Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-17
A Synopsis Of the Proceedings il
Both Houses of the First
State Legislature.
Bills Passed-Bills IntrOduced--Blls
Referred-COmmittee Reports
miscellaneous Mention.
Senate.
THURSDAY, Jan. 9th.

tain Fort Lincoln as a military post, and
asking for an appropriation for Its main
tenance and Improvement.
Mr.. WORST moved the adoption of the
committee recommending a distribution of
the Legislative manuel, which was agreed
to.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved that the preSi-
dent of the senate be instructed to sign
vouchers for per diem of members and en-
ployes during the recess.
A message from the house announced
the passage of house bill, No. 81, relating
to the display of the American flag on pub
lie institutions; senate bill No. 8, inter-
change of district Judges, and No. %, pro-
vidillg for a great seal and official seals.
Mr.LAMOURE stated in relation to Sena-
tor Swanton's motion that the law required
the president to sign the vouchers for the
payment of the members, etc, and thought
no further action was necessary.
Mr.. SWANSTON explained that the
chair had asked for instructions from the
senate and that his motion was made in
compliance with this request in order to
UIllS UIlC uttlGCl DIlolC lilC SSllttlt.
Mr.. LAMOURE demanded a call of the
roll and the motion was lost. Yeas 9
nays, 10.
Yeas: Messrs. Appleton, Barlow, Belyea,
Bell, COwan, Diesem. Lawrence, McCor-
mack, Swanston.
Nays: .Allin, Dodds, Fisher, Fuller, Hag-
CART, Harmon, Hegleson, LaMoure, Little,
NToJ).;l, D,,J,1l )Dy,D S~:t, .l.4&,,
Stevens, Svensrud, Winship, Worst, Wager.
Absent and not voting: Hartman. Rob-
inson, %Sandager.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. WlNSH1P: No. 81. Requiring
the secretary Of state to give bonds, S2,OOO)
Also, No. 92. TO promote the planting of
forest and fruit trees on the prairies Of
North Dakota.
By Mr.. SMITH: No. 92. Making it the
duty of township clerks in every organ
lied township to report to the register of
deeds births, deaths and marriages.
BY Mr.. DODDS: No. "a. To amend sec
ton g., chapter 112 complied laws, entitled
township government"
Bv Mr.. SWANSTON: No. 95. To amend
chapter 81. section % compiled laws 1883,
relating to exemption from seizure.
BY Mr.. STEVENS, No. 96. Providing for
the registration of names of electors and
to prevent frauds at elections.
By Mr.. MCCORMACK, No. ~. Propos-
ing an amendment to section 1872. article ~,
of the constitution, extending the debt linn
it of the state to "tWO Millions instead of
two hundred thousand dollars"
SECOND READING AND REFERENCE.
No. SO. Classification of judges, and 81,
judges to administer oaths, to judiciary
committee; IS and SO, amendments to SEES
sion laws of the eighteenth and seven
teenth assemblies. to committee on coun-
ties; 81, amendment to chapter II, seven
teentE session, to committee on education;
IS, amendment to chapter IL, seventeenth
session, to committee on municipal cOrpO-
r%ations; 80. taxation of express companies,
to committee on ways and means; 30, in
fictitious diseases among domestic animals,
to committee on agriculture.
The president signed house bill No. 80,
relating to the sale and lease of common
school lands.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
No.. 20. Repeating chapter As of the ses-
sion laws of 1885, which relates to the
county commissioners fixing the salaries of
district attorneys.
Mr.. HARMON explained that the law,
as it now stands, provided for raising the
salary of an attorney. but not reducing it
and the effect of this bill would be to leave
the compensation not less than $500 per
annum and whatever the sum liked upon
could not be increased during the term of
office.
Mr.. WORST was excused from voting.
Yeas, 25; nays, none.
The PRESIDENT signed No. 10, regu-
lating the practice of m~edicine-the doc
tors bill-andN No. 40, for the protection of
public credit.
House bill No. 50. To prevent trespass
on school and public lands and to recover
damages therefor. being the special order
for o'clock, was taken up and OF motion of
MIR. DOddS the senate resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole for its considera.
ton.
Mr.. MCCORMACK in the chair.
Mr.. DODDS moved that the bill be read
and acted Upon section by section, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. SMITH moved to strike out "or who
injuries or removes any buildings,' etc., in
the sixth line of the printed bill, and gave
as reasons for his proposed amendment
that it would in many instances, as the
bill now reads, do great injustice to settlers
who might be unable to purchase or lease
the land.
Mr.. STEVENS said that a man who had
lived on the land eight or ten years and
udu lCuuCCu lIo FdIuc NY IOpplNS IL COulu
afford to pay for the improvements or let
some one else buy them for the benefit of
the school fund.
MIR. HARMON hoped that the motion to
strike out would prevail. believing it would
be injustice in many instances to prohibit
the settler from removing his improve
mentS.
MIR. WORST thought the constitution
was severe on this subject INC he did not
deem it justice or good policy to confiscate
the property of unfortunate settlers, which
it would amount to in many instances.
Mr.. ROWE thought that the bill, which
does not go into effect until April 18th gives
ample time for settlers to remove their i'm
prOvementS.
This line of discussion was kept dur
ing quite a prolonged session of the com.
mittee, Messrs. Diesem, Appleton, Bell and
others participating; Mr.. Stevens leading
in opposition to the amendment.
When a vote was reached the amend.
ment was agreed tO-14 to II.
The balance of the bill was soon disposed
of and the committee of the whole arose
and recommended its passage as amended,
The president pro TEN ir the chair.
The report Of the committee was
adopted.
THIRD READING OF BILLS RESUMED.
No. A. Being a special order, on motion
of Mr.. Belyea, Mr.. Richardson the intro
Queer being absent, was postponed until
Tomorrow.