Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-27
Bills Introduced, Bills Read and
Referred, Committee Reports,
Bills Disposed of.
A Brief Explanation of the Bills of
General Interest-Legis-
lative Gossip.
FIFTIETH DAY.
The Senate,

AAVNoS oAAA 4oO N"iAC ups llo Oll1 upp1O-
PIRATES money for the care and mainten-
ance of the capitol building.
Mr.. MCCORMACK of Grand Forks
moved that the bill be recommitted for the
purpose of having itemized the 81, 900
appropriated.
Mr.. LAMOURE supported the motion.
Messrs. LITTLE and WORST opposed
it. They stated that the money is expend-
ed under the supervision of the governor
and other state officers.
Mr.. LAMOURE spoke about the "brick
kiln out on the PRAIRIE" which "costs from
$1,000 to $4,000 more than it ought to-"
The motion to recommit was lost by a
vote of IS to 9. The bill passed.
The chair announced his signature to
senate bills 90, 1877, SO, As, 90, so, IS, "a and
al.
A petition was read from Richland coun-
ty, relating to the salary OF county com
missioners. presented by Mr.. Ink.
A petition was read, introduced by Mr..
Enger, protesting against house bill IS.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on stock reported favor
oOAys ~ "LAShNAAOAlVoS VII oCAdCC Ulll TO-
The committee on judiciary reported
favorably on senate bill 1856.
Also, favorably, with amendments, on
concurrent resolution to the president, re-
lating to the taxation Of Northern Pacific
railroad indemnity lands.
Mr.. LAMOURE introduced a resolution
calling on the Encouragement for his
opinion as to the right OF the legislature
to levy or assess any tax against the right
of way, franchise, road bed, ties, rails, de-
pots or a other necessary appurtenances
that may be required in the ordinary
transaction of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company, also that he be requested to
give his opinion as to whether all build
ings and improvements on the right of
way can be taxed by the state as personal
property.
The resolution was passed.
Senate bill Fl then came up as a special
order. This bill provides for the deposit of
county funds in designated repositories.
MI. CASHEL moved to strike out the
words fund" wherever it appears and in
sert the words sinking fund" The
amendment carried by a vote of 16 to IA.
The bill was then defeated on final pas
sage by a vote of IS to IL.
Senate bill 4S was a special order. This
is the bill to repeal the general banking
law. It was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of II to Z.
INTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILLS.
1870. By Mr.. Kinter. Defining the resi-
dence Of qualified electors. Referred to
committee on elections.
19l. By Mr.. Little. Regulating appeals
in civil actions, to committee OH judiciary.
THIRD HEADING OF matt BILLS.
1876. Appropriating money for needy
farmers. The bill passed.
1853. Providing for the publication of
the session laws in the newspapers. lndefi
nitely postponed.
the state normal school at Mayville. The
bill passed.
17S. Relating to sheep inspection. The
1888. Relating to the organization of re-
liglous, educational and charitable organ
i%zatinns. The bill passed.
liz: Amending the law providing for
the incorporation of certain classes of
benevolent and charitable institutions.
The bill passed.
106. Making railroad corporations liable
for damages caused by sparks from locomo-
tlves. The bill was recommitted.
1865. Prohibiting the mortgaging of
cept for seed grain and necessaries of life.
Indefinitely postponed.
166. Defining and limiting the home
stead exemptions. The bill passed.
House bill 1879. Appropriating money to
reimburse the governor for money ex-
pended during the Indian trouble. The
bill was read a first and second time and
referred to committee on appropriations.
PUBLISHING THE LAWS.
There was a discussion on senate bill
169-the bill providing for the publication
in the newspapers of the session laws-the
bill providing publication in three official
papers in each county, and pay $95 TO each.
Mr.. ARNOLD supported the bill. He
said there were s%eventy-o one papers that
would come under the law, and the total
cost would be about So, ZOO.
Mr.. BJORGO moved the indefinite post
pOnement Of the bill.
Mr.. MCGILLIVRAY seconded the mo-
ton.
Mr.. WORST said he believed the bill
was a good one. He questioned if some
counties had not lost more than the cost
of the publication would be. For a long
time to come, the only way an official OF q
county will have Of getting a copy of the
laws will be to pay the secretary of state
an exorbitant price, as some of the bills
are quite long: In many eastern states the
laws are printed in this way, and such
publication is found to be very bene-
fetal. H.,
MI. McGlLLlvRAY said if the laws
were published in pamphlet form they
might be of some benefit. But they might
fool away $2,7OO and In sixty days it would
not be possible to find a hundred copies Of
the papers. .-.
Mr.. tAMOURE claimed that the s2,7OO
proposed to be spent is just q little bit Of
sop thrown out for q few ~picayune news.
papers. That is the truth in a nutshell.
1t is no use mincing matters. He opposed
the bill. In ten days after the issuance of
papers, there won't be a man, woman or
child that has got a copy. The institution
at the end OF the Iane issued the laws last
year, and everybody could get a copy for
80 cents. These laws could be published
in the papers for a cent. He was willing
to go on record against the bill. V
The vote to indefinitely postpone the bill
was as follows: =.
Ayes: Messrs. Almen, Bisbee. Bjorjo,
Bryniolfson, Enger. johnson Of Traill,
johnson of Ward, Kuhn. LaMonre, Nc.
Cormack Of Grand Forks, McGillivray,
Nelson, Pinkham, Syennungsen, Syensrud.
Nays: Messrs. Arnold, Bidlake, Cashel,