Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-10

later, and asked for the instruction of the
senate as to whether the members and EN-
ployes Of the senate are entitled to pay
during the recess. AS he was required to
sign all vouchers it was important thai
this question be settled at once.
Mr.. DODDS moved that the attorney.
general be asked his opinion upon the sub
| iect.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved to lay the motion
on the table, which motion prevailed. Yeas,
10: nays. II.
On motion OF Mr.. Barlow the report of
the committee on rules, relating to order
of business, was adopted.
MIR. DODDS moved to amend rule No. %
eliminating concurrent resolution from the
process applied to the passage of bills and
joint re%solutions) was adopted.
The bills introduced by Mr.. Mccormack
yesterday were read the first time as fol-
lows:
No. SO. To provide for annual exhibits
of the agriculture, stock breeding, horticul-
tural, mining, mechanical, industrial and
other products of the state of North Dako-
ta, and to provide for a state board Of agri-
culture.
No. SO. Classifying the judicial districts
in the state and fixing the salaries of the
JUICES thereof.
No: 81. Authorizing the judges of the
loL y SOOl W \ duIlllIllolCl OdluS.
No. IS. Amending chapter AZ Of the acts
OF the eighteenth session of the legislative
assembly.
No. IS. Amending chapter 10 of the acts
OF the seventeenth session of the legiSla-
tive assembly.
No. 81. Amending chapter II of the acts
OF the seventeenth session of the legisla-
tive assembly.
No. SS. Amending chapter IL of the acts
OF the seventeenth session of the lepiSla-
tive assembly.
BY Mr.. SMITH: No. SO. Providing for
the taxation of express companies.
BY Mr.. WORST: No. 70. A joint reso-
luton relating to legislative manual al
ready referred to.
BY Mr.. STEVENS: No. 81. TO repeal
chapter 80, session laws 1887, relating to
the spread of contagious diseases.
SECOND READING N REFERENCE.
Nc. 81. Dividing North Dakota into four
judicial districts. TO judiciary committee.
THIRD READING.
No. 43. To provide for the transfer OF
freight at railroad crossings and the main
tenance of depots at the same. Passed.
A message was received from the GOV
ernor informing the senate that he had de-
clined to approve the agricultural college
bill and had filed his objections in the Of
flee of the secretary of state.
Mr.. HAGGAIT moved that it be re-
ferrcd to the Judiciary committee and be
made a special order for January 18th, 3
o'clock p. NJ. This led to a discussion as
to the relative position of the senate to the
governors veto message in the office of the
secretary of state. and as to how they
were to get possession of it in order to con-
slider its objections and act upon it.
Mr.. W1NSulP read from the constitu-
ton in relation to vetOeS, and said the ma
ture of the late adjournment was peculiar
and not contemplated by the constitution
makers.
The motion of Mr.. Haggart was
adopted.
Consideration of house bill No. SO, which
was the special order for 3 o'clock, was
further postponed until tomorrow after
noon.
A message from the governor relating to
the financial condition of the state, which
appeared to be worse than set forth in his
first message, was read and referred to the
committee on ways and means.
MIR. LlITLES resolution relating to the
worlds fair was taken up, under the
amended rule, the motion to strike out Chi
cagO and insert jamestown was renewed,
which was lost by a small majority and the
original resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WlNSH1P called up the resolution
fixing the salaries of officers and employees
of the senate. The resolution was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that the salaries of the respect
i've officers and employees Of the senate be
fixed and allowed as follows: Secretary,
ST per day; assistant secretary, IS: journal
clerk, S.; stenographer. IS; sergeant-at-
arms, S.: assistant sergeant-at-arms, 81;
engrossing clerk, IS; enrolling clerk, SIS:
messenger, 81; postmaster, 81; bill clerk,
So: chaplain, 50: dOOrkeeper, 81: watch
man, S3; %janitOr, SIS: clerk judiciary COM
mittee. IS; assistant enrolling and assist
ant engrosslng clerks, when necessary to
be employed, and clerks Of committees,
actually employed. In this connection
your committee desire to amend their re-
port submitted December 10, 1855, 50 far as
the Waterman and %janitOr are concerned,
and recommend that said employees he
paid 50 per day each.
GEORGE b. WINSIIIp, Chairman.
Mr.. SWANSTON objected to its adoption
on the ground that the constitution pro-
vided that no money should be paid out of
the state treasury except by the enactment
of a law.
The CHAIR explained that $4,000 had
been appropriated for legislative expenses
and that it was against this appropriation
tina the auditor was issuing warrants;
that the house officers and employees had
!cCclfCu IHtlI pay ulutI d SliIllaT IPSOlu-
ton whilst the senate was unprOvided for
He thought the senate should look out for
its W before the $40, 900 was expended.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved to amend the
committees report by substituting eight
dollars for six per day as the pay of the
secretary, which was lost-yeas, s; nays,
IL.
Mr.. WORST moved that the ~stenogra-
piers pay be made $3.50 per day, in
stead of S. and that he should also serve
as a committee clerk. Some objection being
made on recount OF probable conflict Of
duties, the motion was lost-yeas 5,,'nays 16.
Mr.. ALLlN moved that the pay of the
assistant sergeant-at-arms be raised from
81, to SIS per day.
Mr.. LAMOURE, made the same motion
in a different form. Adopted-yeas ID,
nays 8.
Mr.. DODDS moved to strike out SIS and
insert 81 as the pay of the secretary.
Adopted.
MI. SWANSTON: To raise the assist
ant secretary from IS to So. Adopted
yeas IL, nays To-
The third reading of bills was resumed.