Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
was read the second time and referred to
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was read the second time and referred to
the committee on state affairs.
Senate bill No. s. providing for the inter-
change of judges in certain cases, was read
the third time and placed upon its final
passage. The bill was passed, all votes
being in the affirmative. 1t provides that
whenever the judge of a district is absent
for any cause, the judge of another dis
trict may act.
Senate bill No. 80, prescribing the great
seal of the state and seals of all courts, was
read the third time and passed. Ayes 81,
nays none.
INTRODUCTION OF ILLS.
No. 124, providing for the appointment of
notaries public in ~unorganized counties.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: No. 1876. Declaring the
maintenance of mill dams on running
streams unlawful, unless the mills are
used as public mills. If the person owning
such mill shall refuse to take grain for
grist grinding, he shall forfeit the dam.
Mr.. SELBY: Regulating appeal from
the district to the supreme court. Allows
appeal in whole or part; service of notice
considered appeal. In case of mistake in
making appeal, amendment is permitted.
Mr.: SELBY: Providing standing annual
salaries for state officers as follows: Gov
ernor, $4,000; acknowledgement, $1,000;
secretary, $4,000; auditor, $4,000; treasurer,
$4,000; superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, $4,000; commissioner of Insurance.,
$4,000; commissioner of railroads, $4,000;
district and supreme judges, $3O,000; clerk
of supreme court, $500; encouragement,
$4,000; commissioner of agriculture, $4,000:
Mr. INK. nrpanj1inD nDnntu hOarIc of
supervisors composed of one from every
township village or ward, to take the place
OF the present system OF county commits
sioners. The commissioners OF a county
shall on petition call an election at which
the people shall vote for or against the
township system.
MI. STROM: EXempting all lands taken
for the laying out OF public roads or high
ways from taxation. Town clerks shall
make out for the assessor a list and COM
plete description of all such lands.
MI. INK: Amending the bill providing
commissioner of railroads, $1,000 per an
num-"
Mr.. Unlisted lat the request of the tax
payers of Stutsman county,: Providing
that in no case the salary Of register Of
deeds or county treasurer shall exceed
$1,000.
Mr.. MILSTED: Providing for the cleo
ton of road supervision. At the annual
meeting of the board of county commits
sioners the board shall divide the county
into road districts.
MI. Unlisted (by request): Amending
section 677. code civil procedure. Provid-
ing that if the life of any person or m
ploye is lost by the carelessness or neglect
of a railroad company the relatives. heirs
or guardians may recover $4,000.
Mr.. LUTZ: Amending the grain ware
house law, declaring all warehouses re-
NAjVinu 0r he r11i,,r rroi, FIR ,>rpf1t shall
be public warehouses, and requiring a IL
cenSe OF $50 for each house.
MI. HOYT: No. 80. Providinga com
plete revenue system. 1t is the Hughes
bill which was so thoroughly discussed in
the territorial legislature.
The committee on engrOSSmpnt reported
house bills Nos. 81 and 81 and substitutes
for l25 and l79 as properly engrossed.
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL.
Mr.CURRIER from the joint committee to
which was referred the legislative manual,
containing constitution, ETC., reported, rec
ommending that the one thousand copies
be distributed as follows:
Five copies to each member of this legis-
lature; one copy to each clerk and officer
OF this Legislatures; five copies 10 each
state officer; three copies 10 each state in
stitution; Il copy to each district judge,
district attorney and county auditor:
twenty-five copies to the state library: 100
copies to be preserved by the secretary Of
state for the use of the next legislature;
fifty copies for exchange with other states
and territories, the balance to be retained
by the secretary of state for distribution
from time to time as in his judgment seems
ODer
THE WORLDS FAIR.
A message was received from the senate
announcing the passage of a concurrent
resolution favoring Chicago as the city in
which the worlds fair should be held.
Mr.. COLE moved that the house concur,
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the rules be
suspended and that Mr.. Roney's bill pro-
viding that the American flag shall be
floated from all public buildings be read
the third time and placed upon its final
passage. Carried.
The bill was read the third time and
passed, all votes being in the affirmative.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Governor MILLER submitted the follow
ing message:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. Bismarck,N. d.
January 9Th, $780,
To the House of Representatives:
| would most respectfully beg leave to
call the attention OF your honorable body
to the present financial aspect of the state.
In my first message to the joint session of
the legislative assembly 1 called attention
to a prospective deficiency of S155, $1,000
The estimate made at that time was based
on figures furnished by the outgoing terri
tori ii auditor. Upon a more rigid investi.
cation and fuller knowledge of our affairs
it has become evident that the estimated
deficiency given above is entirely too small.
The total expenditures of North Dakota
for the maintenance of her public institu-
tons and for the payment Of one-half of
the current expenses of the ter
ritory of Dakota, as shown by a
most carefully prepared statement made
for the purpose of settlement between
North and South Dakota from the 9Th day
of March to the 4th day of November, 1889,
being eight months, is $24S, S26.OS At the
same ratio of cost for the balance of the
year 1t would make the total cost of the
maintenance of North Dakota's public in.
+ Situations and one-half of the current gen
eral expenses of the territory from the 8tE
day of March, 1889, to the 9th day of March,
1890. 1878 ,239.1S. This, it will be seen, is
exclusive of the cost of the present session
of the legislature and also of the additional
cost for the four months from November
4, 1889, to March 9Th, 1890, of the state gov
eminent over and above North Dakota's
share of the cost of maintenance of
the territorial government. Adding there
fore to the above amount 100000 for the
irnof tod pnSt IF $1n lo~;cIo%.no $50 cIc