Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-07

uecldTeu IL carried, as IL, received the
votes OF tWo.thirds of all those present and
voting.
Mr.. STEVENS appealed from the decis.
ion OF the chair. He held that it required
two-thirds of he members elect, as it re.
quired a majority OF the members elect to
pass a bill, He simply wanted the house
to decide this question.
Mr.. COLE read from the constitution to
prove that the ruling Of the chair was cor,
rect. -
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Cass, wanted to
know what difference tho decision Of the
house would make.
A vote having been taken on the appeal
from the chair, the chair was sustained
thus deciding that an emergency bill is
passed when it receives a tWo-thirds vote
of those present.
Messrs. Stevens of Ransom and Thomp-
son of Cass were the only members who
voted againStthe ruling.
House bill No. IL. providing that all mills
run by water power, on streams in the
state, shall be public mills-2rist mills
was read
MI. RONEY moved to strike out section
g which prevents public mills to become
private. It this passed, every mill in the
state will become a private mill.
Mr.. WILLIAMS hoped this motion
would not prevail.
Mr.. BOWEN considered the bill a dan.
gerous one and favored striking out Sec
ton 6.
Nj. HANKINsoN: What good will this
bill do ;f anyhqT? [ha1ughter]: ~,
on the ground that it would encoul age
fraud and deception in the grade of flour
returned to the farmer for his wheat.
MI. STEVENS said he knew nothing of
the bill, but he would favor it because the
millers of Ransom county were satisfied
with the bill and told him that they were
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Mr.. WILLIAMS said he had no objec-
tons to permitting the farmers of the house
to amend the bill and he would withdraw
his objections to the amendment Of Mr..
ROney to strike out section 6.
MI. Unlisted hoped the motion to in
definitely postpone the bill would not pre-
vail. In Stustman county the mills have
been getting the best of the farmers in
grinding their grist. and he hoped the bill
would be passed.
The motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was defeated.
MI. MCCORMICK moved that the rules
be suspended, that Mr.. Roney might offer
his amendment. Carried.
Mr.. rooney then renewed his motion to
strike out section.6 &. which permits public
mills to become private mills on 30 days
notice. which motion prevailed.
MI. MCCULLOUGH moved to strike ont
the enacting clause. Lost.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH demanded a call of
the house and eleven members SecOnding
the call, it was ordered.
The roll being called it was found that
all were present with the exception of Mr..
Wickham.
MI. BUCHANAN moved that further
with. Carried.
Mr.. THOMPSON of Cass, asked for an
explanation from Mr.. Roney of the strik-
ing out of section g..
Mr.. rooney explained that that section
permitted public mills under the law to
become private mills, n this he did not
want.
Mr.. THOMPSON: Do you think we can
compel a mar to remain in business? Can
you compel a grocer, a druggist or a hard
ware merchant to remain in business? If
not, can we compel a miller to remain in
business?
Mr.. rooney: l would like to ask Mr..
Thompson if he thinks for a moment that
we cannot control railroads, and do they
not handle grain for a consideration?
Mr.. TYLER: Thisa not a good Illus
tration. Railroads are common carriers,
and often receive grants and aid from the
public.
Mr.. THOMPSON also denied the relev-
ancy of the comparison. He did not deny
that the legislature could regulate the tolls
charged by mills, but he held that you
could not compel them to remain public
mills. Hence his opposition to striking out
Mr.. BUCHANAN moved the previous
question and, the roll being called, the bill
was passed with section 6 stricken out, the
| vote being, ayes, 80; nays. 20.
House bill No. 168, to provide for sum-
moning jurors as talesmen in the district
courts in this state, passed-59 to l, Mr..
Moore voting in the negative.
House bill No. 1876, to legalize the acts of
| certain officers. naSSpd-E7 To none.
House bill No. 1856, to amend section 2,
chapter IS of the session laws of 1889, pro-
viding a threshers' lien, was passed with
the following amendments by Mr.. Stevens:
"The said lien may be foreclosed by a sale
of the property embraced in said lien, upon
the notice and in the manner provided by
law for the foreclosure OF chattel mortgages
and the costs and fees for foreclosing shall
be the anne
House bill No. 14O, to repeal chapter
10S of the session laws of 1889, relating to
aid IN the construction of railroads, passed
-49 to 2.
House bill No. 1928, to repeal chapter IA
of the session laws of 1886, passed-47 to s.
House bill No. 189, to provide for the
destruction OF gophers and to create a fund
out of which bounties may be paid, was
amended by Mr.. Thompson of Cass by
adding after the word gopher" in line 4 of
section !, the words, 1.-THE great northern
MI. MCCULLOUGH wanted to amend
the bill by inserting the word "scalp' in
stead of tail" but his amendment was OBJ.
jected to-.
The bill was then passed as amended
Al tolls.
THIRD READING OF sENATE BILLS.
Senate bill No. At, providing bounty per
acre for tree culture, was read the third
time.
Mr.. UELAND moved to amend by max
ing the amount paid per acre 81 instead of
So. Carried.
The roll being called, the bill was passed
by a vote of As to 10.
Senate bill No. 49, providing for the
transfer Of freight at depot crossings and
the maintenance of depots at the same,
was read the third time. Proyidesthat the
same rate shall be charged for the trans
portation from a point on one road to a
point on another that is charged flor the
same distance on the line Of the one road,
the actual cost of transfer to be added.
Passed Isl ~
Senate.
FRIDAY, Jan. 81.
Convened at 10 a. M. 10 IL.
Mr.. DIESEMi in the chair.
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