Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
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question to the people Of mo Mans Land"
i Mhs aIo 1aey n TSey ALREADY Tread yyo Rsti tic Sdw US to be
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH said he did not OBJ.
Ject to having the land attached to Ramsey
county, but the people of Walsh county
did not want to have part of it forced on
them.
NO Mans Land have petitioned against the
bill, the people of Walsh county do not
want it and the legislature should not ig.
more them.
Mr.. WILLIAMS believed the wishes of
the people should be respected and favored
indefinite postp0nement.
MI. SELBY did not believe that the
petition of the people Of the mans land
should, or we will say to the people of
every county in the new state that if they
will petition us we will set them out as an
independent body, governed by no law
and paying nothing for the support of the
state government.
NO MORE COURTESY.
MI. BOWEN moved that rule No. 48 be
amended so that house bills shall be given
precedence over senate bills on first, Sec
ond and third reading. The senate gives
senate bills precedence before house bills
and Mr.. Bowen thought the house owed it
to itself to do likewise with regard to
house bills,
The motion prevailed.
) EcoNoMY-FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. MCDONALD offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of a com
mission to codify the laws and designating
February 10th as the day of final adjourn
melIt Of The legislature.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the reso-
a affa9Ia be referred to the! committee on state
MI. COLE moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that the house bills be taken
up for their third reading and final pass
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass, moved as an
amendment that the house take up the
order OF Observation-Disclosures of bills.
Carried,
WAR ON H PAGES.
MI. MCCULLOUGH moved that all of
the pages of the house be discharged. He
made the motion because it was impossible
for members to get copies of the printed
bills and because the pages have ignored
frequent requests from the members to
give them bills.
Mr.. BUCHANAN moved that the motion
De laid upon the table. Carried.
MI. WILLIAMS moved that the pages
be Instructed to see that Mr.. Mccullough
is furnished with bills.
MI. RICHARDSON: You might include
a number of others in that motion,
The pages were instructed to furnish all
members with bills.
FORNICATION.
Mr.. HAUGEN introduced house bill No.
2S6, defining the crime of fornication and
prescribing punishment therefor. 1t was
referred to the judiciary committee of
which Thompson of Cass is chairman.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved that it be re-
ferred to the committee OF woman suf.
frage. Carried.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
The following house bills were given
their first reading:
House bill No. 2SO, to provide for the
support, care, maintenance and general
supervision of the poor: providing who
shall be entitled to support and assistance,
and granting certain powers to the board
OF county commissioners of the respective
counties with respect thereto.
House bill No. 231. to amend certain sec.
lions of part 2, chapter 10, Of the code of
civil procedure of the territory of Dakota:
subject, exemptions.
House bill No. 2SS2, to amend section 4e
of the civil code, and to repeal sections SO
and So of the civil code.
House bill No. 23S. amending section 1897
of the compiled laws of 1887. section l.
chapter 6, of the revised code of 1887.
House bill No. 2S4, to prescribe the oath
of civil officers.
House bill No. 1856, defining the offense
OF f0rnication and prescribing a punish
ment therefor.
House bill No. 24O, providing for an ap-
preparation for the current and contingent
expenses of the penitentiary at Bismarck
and for making needed permanent i'm
prOvements.
House bill No. 1856, prescribing the bond
Mr.. SELBY moved to adjourn, which
motion prevailed.