the original bill
had been made, it should be properly en-
crossed before further action was taken
and on his motion it was so ordered.
A message from the house announcing
the passage of concurrent resolution
providing for the printing of the proceed
ings of the constitutional convention was
received.
No. %, providing for the great seal Of
North Dakota and the official seals of all
courts authorized to use, seals, was read
designating place of deposit for ali alb
stracts and conveyances of titles to lands
and real estate belonging to the state of
North Dakota, and No. 21, extending the
time for the payment of taxes for the year
1889. s'The first Monday in October" was
changed to the 18th of October in this bill,
and to take effect from and after its pass
age and approval.
No. %, to amend sections and 4, chapter
8, general laws 1883, entitled 'Att0rny-gen-
eral," relates to commissioners of insurance.
Passed.
No. 26, defining the duties and fixing the
salary and fees of the clerk of the supreme
ments.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved to strike out all
pay except the s1,5oo provided in the sal
Mr.. LAMOURE objected and gave SUBJ
stantial reasons founded on money basis
The yeas and nays being called for, the
amendment was defeated-yeas 6, nays %.
Mr.. DIESEM moved to amend the SO per
diem item when attending court by adding
''Other than at the capital of the state"
which was adopted. A motion to lay the
amendments on the table prevailed.
Mr.. SWANSTON then moved to strike
out fifteen hundred" and insert stwelve
hundred" Lost. and the bill passed-yeas
81, nays O.
The hour having arrived for special
0rder-NO. "a, agricultural cOllege-On mo-
ton of Mr.. Diesem the senate went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. SwanstOn in
N Mr.. 811i WiNsH1p moved that when the
committee arise they recommend that the
bill be referred to the committee on ap-
preparations. Lost.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved that the commit
tee of the whole proceed to consider senate
bill No. q, section by section. Carried.
Mr.. DIESEM moved to strike out the fig
pres $4,000 in the bill, that sum having
place of $4,000 in the original bill, and
proceeded to state at length his objections
to the bill generally. Absence of apresent
necessity for such an institution, bad pre-
cedent in Legislation, poverty of the new
state, good facilities for education without
it, the small pittance to be realized from
the benefcence of the general government,
and the adverse advice of the governor
were among the arguments presented
against the bill.
The proposed amendment was defeated,
and after Consideration was completed the
committee arose, and on motion Of Mr.. La
MOure the bill was sent to the engrOssing
clerk to be engr0ssed, previous to which
Mr.. Rowe moved, and the committee of
the whole voted to recommend its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Rowe, adjourned.
House.
The house met at Up. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
Under the constitution no bill can take
effect before July unless it receives a
tw0-thirds vote. The clause giving it
effect before that date is known as the
emergency clause. a question arises
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