Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-21

counties to fund outstanding Indebtedness,
recommended to pass with amendments
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AGAIN.
A report from the committee on public
buildings, signed by Mccormick Of Ram
sey and Christensen of Barnes, was pre-
sented, in which-because of difference in
soil and climate-it is recommended that
$1,000 of the $751; 600 received from the gov
eminent for the agricultural college annu-
ally, shall be used for an experimental
farm In LaMoure county.
House bill No. 279, amending laws in re-
1ation ia incorporation Of cities, recon-
mended to pass.
.Senate bill No. III, appropriation for per
diem of members and employees Of legisla-
ture, was read the first and second times
and referred to the committee of the whole
MI. STEVENS moved that senate bill
No. Al, the railroad bill, be taken from gem
eral orders n referred to the committee
on railroads. He moved this because the
Dill a never been considered by the COM
MI. MCCORMICK objected and demand
ed q roll call. .G-G-"- lS- -
The roll was called and the motion of.
Mr.: Stevens carried by q vote of "a to Is.
Mr.RAWLlNGS VINO was absent at the
time senate bill No. II was lost, moved
thai the vote be RECONSTRUCTED.
MI. MCCORMICK moved that Mr.. RawI-
Mr.: Rawlings motion finally carried
and the bill made a special order for
wednesday at 3 o'clock. This bill requires
county commissioners to give bonds, and
was lOst on passage. several members be-
ing mistaken as to the bill they were vot-
THE CLERK HIRE BILL.
The joint conference committee on the
clerk hire bill, senate bill No. 1873, made a
report, recommending certain amendments
as follows:
|. That the house recede from its
amendments. -
2. That the bill be recalled by the house
from the senate. -
s.. Shat the vote by which the bill passed
the house be reconsidered by said body.
4. And when 80 re%considered the bill be
amended as follows:
l.. Amend subdivision II of section l to
read as follows: "One journal clerk, whose
compensation shall be SIS per day, and who
rotary Of the senate; provided, the Journal
OF the senate be completed and indexed by
the secretary of the senate within ten laws
otter the adjournment thereof; and tor
such completion and indexing he shall be
allowed the sum of $780," a.
division 8.
8. Amend subdivision 8 of section 8 so
as to read as follows: "One doorkeeper,
whose compensation shall be 81 per day,
and who shall discharge the duties Of and
be assisted by the sergeant-at-arms."
T.. Amend subdivision II Of section 3 to
read as follows:
II. One journal clerk whose compensa-
ton shall be SIS per day, and VINO shall be
under the supervision of the chief clerk of
the house; provided, the journal of the
house be completed and lndeXed by the
chief clerk Of the house within ten days
after the adjournment thereof; and for such
completion and indexing he shall be al
lowed the sum of $50. +
Also, to amend the bill by adding a new
section to be known as section z. .-.
SEC. Z. Provided, That the compensa.
ton for the officers herein named shall
not apply to the officers of the present SEES
sion OF the legislative assembly, but the
salaries to be fixed Tor this session by reso-
luton Of the respective bodies.
&c reminder sections z and 8 Of original
bill to read like sections 8 and 9 respective
ly, and when the bill is so amended, we
recommend its passage.
Your committee further recommend,
That! the Office of assistant sergeant-at-
arms OF the house be declared vacant, and
that the doorkeeper discharge the duties
thereof.
That two %janitors of the house be dis
charged forthwith. -.
who are incompetent to discharge the
duties for which they were appointed, be
That the resolution adopted by the house
on the 9th day of December, fixing the
per diem of the officers of the house, be
I@mended to read ''the salary of the chief
clerk shall be 81 per day"
port with the exception of that portion re-
latlng to salary OF chief clerk. e
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved as an amend
ment to include assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. ICELAND moved as a substitute that
consideration be deferred until the report
shall have been printed in the journal.
Carried. II
GENERAL ORDERS. 81.
Mr.. Selby in the chair.
House bill No. 2S4, prescribing the oath
of Office Of civil officers was considered
and recommended to pass; also senate bill
No. 81, with amendments proposed by.
committee on railroads. 1l;
The bill, No. 70, amending the grain
laws brought out considerable discussion.
Mr.. INK wanted the bill amend
amended so Minnesota sportsmen would
not have the advantage, and an amend
ment was agreed to, changing the time
after which it is lawful to kill prairie
chickens from September 1st to August
18th. " ..-,. -.sITC ~
Mr.. rooney wanted to amend the bill
and Mr.. Hankinson moved that the bill be
recOmmitted to the committee on military
affairs, of which Mr.. Roney is chairman.
This motion prevailed. .sl3
Senate bill No. 81, providing for elections
In u"n0rganized counties was next con-
sidered. , -. .G@5E
Mr.. STROM asked for the reading Of the
bill section by section. After some discus
sion this motion prevailed. #Ag
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH moved that the
committee recommend the indefinite post
ponement of the bill.
Mr.. WILLIAMS said he hoped the mo-
ton would not prevail.
This was an important BILL, effecting
quite a number of people, some of them
owning large herds Of stock in the unor-.
ganized counties; it had passed the senate
and had been thoroughly considered by
the house committee.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH thought it would:
allow railroad men to vote as many times
as they desired out on the Montana line.
Mr.. STEVENS asked Mr.. Mccullough.
where he got his law for such q procedure