Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28
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condftions-to committee on penal institu-
tons.
BY Nj. STEVENS: No. so5. For the
establishment, government and MAIN
tenance of a soldiers home-to committee
on state affairs.
SECOND READING AND REFERENCE.
The following house bills were read the
first and second times and referred:
No. 284. To repeal section 8, chapter Z,
laws of 1SS7-to committee on judiciary.
No. 2O5.r Making an appropriation to pay
for the publication Of the constitution of
North Dakota in the newspapers of the
state-to committee on appropriations.
No. 296. Providing for the organization
and fixing and defining the power and du-
ties of the board of university and school
lands, and making an appropriation there.
fOr-c0mmittee on appropriations.
No. 297. To provide for the better pro-
lection of the earnings of laborers, SER
wants and other employees of corporations,
firms or individuals engaged in Interstate
business-to committed on judiciary.
No. 298, to regulate the paying Of fees to
witnesses when called in more than one
case by the same party-committee on iu-
dietary.
No. 299, requiring railroad companies to
fence their lines Of road and prescribing
penalties for neglect thereof-to commit
tee on railroads.
No. 800, to provide for elections in unor-
ganized counties-to committee on state
affairs.
No. 9O1, TO authorize the incorpora-
ton of detective associations to provide for
boards of collection OF bills and rewards
by. to prescribe the powers, duties and
Liabilities; prevent frauds by and punish
false ~pretenders-to committee on state
affairs.
No. SO2, to prevent the spread of conta-
glous and infectious diseases among do
nestle animals-tO committee on public
health.
THE SENATE CONCURs.
A message vas received from the senate
announcing the concurrence Of that body
to the house amendments of senate bill No.
1923.
THE JANITORs' SALARIES.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the auditor:
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. "a, 1890.
To the Speaker and House of Representa-
tives of the First Legislative assembly:
GENTLEMEN: [ have the honor to &C.
knowledge receipt of four vouchers issued
by the speaker and chief clerk to the jani-
tors of the house under instructions Of the
house.
deem it my duty to return these vouch-
ers to the house n ask their cancellation,
and that vouchers be issued to these iani-
tors in accordance with the action of the
house as disclosed by the following house
journal record:
The house organized November 10, 1890,
and on November 26, 1890, VIM. Gleason,
Henry Newcomer and VIM. Head were ap-
nniNfn6 ianifnrS Nf fhn hnucn OF n " olor ~, &c
50 per day each. On this same date, No
vember 18th, a joint committee Of the
house and senate was appointed to ascer-
tain the number of employees necessary to
take care of the capitol building, including
the senate chamber and house Of represent
tatives.
The committee reported that the care of
commission consisting Of the governor, Sec
rotary of state and auditor of the state, and
that the house had no Jurisdiction.
This in effect operated to discharge all
persons engaged by either the house or the
senate to care for their rooms, as both
houses adopted the report.
December 5, 1889, the special committee
Of the house on officers and salaries re-
ported, fixing the salaries of all employees,
ave janitors. On December Is, 1889, the
house passed a resolution fixing the COM
pensatiOn Of VIM. Gleason and Henry New
conner at SIS per day, but the resolution is
silent as to the date of the commencement
of this compensation.
Mr.. X. K. button was on December 10,
1889, appointed assistant janitor and door
keeper of the cloak rooms at SIS per day.
Upon this record, l feel constrained to
say that the salaries of Messrs. Gleason
and Newcomer appear to have been fixed
at So per day from November 26, to Decem-
Der 10, 1889, inclusive, and at SIS per day
thereafter.
If the house will direct the issue of
vouchers in accordance with the house
record thereon, l will be pleased to honor
the same. l AMI very respectfully your
Obedient servant, j. P. BRAY,
State Auditor.
Mr.. INK moved that it be made a special
order for tomorrow at 4 o'clock, which
motion prevailed.
FIRST AND SECOND READING OF SENATE
BILLS.
The following senate bills were read the
first and second times and referred:
No. 145, providing for an appropriation
for the maintenance of the hospital for the
insane at Jamestown-to the committee on
appropriations.
state university, and to fix the salaries Of
the president and professors of the same
to committee on appropriations.
Nc. 1853. to legaliZe certain instruments
and the record thereof-to committee on
judiciary.
No 14S, to provide for a uniform system
Of free public schools throughout the
State-tO committee ON education.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The committee on public printing SUBJ
mitted a report on house bill No. 200, rec
%ommending certain amendments, the read
ing of which was on motion of MI. LELAND
dispensed with until printed.
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved that house bill
No. 300 be referred to the committee on
state affairs.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that it be made
a special order for Thursday next at 4
o'clock p. M, which motion prevailed and
b bill was so referred.
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved that all ianitors
take their respective places until to-mOr-
row, which motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Hankinson, the house
then adjourned.
Eating Powdered Straw.
The people in those sections of North
Dakota will read with interest the follow
ing words OF Fl. B. Evans, an English mer-
chant in Yokohama, Japan, who while
stOppinQ at the Grand Pacific in Chicavn