Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28

senate do now adjourn until 2 o'clock Tues
day.
Mr.. ROWE moved to amend by making
it Monday 2 o'clock. Carried.
The house assembled at 2 o'clock D. m.
The speaker presiding.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All members present except Messrs.
Beard, Green, Hoyt, Lutz, Moore, Tandberg
and Wickham, excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message was received from the SEN
ate informing the house that the senate
had refused to concur in the house amend
ments TO senate bill No. 1873, and by motion
adopted a conference committee wa ap-
pointed on the part of the senate to confer
with a like committee from the house. con-
sisting of Messrs. Worst, Winship and
Syensrud.
MI. Selby moved that the speaker ap-
point a conference committee on senate
bill No. 1873, which motion prevailed, and
Mr.. Speaker announced as a conference
committee on the part of the house Messrs.
Selby, Reed and Thompson of Cass.
MIR. Tandberg was excused until next
Tuesday and Mr.. Iceland till next Monday,
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The standing committees reported as fol-
lows: Committee on corporations-senate
bill No. 1855, providing for the licensing of
sleeping car companies, recommending an
amendment that the aggregate amount
shall not exceed $4,000. Committee on
counties-house bill No. 1871, providing for
changing location of county seats, without
recommendation, made special order for
Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Judiciary-senate
bill No. 161, authorizing corporations to
change their place of business, do pass.
Irrigation-senate bill No. 154, authorizing
counties to issue tonds for the purpose OF
purchasing artesian well outfits, do pass
with amendments. acknowledgements bill
No. Al, regulating common carriers and de-
filming the duties of the commissioners Of
railroads, do pass with amendment pro-
viding that no railroad shall charge more
than 8 cents per mile; preventing the rail-
road commission from fixing a higher rate
of transportation than that fixed by law,
and authorizing the commission to employ
attorneys in addition to the attorney-gen-
eral to prosecute violations of the law.
Mr.: Stevens did not agree with the ma
jority.
Judiciary-house bill Se, providing for
the filing Of chattel mortgages-do pass
with amendments.
Committee on misunderstanding pal
ace and sleeping cars-do not pass as it is
unconstitutional.
II HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
Mr.. WILLIAMS introduced the follow
ing resolution:
WHEREAS, There are several bills pend
ing In the house modifying and changing
the homestead and exemption laws Of the
state; and
WHEREAS, The present homestead and
exemption laws have been in force for
many years, and the people of the state
have prOspered under them; and
WHEREAS, The present homestead law
will be in force until the legislative assem-
bly, has acted on section 2O8 Of the consti-
tuition; and
WHEREAS, To reduce the homestead and
barrass many citizens of the state; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the rules be suspended
and all bills changing the homestead law,
and all bills reducing the present exemp-
ton laws be considered as before the house
for consideration be indefinitely postponed.
In support of this resolution Mr.. Will
Jams said that in the present condition of
the people of the state he did not think it
wise to reduce the exemptions.
Mr.. SELBY: "Thls is one of the most
important questions that will come before
the legislature and he believed that it
should be made a special order for We'd
nesday at 8 p. m.
Mr.. STEVENS supported Mr.. Williams.
he believed every man in the house had
made up his mind on this point and that
minutes. He spoke for every man in his
county when he opposed the changing of
the homestead and exemption laws. The
machinery men have many judgments
against the farmers which they cannot how
collect, but II you reduce the exemptions
they can pounce upon the farmers on judy
a. exorbitant prices and which they
bought back at starvation prices.
Mr.. HANKINSON said that MI. San
dagger from Mr.. Stevens county had voted
for the bill, and yet Mr.. Stevens claimed
that every man in his county opposed the
reduction Of the exemption. ,
MI: STEVENS: Yes sir, and while Mr..
Sandager Is one Of the best men on Gods
earth, he is a merchant and has thousands
OF dollars OF collections against farmers.
MI. SELBY: Men who are standing on
this floor demanding an amendment to the
exemption laws are simply complying with
the constitution. Who will stand up here
and say If some Of these bills do not pass
the farmer can keep his homestead under
the old law? n @l1
Mr.. WILLIAMS: I will say so!
MI. SELBY: That's one. Where is there
another? There Is a serious question here
n no one can successfully deny that the
constitutional provision makes the old
exemption law imperative. The old law
IS an area exemption, while the cOnstitu-
ton says that the exemption shall be based
upon a valuation.
Mr.. STEVENS: All of the territorial
laws are in force until changed by the
legislature of the state. Furthermore, If
III Mr.. Selby says is true, then by all
means pass this resolution. II we must
put q monetary value on the homestead,
then let us not pass the law for you will
linen say that the man who improves his
farm and builds good houses shall be taxed
Tor the benefit of the man who makes no
improvements. The high exemptions of
to-day should stand until the farmers have
an opportunity-men against whom anght
has never been found lest it be by money
sharks, lawyers, collection agents. II don't
mean you Mr., Selby.l [Laughterl-or men
who sell machinery.
MI: BUCHANAN believed that the g
emptiOn law was q farce. Instead Of help
ing the farmers in his county, it made
them put up three horses or q herd of cat.
tie as security for $50.
Mr.. THINNER did not believe In special