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

~books-was returned to, and a sort of com
promise was fixed up giving county boards
authority to establish a uniform list, not to
under certain specified conditions. The
trend of the committee. as we'll as of the
senate, seemed to be to establish uniform
ity in textbooks throughout the state as
soon as practicable.
MIR. WORST moved a reconsideration Of
the vote by which section s, article 5, was
amended, which was agreed to and then
the amendment was defeated.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved to strike out the
lines giving members SO a year for attend
ing four meetings of the school board,
which was adopted, and it now stands four
meetings and 10 cOmpensation-in money.
After many other minor amendments to
render the bill in harmony with itself, Mr..
LaMoure moved the previous question,
which was seconded, and the main ques-
ton being put, there, were ayes %, nays 0,
being the full vote of the senators present,
Another communication from the gov.
n brought his approval to No. 81, com
mission to meet q similar commission from
affairs; also, No. 1923, providing for town.
ships to issue bonds for irrigation pur-
poses.
MI. MCCORMICK moved that the vote
by which No. l4S was passed be reconsld-
cred and that the motion be laid upon the
table. Adopted.
A message from the house announced
that in the absence of the speaker the
house had elected K. N. Stevens as speaker
pro tenn.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably No. 176, to amend section $40 of the
probate code, and No. 157, dedication Of
land for county purposes; also, No. "a, to
reimburse T. K. Long for his legislative
and.book-recommending that it be re-
ferred to the committee OF appropriations.
The committee on railroads recon-
mended the passage of No. 175, amending
the act providing for aiding in the con-
struction of railroads.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred No. 8, the election bill, with a long
list of amendments.
Mr.. BARLOW offered ia resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a committee
OF five to suggest any new subjects of spe.
that in the hurry of the closing days Of the
session something might be overlooked
that they would be sorry for.
MI. SWanstOn and Mr.. laMoure both o.
posed the resolution. They thought that
the matter could be better entrusted to the
whole senate than to a committee of five.
Early in the discussion Mr.. Belyea was
called to the chair.
A deluge OF motions" and amendments
were now hurled at the new presiding Off
cor, which he held with a Steady hand,
holding the reins with the artistic pose of
an old "driver" Of a "coach and six" There
were previous questions, n call Of the
to lay on the table. which prevailed, and a
motion to take it from the table, which also
prevailed, and when the confusion had its
heighth and the president stood like a
"Reed," but not shaken, Mr.. Mcbride
moved that the senate adjourn sine die,
but the senate not being quite ready for
hnai dissolution, rejected the proposition.
on the table in the embrace of a discarded
amendment.
The committee who had the matter of
liking the per diem of the officers and en-
ployes OF the senate reported by resolution
The president pro tempore Shall receive
secretary, Sc per day; enrolling and en-
crossing clerk, $6 per day; assistant enrol.
ling and ergrossing clerks, SIS per day:
bill clerk, SIS per day; stenographer, S. per
day; sergeant-at-arms, SIS per day; assist
ant sergeant.at-arms, SIS per day; door
keeper, $5 per day; messenger, SIS per day;
PoouLAdoIol, pO pei udy, CldplblnS, W per
day; pages, SO per day; %janitor, SO per day;
Waterman, So per day; clerk of the judici-
airy committee, SIS per day.
Resolved, That the secretary of the SEN
ate be required to complete the permanent
journal OF the senate within thirty days
after the close of the session; that he be
allowed his regular per diem for such
period. and that no journal clerk be ap-
pointed for this session; also, that he be
allowed his regular per diem for ten days
for indexing and editing the printed
journal,
Mr.. SWANSTON moved to amend by
fixing the sergeant-at.arms, pay at.$6 per
day instead of SIS, which was adopted.
The per diem Of the janitOr and door
keeper was raised to 81.
Mr.. DlESEM moved that the enrolling
clerk be raised to IS.
Roll call demanded: Ayes, 8; nays, IL.
MIR. MCBRIDE then moved the previous
question which received a second, and the
resolution was adopted; Ayes, IL; nays, 10.
On motion of MI. Little the senate ad-
journed.