The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-17
EIGHTH DAY.
The Senate.

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EIGHTH DAY.
The Senate.
The senate convened at 2 o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Allin called Sena.
tor Worst to tile chair.
The rules as reported by the committee
were read section by section and adopted
with a few minor amendments. #
The senate chamber was made free to
all members of the late constitutional con.
| ventiOn.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The judiciary committee reported favor.
ably the passage of senate bills Nos. 2,
and II, with some minor amendments tC
bill No. II.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed.
The committee on military affairs, to
which was referred Mr.. Miller's senate
bill: No. 9, was reported back with the
recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was accept.
Ell.
The committee to whom was referred
Mr.. Haggart's senate bill No. 1,was report.
pass.
This bill was on motion of Mr.. Haggart
made a special order for Wednesday at
2::SO p. III.
Fifty extra copies of bills 6 and % We're
ordered printed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
No. 50. BY Mr.. Johnson-A bill for an
act to fix maximum rates that railroad
companies may charge for the transports
ton of coal mined in the state OF North
Dakota.
No. "a. By Mr.. LaMoure-i bill for an
act authorizing and empowering the COVER
nor, state auditor and state treasurer to is
sue bonds to pay the state of North Da-
kOta's share Of the Indebtedness of the
territory of Dakota, as determined by the
joint commission of North and South Da.
kOts, appointed pursuant to law.
No. IS. BY Mr.. Little.Proyiding for
the cancellation of certain illegal taxes on
railroad grant lands upon which the U. 5.
scribing the manner in which it shall be
done. (There is a great deal of complica-
ton now existing in regard to these lands,
and this bill will, If passed, undoubtedly
put matters rlght.)
No. So. BY Mr.. Fuller-An act defining
trict, sub-dividing the same ana fixing the
time for holding the terms of the district
court therein.
SEED WHEAT.
Mr.. MCCORMACK moved that the rules
be suspended and the concurrent resOlu-
ton of the house regarding Congressman
HansbrOugh's seed wheat bill be cOnsid-
cred. CHE bill in question provides for
the appropriation of 100000 for the pur-
chase Of seed wheat for needy North Da-
kOta farmers.
/ The motion was carried and the rules
were suspended.
When the motion came up which Mr..
Mccormack was after, Senator Worst
bounced upon it. He said that he might
be poor and proud but he had a serious OBJ
lection to this motion. He did not believe
in az Advertising to the world that North De-.
kOta is needy, especially as there was not
the slightest chance of securing any such
appropriation.
Mr.. LITTLE protested against any such
standing advertisement of the state. w hat
was the use of advertising for people to
come to the state one day land the Rext day
putting out another advertisement to the
effect that the state is unable to a care
of the people it has?
The secretary Of the senate said the con-
current resolution from the house In ques-
ton had not been reported to the senate.
The discussion then ended ard was ex-
plunged from the record.
"A committee of three ION motion Of NJ:
McCormack( was appointed, consisting OF
son, of Ward, to wait on the chief
clerk of the house to ascertain
whether or not the concurrent resolution
had been sent to the senate.
Before the committee could report, the
resolution itself came up from the house;
McCormack's bill, No. 20. This bill is local
In its scope, dealing with the Grand Forks
school district, and it went through with
out opposition.
Mr.. Arnold's bill, No. /, was also read a
under a suspension of the rules. This bill
regulates appeals to the supreme court.
The seed wheat concurrent resolution
was then called up again, and Mr.. Worst
moved an amendment, to strike out the
words "living outside of the Red river
valley" He desired to have the whole
state included as being destitute i any
postpone the motion was lost by a vote of
The resolution was then amended as
desired by Mr.. Worst and adopted as
amended by a vote of 20 to Z. MI. McCOr-
mack clinched the matter by moving the
reconsideration of the vote and the laying
the motion on the table.
The senate then adjourned.
The House.
The house was called to order at 2O5.
Prayer by the Rev. Kline.
Roll call showed all members present
but Mr.. Hall, sick and excused.
Reading of journal. Q
Message from the senate were received
announcing passage of concurrent reso-
luton asking congress to sanction act of
legislature granting school section near