Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

'NIARCk WEEKLY TRIB
$3.50 per day.
MIR. BELYEA moved to increase the pay
Of the doorkeeper to SIS per day; adopted.
Mr.. BELOW moved that the postmaster be
paid SIS instead of 81 per day; adopted;
yeas, Is; nays, Is. Mr.. Swanson said that
the bill clerk held a position that required
be put on the $6 a day list.
Mr. DlESEM moved to embrace in the
raise assistant engrossing clerk to $6 and
assistant dOOrkeeper and janitOr to IS per
day. A motion to lay all the amendments
on the table, which the chair decided car
ried with it the whole business, resulted
yeas l6,'nays IS.
Only thirty senators voting, Mr.. Swan
stOn called for roll call, which resulted
yeas II, nays IA.
Mr.. LAMOURE asked where they got
their authority TO fix. these salaries in this
fhe chair said that although the question
is 9 little out Of order, they had none.
Mr.. LAMOURE said he thought so, and
that the salaries could be fixed only by law
enacted in the regular way.
| MI. DODDS introduced q joint resolution
that committees be appointed as follows:
On joint rules, state library, charitable,
lie buildings and grounds. Adopted.
By Mr.. WINSHIP: To appoint joint
committee to investigate during the COM
ing recess, the reports as to destitutiOn in
certain localities and report at the reas-
sembling OF the legislature. adopted.
BY Mr.. BELYEA: No. 46. To provide a
By MIR. DIESEM: No. AZ. Relating to
forest tree culture.
By MI. LITTLE: No. 4s. To regulate
the practice of dentistry and prescribing
penalties for the violation thereof in the
state of North Dakota.
By Mr.. LAMOURE: No. 49. To amend
sections aud 4, chapter 48, session laws
Of 1879, relating to the funding of warrants.
Emergency clause.
A message from the house reporting the
passage of q concurrent resolution for the
printing of l 900 copies of the proceedings of
the constitutional convention, the consti-
tuition Of the United States, etc, on motion
of Mr.. Mccormack was referred to the
committee on ways9and means.
The president pro tenn in the chair.
Concurrent resolution relating to the
printing of duplicate bills; the bill first de-
posted in the Office Of the secretary of
state to be printed.
Joint memorial to congress asking for
railroad limits minimum ($l.25 per acre)
was on motion of Mr.. Rowe adopted.
Mr.. LAMOURE offered resolution that
JOINT committee consisting Of three men,
berS each, of the senate and house of rep
resentatives, be appointed to draft and
present bill designating the number Of
employees of the Legislative assembly aud
fixing their salaries, which was adopted.
SECOND READING AND REFERENCE OF
SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. 80, boundaries of Walsh
and Ramsey counties, to committee on
counties; No. Al, railroad bill, to committee
on railroads.
There appearing to be not quorum
present Mr.. Mccormack moved call of
of the house, which was seconded by five
members. The doors were closed and the
sergeant-at-arms was ordered to bring the
absent members before the house, it ap-
pearing on the roll call there were but ff-
teen members present.
The sixteen absentees being brought in,
on motion of MIR. SwanstOn, further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
No. 42,primary elections to nominate can
didates, to committee on elections and
privileges; No. 4S, transfer of freight at
railroad crossings, to committee on rail-
roads; A,number of county commissioners,
aries of certain state officers, to committee
on state affairs,
THIRD READING.
No. "a, agricultural college bill, having
been reported correctly engrossed, was
taken up and put upon its final passage.
On roll call Mr.. Diesem arose and ex-
planned his vote. He said that while the
bill had many meritorious features that
he would be glad to vote for, section 4
was so evidently unconstitutional that
he was compelled to vote no.
Mr.. STEVENS explained his vote. Ow-
ing to the present financial condition Of
North Dakota, and the fact that several
other bills of a similar nature and equally
meritOriOus, in the house, were awaiting
the fate of this bill as precedent, it was
time to say no, and he must therefore vote
against the bill.
The result of the vote was, yeas %,
nays 5.
No. 3S, concurrent resolution, being a
memorial to congress, was adopted.
No. 25, amendment of the constitution,
relating to the capital location, was taken
into the committee of the whole, Mr.. Bar
low in the chair.
Mr.. LITTLE moved that when the COM
mittee arise it report to the senate that
further action on the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
The vote being taken on division of the
house SGOOu 10 IOr 10 10 against, ana C1o
committee of the whole arose and reported
in accordance with instructions.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore the senate ad-
iourned.
House.
House met at p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
Mr.. WILLIAMS called up his emergency
clause resolution.
Mr.. MCCORMICK offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That when an emergency is
expressed in the preamble or body of an
act, as reason why such act should take
effect prior to the lsu day of July next
after its passage, and when such act con-
tainS q clause or nrQYiSQ fixing such time