Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-16
The House.

II I1OuSos
The house met at the usual hour.
Roll call showed that all the members
were present.
Journal of Friday read and approved.
There were no petitions, communications
or reports of standing or special commit
tees.
Mr.. STROM moved that a committee of
five be appointed by the speaker to learn
the number of committee rooms wanted
by the house committees and the enate
that would have to be paid, a report to be
made at Tuesdays session.
BY Mr.. LORING: TO appoint a COM
mittee of nine on rules. Carried And
the speaker appointed Messrs. Loring,
Fay, Foss. Oliver, Gill, Burke, Strom, Den
nett and Williams.
Mr.. GILL moved that all contests certi-
fed by the secretary of state be submitted
to the full house, and that the contest of
Philbrick VS.. Yegen be made a special Or
der for the evening at 1880. After consid-
cradle debate the motion was defeated by
a vote of 80 to %. And the case goes to
the committee on elections.
There was no unfinished business I'M
der the call for that order.
RESOLUTIONS, MEMORIALS, BILLS, ETC.
Mr.. GILL movd a concurrent resolution
for the appointment of a committee OF five,
these from the house and two from the
senate-three to be farmers, one a mer-
chant and one a lawyer-said committee
To have authority to send for persons,
books and papers, and to report as soon as
possible on the actual original cost and
the present value of all railroads in the
state, including road-beds, rights of way
and rolling stock, and the amount of taxes
paid at the present time by such railroads.
Carried.
MI. OLIVER moved the adoption Of a
memorial to congress asking that body to
confirm the act of the North Dakota legis-
lature donating section 81, township 1876,
range S.. to the soldiers home at Lisbon,
and also authorizing the state to select an
other section for the school section so
granted. After remarks by Mr.. Oliver in
which geographical information as to the
metropolis of Ransom county was given,
the motion was adopted.
On motion, a committee on rules was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Fay, Foss
and LOring.
Mr.. DENNETT introduced a concurrent
resolution, which was adopted, for the ap-
pOintment by the speaker of a committee
of seven-f0ur from the house and three
from the senate-tO investigate the tinan-
cial condition of the farmers of the various
counties of the state and report what, in
their Judgment, was needed to improve
that condition.
BY Mr.. AXvig: A Joint resolution asking
congress to pass the Hansbrough bill pro-
viding that $500.00O be expended to pur-
chase seed wheat for the needy farmers Of
North Dakota. Mr.. Axvig's resolution
alleges that seed for 81 is needed by farm
ers outside of the Red river valley, and
that, if such action was taken by congress,
it should be prompt, so that the seeding OF
the coming season may a k place prompt
No. IL. BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING to
duties of county judges. This bill author.
izes county judges to summarily close up
estates Of deceased persons een s when such
No. 20. By Mr.. Loring-To regulate the
practice of pharmacy and the sale OF poi
sons. One of the provisions eXempts
druggists from jury duty. ,
No. 81. By Mr.. Loring-An act to amend
section S, chapter 1877, of the state laws of
that severe penalties be provided for fail
ure to comply with its provisions.
No. %. BY Mr.. Loring-That county
commissioners be authorized, upon peti
ton of twenty-five stock ~raisers, to offer a
bounty of not more than SIS nor less than
80 for each wolf killed within the bound
aries of their county.
No. %. BY Mr.. HOlritZ-That native
coal shall be used by all the public ins!i-
buttons Of the state. All officers of such
institutions are prohibited from purchas-
ing n other kind of coal.
N> o. D.- NJ, ,ty =, mt 20 -r1uiJo
indemnity for damages to grain by hail. A
tax to be levied and a hail insurance fund
provided.
No. Is. BY MIR. Ward-Requiring state
institutions to use native coal, and that any
officer in charge of an institution who
sha! purchase any other kind OF coal shall
forfeit his office.
No. 26. BY Mr.. Gill-Authorizing the
capitol building commissioners to purchase
twenty-five desks and twenty-five chairs
OF The pattern now principally in use in
representative hall, for the use Of men,
b rs.
Mr.. OLIVER moved that the bill be
made a special order for 4 o'clock. Carried
No. q BY Mr.. Skinner-To repeal Sec
ton 81, chapter %, laws of 1890.
No. %. By Mr.. O!iver-Todonate school
section No. So, township 1876, range IS, in
Ransom county, to the soldiers home at
Lisbon.
NJ. 20. BY Mr.. Erickson-A bill entitled
can act providing for the extension Of
taxes for 1890.
No. 80. BY Mr.. Misunderstanding to the
salaries of county officers.
No. 81. By Mr.. Oliver-An act to reCu-
late the practice of commercial agencies,
credit companies and guarantee assccia-
tons.
No. 80. By NJ. Fay-To amend section
Z, chapter 81, laws of North Dakota, 1890,
relating to marriages.
No. S3. By MI. Fay-An act relating to
elections. Provides a state %canvassing
board, and provides that no misspelled
names, errors in printing, etc, shall inter-
fere to prevent expression OF the intent OF
the voter.
M. 80. By Mr.. Fay Thy reQue~t)-Pre-
scribing the method of determining popu-
lation in fixiug the salary of county judge,
T No. S5. By Mr.. Fay--TO revise the laws
relating to justices and censtables.