Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-21

senate bill No. 1873, relating to salaries Of
legislative subordinate officers and the
selection of a conference committee on
the part of the senate, consisting of Messrs
Rowe, LaMOure and Mccormack. The
speaker appointed on the part of the house
Messrs. Walsh, Currier and Hankinson.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. .
BY Mr.. MONTGOMERY: No. 2S2, to
prescribe punishment for any person who
points or aims firearms at another.
House bill No. 277, authorizing counties
to fund outstanding bonds, was read the
first time. -
coal RATES. ., /
MI. WICKHAM moved that the house
go into committee of the whole on House
bill No. 274. fixing maximum coal rates on
railroads, introduced by the railroad com
mittee. Carried. In committee the words
per mile"a were stricken out and as
amended the bill was recommended that it
pass. 81. n
Mr.. DISCARD moved a suspension of
the rules and that substitute for house bill
No. 2S8. compelling railroad companies to
put In side tracks adjacent to coal mines
be- read the third time. Carried.
The bill was read, the committee substi-
tute FOR section l adopted and the bill
passed-5S to l.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House bills Nos. 278, 279, $50 and 2S1,
were read the first time, and on motion
read the second time.
No..27S, to encourage the erection Of
dams-to the committee on irrigation.
No. 2.9, amending the law for the incor-
poration of cities-to committee on NUM-
cipal corporations.
No: 28O, providing for the assessment and
taxation OF i%tinerant. transient and bank.
ruRt stock-to committee on judiciary.
NO. III, printing and distribution of
copies OF House bill No. 4-to committee
on printing,
No. 277, authorizing counties to refund
ties.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
No. liz, regulating the practice in su-
preme court-passed-4S to O.
Mr.. CURRIER obtained unanimous con-
sent and introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the following be adopted
as one of the standing rules of the house:
R1le- No person shall be appointed to any
position In the house, who ID not q resident of
wan NAS oAN u oAuLCA VI OuO W JNtVSSs
Resolved, That if there are persons en-
ployed by the house, who were rot resi-
dents of the state at the time of their ap-
pointment, the speaker be and is hereby
directed to discharge them.
The resolution was adopted.
FIRST AND SECOND READING OF SENATE
BILLS.
No. As, fixing salaries of certain state Of
foprc raforro1 to oor,p,S&Aoo .x.ko G
fairs; No. los, requiring corporations upon
filing articles Of incorporation to pay fees to
state treasury, to committee on corpora
tlons other than municipal; No. 156, pro.
wang Tor payne mt OF a license fee on rail-
way sleeping cars, to same committee; No.
l4l, reapportloning uneXpended balances,
to committee on appropriations: No. 127,
amending section 4, chapter 139, laws of
1887, to committee on judiciary; No. 81,
amending constitution (raising debt limit, J
to committee on judiciary; No. 88, amend
lng chapter II, avs i7th session terminal
legislation, to committee on judiciary; No.
l65, authorizing transcript of judgments
and DEGREES Of United States courts to be
filed with the clerks of the several coun-
ties, to committee on judiciary.
Senate bill No. 100, in relation to public
printing, made special order for next Mon
day at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Unlisted moved that house bill No.
274, fixing coal rates, be placed upon its
final passage.
Mr.: THOMPSON, of Cass, moved that
the bill be made a special order for Tues
day next. He said he did not think the
rates i'll the bill low enough except for
mines near by in Morton county.
MI. WlCKHAM and Mr.. Unlisted object
ed, and hoped the bill would pass. It had
been thoroughly considered, and it was an
important measure.
The bill passed-49t to l.
Mr.. WILLIAMS explained his vote by
saying that this seemed to be the best bill
before the house, but if after it had become
a law it should be found that the rates es-
tablished in this bill were not low enough,
he should introduce another bill making
the rates still. lower.
On motion of Mr.. Haugerud the house
then adjourned.