Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Synopsis Of the Proceedings in
Both Houses Of the First
State Legislature.
Bills PasSed-Bills IntrOduceG--R Bills
Referred-Committce Reports
miscellaneous Mention.
Senate.

CIV 9 SloSN II. Ill.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All present except Messrs. Appleton,
Bell, Dodds, Robinson, Sandager and va
ger, who were excused.
No. l23, the pharmacy bill, being unfin-
lshed business, was resumed, the secretary
continuing to read, commencing at Sec
ton IA.
MIR. COWAN moved that the report Of
the committee, which was favorable to it's
passage, be adopted.
Mr.. LAMOURE was opposed to the adop-
ton OF the report as it virtually committed
the senate to the adoption of the bill, and
he was opposed to it in toto, and proceed
ed to a dissection of it in a vigorous if
somewhat unsurgical manner. lie consid-
cred it a blow aimed at the family medi-
cine corner of the country store-a Danish
ment Of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup.
Perry Davis pain-killer and the poor
mans plaster from their accustomed
places, to build up a monopoly of pharlma-
ceutlcal experts to control all the poison in
the state.
MI. BELIEA and Mr.. Swanslon laborcd
hard to convince Mr.. LaMoure and the SEN
ate that there was nothingin the bill that in
tertered with any of the "slelf goods"
or proprietary medicines. 1t was simply
an effort to protect people from being
poisoned by ignorant and unskilled hands.
Mr.. DIESEM was opposed to tie bill first.
last and all the time, and in his honest en-
thuSlaSlm wandered so far from the cues
zion OF adopting the report of the commit
tee, that Mlr. Belyca AROSE to a point of or
DER. The chair ruled that the point of or
der was we'll taken, and Mr.. Diesem pur-
sued his opposition With the report of the
committee in sight.
Mr.: SNANSTON made further eXplana-
ton III support of the bill.
MI: LAMOuRE gave it another turn in
behalf Of free trade in "rOots and hcrbS,'
and tue vote was then taken Oh the report
OF the committee, with the result of II ayes
Mr.. LAMOURE moved that further con-
sideration of the bill be indefinitely post
pOncd.
Mr.. BELYEA made a clear explanation
OF some features of the bill which he
Thought We're not rightly understood.
Mr.: STEVENS called attention to sec.
ton u, which specially excerpts proprietary
latiOn.'
MI. ROWE, in a concise manner, stated
that we had lived under the same law for a
number OF years and that if anybody had
suffered from it he had failed to make the
discovery. lie referred to .'chapter and
verse; Of the old law and the only change
Was a more detailed list of poisOlls and an
adjustment to statehood.
MIR. BELIEA moved that further con-
slderation of the bill be postponed to Sat.
urday, ) o'clock p. H., which was agreed
to.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee OH state affairs reported
NO. III, providing for the inspection Of
coal oil, and recommended 1t to general Or
derS. which was agreed to; also No. IO5, re-
curing the payment Of fees by corpora
tons upon filing articles, etc; also so. 1913,
displaying flags on public Institutions,
recommending that they do pass; also No..
10y, proposal of amendment to the con>ti-
tuition, on motion Of Sir. Smith, was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
Counties,l53 depositing county funds,
and house bill No. l13, to secure labOrers
about coal mines and manufactures
wages at regular intervals, recommending
their passage; ISL, lien on threslcr boilers
and separatOrs Tor repairs, recommend
that it do pass.
State affairs-House bill No. $50 display
of flags.
Juuiciary-lIouse bill No III, to protect
mechanics, laburers. etc, recommend that
1T do pass: and house bill No. 1854, en-
ployment of woman or child, recommend
that it do not pass.
Mr.. DIESEM made good his promise of
yesterday by moving to reconsider the
which the bill was lost.
On the motion to reconsider there we're:
Ayes. Ii; nays, 5.
The question then being on it's final pas
sage there were: Ayes, 49,; nays, 6.
MI. LAMOURE moved to reconsider and
lay the motion on the table. Carried, -
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. SWANSTON in the chair.
By Mr.. HARMON: No. l55. For an
appropriation to pay the current and COLI
tingent expenses and for permanent I'M
provement of the Bismarck penitentiary.
1t calls for 1928, ESQ for the first item and
$7,459 for the second.
BY Mr.. LITTLE: No. 1855. Providing
TOT licenses on sleeping cars ($1OQ each:)
Tor the dedication of lands for cemetery
purposes.
By Mr., STEVENS: No. 1853. To enable
school corporations to buy lands and col
lect certain taxes.
BY Mr.. DlESEM: No. 159. Providing
"! Cuc CdllCellhIlOu OL illegal lakes on GER
Tain lands within railroad grant lands on
which the United States survey fees have
not been paid.
Mr.. DIESEM moved a call of the house.
1t appearing there was a quorum present,
on motion Of Mr.. LaMoure further pro-
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with.
sECoND READING M REFERENCE.
No.. 154. Artesian wells-to judiciary
committee.
THIRD READING.
MI. PRESIDENT in the chair.
No. 81. To amend section SO, chapter
112, laws of 'S3, entitled township govern
ment."
MI. BARLOW moved consideration be
postponed three days. Agreed to.
No. 95. To amend section 5128 of the
compiled laws of 1887.
This is the exemption bill which reduces
the amount of exemption on personal prop
ertyifrom $500 to $500. The committee re.
ported an amendment making it 81 900.
MI. LAMOURE asked for and had per-
mission to present and have read a commu-
nication and petition from Pembina coun-
ty, signed by some $50 names, expressing
the views OF the signers on various sub