Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-31

expended to one mill on the dollar of as
SesSed valuation.
The railroad committee, house bill 1853,
requiring railroads to maintain crossings,
recommend the passage after certain
amendments.
Counties, house bill No. POI, providing for
organization OF civil townships.recommend
passage of the bill.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, By the house of representatives
that the auditor of state be and is hereby
requested to pay the members and em-
ployes from JAM. 7th to Jan. 10th, both in
elusive, and credit the amounts paid on the
vouchers now on file in his office.
Mr.. STEVENS opposed the resolution
because if the state owed him anything the
voucher was the evidence. New vouchers
should be issued if the others were not to
be honored. Division was called for on
adoption of resolution.
Mr.. HANKINSON moved an amend
ment that the house recall from the audit
ors office the vouchers now on file therein
and that the auditor be instructed to issue
youchersfor per diem from Jan. It'll to Jan.
22d inclusive.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved as a substitute
NNAooA ~ AAIuIolSu W tIuulU ttIlu
allow the house vouchers now on file in his
office.
Mr.: SELBY moved as an amendment,
which was accepted, hat the auditor be in
instructed to draw his warrants for pay
ment of the house vouchers on file with
him, the opinion of the attorney general
TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
Roll call demanded.
Mr.. ESTABROOK moved a call OF the
house. He didn't want any member to
dodge this question, All members present
time.
Roll call on original motion to the effect
That members get pay for entire time, holt
days not excepted. Ayes, 81; nays, "a. as
follows:
Ayes: Messrs. Allen, Beard, Belden.
Bowen, Brittln. Buchanan, Bye, Court,
Currier, Hoyt, Ingebretson, Jahr, LANCER,
lings,, Remand, Roney, Selby, Stevens,
Tandberg, Thomas, Thompson of Cass,
Tyler, Walton. Wickham, Williams, Zim-
mer, Mr.. Speaker.
Nays: Messrs. Balkan, Christensen, Cole,
%EstabrookI, Foss, Green, Gronli, Hankinson,
Lilly, Lutz, Mccormick, Mcdonald. Mil
sted, Montgomery, DISCARD. Strom, Thorn
son OF Walsh, LELAND, Walsh.
Absent and not voting: Messrs. McCul-
Tough, Nedrud. Norton, Reed, Stadleman
d1lu w dbl, EXCUSED.
Mr.. THOMPSON or Cass called up his
notice to reconsider the vote by which
mouse bill No. 81 was passed. Points of
order were raised, and after a display of
parliamentary tactics on all sides it was
decided that as a motion had once been
made to reconsider the vote on the bill and
the motion to reconsider had been laid on
the table, it was not in the power of the
mousse to reconsider this action.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on general orders.
Mr.. WALSH in the chair.
Senate bill No. 43, providing for railroad
crossings, etc., was taken up. Report of
committee on railroads was adopted, and
bill recommended to pass.
House bill No. 1876, relating to liability
tor personal damages, with judiciary COM
mlttee report, taken ~up-adopted and bill
recommended to pass.
House bill No. 100, to loan certain arms
to the university of North Dakota, was
recommended to pass.
House bill No. IS, to regulate abstracting,
with the report of the committee, consid-
ered-recommitted to the Judiciary com
mittee.
House bill No. AZ, creating the office of
fire warden, was recommended to pass.
Committee rose.
Mr.. STEVENS moved a suspension of
the rules and that senate bill No. 81, the
Mayville school bill, be read the first and
second times n referred.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
A message was received announcing the
approval of house bill No. 66, prescribing
the duties of the state superintendent Of
public instruction.
On motion of Mr.. Tyler the following
senate concurrent resolution was adopted:
That the Legislative assembly of North Dakota
most respectfully memorabilia and request the
congress of the United States by proper legisla-
consent Of the United States that the said state of
North Dakota, appropriate and use section SO in
to vpa H. range 4e vest, which was granted
proved February %, 1889, as a site for an agricul-
tuGal college and experimental station.
luton be forwarded to the senators and represen-
tatives of the state of North Dakota in congress,
who are hereby requested to use their best efforts
to secure the Legislation epecitied herein.
Mr.. STEVENS moved that all senate
bills which shall be read for the first time
to-day be also given their second reading
and reference. Carried.
FIRST AND READING OF SENATE
BILLS.
No. 81, Mayville college, referred to COM
mittee on public building; No. 14O, Fargo.
agricultural bill, referred to committee on
public buildings; No. II, requiring county
commissioners to give bonds, referred to
judiciary committee.
Mi. GREEN moved to suspend the rules
and proceed to the third reading of house
bills. Carried.
HOUSE BILLS ON FINAL PASSAGE.
No. IS, providing for purchase and distri-
button OF the remaining supreme court re-
! ports of the territory OF Dakota-passed,
50 to 0; No. So. permitting assignment and
satisfaction or foreclosure of mortgages
passed, 81 to 0; No. ISL. flor protection of
boarding overwhelmingly postponed;
No. "A, providing for bounty on tree plant
overwhelmingly postponed; No. 70. to en-
able counties to regulate the number of
county commissioners-passed, Al to Z:
No. 20, licensing attorneys-lost, go to rs;
No. 102, fixing liability Of railroad compan-
les for setting f~res-passed, S8 to 10.
Message from The senate announced the
passage by the senate of senate bill No.
1873. On motion of Mr.. Stevens this bill
was read the first and second times and re-
ferred to the committee on state affairs.
After the third reading of house bill No
20, Mr.. Green moved that it be referred to
the committee on agriculture and slim