Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-15
he cost was at the rate of $1,000 for two

~ was ouppllcu Wy tculnS at the Time this
cost was incurred.
The resolution passed.
An investigation will show that about
$4,000 of the charge referred to by Mr.. Nor
rls was for putting in the water works at
the capitol and that the present cost of
water supply is about So per month.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. BURNHAM, providing for the incor-
poration of cities.
Mr.. PRICE. amending the artesian well
law by providing for turning the wells and
appliances over to the town where the well
is situated.
Mr.: PRICE, regulating the business of
building and loan corporations,
Mr.. NEWMAN, providing for the taxa
ton of express companies. Taxes gross gross
earnings.
Mr.. ROYER, to encourage the making
and keeping of fire guard around prop.
Mr.. LAMPMAN, relating to the care,
custody, control and maintenance of feeble
minded persons and idiots.
Mr.. FLETCHER, amending Section l..
Chapter 2 of the political code relating to
the legislature. Allows a recess of ninety
days.
Mr.. SMITH, requiring railroads to file a
map showing their right-of-way.
MI. ADAMS, memorial to congress for
authorizing certain counties to issue
bonds. Object to enable counties to pro.
cure seed wheat Passed.
MIR. AlkENS, to facilitate the collection
OF special assessments in cities, towns and
villages. ~ >''e>>
Mr.. WHITE, to provide for giving notice
before tax deed is issued.
Mr. GPEENE o,&l,o,;,,:,.
MI Mr.. LILLIBRIDGEE II Dc EerGil; eXtsndnp the time
ten days for the jamestown Investigating
committees report. Passed.
Mr.. ADAMS, by request, amending
charter Of the city of Mayville
MIR. ADAMS, by request, to adjust GER
tain school district balances.
Mr.. PORTER, by request, constituting the
phrase successive weeks to mean success
sive publications once on any day in each
week.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. NEWMAN in the chair, had several
bills under consideration, among them the
chattel mortgage fee bill and the bill max
ing it a felony to secure board under false
pretenses, which We're indefinitely post
recommended to pass: also, the bin estab-
fishing the county OF Mead.
THE UsURY BILL.
In committee of the whole the several
usurv bills We're under consideration.
The council bill making it a misdemean-
or to receive a greater rate of interest than
twelve per cent was recommended to pass.
1t was enormously reported when the bill
passed the council that it made it misde-
meanor to give as we'll as to receive usury.
The Conkling bill, which was introduced
by MI: Jones principally because it had
COnk llOp'S nlcturp On If xuoc taI
postponed. This course was requested by
MIR. COnkling.
MIR. HUNTERS bill prescribing impris-
Onment for voting usury was under discus
sion.
MI. RYAN opposed the bill because it
would Till the iails with the violators of
Mr.. POWELL believed the reverse would
be true and favored the passage of the bill.
Mr. AlkENS favored the bill. He said
it Vas in the interest of the farmers to drive
capital out OF the territory and he knew of
nothing that would more effectually do it
than this bill, and as that is inst what we
isn't enough to fine man or put him in
Jail for loaning money but we want to
make Imprisonment certain.
Mr. PRICE believed that strong usury
laws make cheaper money. He would
punish the man who goes with a bribe in
his hand as we'll as the man who takes it.
lie believed III double punishment for a
double crime and did not believe that
usury could be stopped until the man who
gives as well as the man who receives is
punished, nor can the sale OF liquor be
stopped until you punish the man who
buys as we'll as the man who SELLS. The
people want such bill as this.
Mr.. BURNHAM offered an amendment
to put the man in Jail who gives more than
12 Der cent.
Mr.. .PATRIDGEwa opposed to this bill.
the people want money at IL per cent:
they are willing to give that and they
want it made misdemeanor to take more
than that The proposition to make the
man who gives usury as we'll as the man
who takes it subject to be put in Jail would
stop all prosecutions and break down all
usury law.
MI. BIXLER opposed the bill. The peo-
pie were satisfied with IL per cent. The
bankers Ill Sphinx are satisfied with 12 per
cent interest. The people do not ask for
thep assage of that bill.
Mr.. NEWMAN believed in free money
believed in allowing men to pay or receive
what interest they please. Wipe out your
$!,5OO exemption. 1t is premium upon
dishonesty. Honest men must pay the
debts of dishonest men under your pres
ent exemption laws, and high rates of
interest is the result.
MA. A1hENC, Sdlu IL d Uldu 10 10 Cn6 U.s.
urer with a story of his needs and borrows
dollar to keep him from starving, if he
takes one cent more than legal interest he
may be thrown into jail4 A man engaged
in speculation goes to Ills neighbor and
with tale Of bright prospects induces him
to lend him the money in, the hope that he
would be able to double it. This law, if
passed would make him criminal in fact
if not in heart. He intended only to do a
neighb0rly act.
The bill is bad in principle,and the men,
bers ought not to allow their judgment to
be Influenced by the picture OF want and
misery that has been held up to them. 1t
is not right to forfeit the principal and in
terest in the one case and let the man who
bribes to receive 80 unpunished. tits not
right to make a criminal of one man who
is q party to crime, and
is against all justice to punish the man
bribed and not the man who bribed him.
Not q man in this house. not respectable
man in the territory will make complaint
if he paws usury. Only the frauds or the
sneaks or men who do it to blackmail will
take advantage Of this law. Not twelve
cases were prosecuted under the old law
before it was repealed. 1t was mistake
to repeal it for that called attention to it.
But for the action that was taken it would
have remained dead letter. as it was be-