Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-14

Wy LAuhAuF IN L1Ou L ps ILL.,
This amendment was accepted and the
house adjourned to meet at l o'clock p.
nj. to-day.
The Senate.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7.
Convened at 2 p. M.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Messrs. Haggart, Harmon, Hartman and
Sandager were excused.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
No. 14S, the school bill, was taken up and
the secretary proceeded to read.
MI. WORST moved the adoption of Sec
ton l, article 8, in favor Of adopting the
township system.
Mr.. LAMOURE briefly stated objections
to the same.
Mr.. STEVENS followed with an argu-
ment favoring the district system.
Mr.. PRESIDENT signed house bill No.
80, display Of United States flags; No. 1856,
to promote medical science; No. las, relat-
ing to the publication of insurance state
ments.
Mr.. Mccormack in the chair.
Mr.. ROWE read from printed reports
various statements Of state superintendent
in favor of the township system of public
schools.
Mr.. BELL replied that these opinions
were the opinions of superintendent. He
believed that the opinion Of the people
should be considered in this matter, and in
the earnest manner with which he always
expresses his honest convictions, he made
his record good in favor of the district
system.
Mr.. WORST argued with ability for his
side of the question.
The debate continued for an hour and a
half, Messrs. Smith, Diesem, Worst and
Rowe in favor of the adoption of the Sec
ton under consideration and Messrs.
Stevens, Bell, LaMoure and Mcbride
against.
MI. President in the chair.
Mr.. APPLETON moved that senators
who desired to do so be allowed to speak
three times on the question under dis
c%ussion, which was agreed to.
When the debate was closed.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved a call of the
house. The absentees not excused were
Messrs. Mccormack, Little and Svensrud,
but all being within ear-shot, soon ap-
peared and took their seats.
The roll being called on section 1, article
D. GllcIo WtIC ayes L., nays 10, UCluR dkdl1SU
the adoptian of the township system.
Mr.. APPLETON moved to re-commit
the bill to the committee or education,
with instructions to report it so changed as
to be adaptable to both systems, which mo-
ton was modified by Mr.. LaMoure to make
it conform with the sense OF the senate as
expressed by its vote.
be no compromise. The constitution called
for a uniform SVStom.D
On the motion to recommit there were
ayes, 10; a IL.
Mr SMITH moved that the senate con-
cur IN the house amendments to No. 4S,
which was agreed to.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. LAMOURE: No. 172. Providing
for the taxation of real and personal prop
erty situated in unorganized counties.
By Mr.. MCCORMACK: No. 179. To es-
tablish a uniform system of accounting for
funds for public institutions, etc.
No. II, relating to seed grain, was read
the second time and referred to the special
committee on seed wheat.
THIRD READING.
No. 1866, relating to transcript Of judg-
ments and DEGREES in the United States
court-passed.
mo. lOf, pIoYiulliB Luz d UodluO VI cOucllld-
ton or arbitratlon-passed.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS
Nc. 1853, providing for lien on crops for
seed grain-passed.
No. IS, relating to the foreclosure of
mortgages by foreign executors and ad-
ministrators. The report of the committee
was that the bill do not pass, which was
adopted.
The roll being called on its final passage,
there were ayes, 4; nays, Is.
Mr.. PRESIDENT signed the following
bills:
No. 20, browning for raising a tax for ir-
rigaJion purposes; LA, to pay expenses of
constitutional convention, and 81, state nor
NAL school at Mayville.
No. SO, to provide for a uniform policy of
life insurance.
Mr.. MCCORMACK moved that the re-
port of the committee, which was favor
able, be not adopted. D.
Mr.. DIESEM moved as a substitute that
the bill be recOmmitted. Ayes, 10; nays,
IL. s.. .3s@ t'
On the motion not to adopt the report,
there were: Ayes, 8; nays, IA.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved to adjourn till
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Carried, Is
to g..