Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07

OF the chairman of the house judiciary
committee, Nj. Thompson be secured.
MI. WALSH moved to strike out the
words "railroad commissioners" in section
9 and substitute governor" Amendments
and original motion laid on the table.
Mr.. ESTABROOk moved to amend Sec
ton is, subdivision GA" by striking out at
the close the words general fund" and in
sorting the words common school fund.-"
Carried.
The bill was then passed-ayes 81, nays
nom
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
House bill No. 246, establishing an indus
pass; senate bill No. II, authorizing rail-
road companies to acquire and guarantee
bonds of irrigation companies-to pass;
senate bill No. 14O, North Dakota agricul-
tural c%ollege-to pass with certain amend
ments.
A motion to adjourn was voted down and
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the rules be
suspended and the third reading Of house
bills be proceeded with. Carried.
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved to adjourn.
Lost.
House bill No. 162-Walsh's mutual in
surance bill-was taken up.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to adjourn.
Roll call demanded. Motion to adjourn
lost.
Several dilatory motions were madeland
the speaker, who favored the minority in
favor of adjournment, helped them along
by announcing an informal recess of five
minutes.
Resembling the house passed the bill
ayes 81, nays IL.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house assembled in regular session
at 2 O'Clock p. M, all members being pres
ent except Messrs. Jahr, Lutz, Mccullough,
Moore and Wickham, excused.
Mr.. COLE moved thai senate bills Nos.
1865 and l72 be made a special order for
next Monday at 3 o'clock. Carried.
Senate bill No. II, authorizing railroad
companies to acquire, sell and guarantee
companies was passed, 40 to ii.
Senate bill 1875, providing for collection
of assets and payment of liabilities of civil
townships heretofore illegally organized
passed, 46 to 8.
Senate bill No. 14s was made a special
order for Monday at $3.50.
W SESSIONS DAILY.
Mr.. PINKHAM offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, That commencing with next Tues
on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays until the
end OF the sessiOn-the morning session to COM
mence at $3.50 am. of said days.
Motion to amend to 10 o'clock was lost,
and the resolution as above was adopted.
A NIGHT HAWK.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that at 5:45 D. IN.
this afternoon the speaker be instructed to
declare a reces, until 1880 p. m.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Substitute for house bill No. "a, indem-
nifying sheep owners in case of damage
by dogs, passed-7 to 6.
House bill No. 294, Stevens razzle-dazzle
preamble bill on the agricultural fair, was
indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. 1882, prescribing punish
ment for prOmiScuOuS pointing of fire arms
at persons. The bill was amended so as to
exempt military companies during drill
Thompson of Glass;. wanted the bill
amended so as to prohibit the pointing of
the muzzle of a gun at another person.
Laughter. The bill passed-A to 8.
House bill No. 247, amending chattel
mortgage law, passed-5 to 2.
giving state and county officers power to
appoint deputies. pasSed-52 to none
House bill No. II, to preserve the waters
of the Red river, Missouri and James rivers
and their tributaries, passed-5S to none.
House bill No. 1872, regulating collection
of attorneys fees, etc., was read the third
time.
Mr.: WILLIAMS opposed the passage of
J the bill and quoted from "JOnes on Mort
cages" He said this was the same kind of
a bill that had been knocked out by the
last three leglslatures-doing away with
the foreclosure of mortgages by advertise
ment.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass said that Sec
ton 4 only provided for doing away with
foreclosure by advertisement.
Mr.; WILLIAMS moved to strike out Sec
ton 4.
Mr.. STEVENS hoped the motion would
not prevail. He said the fact that three
legislatures. had committed an error was
no reason this legislature should commit
an error.
Mr.. WILLIAMS read again from "Jones
on Mortgages" and said this was a step
backwards.
On the motion to strike out section 4,
roll call was demanded. Carried-29 to
The question was raised whether it re-
quired a constitutional majority to amend
a bill or its third reading.
The speaker decided in the negative.
On the passage of the bill as amended,
there were ayes, AZ; nays,3.
House bill No. 295. to pay newspapers for
publishing the Observation-Disclosures
10 l.
House bill No. 275, to provide for trans
cribing and delivery of papers and records,
clerk Of the subdivision of the sixth judicial
district, paSsed-57 to 0.
House bill No. 296, defining the duties of
the board of university and school lands
n making an appropriation therefor,
p%assed-50 to 8.
House bill No. 2SS, reform school at Man
dan, passed-42 to 3.
Mr.. INK moved that house bill No. 1924,
scientific school at Wahpetcn, be read the
first and second times and referred to its
proper committee. Carried. Referred to
committee on public buildings.
THE CLERK HIRE BILL AGAIN.
A message from the senate asking a con-
ference committee on senate bill No. 1888
was received. The committee on the part
of the senate were Messrs. Rowe, Allin
and Wager.
On motion the speaker was directed to
appoint a committee of three. Carried,
and the speaker appointed Messrs. Thomp-
son of Cass, Selby and Currier.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. STROM (by unanimous consent): No.
1926, requiring county clerks. auditors and
treasurers to make out financial statements
semi annually.