Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28

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which house bill No. It's was postponed
until Friday, be re%considered. Carried.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved to adjourn
Ayes, IL; nays,8 s.
House.
Me- at 2 p. m.
MI. Stevens presiding.
All members present with the exception
of Messrs. Balkan, Bye, Estabrook. Heglie,
Lutz, Mccullough, Mcdonald, Norton
Roney, Tandberg, Thompson of Cass,
Walsh and Mr.. Speaker, excused.
Mr.. HAUGERUD called attention to the
fact that the homestead exemption bill had
been made a special order for 3 o'clock.
The order was postponed
TO A O STATIONERY.
House bill 900, making an appropriation
of $500 to pay for the stationery and sup.
plies for the legislature, was read the third
time and passed. ALI votes in the afirma-
tive.
TO PAY THE SECRETARY OF THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.
House bill No. 131, amending the bill
providing clerk hire for the state officers
by adding $1,000 per annum for the secre-
tary Of the railroad commission, was read
the third time and ~passed-39 to 9.
BIRTHS M DEATHS.
House bill Fo. los, requiring the registra-
ton of births and deaths and providing q
form of blanks for the same, was read the
third time and passed-S7 to 10.
Providing punishment for Sabbath break
ing by a fine Of 81 for each offence.
Nj. RENAUD would like a definition of
Mr.. INGEBRETsON offered as an
amendment, provided that this act shall
not apply to any labor necessarily done OF
Mr.: sTRoM referred Mr.. Renaud to
chapter 4 Of the penal code, where Sabbath
breaking is defined.
Mr.. DISCARD hoped MI. Ingebretson's
amendment would not prevail. He be-
lieved the bill was good enough.
MIR. LILLY read from the code which
said that no work shall be performed un-
less works of necessity or charity.
Mr.. INK: Which is the first day of the
week?
Mr.. HOYT moved that the further con-
sideration of the bill be indefinitely post
| poned.
Mr.. Unlisted hoped this motion would
not prevail,
Roll call was demanded, and the motion
to indefinitely postpone was lost.
receiving 81 ayes to Is nays, 80 votes being
necessary to a constitutional majority.
1RR1GATING DAMS.
House bill No. 278, providing for the
erection Of dams for the storage of water
for irrigation, was read the third time and
passed-B to 10.
APPOINTING NOTARIEs PUBLIC
Authorizing the governor to appoint no.
taries public IN unorganized counties, was
read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Moore was called to the chair.
Mr.. SELBY moved that the considera-
ton of house bill No. POI, which was made
a special order for this hour, be postponed
until tomorrow wednesday, at 8 p. m.
Carried.
I.OANING TOWNSHIP FUNDS.
House bill No. 200, authorizing the board
Of township supervisors to place township
funds out at interest, was read the third
time.
Mr.. INK moved that the bill be amended
so that the money can be loaned to a re-
liable individual as we'll as to a bank or
MI. STROM said it should 90 to the bank
because it can be drawn on checks.
MI. 1NK:I have known of cases where
more money can be drawn by check on in
dividuals than on banks.
MI. STEVENS: I agree with the gentle
man. l have been through that mill my
self.
Mr.. ZIMMER said he did not think the
bill should apply to any money save the
sinking fund.
Mr.. BOWEJ opposed the passage of the
bill. He did not think the county treas
urer should be allowed to loan the coun-
tvs money and still not be liable for the
loss.
The roll being called the bill was lost.
LICENSING EXPRESS COMPANIES.
House bill No. 254, providing for the
licensing Of express companies was read
the third time and passed.
Mr.. ZIMMER moved that that the vote
by which the bill was passed be reconsid-
cred and that the motion to recon-
slider be laid on the table, which motion
House bill No. 2es, providing for the sale
of the estate of q deceased person in pro-
bate court on petition, was read the third
time and passed.
House bin No: 1926, declaring the main
tenance Of mill dams across running
streams unlawful unless used in the opera.
ton Of public mills, was read the third
time. ~ .E
Mr.. STEVENS opposed the bill. He
said there was not a mill west of James
town on a running stream. Every mill
that this law will effect is in the eastern
part of the state. and he did not think it
fair to make a law which will effect only a
part of the state. To say that the mills in
the eastern part Of the state must become
public mills, you say to the millers in the
eastern part Of the state who want to grind
North Dakota wheat and send the -four to
the east and Europe, they must come west of
the James river valley. Mr.. Stevens be-
lieved that Mr.. Williams had introduced
me the piii q tae 1nseres 70 o. the coai heids OF
Williams had a woodchuck in the bill.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: This bill, if it becomes
q law, will be imperative until a bill fixing
the rate of tolls is passed. The bill is not
introduced in the interest Of any section,
| NV saws that the miller who will cOmnlv