Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07
Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 5.

Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5.
Convened at 2 p. III.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. ALLIN moved and it was so ordered,
that the reading of the journal be omitted
and a committee be appointed to examine
and correct the same.
The chair appointed Messrs. Smith and
Bell as such committee.
Several petitions for and against the
Sandager lottery revenu bill were read
and referred to the committee o state
affairs. The petitions favoring the same
being largely III the majority.
A petition from Pembina county OPP
posed the passage of No. l4S, the educa-
tional bill. and among other things asking
for u change in the exemption law, making
a homestead limit $500 and IN personal
property $500. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judicisry-house bill No. POS, defining
the duties of the commissioner of agri-
culture and labor.
Ways and means-louse bill No. So, pur-
chase and distribution of reports of the
supreme court; also, No. 10, refunding
the outstanding bonds.
Observation-Disclosures bill No. 143, educa-
tional bill, all recommended to pass.
Insurance-No. lis, life endowment and
casualty insurance companies, ETC., with
recommendation that it be referred to the
committee of the whole, which was agreed
to
The select committee to whom was re-
ferred No. "a, to create the office and de-
timing the duties of fire warden, reported a
single amendment, changing the word
Special order for 8 o'clock being No. Al,
to regulate common carriers II defining
the duties of the commissioner of railroads
in relation thereto, was taken up and read
the third time, with the amendments as
printed IN the journal. During the read
posed. The amendment offered by Mr..
AlIin and referred to the judiciary COM
mittee, was reported back without recon-
mendatiOn.
MIR. ALLIN moved it's adoption.
Mr.. LAMOURE offered objections and
hoped it would not be adopted. Lost.
Mr.. HAGGART moved that the c0ur-
H. F. Miller, a member of the late constitu-
tional convention. Adopted.
Mr.. BARLOW'S substitute for subdivis-
lon "b," section 7, to senate bill No. ii, was
adopted. Ayes, Is; nays, 10.
Mr.. SWANSTON, by unanimous con-
special order for this afternoon, be post
poned until February Is, which was agreed
to.
The chair announced the signing of
house bill No. 70, suppressing papers, ETC.,
principally devoted to Illustration and de-
scriblng immoral deeds; III, to protect me-
chanics, laborers and furnishers of material
or public improvements; also, senate bill
No. 80, to provide North Dakota university
with copies OF general laws and supreme
court reports.
A communication from the governor
was received, returning senate bill No. 70.
to provide for taxation Of real and personal
property situated in u~norganized counties,
without his approval, on account OF some
defects in its provisions.
MI. STEVENS moved that it be made a
special order for 4 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. Adopted.
Senate bill No. IA, providing for the I'M
paid expenses of the constitutional con-
VentiOn, was reported back from the
house as passed without amendment.
Mr.. Robinson in the chair.
MI. WORST'S important amendment to
No. Al was adopted.
Mr.. SUBMISSIONS moved that further
consideration of the bill be postponed, and
that it be taken up as unfinished business
tomorrow, which was not agreed to.
Another message from the house an
nounced the passage of senate bill No. "a,
tMayville normal school), with amend
ments.
The governor also put in a second ap-
pearance with his approval of senate bill
No. AZ, to promote forest tree culture.
The end of No. Al, after many Interrupt
fiOnC UoS rQQohQd and roll call m ifc final
passage was announced.-Ayes. 80; nays, 0.
In substance, this is the Minnesota law.
Senate bill No. 129, a substitute for No.
10Y, to raise a tax for irrigation purposes,
| which had passed the house with amend
ments, was reported back, and on motion
of ofna Mr.; appleton p the amendments were
Also, a concurrent resolution relating to
the raising of sugar beets, was adopted.
Mr.. MCCORMACK moved to reconsider
the vote by which house bill No. 154 was
lost, and also moved that it be recommitted,
| which motions prevailed.
Mr.: SMITH moved that the senate con-
Normal schOOl). Adopted.
Mr.. LITTLE moved to concur in amend
ments to No. 70, to subdivide the Sixth
judicial district. Adopted.
No. 1871, peddlers' license, was read the
second time, and referred to the judiciary
committee.
THIRD READING. 9' g+1
Mr.. President in the chair. ,~sg =,
No. 1877, (Sandager's billy. Authorizing
the Incorporation Of lottery companies and
| regulating the same so as to raise revenue
to defray the expenses of the state.
Mr.. WINSHIP moved that 1t be made q
special order for Wednesday next. Ayes,
8; nays, 10.
Mr.. BARLOW moved to adjourn. Ayes,
@; nays, 81.
Mr.. BARLOW wanted a division of the
question. Lost. 80
The report Of the committee favorable to
its passage with the amendments cutting
down the charter time to fifteen years at
$4,000 a year and $150,OW q year there
after was adopted.