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

SenC): NO. SS6. 10 amend chapter 2O5 OF
general laws Of 1887, relating to thu prefer
ment for appointment in certain cases.
MI. STEVENS moved to adjourn. Roll
call demanded. Lost.
After a call of the house and several dill
atOry motions, the house adjourned to
meet at the hour agreed upon by resolution,
$50 a. m.
Senate.
THURSDAY, March &.
Convened at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All members present with the exception
Of Mr.. Robinson, who was excused,
The committee on pnblic buildings re-
ported house bill No. 28S, locating a state
reform school at Mandan, with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
Also house bill No. 1924, locating the North
Dakota academy of science at Wahpeton,
with the recommendation that it do pass.
Also house bill No. 10S. to encourage the
development Of the coal mines Of the
state and compelling state institutions to
use native coal-do pass.
The committee on counties, house bill
No. Ill, fixing compensation Of judges of
county courts, recommended same back
with recommendation that after amending
so that judges shall be paid $500 for the
first 5000 population or less-do pass.
Judiciary-senate bill No. 211, to repeal
section 556 of the civil code, do pass.
Committee on insurance-house bill No.
1852, allowing county mutual insurance
companies to extend their business beyond
their respective counties-do pass.
|. The judiciary co~mmittee-house bill No.
155-do not pass.
Committee on state affairs reported house
bill No. 254, licensing express companies,
amending so that the license for each sta
ton having 200 or less population shall be
$500.
The committee on railroads reported SEN
ate bill No. Al, regulating common carriers
and defining the duties of the commission
ers of railroads, with the recommendation
that it do pass.
The committee on public printing re-
ported senate bill No. 146, providing for the
publishing of the avs Of the legislative
assembly in newspapers, recommending a
substitute, providing that the commission
ers of printing shall advertise IN one each
OF the daily newspapers Of the state for
bids for the printing of $4,000 supplements,
the contract to be awarded to the lowest
bidder, the supplement to be distributed
among the newspapers of the state.
GROSS EARNINGS.
Mr.. LAMOURE stated that yesterday
the senate passed senate bill No. 185-the
gross earnings bill-by a bare majority of
16, which, inasmuch as it has an emergency
clause, leaves the bill in a doubtful condi.
ton. He moved that the bill be reconsid.
cred that the emergency clause might be
stricken out.
The motion prevailed and the emergency
clause was stricken out.
Mr.. BARLOW moved that the bill be
made a special order for tomorrow at 2::SC
O'clock. No second.
MI. MCCORMACK moved that the vote
by which the emergency clause was
stricken out be re%considered. he wanted
the emergency clause in so that the taxes
of this year may be covered by the bill
This motion prevailed.
Mr.. BARLOW wanted to know what the
emergency q
Mr.. LITTLE: We want some money.
Mr.. DlESEM: If the emergency clause
IL LOG 1uoClLCu VIC Dlll WILL uOt ldhc GucC
until July LIST, and we want the tax money
before that time.
Nh. BARLOW: AS these taxes are not
to be paid until August, I cannot see where
the emergency exists prior to July LIST.
The emergency clause was stricken Out
by consent OF MI. LaMoure, the author OF
the bill, and the bill was passed by a vote
MI. HARTMAN moved that the report
Of the committee on railroads, reporting
that the house amendments in house bill
AZ, defining the duties of commissioner OF
railroads, "made sense" and that they
were correctly copied from the house jour
nal, be adopted. Carried.
Mr.LITTLE moved that the senate do
not concur in the house amendments to the
Mr.. ALLIN moved as an amendmen,
that the senate do concur.
Mr.. LAMOURE said that he had two OBJ.
j%ections to the house amendments. One
was denying the right Of appeal, and the
other was fixing the maximum passeneel
rate at three cents per mile.
MI. ALL!N: 1t is a we'll known fact
that the railroads are selling thousand.
mile tickets at ~ cents per mile, then
why can they not carry passengers for s
Mr.. STEVENS said it was also well
known that the railroad companies have
been KNOWN to refuse to sell mileage OF
return tickets where legislatures pass q
Scent rate and cited the state of Minnesota
as proof.
Mr.. WORST was in favor of passing
laws in the interest of the people, but he
could not vote for an amendment which
denies the right of appeal to railroads. He
wanted to see railroads treated fairly. The
railroads develop the country; we need
more railroads and extreme and radical
laws against them will prove an injury te
MI. SWANsToN also opposed these
amendments, but he did not want to see
the bill in the main killed, and he hoped
the conference committee would be ap.
pointed.
Mr.. DIESEM did not object to that part
Of the bill fixing the maximum passenger
rate at 8 cents per mile, but he did oppose
the provision refusing the right of appeal
to the railroads. The constitution gives
them the right and If we passed this bill,
we would be in rather bad shape.
Mr.. ALLlN could see nothing in the
amendment that deprived them of the
right of appeal. 1t simply prevented the
district court from suspending the or
der of the commissioners pending the
appeal.
Mr.. BARLOW hoped the conference
committee wonld be appointed as he did
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