Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-21
s was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Cole, Stadleman and Walsh,

5 was appointed, consisting Of Messrs.
Cole, Stadleman and Walsh.
sENATE BILLS DISPOSED OF.
Senate bill "a, to pay for hand book of
1889, passed-3 to 5.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
~suspending rule No. 1 for the day, so that
bills of either house previously passed
could be messaged to the other. Carried.
Senate bill 1913, appropriating money to
pay newspapers for publishing the consti-
tuition, paSSed-48 to l.
Senate bill 1911, appropriating $1,000 for
the maintenance of the public offices of the
State-pasSed-53 to O.
Senate bill 216, appropriating $4,000 and
$1,000 annually for the state library, was
read the third time.
MI. PINKHAM offered an amendment
in the shape of q substitute making the
governor, secretary and superintendent Of
schools the purchasing board instead of
the secretary Of state.
MI. HANKINSON favored the amend
ment.
Messrs. Selby, Stevens and Walsh OPP
meet would kill the bill.
The amendment was lost and the orig
inal bill passed-41 to IA.
Senate bill 50, to protect stock raising,
etc., was read the third time. 1t provoked
much discussion and was finally made a
special order for 8 O'clock p. m.
A message from the senate announced
concurrence in resolution of house sus-
pending rule 10 with amendments allow
ing bills to be meSSaged up to 8 o'clock to-
day. House concurred in amendment.
Senate bill 228, making invalid bonds or
other evidence of debt of counties and
bonds Of townships, etc. Passed-51 to 0.
Senate bill 1870, amending law in relation
to financial statements of county treasurer
authorizing publication quarterly in the
months of January, April, July and o.
tober. Passed-42 to 1.
Senate bill 1913, requiring secretary of
state to keep record of bonds of state
officers in book. Passed-2 to O..
A message from the senate announced
concurrence in house amendments to SEN
ate bill No. IA.
Senate bill No. 17s, establishing a uni
form system of accounting for public
institutions, passed, 40 to 0.
Senate bill No. 223, apprOpriating 1855 900
to pay salaries OF state officers for fourteen
months up to Dec. 81, 1890, passed, AZ to O.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill Nc. I'll, repeating section 8, 156
of the compiled laws, indefinitely post
poned.
Senate bill No. 100, to provide for the in
corporation of certain classes of benevo-
lent and charitable Institutions, passed, ~
to 6.
Senate bill No. 1854, providing for tribu-
nails OF Cancellation, passed, 4S to 9.
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to house bill No. 81, relating
to sheep h%usbandry, and the bill passed Sc
too.
The house concurred in senate amend
ments to house bill 347, taxation in unor-
ganiZed counties, and the bill was passed
as amended-45 to 2.
A message from the senate announced
the concurrence of the senate in house
amendments to senate bill 1873, %suspending
the militia laws, and the appointment of
as a conference committee. The speaker
appointed on the part of the house Messrs.
ROney, Tyler and EStabroOk.
Senate bill 81, amending law providing
for funding county acknowledgements
55 to O.
Substitute for house bill $50, prescribing
name OF county and township organiza-
tion-lOst-30 to rs.
Senate bill 1872, appropriating money to
pay expenses Of commissioner of agricul.
ture in looking after distribution Of sup
plies to needy settlers, etc.-passed-48
to 8.
Mr.. SELBY moved that the vote by
Fargo agricultural college, was lost, be re-
considered.
Mr.. HEGLIE moved to lay the motion
on the table.
Roll call demanded.
Motion to lay on the table lost-ayes, II;
nays, 81.
The vote was reconsidered and on the
passage of the bill call of the house was
demanded. On the passage of the bill
there were ayes, 40; nays, 20.
Senate bill 1877, amending law authoriz-
ing cities to levy taxes for improvements
ETC., passedA6 to 0.
Senate bill relating to duties of pub
Senate bill 81, submitting proposition to
amend the constitution, which limits the
Indebtedness of the state to 100000, to five
mills on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton, passedA1 to 10.
Senate bill. 200, providing for disorgani-
cation OF civil townships was indefinitely
postponed.
Senate bill 49,, regulating the use of
proxies in state, district and county con-
venti0ns, providing that a proxy can only
be used by a person who lives in the same
political subdivision as the delegate
elected, was read the third time.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to indefinitely
POSTPONE the bill and made a speech against
it; said it was outside the range of legit-
innate legislation.
MI. SELBY also believed it an unwise
and unrepublican measure. He believed
that if he was chosen a delegate from a
township or county to a convention and he
should from sickness or n other cause
be unable to attend he had the right to
name a man to represent him.
Mr.. COLE believed the gentlemen ar
gued from false premises.
Mr.. STEVENS said it was a question of
proxy rules, not legislation.
On the motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill there were ayes, ~; nays, 81.
Call of the house demanded.
Message from the senate announced the
concurrence of that body to
house amendments to senate bills 81 and
1872; also had adopted conference commit
tee report on senate bill 1873.
An hours time was them spent in raZzIe-
dazzle-the most spirited Of the session.
Motions to adjourn, call of the house, pre-
vious question, privileged questions, points
Of order, etc., followed in rapid succession.
Finally a vote was had on the final passage
tt the bill-ayes So; nays, %.
TO WAKE UP THE HOUSE.
Representative Stevens arrived in the
house a little after 8 o'clock and having
noticed the absence of the flag on the
capital flagstaff and at the same time the