Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-31

labor day: and house bill No. 29S, adding a
school OF mines to the Grand Forks univer-
slty, were read the second time.
THIRD READING.
House bill No.l42, regulating proceedings
of presidential electors, was read the third
time and passed.
House bill No. 1874. fixing a maximum
rate of freight for the transportation of
coal mined in the state, was read.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass moved that the
consideration of the bill be postponed
until all bills on the subject could be called
up.
Mr.. STEVENS hoped this motion would
not prevail. This bill is fair. 1t fixes a
reasonable rate, and the bill for which Mr..
Thompson desires to wait, was drawn in
the interest of a coal mn in Stark county.
This bill establishes a maximum rate per
mile, and one of the railroad commits
sioners who is interested in the Stark
county mine had objected on the ground
that it was too low. He dill not believe in
delaying meritOriOuS legislation to satisfy
one railroad commissioner or. any lobbyist
who may appear.
Mr.. l1OYT supported Mr.. Stevens in ali
that he said.
Mr.. THOMPSON said the bill he had in
troduced was prepared by the people of
the western part of Morton county and was
Mr.. WlCKIIAM denied that the bill in
troduced by Mr. Thompson was prepared
in Morton county. 1t was prepared in
Stark county. 1t provided that there
should be a Uniform rate on coal from all
points west to the Missouri river, thus pre-
NAntlnT Marion nnnntv InipArs FROM, nr
joylng the advantage of their location,
while the bill now under consideration
establishes a uniform mileage rate.
MIR. STEVENS. stated that lie did not
come here to legislate in the Interest of
any coal mine, but he insisted that it
ton to fix a rate that would be just and
reasonable. The question iS-shall we
have cheap fuel? Shall we say that the
commissioners shall not have the advall-
tage of distance in buying from the mine
nearest to them? He hoped the house
would pass the bill at once.
The motion to temporarily postpone the
consideration OF the bill prevailed.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed:
House bill No. -, providing Il bounty for
the destruction of guphcrs: 50. defining
~ companies ttilti
others for starting prairie fires; As, provid-
ing for the filing and recording of chattcl
mortgages by township clerks: II,
FOR the release Of chattel mortgages;
house bill =, providing for the taxa
tlon or railroads as other property, and
naming a board of equalization; house
Oil lO4, defining the marriage relation.
FIRE WARDEN.
House blIl II, creating the office and de-
lining tht duties of fire warden, was
passed.
tONNOT lave TIE BODIES.
Thr bill to promote science by providing
for delivering the bodies 81 paupe1 to
physicians was killed. Mr.. Stevens explain
ing his vote on the gro md that he would
sectlnG table simply because they may be
SO unfortunate as to have Il father who
will leave them pauprrs.
MUST NOT SPECULATE.
House bill 1871, prohibiting state, county
and city officers from specializing in the
money of their offices, was passed.
EXCLUDING MINORS.
The bill excluding minors from the trial
of causes of a scandalous or obscene nature,
was passed; house bill Is, providing for
the retention and disposal of estray> was
read the third time, but before a vote the
house took a recess of five minutes.
House bill No. 100, %eXempting from taxa
ton lands taken for roads and highways.
was Indefinitely postponed.
House bill No.. 1875, hOldingIrailroad COM
palleS responsible for injuries sustained
by persons as a result of negligence of any
employe: was passed, the vote being 4t to 5.
MI. WILLIAMS moved that when the
mousse aUlDlrnS. If hI t0 10 nIrlnrl, q n, tn