Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
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history of the bill, which he did, showing
that the bill had been considered in COM
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that October 18th
be stricken out and that "June 15th'' be
inserted as the time to which extension
shall be made.
Mr.. THOMAS opposed this amendment
The farmers might as well pay their taxes
in February as June. They cannot realize
money on their farm products in the mean
time.
Mr. THOMPSON of Cass raised the point
OF order that it required unanimous consent
to consider the bill at this time, and a rule
& requiring unanimous consent cannot be SuS-
pended by a two-thirds vote.
Mr.. WALSH: We can suspend any rule
Mr.. BOWEN: The amendment will de.
troy the bill so far as any benefit TO the
FARMERS. The railroads and wealthy tax
payers will pay in February, even if this
extension is made.
Mr.. TYLER disagreed.
MI. STEVENS raised tile point of order
on the resolution that it contained two in
dependent propositions.
The fCHAlR ruled that the point of
Thompson of CasS to the effect, that a bill
cannot be ammended on third reading and
tlnal passage without unanimous consent.
Emit. SELB1 appealed from the decision
! of the chair.
Mr.. STEVENS: If you override the
decision of the house you establish a bad
precedent.
Mr.. WALSH did not think it would be a
i bad precedent, because it would take two
J thirds of the house TO suspend the rules.
Mr.. WILLIAMS aid not think one men,
Der should have the power to prevent ac-
ton on a bill at any stage.
Mr.. SELBY: There are no exceptions
to the rule allowing the suspension of the
rules.
The question being on the amendment
to change the time of extension from
Oct. 18th to June 10Th,
Mr.. SELBY moved that the penalty OF
one pc cent a month cOntinue-the five
per cent penalty being the one for which
the extension is made. He believed that
men who are able to pay the take will
MIR! Si1iEvENs objected to this as it
would be no reliet 10 the poor man and
would defeat the object of the bill.
The roll was called on the passage of the
bill and it was passed by a vote OF 81 to 3.
Mr.; WALSH explained his vote. lie
voted against the bill because he did not
consider it a bona iide relief.
Mr.. DISCARD explained that he voted
against the amendment, June l5th' be-
cause it is not every farmer who has wheat
q to sell to pay taxes in June.
Mr.. WlCkIAM voted aye because his
: attention had been called to institutions
i'll his county which would pay their taxes
ill February no matter O far the exten-
sion might reach.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. STEVENS then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the railroad commission
ers be requested to investigate, by practical
test and report to this house, the relative
value and usefulness of Ignite coal as
compared with other kinds of fuel.
He explained that the reason he offered
the resolution is because there is an er-
rOneDus impression abroad that the coal
is not a good fuel. If this test is made we
will be able to educate the people as to the
value of the native coal.
The resolution was passed.
TIL committee to which was referred
the bill providing punishment for failure
to pay hotel bills, reported the same back
with the recommendation that it be not
passed. Mr.. Thompson explained that he
was instructed to make this report, to pre-
vent the disastrous results which would
> follow the passage of such a bill after the
opinion of the encouragement prohibiting
members from collecting per diem for the
holidays.
Til usury bill was reported back with
W repOrts-the majority favOring its pas
sage and the minority opposing ii. The
following is the report of Mr.. Thompson Of
Cass in opposition to the bill:
The minority of your committee IS of the
opinion that money is a commodity, the
price for the use of which should be regu-
lated as other commodities that enter into
the business life of our government.
That advantage is taken 10y the money
loaner Of the borrower during times of
business depression is undoubtedly true,
yet this advantage is ever used in all walks
of life. 1t is the result of the natural sell
1isllness which finds a place in the mind of
every individual in a more or less degree.
There is a sequence ever following law,
the object of which being to regulate, even
in ~ quasi manner the moral responsibility
OF man IN his fellow nrp9turnSs Whi1p IL NAV
regulate upon the surface the matter legis-
lated upon. yet beyond and deeper it cult
Yates the cunning and deceit in our nature
{ in seeking to evade the letter of the law,
and the result is that the wrong still exists
though covered and concealed by devices
and subterfuges. We do not believe that
the passage Of a usury law will remove the
causes which now makes interest high, nor
further the prosperity Of our state. AS
soon as securities become good, capital
will seek investment in our midst. This
is illustrated in the moderate rate oe inter-
est charged upon real estate loans. A few
years ago rates upon real estate mortgages
was IL per cent, at present mortgages are
satisfied with interest at &. 7 and 8 per
cent. This condition of affairs has been
wholly brought about through the increas-
ing confidence of capitalists in the securi-
ties offered and the competition resultant
$ therefrom. Hence. from the foregoing as
major premises, and many other unnlen-
4rEr SA"hSA hAuo PASIAlAoCos W. uAO VI AC Oplh-
ion that no usury law should be passed,
and that money should be treated as all
other commodities used in the affairs of
life. F. j. THOMPSON.
The railroad committee reported back
the Reed railroad bill with the recon-
mendation that it do not pass, its material
points being covered by the Williams bill.
Mr.. Reed was the man who moved that it
be killed.
Mr.. BOWEN moved hat house bill No.
142 be recommitted to the committee on ir-
rigation. Carried.
Mr.. BOWEN gave notice that he would
on tomorrow move a reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill extending the
time when taxes shall be paid was passed.
Mr.. SELBY then moved that the bill be
now reconsidered and the motion to recon-
a slider be laid on the table. Carried.
a# d INVESTIGATION.
The committee to investigate the clerk
ship question request all clerks to be pres
ent in hall Of house at 10 o'clock.
f2&SE iy.s. Senate.