Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28

ing facts: That there Is no money in the treasury
Of the lee legislature upon adjournment.
We have tioated funding, warrants to the extent
Of our limit, fifty thousand dollars.
It funds are provided Immediately this limit
will have to be increased, Or the money can be
provided within sixty days if immediate action
is taken upon senate bill No. 81. Awaiting youI
L. E, BOOKER,
Treasurer.
The communication was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
JANIToRs.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved that the special
order. viz: The communication of the au.
ditor regarding the per diem of the janitors
be postponed until to, morrow.
Messrs. Hankinson, Bowen and thinner
spoke against postponement and urged
the settlement of the question at once.
The communication from Speaker Well
man, announcing the discharge of the four
l%anitors and requesting the election of two
janitorS who shall receive $3.50 per day
each, closing with the words: "The state
cannot afford to pay $50 per day for house
Janitors,' was considered in connection
with the communication from the auditor
on that subject.
The communication from the auditor
set forth that the compensation of Janitors
Gleason and Newcomer hand been fixed at
81 per day from Nov. 26 to Dec. IS and at
SIS per day thereafter and that Vim. Dut-
TOMS had been fixed at SIS from Dec. 10.
ers be issued to the %janitors in accordance
with the recommendation of the auditor.
Mr.. BOWEN did not think the house
should act hurriedly. He understood that
the commission consisting Of the governor
secretary Of state and auditor had complete
l MI ~ uE fhn ,SllS
MI. WILLIAMS said he did not see
where Speaker Wellman got the authority
to discharge the janitorS. Mr.. Dutton, he
knew, had been elected by a resolution of
the house.
committee rooms and employing janitors,
he, as chairman of the committee, had
called on Governor Miller and that the
governor told him that whatever the CON-
mittee would do would be satisfactory.
MIR. WILLIAMS moved as a substitute
that the whole matter be recommitted to
the committee on state affairs.
Nc. BUCHANAN: We agreed that the
janitors should receive SIS and l am in
favor OF paying them that amount.
The motion of Mr.. Hankinson to pay
the clerks in accordance with the informa-
tiOn from the auditor prevailed.
Mr.. INK then moved that the four jani-
tors be reinstated at $3.50 per day for the
uhyo VI V1C oCoolOus
Mr.. ZIMMER moved as an amendment
that two j~anitors be employed. IF we
need only two, why engage four? II you
preach economy, practice it.
MI. STEVENS said he desired to say in
justice to Speaker Wellman, that some of
duct attempted to bring the speaker into
disrepute.
The question being on MIR. Zimmer's mo-
ton to make the number of ~janitOrS two
Instead Of four,
house, which was ordered, and the roll be-
ing called, it was discovered that all were
present or excused with the exception Of
Messrs. Mcintyre and Green. Mr.. McIn-
tyre was excused on account of Illness and
on motion of Mr.. Ink the proceedings un-
der the call were dispensed with.
The roll call wa on MI. thinner motion
to make the number of ~janitors two instead
ton was lost.
Mr.. INKS motion to have the four iani-
tors reinstated prevailed.
After about four columns more of mo-
lions and disputes, the house %reinstated the
four janitors and authorized the speaker to
discharge them for cause.
JURORS CERTIFICATES.
House bill No. 161, authorizing the JUS
tice of the peace to issue certificates to
jurors and witnesses, specifying the num-
Der of days employed in the trial of a cause,
was read the third time n passed.
Mr.. JAR was called to the chair.
House bill No. 176, to prevent deception
in the sale Of dairy products and to pro-
hibit the sale of adulterated dairy pro-
ducts. Fol the first violation of the law
the violator shall be fined not less than $40
nor more .$lOO, or Imprisonment not less
i than ono month NOR moro than fhroo
months.
Mr.. WILLIAMS demanded a call of the
house. which was ordered, and the absent
members were brought in.
The bill was then passed, all members
voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. FOSS was called to the chair.
FUNDING INDEBTEDNESS.
The bill authorizing counties to fund the
outstanding indebtedness, was read the
third time and passed, by a vote of As to /.
Mr.. Jahr was excused.
Mr.. Brittin was called to the chair.
The bill prohibiting the sale of baking
powder containing alum, unless such fact
is printed upon the package, and prohibit
ing sale Of impure vinegar, and prescribing
penalties for violation, was read the third
time and passed.
MI. WILLIAMS moved that when the
house adjourn, it be at 7:S0 p. m. Carried.
@ .'r EVENING SESSION..
Upon reassembling at 7:90, Speaker pro
tenn Stevens said:
l want to say a word in all seriou sness.
I have been criticised for my arbitrary rul-
ing tonight. In all probability it was ar
bitrary, but we have been elected to make
laws. Under the constitution it is neces-
sary to 20 through with considerable pre-
llminary work before passing bills. While
it may be necessary and was SO thought to
be by the trainers of the constitution, we
have found that considerable of this pre-
liminary routine work is cumbersome, that
it clogs the wheels Of legislation and is pro-
ductive Of no apparent good to the state.
In the morning most of us are engaged in
cor. nittee work. There the best laws are
/ framed; there the best work Of the session
is done. But outside Of the committee