Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07
MI. RoNEY Of Steele opposed this

LulS ulatCeT applied only 10 steele count
he would not object, but il he lived in ont
ter man than a 5000 man to pass upon his
estate.
Mr.. RONEY said the man they now
have in Steele county is willing to serve
for $500 and he did not consider it an out
Mr. zIMMER offered an amendment
cutting down the salaries one-half. or
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass would rather
see the bill killed altogether than to see il
pass with an inadequate compensation
The court which must look after our inter
ests when we are dead should be so paid
that the office will be filled by a good
man.
MI. WILLIAMS did not agree with Mr.
Thompson. He found that large salaries
did not bring honest men into Office. In
1848 he found that salaries for the supreme
and district courts in IlIionois were much
lower than now in North Dakota. Who
will say that able men were not ON the
bench? ?. He thought North Dakota was
Mr.. BOWEN agreed with Mr.. Thomp
son of Cass. He did not believe in driving
good men out of office by low salaries.
MI. rooney agreed with Mr.. Williams.
He knew that what he said of the state of
Illinois was true.
Mr.. STEVENS said it was as old as Cos
pO4 CluGA uLiu' IN luUOACI Ii WOlVlly " HE
hire. 1t is equally true that he is not en-.
titled to more than he earns We stand
here daily and talk economy, insisting
that as much as possible shall be done fol
the money received, yet we have already
raised the salary of our governor, who was
elected on a ticket synonymous with the
constitution to $4,000. Go look at the sta.
nors OF other states get. See what the
officers OF the great states of Michigan
Wisconsin, Nebraska and others receive
and you will see that we have been mex.
cusably extravaganza. Mr.. Bowen has
stood upon this floor twenty times during
is a robbery on its face: Yes! let's get
good men, but remember that hon:
esty is not measured by dollars and
cents. 1t is the personal character
and worth Of the man. While the people
are crying for seed wheat, almost crying
for bread, we should not say that these sal.
is paid by the great and prosperous states.
AS a rule we pick out for this Office of
county or probate judge, some superan-
nuated old lawyer who has Outlived his
usefulness, save in such matters as these
some old man who is not able to cope with
the younger blood-who is an honest old
man andis willing to work for the com
pensation now allowed.
MI. BOWEN: That is the reason that l
am in favor of the bill. Our old man in
Sargent county is starving to death at the
present compensation.
Mr.. TYLER: The "old man" dug up by
Mr.. Stevens is not the only chestnut trot-
ted out. They go back to ante bellum
times and tell us what officials received
and compare them with present salaries.
One dollar then was worth more than five
now and besides we have progressed.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of CasS: l am glad
the gentleman from Ransom has shed light
on a question upon which l have been in
doubt. l have never understood why he
charged such small fees for his services as
an attorney. He came from Illinois where
in early days they paid nothing for servi.
ceS.
Mr.. STEVENS: You might say it is be-
cause the labOrer is worthy of his hire and
The roll being called, the bill was
Mr.. Green was called to the chair.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on judiciary reported
house bill 2S2, prescribing punishment for
any n who points or aims firearms at an
other, with the recommendation it do pass.
ApprOpriations-house bill No. 295, pro-
viding for the publication of the constitu-
AOA Va LA1O Ill CWopdDClS-u DdSS.
also house bill No. 1916, providing for the
organization of the board of university and
school Landslide pass; committee on taxes
senate bill No. lie, providing for taxation
of real and personal property in morgan
lied counties-do pass.
The committee on education reported
senate bill No. 14S, providing a uniform
system of text books in the public schools,
| with the recommendation that it do pass
with amendments.
Mr.. LILLY moved that this bill be made
q special order for Saturday at 2:sO p. m.
The committee on penal institutions re-
ported the bill allowing convicts credit on
the dlminution OF sentence and for the re-
storation OF citizenship, under certain con
| ditiOnS-the Illinois laW-do pass,
Mr.. UELAND moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report of the committee
Of the whole was adopted last evening.
Carried.
adopted. Carried. He then moved
that senate bill No. 154 be referred
to the committee on irrigation. Carried.
WANTS TO WORE
Mr.. COLE offered the following resolu-
ton: 49,
Resolved, That during the remainder OF
the present session, this house shall sit
from 10 to IL and from 2 to 6.
Mr.. HAUGERUD moved to amend bv
making the hours of the forenoon session
from $50 to 11:S0, so they could go to din.
ner.
MI. THOMPSON of Cass moved as a fur.
ther amendment, that while the house
holds two sessions each day, no committees
be required to meet. Carried.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Haugernd's
amendment. A roll call was demanded.
Mr.. THOMPSON Of Cass moved that the
resolution and amendments be laid upon
the table. Carried.
Mr.. MCCORMICK offered a resolution
authorizing the issuance of an order fol
Sl4 due Henry Newcomer for services as
janitor. Carried.
Mr.. COLE introduced house bill No, 8
amending the law providing for a lien on
crops for seed Wheat, extending the time
for applications for seed to April Is, 1890
which was read the first and second times
and made a special order for tomorrow
Immediately after roll call,
Senate bill No. 81, providing that the sec.
rotary of state give bonds, which had beer
called back from the governor and amend
ed so that the bond must be filed, Thu
house %cOncurred in the senate amendment
and the bill was passed.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The conference committee reported back
the Walsh ven bill with amendments
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the bill be
made a special order for 4 p. m. tomorrow