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

The house assembled at 2 o'clock pur-
suant to adjournment, all members be-
ing present except Messrs. Bowen, Beard,
Buchanan and Mcintyre excused.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
House bill No. ITO, to preserve waters of
Red river, Missouri and James-recom-
mended to pass with certain amendments;
house bill No. 228, amending laws regard
ing university of North Dakota-recom-
mended to pass; No. 247, amending chattel
mortgage law-recommended to pass with
certain amendments; No. 229, relating to
duties of sheriff in delivering ballot boxes,
amending present law-recommended ia
pass with amendments; senate bill No.
40, Fargo agricultural bill-recommehded
to pass with certain amendments, making
the law ''subject to all restrictions imposed
upon such respective funds (from lands)
either by the constitution or laws of the
state of North Dakota, or the terms of such
grants from congress-" also adding a
section, prohibiting the mourning of any
expense for per diem, or mileage paid to
any officer until al appropriation shall
have been made.
THE MAYvILLE CHOOL
The joint conference committee on SEN
ate bill No. GA, Mayville normal school, re.
ported a few amendments, and on motion
of MI. Selby the bill was read the third
time and ~passed-50 to S-Jahr, McCul.
Tough and DISCARD voting no.
REFORM SCHOOL.
Mr. u0VT introduced bo,co hill Nh 900
to locate and provide for the government
Of a state reform school at Mandan.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
No. la, relating to division of certain
school moneys in a Roberts county town
ship divided by a division Of territory-5O
to l; No. 2s7, providing for payment OF
grand and petit juries-51 to 0; No. 256,
empowering cities and villages to acquire
real estate-51 to 0; No. 272, fixing salaries
of county oficers-S6 to 1S; No. lis, ceding
to United States jurisdiction over certain
lands-51 to 0.
MI. WILLIAMS moved that the rules be
suspended and that senate bill No. 1Q2
Senator Little's bill, making boards Of edu.
cation elective, be read the third time and
placed on its final passage. Carried. Bill
passed "a to l.
Messrs LANCER and Montgomery were
excused until Tuesday. .
Mr.. Thomas was excused until Wednes.
day and Mr.. Rawlings until Monday.
The bill providing for the repeal of the
herd law by submitting the same to q vote
of the people Of the several counties was
read the third time and passed.
Senate bill No. s., amending the law
authorizing counties TO build court houses
and jailS was passed. g.,
The bill as amended provides that the
amount expended for the purpose shall not
exceed 5 per cent. of the assessed valuation
of the county. *
Senate bill No. 81, requiring the secretary
Of state to give bonds in the sum Of $40, OO(
was read the third time and passed.
Senate bill No. II, requiring county com.
m%issionerS to give a bond in the sum O1
$1,000 was read the third time.
Mr.. STEVENS desired to ask the chair
before the vote was taken whether or not
bill. 1t had been decided before that they
could, as the bill did not apply to the pres.
emit incumbents. Mr.. Stevens saw there
was an emergency clause in the bill and
this made it apply to those now in Office.
The CHAIR decided that county com
missioners could not vote on the bill.
Mr.;THOMPSON moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause. Lost.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the further
consideration Of the bill be postponed un-
til Monday. gl
Mi. STEVENS said that it had been
urged that In some of the counties the com.
missiOners could not give bond OF 1000
He argued that while other Ofhcers-such
as county auditor---gaye bonds, surely the
county commissioners, who disburse
all the funds and expend the peoples
| money should also be sCOmpelled to give
bonds. MI. Stevens exclaimed: sYou