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

mitted to the committee on federal rela-
ti0ns. Adopted.
The judiciary committee reported house
bill Nc. 1913, allowing the United States to
condemn a block OF land in any town for
public buildings-with recommendation
that it do pass.
Also senate bill No. IS, authorizing or
gained counties to provide for cons truction
of county buildings, with the recOmmen-
dation to amend by limiting the amount
Of bonds to 5 per cent. of its assessment.
Also senate bill No. Is, to facilitate set
Element OF constitutional questions by the
supreme court, with majority and minority
reports, the majority opposing and the
minority tavOring.
The committee on agriculture reported
senate bill No. 116. authorizing county COM
missioners to purchase poison for the de-
struction of gophers with recommendation
that it do pass.
The committee on agriculture reported
back senate bill No. 81, making it lawful
for stock to run at large during certain
seasons, with the recommendation that it
do pass.
WHY THEY RI O PAID.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the state auditor:
BISMARCK, January %, 1890.
To the Honorable Members of the House
of Representatives of the First Legisla-
tive Assembly for North Dakota:
GENTLEMEN:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of a communication
from your chief clerk da,ed January 81,
1890, transmitting to ne a copy of the reso-
luton passed on the above date by your
honorable body requesting me to give rea-
sons, if any, why warrants do not issue for
the vouchers filed in this Office by members
of your honorable body for per diem from
December 10, 1889, to January 10, 1890.
l beg to inform you that do not refuse
and will issue warrants for that portion
OF the per diem included in said vouchers
from January 9TH to 10th, 1890. and endorse
such time on said vouchers, and my rea-
sons for refusing to honor and issue war
rants for your vouchers for per diem for
that portion from December 10, 1889, to
January 7. 1890, are based upon an opinion
of the attorney general rendered to me on
January IL, 1890. in answer to a commune
cation addressed to him by me on January
II. 1890, asking for his opinion.
IN this opinion the encouragement
holds that | "have no power or authority
to audit such %accounts or draw warrants
on the state treasurer for per diem for the
days between December 10, 1888. and Jan
uary Z, 1890, for members or employees of
the legislative assembly,"
| herewith transmit you a copy of my
communication to the Encouragement
asking for an opinion accompanied by the
PAAAo hNNA Wy AllAl II AOPAJ, w. CuCll
consideration as you may see fit.
l have the honor, gentlemen, to remain.
Your Obedient servant,
JOHN P.BRAY, state auditor.
Mr.. BUCHANAN moved that the COM
munication e referred to the committee
on Judiciary. Carried.
Mr.. WALSH introduced a resolution
providing that reports of committees here
after be printed in the journal without
reading, and that they be read only on the
the third reading of the bill. Lost.
Mr.. COLE moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the order of third reading of
house bills be taken up. Carried.
House bill No. 81, prescribing Office
hours for county officers, wa read the third
time.
Mr.. RENAUD moved to amend by max
ing the hours from s a. m. to 8 p. m.
ACCEPTED.
Mr.. STEVENS stated that he had been
instructed by the conference committee to
ance of the invitation of the people of
Grand Forks to visit that city Saturday.
This report was adopted.
MI: THOMPSON moved that house bill
No. 81, regulating office hours, be referred
to the committee on judiciary. Lost.
The roll was then called on the final
passage of the bill.
Nls L. LtNo CAplhlllcu tudG ulluCl GllG
provision of this bill, if a maj who in
tended to defraud you were to tell you that
he was about to leave in the night, you
could not get out all attachment to protect
yourself until 8 o'clock next morning.
The bill passed but it did not have a two
tn irds vote.
The CHAIR declared the bill passed
with the emergency clause defeated.
Mr.: STEVENS appealed from the decis-
ion OF the chair, stating that he did so to
bring the question of passage of emergency
bills before the house for settlement.
Mr.: WILLIAMS said that he did not
care how the house decided it, a bill must
be passed constitutionally. In Illinois a
bill is considered defeated if it does not get
a tWO-thirdS vote.
The decision of the chair was sustained
by a vote of 20 to 20.
Mr.. RENAUD moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed and lay the
MIR. THOMPSON of Cass gave notice
that he would move a reconsideration in
the future.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
The following house bills were read the
first time:
No. 1877. providing that the county bound
aries shall remain as at present. and that the
boundary of any county may be changed
by an election at which the voters of all
Interested cOuntleS snail vote.
No. 1879, to protect the fish interests of the
state, making it unlawful to catch fish with
seine, trap, etc.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House bill No. 136-the Lutz grain ware
house DILL, declaring all warehouses that
handle grain for profit to be public ware
houses and requiring license, was read the
thild time and passed, all votes being in
the affirmative.
II CREDIT COMPANIES.
House bill No. 81, regulating the bust
ness Of commercial agencies and credit
companies, requiring them to have a paid
up capital in the state of 100000, and i'm
posing a tax of 2 per cent. of their receipts,
was read the third time.
Mr.. STEVENS asked if this bill had
been in committee of the whole.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to strike out the
part permitting companies to do business
without depositing the 100000 in the state
treasury.
MI. HANKINSON asked if this would
keep out good companies.
Mr.. STEVENS: No.
Mr.. WALSH: That's just what it would
do.
Mr.. STEVENS demanded a roll call Oh
his amanHmopf opa tho uon1pno pt x,o G