Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28
Bills Passed-Bills Introduced-Blls
Referred-Committee Reports
miscellaneous Mention.
Senate.
TUESDAY. Feb. Is

in sidings near coal mines, etc.-signed by
Henry Anderson and fifty others, was read
and referred to the railroad committee.
Mr.. WlNSHIP arose to a question Of
privileges calling attention to statements
published in the Fargo Argus, wherein the
head lines spoke of him as "WhiteC
hSepulchre Winship; likened him unto {
heather Chinese-playing poker all day
Sunday-then works the reform racket
week days cause he's built that way" Mr.
Winship denounced the correspondent Of
That paper as an infamous and malicious
liar, whoever he might be:"
Mr.. SWANSTON said that he also had
sometimes been slandered by being &C.
cused Of playing poker and even worse
things than that, but that he had never
arose to a question Of privilege in the mat
ter.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably No. 40, providing for licensing ped.
ding; also house bill No. 1872, relating to
electors of president and vice-president of
the United States.
The committee on corporations reported
in favor of the passage of house bill No.
POI, amending act providing for the or
K ganization of civil townships and the gov
eminent thereof.
4 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. SWANSTON: No. 2O7.To regulate
railroad corporations as common carriers,
etc.-the Iowa law.
Also No. 208. To establish reasonable
rates and charges for the transportation of
property on the railroads in this state; also
the Iowa "blue" law entire.
SECOND READING N REFERENCE.
No. POI, providing for the publication of
supreme court reports-to committee on
printing; No. POP, forbidding m%ortgaging of
crops before the seed is sown OF planted
agriculture; No. 20S, relating to city water
works-city and municipal corporations;
No. 204, relating to certain stock running
at large-agriculture.
House bill No. 274, to fix the maximum
rates that railroads may charge for the
transportation Of Goa, being a special order,
M Mr. :"S sW& Al moved that further
consideration be postponed until X Sat
urday at 8 o'clock p. IN.
E MI. HARMON opposed and the motion
was lost, but after SOM further discussion,
Mr.. SMITH renewed the motion to post
pone, making it Thursday 8 o'clock p. M,
which was adopted.
companies to put in side tracks, On motion
Of Mr.. Mccormack, postponed to the same
date.
MI. WORST asked permission to offer a
re solution, which was granted, as follows:
Resolved that all bills which have been
referred to committees and not reported
ferred to the committee of the whole SEN
ate, and that the secretary be requested to
furnish a list of the same.
MI. SWANSTON moved TO amend by.
making it ten days, which was agreed to
and the resolution was adopted.
THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 1853, defining school holi-
days.
MI. SWANSTON moved to amend by
Inserting "17th of March" after memorial
day."
Mr. MCCORMACK moved to amend the
amendment by inserting the oath of May,
the queens birthday.
Mi. HARMON did not know much about
the table.
The amendments were withdrawn, and
the roll being called on the final passage
&A S1O UlAA WOO AOot-oJSoSA uUyo3 l.
s$S$t y A BILL APPROVED.
A communication from the governor an
nounced his approval of No. 1O2, Senator
Titles bill, providing for the election Of
boards of education IN cities not organized
under the general law.
Mr. WANSTON moved that the vote by
which No. 1853 was lost be reconsidered,
which prevailed, and the roll again being
called on its final passage there were ayes,
sS16; nays, Z.
No. is, the salary bill, being a special
order was taken up and the Diesem amend
ment was re-read.
The PRESIDENT protein in the chair.
s Mr.. SMITH moved to amend that pOr-
ltiOn of the amendment fixing the salaries
SsOf railroad commissioners at $1,000 by
B e %s 3 to Il j s1'sooo' which was lost by a vote
IL Mr.. BELYEA moved to postpone fur
ther consideration until Friday at 8 o'clock
p. N. Adopted.
No. IT'S. Amending an act to aid in the
construction Of railroads (striking out
was passed by a unanimous vote.
MI. President in the chair.
No. 176. Amending section $40 of the
probate code, relating to the bonds of guard
ssi ans-passed. 8
No. $50. Amending chapter 4S of the
T5nSoSAOA A0V0 NJ ASoUS v0eA y" NV PuOAA-
cation OF collections and disbursements of
county t%reasurers. 1.-THE official newspa-
per was changed to sany official newspa-
/ pero@-passed as amended; ayes, II; nays, 8.
@Ss No. 157. To provide for the dedication of
sSS land for cemetery proposes.
The president pro tenn in the chair.
Mr.. MCCORMACK moved to strike out
mo exceeding five acres" which was
agreed to and the bill passed 20 to-.
Two messages from the house an
n0nnced the passage Of house bill No.
400, appropriation for stationery, and No.
IL 254, to license express companies.
Senate bill NO.18 8 was made a special
ssNtOrder for tomorrow at 4 o'clock p. M.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
No. 175. Providing for the erection of
grain warehouses and elevators on railroad
right of way and contiguous thereto. With
out being disposed Of after reading, was
further postponed until Friday at 5
O'Clock p. m.
No.5 To attach certain townships to
the third legislative district-passed; ayes,
20; nays,O.