Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-16
Also, senate bill No. 20, relating to indie.
pendent school districts. +

ALSO, senate OIL NO. ~, relaClnR &c lnQo-
pendent school districts.
COUNTY AUDITORS HOLD TILL MARCH.
A communication from the attorney
general was received, holding that county
auditors should hold over until the first
Monday in March, 1891.
The special committee to whom was re.
ferred house bill No. %, to grant a section
Of land to the soldiers home at Lisbon, re-
ported favorably and the bill passed.
Mr.. BENNETT moved that the press
table be supplied with copies of bills and
journals, which carried.
Mr.. BURKE moved that the secretary of
state be requested to provide three copies
each of the compiled laws and of the laws
of 1889 and 1890. Carried.
BILLs INTRODUCED.
At. BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING it un-
lawful to kill prairie chickens, grouse, ETC.,
from December 9lst to August 18th.
4S. BY Mr.. Loomis-Giving to the
United States title to all lands in the state
ceded to the United States government for
the erection OF buildings. etc.
40. BY Mr.. Gill-.Ad act for the protec.
ton OF game.
80. BY Mr.. Dnug'aS-Amending the law
| providing tor free public schools.
81. BY MIR. Mountaineering the school
law of 1880.
50. BY MIR. liolri,z-An act FOR the pre-
vrntiOn OF prairie fires.
IS. BY Mir. Burk, TO amend section
6l9 Ut the complied laws OF N"rih Da-
k01a.
81. BY Mr.. F"ss--To amend sections 8
and 4. chapte: 66.nt The laws Of 1870. This
is the "r>lray law
So. By Mr.. Richie-'ru Wovide for 10,
eating tive Industrial scIiD"! and school of
manual training at EtIrnria'e.
IS. By Mr.. lufts-iu repeal chapter
1SS, laws ul 1890.
"a. BY Mr.. Lutz (Which had been print
ed without being read)-Relating to hail
insurance.
No. 2, (Which had been printed without
being ready: By Mr.. Notwithstanding
elections. This is al an Australian bal
lot bill.
81. BY Mr.. Fay-To provide that clerks
of district courts shall be clerks of county
courts.
So. By Mr.. Fay-Cnncerning deposits in
insOlaent banks, providing penalties for
officers of banks who receive deposits
when they know their bank is on the rag
ged edge of failure.
The speaker appointed the following
special committees:
Sheep Hus Observation-Disclosures. Davis. Lutz,
Gill, Hodgsnn, Richie, Hanson, Farrah,
Hall and Larson.
Committee to further investigate the
financial relations of the state with the
Gray BroS.-MeSSrs. kearney, Oliver and
Thompson.
An informal recess was taken.
After recess Mr.. Brooke was excused for
the day.
c READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
AZ. Making railroad companies respOn-
sible for prairie fires set by them, to judici-
airy committee.
43. In relation to practice in the dis
trlct courts OF the state, to Judiciary COM
mittee.
A. Authorizing governor, auditor and
state treasurer to issue bonds to pay North
DakOta'S thereof the territorial indebt-
edneSS.
as. To facilitate the shipment of grain,
live stock and other commodities, to COM
mittee on railroads.
46. Providing for paying the fees of all
state officers into the state treasury, to
committee on ways and means.
THIRD READING OF GUS BILLS.
No. %. By Mr.. Oliver-T0 donate school
section No. 81, township 1876, range IS, in
Ransom county. to the soldiers home at
Lisbon. Mr.. Oliver explained that the bill
would not take effect unless congress in
dOrsed the grant, and the act was wanted
so that in case of the desired action by
congress it would not be necessary to wait
two years for the next legislature to pass
such a bill and allow the transfer of the
land. Passed unanimously, tifty-tive votes
being cast.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver the senate bill
providing for granting a section Of land to
the agricultural college at Fargo was read
a second time by its title and referred to
committee on school and public lands.
Mr.. Strom moved that the house
take up the AXvig memorial to
congress asking the passage of the Hans.
brough bill for 100000 to buy seed wheat,
which had been amended by the senate,
but after remarks by several members il
was found that the clerk of the senate had
failed to send the memorial to the house
and further action was postponed.
House adjourned.
Bills Explained.