Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07

House bill No. 2S8, fixing the maximum
OF rates for the transportation of native
coal, at Is cents per ton for any distance
less than fifty miles-railroaGs.
House bill No. 24S, prohibiting the mort
gaging Of real and personal property in
the same inStrument-judiciary.
House bill 242, compelling sleeping and
drawing room fear companies to pay an
annual license fee of 2 per cent. OF their
gross earnings-committee on railroads.
owners from breeding to sires with a bogus
or fraudulent pedigree-judiciary.
House bill No; Al, providing for the es.
tablishment and government of O normal
school at Valley Capitalization.
House bill No. 24S, providing for the in.
spection of Eliminating oils and creating
the office Of oil inspector-state affairs.
adjustment OF insurance companies to in
sure property against fire, wind, cyclone
or hail-inSurance,
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House bill No. so, regulating the hand
ling and grading of grain, was read the
third time.
Mr.. WALSH offered to amend by fixing
the maximum rate of storage to be charg. d
by elevators at one cent per bushel for the
first 80 days and a cent for each additional
AlICOLl uoyS. AIoO CJllptllluk GIlC clcSdLOT
comp mics to return the identical grain to
the farmers, special bins to be furnished
each farmer.
Mr.. BEARD did not think this amend
ment should prevail as the amount is not
sufficient compensation for the storage of
grain.
Mr.. UELAND moved to amend the bill
by making the license fee to be paid by the
elevator companies 81 per 1000 bushels ca
pacity instead of so cents per 1000. Lost.
MIR. INK moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Walsh amendment was
adopted. He did not think it possible for
the elevator company to furnish a special
bin for each mans wheat and to return
the ldentic VI wheat stored. He moved to
amend so that the elevator company should
return the same grade OF wheat instead OF
the identical grain. Carried.
Mr.. TYLER said that il the amendment
of Mr.. Walsh was adopted it would close
up all the elevators in the state.
Mr.. WALSH: If it will close up the
will have an open wheat market and the
railroad companies will furnish us facili-
ties for shipping.
Mr.. STEVENS said that if the bill
would close the elevators he was for it.
The Walsh amendment fixing the rate
to be charged for storing grain at l cent
per bushel for the first thirty days was
adopted and the bill was passed by a vote
of 43 to II.
THE NORMAL SCHOO
House bill No. 81, providing for the
establishment of a normal school at Valley
City, was indefinitely postponed on motion
of MIR. Mcdonald, as its provisions were
covered by another bill.
HIGHWAY CROSSINGS.
House bill No. 1853, compelling railroad
companies to build and keep in repair
highway crossings, was read the third
time and passed.
House bill No. 181, requiring the county
the county as the places of public mortgage
sale. was recOmmitted to the committee on
engrOSSment.
TO PARDON CoNvICTs.
House bill No. 2l5, providing for the
pardon of two convicts from the peniten-
tiary on the 4th of July of each year. was
read. The committee recommended that
the bill do not pass.
Mr.. WILLIAMS hoped the bill would
pass. 1t would be an incentive to good
behavior.
Mr.. COLE agreed with Mr.. Williams.
The penitentiary is not only penal, but
reformatOry and a bill CT this character
would have a good effect.
~ IA "bo P"SoSu W " WV " FL ~ IT,
The senate desired the return of senate
bill No. 49 for correction.
Mr.. BOWEN moved that the request of
the senate be granted. Carried.
House bills Nos. 1856 and 1911, to prevent
the formation of trusts, were indefinitely
postponed.
House bill No. POI, providing for an ap-
peal from the appraisement or award Of
damages by township supervisors or board
OF appraisement, the party making the ap-
peal having the right OF trial by jury, pro-
vided the amount OF damages awarded is
not more than 500, was read the third
time.
Mi. COLE called attention to the fact
that the constitution gave the justice OF
the peace jurisdiction over 5000 and moved
to amend the bill accordingly. Carried.
: The bill as amended was passed.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Cass, moved that
the house resolve itself into a committee
of the whole for the consideration of SEN
ate bill No. S. and senate bill No. 102.
MI. HANKINSON moved as an amend
ment that the house 60 into committee Of
the whole for the consideration of general
orders. Carried. ,
The house resolved itself into committee
of the whole. Mr.. Lilly in the chair.
Senate bill No. ST, regulating the time
for holding court in the subdivisions of the
Sixth judicial district was read.
Mr.. THOMPSON moved that the COM
mlttee recommend the passage of the bill
as amended.
Senate bill No. 1O2, providing tor the
regulation of schools in cities, working
under special charters, was considered.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that when the
committee rise it recommend the passage
of the bill. Carried.
House bill No. 142, providing for the
purchase by county commissioners of an
artesian we'll drilling outfit for the pur-
poses of irrigation was considered. -.
Mr.. HAUGERUD moved that the report
Of the committee on irrigation favoring the
passage of the bill after making certain
amendments. be adopted. Carried.
Mr.. BOWEN moved that the committee
OF the whole recommend the passage Of
the bill as amended. Carried. -i,,- -
MI. THOMPSON Of Cass, moved that the
committee rise. The motion prevailed and
the committee rose. Co.,; .i.r<, 3.ir
Mr.. HAUGERUD moved that the report
Of the committee of the whole be adopted.
Carried.
CONQUERED.
The house cOncurred in the senate
amendments to the following bills, which
have now passed both houses,
House bill No. 70, prohibiting the distri-
button of papers devoted to describing or
illustrating immoral deeds, was read the
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