Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-14

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be the same as the salaries now received.
MI. STEVENS moved to amend by ap.
prOpriating a lump sum of $4,000 for the
payment Of salaries of state officers.
MI. SELBY said he had fixed the items
in the bill in accordance with the constitu.
ton. They say it fixes salaries. One Of
the propositions must be accepted-the con-
stitutional amounts or the amounts fixed
by legislative enactment. This bill fixed
the amounts the same as provided in the
constitution. The legislature could fix the
salaries for the future but not for the pres
| ent officers.
MI. WILLIAMS was opposed to passing
any measure fixing annual salaries. He
wanted the salaries of future officers re-
duced.
Mr.. HANKINSON hoped amendment
would prevail. 1t simply provides for one
year and one-sixth.
The bill passed-58 to l.
A message from the senate announced
the concurrence of that body to the house
amendments to senate bills Nos. SO, ~, 81,
116 and 40. but refused to concur in No. Al,
(railroad billy and had appointed a confer
ence committee consisting of Senators Lit
tie, Allin and Mccormack.
MI. BOWEN moved the appointment of
a conference committee on the part of the
house. Carried.
II REVENUE BILL.
IL oCAotC oulCuuuCutS W uOuS0 Ulll NOs
IA were then taken up and considered and
the house refused to concur in some of the
amendments made by the senate and a con-
ference committee was appointed consist
ing OF Messrs. Walsh, Bowen and Es.a-
brook.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill No. III, preventing certain
male animals from running at large
passed.
House bill No. 264, regulating costs and
disbursements In certain actions-passed
as amended by the judiciary committee
81 to l.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the governor announced
his approval of house bill No. 1923, repeal
ing chapter IA, laws of 1885; No. 1853, re.
quiring railway companies to keep in re-
pair highway crossings; No. 900, paying
for stationery for the legislature; No. IS,
purchase and distribution Of the remainder
of supreme court reports; No. 906, amend
ing seed wheat law; No. q, retention and
disposal of estrays; No. 291, providing for
changing and relocation of county seats.
HOUSE ILL DISPOSED OF.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass moved to pro-
coed to the third reading of house bills.
Carried.
House bill No. 3os, providing for amend
ing articles of incorporation of building
and loan associations-45 to 2.
House bill No. 29S, to regulate the writ
state, was read.
Mr.. WICKHAM moved to strike out
section z and insert the following: GAIL
policies or risks written on property of
whatever kind in this state by insurance
companies through their agents, such
agents having their Office in another state,
shall be deemed a violation of this act and
all policies so written shall be declared in
valid.'
Mr.. LUTZ opposed the amendment, as
did also Mr.. Stevens, the latter declaring
it would simply double the insurance to
railroad companies and do no one in the
| state any good.
MI. WICKHAM said 1t did not sinch any
corporation-it simply made it possible for
the state to receive its ~ per cent on all
premiums from all insurance companies.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed-S9 to 20. Emergency clause
lost,
House bill No. 1874, relating to sheep in
dustry was passed but afterwards recon-
sidered and referred to the committee on
judiciary for correction.
PUBLIC BOARDS ABOLISHED.
A message from the senate announced
the passage of house bill No. PSI, providing
for a more economical management for the
state university, insane asylum and peni-
Tertiary by abolishing the boards and
creating a board of management and con-
troll consisting of the state officers. The
senate amended the bill making the audi
tor instead of the Northumberland q
member of the board.
Mr.. COLE moved that the amendment
of the senate be c%oncurred in. Carried.
The bill was then passed.
The bill now provides that the governor,
auditor. secretary of state, superintendent
of public instruction and treasurer shall
be constituted a board of management and
control.
House bill No. IA, re-enacting the terri.
tOrial insurance laws, was read the third
time. ~.
Nj. PINKHAM offered an amendment
providing that all mutual or stock COM
panies representing $4,000 or more as a
basis upon which to organize shall make
annual statements to the commissioner of
insurance and be subject to all laws gov
erning such companies. Adopted.
re MS; R9N {eI t %ev ss 1 TO glisss|s f for m Rs}1dss
to comply with the act-one-half to the
school fund and one-half to the informer,
instead of one-half to county and one-half
to informer. Lost.
The bill then passed-57 to 0.
The conference committee IN house bill
No. ii, the revenue bill, reported that the
senate had agreed to recede from its
amendment to section IA, and after receiv-
ing the report of the house conferees the
bill was again passed as amended-55 to 2.
The house then adjourned till 10 O'Clock
a. m, pursuant to previous resolution.
The Senate.
SATURDAY, March 8.
Convened at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All members present with the exception
of Messrs. Barlow and Harmon who were
excused.
Mr.. LITTLE moved that the reading of
journal be dispensed with and Messrs. Nc
Bride and Robinson were appointed to cor
rect the same,
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
House bill No. S24-North Dakota AGA
deny of ~science-being under consideration
on adjournment yesterday, was taken up
and its reading completed.