Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-03-08

proper not to make it permanent law,
but let the Legislatures of the two states
decide the question for themselves.
The bill was passed; ayes, 16; nays, 8.
THREsHERs' LIEN.
Mr.. BALDWlN'S bill providing that
lien upon grain for threshing the same.
shall have priority. passed; ayes, IL; nays,7
COUNTY TREAsURERs, TAKE NOTICE.
Mr.. CAMERON'S bill, requiring county
treasurers to furnish an annual statement
to school district and school township
treasurers, passed, ayes "A; nays 5.
BUILDING AND LOAN CORPORATIONS.
House bill No. 259 providing for the
regulation of building and loan associa-
tions was passed, ayes Is: nays none.
EXTENDING CITY LIMITS.
Mr.. COOPER'S council bill No. 297, au-
thorizing cities of 5000 inhabitants to ex-
tend their corporate limits, and defining the
method of accomplishing the same, passed.
TERRITORIAL STATISTICS.
Mr.. Crawford's Council bill, No. 256, pro-
viding for the collection and compilation
of the statistics of Dakota; requiring
county, city and town assessors to collect
facts relating to agriculture, horticulture,
manufactures, mining, etc., passed, ayes,
10; nays, 4.
ONE HUNDRED CONDEMNED MUsKETs.
Mr.. Whites house bill, requiring the ad-
jutant general to turn over to the Univer-
ity of Dakota, for the use of the students,
one hundred condemned muskets, passed,
ayes, II; nays, none.
TO PREVENT FRAUD.
Mr.. GLASPELLS bill to prevent the
sending Of demands out of the territory to
be sued in foreign jurisdiction for the
purpose of evading the exemption laws of
Dakota. passed. Ayes Ii; nays 8.
PLANK1NTON REFORM SCHOOL.
Mr.. RYAN'S bill, asking for an appro-
priation for the Plankintop reform school,
after being considerably amended and cut
down, passed, the following items being re-
tanned.
erintendent and employees salaries
For lights and fuel two years ...::...... 1000
Maintenancee. clothing and bedding.... 1000
Barn, shed. tools and repairs LOCO
1OG61. ..................$ l4,UUU
ALL BILLS RETURNED.
Mr.. HUGHES moved that all bills asking
for appropriations be returned to the cOun-
Gil by 10 O'clock Tuesday morning.
Mr.. MCDONALD moved as a substitute
that all bills be returned at said time.
This was adopted.
THE COUNCIL CONQUERED.
Mr.. WALSH moved that the council con-
cur in amendments to conncil bill No. 12O,
made by the house, said amendments fixing
| for each description after the first, the fee
for the first description being ST. as at
present. The motion prevailed, ayes, IL;
nays, 8.
wALsH's RAILROAD BILL.
Council bill No. R0, being gross earn.
ings railroad law, similar to the Minnesota
law, drawn to conform to the laws of the
territory, and to meet the objections of the
decision of the supreme court, came up for
consideration.
The report of the committee was that the
bill be r%t1s0@ nSt RssSsd; o,o, tho ro,,or+ -
adopted.
| Mr.. HUGHES moved as substitute that
the report be not adopted. The latter mo.
ton was carried, ayes II; nays 8. Several
amendments were added, and pending its
further consideration adjournment was
taken till O'Clock p. m.
THE SCHOOL OF MINES.
Council bill No. 95, providing for MAIN
tenance of the school Of mines at Rapid
City, was considered, slightly amended,
and passed the council Saturday. 1t ap.
propriates $4,000 for the next two years.
CORRECTION.
lin Sundays report of Mr.. Ryan's re-
marks on the Plankinton Reform School,
we said that he wished some one would
make a motion to close the institution, as
he did not like to because it was in his dis.
trict. He qualified that expression by say.
ing that if the appropriation bill for the in
stitutiOn was passed as amended, reducing
the mentainaIce from $4,000 to $8,8OO, il
virtually meant to close it, and it might as
we'll be done by direct motion as to thus
chop it to death.-REPORTER.]
Evening Session.
| The house omnibus appropriation bill
was sent in from the house and was made
a special order for 10 O'clock a. m. Tues.
day.
A VETO RECEIVED.
A message was received from the gov.
ernor vetoing council bill No. 8. which re.
| pealed the law creating the board of rail
road commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. DOllard the message
was laid over till Wednesday at 2 O'clock
Several house bills were placed on their
first and second reading.
The consideration of Mr.. Walsh's rail
road bill was resumed and the entire morn.