Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-21
Messrs. Tyler, Brittin and DISCARD were
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

sage.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported senate bill al, transferring and ap-
propriating the unexpended balances of
the appropriation made for the Office of
commissioner of immigration by the six
teenth and eighteenth legislative assem-
blies of the territory of Dakota, recon-
mlending its passage. The amount remain
ing is $1,0S5.l5. OIL
Committee on judiciary reported house
bill ISL, recommending that it be so
amended that parties may agree that the
jury shall consist of q less number than
twelve jurors, but an agreement to that
the parties and filed with the papers in the
case, or made in open court, and a minute
thereof entered by the justice in his docket,
recommend that when $50 amended it
do pass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
MI. BELDEN introduced house bill No.
288, regulating the salary of county judges.
The committee on counties introduced
house bill No. 2S9, amending the law for
the organization of counties.
FIRST AND SECOND READING.
House bill No. 28S, locating and provid-
ing for the government of a state reform
school at Mandan, was read the first time.
MI. HAUGERUD moved that all house
and senate bills read the first time, be read
the second time and referred. Carried.
The Mandan reform school bill was then
referred to the committee on public build
ings:
the submission of a proposition to amend
the constitution of the state of North Da-
kota, was read the first and second times
and referred to the committee on state
affairs.
House bill No. 276, concerning the pay
ment OF rewards-committee on Judiciary.
II SALARY BILL.
A message was received from the senate
calling for the return of the bill providing
for the salaries of state officers.
MI. STEVENS moved that the committee
to which the bill has been referred be in
structed to report the same back without
recommendation for the purpose of COM
plying with the request of the senate.
ton would not prevail. The bill had been
patched and re%patched and it should be
given a rest.
MI. WALSH thought it no more than
courtesy.
Mr.. WILLIAMS hoped the motion to re-
turn the bill would prevail. Too much at
tention could not be given this question.
salaries than Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Ne
braska and a number of other states of the
union, and in the present financial condi-
ton of the state it is an imposition on the
people of the state to request that the sala-
ries of judges be increased.
The motion to return the bill to the SEN
ate prevailed.
WHO MoNKEYED?
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed to investigate the
charge that the bill appointing a commits
sion to make a final settlement with North
Dakota and South Dakota has been changed
since it passed the house, by the in
sertion Of the name Of the encouragement
instead OF the secretary of state, as a men,
Der of the commission. Mr.. Williams
thought it was about time to ascertain
whether laws are being made by the legis-
lature and tae governor, or whether they
are being made by outside parties. The
bill was passed with the name of the secre-
tary Of state as a member OF the commits
sion. AS it was placed on file after becom-
ing a law the Office Of secretary of state
is omitted and that of attorney-general ap-
pears in lieu thereof.
BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 279, providing for the in
corporation of cities, was read the third
time and passed.
MUTUAL INSURANCE.
The bill allowing county mutual insur-
ance companies to extend their business.
was read the third time.
Mr.. BOWEN approved the passage of the
Mr.. WALSH hoped it would pass.
Mr.. WICKHAM said the objection to
the bill was that 1t did not bring the county
mutual companies within the supervision
OF the insurance commissioner.
Mr.. STEVENS asked for the report of
the commissioner of insurance on this bill.
and being informed that 1t recommended
that the bill do not pass, he moved that the
consideration of the bill be indefinitely
Nj: BUCHANAN moved to lay this
motion on the table.
MI. WILLIAMS asked for an e%xplana-
ton of the bill.
MI: WALSH explained that he intro
duced the bill at the request Of the Home
Mutual company, of Grand Forks Gun
which desires to extend its business into
other counties-by allowing numerous
counties to consolidate it would reduce the
CooG VI o4SdulLdGlOu anu reduce Cne rate OF
insurance.
MI. STEVENS: "In other words, to allow
the Red river valley people to make head
quarters at Grand Forks and do a mutual
county business to the exclusion of COM
panies in other counties"
Mr.. WALSH: "Not at ALL"
MI. MCCULLOUGH offered as an amend
ment to the bill that whenever a county
mutual company shall extend its business
beyond the county, it shall come under the
control of the state insurance commits
Mr.. WALSH opposed this amendment
on the ground that it would drive out
companies by compelling them to
subscribe stock.
The amendment was defeated.
MI: MCCULLOUGH then moved that
the bill be made a special order for to-
morrow at 8 p. m.
MI. WILLIAMS hoped this amendment
would prevail. It looked very suspicious
see the friends of a bill opposing the
submission Of amendments.
The motion to make it q special order for
tomorrow wednesday, prevailed.
THE COUNTY JUDGES SALARY.
House bill No. II, fixing the compensa- /
ton of the judges of the county courts and
providing a fund to reimburse the county !
for the same. The bill provides that the
payment OF county Judges shall be accord
ing to population.