Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20

BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. HANK1NSON: Regulating the
state library.
Mr.WATT: Preventing the sale Of cigar
cites, cigars or tobacco to minor children
under is years Of age. Prescribes fine and
impri takes effect July LIST, If
passed.
Mr.. MlLSTED: To revise and harmon
lze the existing school system. AbOlishes
the present township system and returns
to the old system of district schools.
LEASING SCHOOL LANDS.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved to reconsider
the vote Of yesterday postponing action on
house bill No. 50. He stated that this bill
was drawn by the attorney-general,a assist
ed by the state superintendent Of schools,
aided by the advice of the governor, that
he introduced it by request.
Mr.. SELBY withdrew his objections Of
yesterday as the bill relates more directly
to leasing than to the sale Of lands.
House resolved itself into the committee
of the whole, Mr.: Stevens in the chair, and
Mr.. Mitchell, state superintendent of
schools, was invited to address the commit
tee on the bill. He gave history of the
bill and exhausted It's provisions. No lands
can be sold tor one year from the 10th of
last November, therefore provision should
be made for leasing. He detailed the steps
necessary to be taken to obtain lists, to
prepare proper blanks, etc., to carry out
the provisions of the law. He spoke OF
additional legislation that will be required
and of the plan proposed to prepare and
bring before the house the additional legis-
latiOn necessary.
Mr.. SELBY moved that the bill be re-
ported back with the recommendation that
Mr.. PINKHAM moved an amendment
to allow the cutting of hay after the 10Th
OF July. The date named in the bill being
Mr.. BUCHANAN and Mr.. Tyler favored
the amendment, which was adopted, 80
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. SELBY'S motion was then adopted.
The committee reported and
MIR. STEVENS raised the point that in
order to make it good law, the bill having
been amended should again be read at
length.
to committee of the whole for the purpose
of hearing the remarks of the state super
lntendent on the merits of the bill and
that the bill had been read as required by
the constitution.
The house, however, voted that the bill
should be read at length. The bill was
| on its third reading and had been read at
length when motion was made to post
pone. This was adopted yesterday and to-
day was reconsidered. The bill was then
| in the same position it was in before the
motion to postpone, viz: On its third read
ing and not subject to amendment except
by unanimous consent. The effect of the
the same as if adopted by unanimous con-
sent, and that being the case there was no
need of reading the bill again. 1t has been
repeatedly decided that though the consti-
tuition may provide for the reading of bills
at length, the certificate of the speaker and
president Of the senate that the bill was
governor, cannot be inquired into to defeat
the law. The constitution requires the
reading; the members are sworn to support
the constitution, but neither they nor any
other can go behind the formal certificate
in order to defeat the law. If the action
taken on this bill is adopted as a precedent
the change of figure or word, or the cor
rectiOn OF an error after the bill has been
read the third time, will force fourth
reading, and may be a fifth, sixth or sew
enth of a bill which may be amended after
reaching its final stage; and followed strict:
ly will force the rereading Of the prohibi-
| tiOn bill in the house when it returns from
the senate no matter how slight the amend
ment. The object Of reading the bills at
length is to inform the members of the con-
tents of, and surely the change of two fig
ures does not make 1t necessary to spend
two or three hours in rereading bills which
have been read at length the required
number of times
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. REED III the chair.
The committee had under consideration
Mr.. Coles bill for regulating elevators, etc.
Mr.. ROONEY opposed the bill. He be-
leiyed that the provisions of the bill as to
requiring elevators to give. bonds would
storage facilities and force them to sell
their grain.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to refer certain
section to the judiciary committee and
| Mr.. BOWEN to refer certain other por-
ti0ns to the committee from which it
came-the committee on warehouses, grain
Mr.. COLE objected to the treatment the
| bill was receiving He did not care il his
name was eliminated from the bill. He did
not care if his name was never heard from
in connection with this or any other meas
urs. He desired protection for the grain
and for the elevat0r-his only desire being
to secure good legislation.
| Mr.. STEVENS said he didn't care If this
bill had embodied in it the plain state
ment: ssThis bill is Coles bill" He
wanted good law, perfect law, and
| GlllS Ulll n0euS dCG0uCiOu " lGS law Ie6Cur0S-
more attention than has been given to it.
Mr.. COLE said if he had any cOntrO-
versies. he would settle them elsewhere
than on the floor Of the house. He con-
ceded that the bill might need further con-
sideratiOn in committee, and that portion
not referred to the judiciary committee
was referred to the committee on grain
grading.
THLREEENTH DAY.
% The Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1S.
Convened at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
1 AftAr roll call tha nrAsidant feeling in.