Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07

or certain county officers, with the recon
mendatiOn that it be amended so that the
sheriff and register of deeds shall not hold
their Offices longer than four years in sue
cession.
Also senate bill No. %, amending the
law requiring the publication of insurance
statements, recommending that it be con
sldered at the same time with house bill
No. 4S on that subject.
Also house bill No. So, regulating the ad.
mission and practice Of attorneys, with the
recommendation that it be Indefinitely
postponed. Adopted.
Also house bill No. 225, prescribing the
bond, oath and duty of states attorney,
that it BIZ indefinitely postponed. Adopted,
Also house bill No. 271. fixing the sala.
ries of states attorneys, be Indefinitely
postponed. Adopted.
H JANIToRs.
Mr.. STEVENS called up the question of
the discharge of the janiuors, informing
Speaker Wellman of the action of the house
in reinstating the janitors during his alb.
sence. He stated that he believed the
speaker was justified in discharging the
two ~janitors for their action had fully
earned their discharge. He desired, how
ever to say that he thought the %janitors
were entitled to pay until February 20.
MI. INK: If we pay these %janitors un-
til Feb. 20, they will have a pretty good
grip on the treasury, as the 29th of Febru-
ary will not come for some time.
The judiciary committee reported bill
providing publicity for chattel mortgage
sales, with the recommendation that it do
pass.
Senate bill 6S, protecting stockbreeders
and to improve the breeds of stock, was
reported with the recommendation that it
do pass.
Mr.. TYLER moved that senate bill 40
agricultural college billy be taken from
the general order and re-committed to the
committee on public buildings. Carried.
NUMBEl. OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to house bill 70, regulating
the number of county commissioners and
permitting an increase of the number on
petition OF OEe-third of the legal voters.
The bill was then passed as amended.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. BOWEN moved that the house re.
solve itself into committee of the whole
for the consideration of senate bill Al, an
act to regulate common carriers and defin-
ing the duties of the railroads in relation
thereto. Carried.
Mr.. Roney was called to the chair.
Mr.. COLE moved that the bill be read
section by section and that the majority
and minority reports of the committee on
railroads be considered.
Mr.. HANk1NSON moved that the COM
mittee rise and recommend that the bill be
placed on its third reading and final pass
age, with the privilege of discussing and
amending the same. Carried.
The committee rose and the house pro-
ceeded to consider the bill on its third read
ing.
Mr.. Selby was called to the chair.
Mr.. STEVENS spoke on the proposed
amendment that railroad commissioners
shall not at any time fix a higher rate thar
that prescribed by law.
He said that, among other things, the
railroad committee had agreed that the
low a rate as possible, as it is fuel and alb
solutely necessary. The commissioners
should MOI be allowed to raise the rate.
One of the railroad commissioners, MIR.
U%nderhill, had told him that the coal rate
fixed by the legislature was too low, and
the legislature should make it impossible
for the commissioners to raise the rate.
MI. STEVENS moved that the amend
ment fixing a three cent per mile" rate be
Mr.. Unlisted opposed the amendment.
He would rather see a reduction on the
transportation Of wheat and that instead
of dallying with the matter OF Scent pas
senger rate, the railroad commissioners
should endeavor to have. a reduction on
wheat. One cent a bushel reduction on
wheat would mean hundreds of thousands
of dollars to the farmers.
MI. STEVENS said he was surprised to
see the very nan who proposed the 8
cent rate get up here and oppose it. Why
should we say that the people of North
Dakota should pay more for passenger
fare than the people Of any other state. l
do not believe in class legislation and do
not think the people who travel should be
compelled to pay five cents per mile for
the purpose of aiding the farmer in the
shipment of wheat. There is no state in
the broad land where railroads can be
built so cheaply as in Dakota-there is no
mercilessly fleeced by the roads. They say
l am a railroad man and that l am making
these speeches for effect. but I demand a
roll call and let us see who is IN favor of
cheap railroad fare and who in favor of
Mr.. Unlisted admitted that he had ia.
vored the Scent rate when it was first pro-
voted against it and he did not consider
that the adoption of the rate by a majority
Of the committee, bound him to support it.
He believed the railroad commission would
have enough to do to look after freight
rates, without meddling with passenger
rates.
Mr.. COLE agreed with Mr.. Stevens. He
believed the Scent rate should be adopted.
A vote being taken the Scent rate was
Mr. STEVENS opposed the provision
compelling the publication of tariff rates
in n newspaper in each county. He be-
lieved that the provision would do no n
good, save the devilish newspaper publish
ers "who are roasting about two.thirds of
us.'I [Laughter.l Furthermore how do we
know whether or not the commissioners
will select the paper having general circu-
lation? They may publish the schedule in
q paper which does not reach One-third OF
the people in the county. For instance, in
my county they would probably publish it
in the Star, which hasn't over 300 Subscrib-
ers amOnglour 5000 people.
Mr.. BOWEN opposed Mr. Stevens. In
the first place he would like to have Mr..
Stevens explain what part of the bill com
PEELED the railroad companies to pay for
the advertising. How did he know but the
state paid for it.
Mr.. STEVENS: If the railroad company
is compelled to pay it, it is an injustice.
and if the expense is to be placed upon an
overburdened peopl, it is an outrage.
The motion to strike out the provision
requiring publication prevailed.
MI. WALSH rose to a privileged ques-
ton.
He said that house bill 1873, providing for
the salaries Of officers of the legislature
had been improperly transmitted to the
senate, and moved that the senate be re.
quested to return the same for correction