Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-06
towns and cities, was read a third time and

IoWuo oilu ClIlco. was ledu d lullu Llluc dllu
passed.
1902. Authorizing the state treasurer to
transfer money from the stock indemnity
fund and the ~unOrganiZed county fund to
the general fund of the state, was read a
third time and passed.
%. Amending section 70, article 6, chap
ter 62. laws of 1890, entitled education.
Committee recommended bill do not pass.
Report of committee adopted. Bill then
put upon its final passage and lost by a
vote of IL TO II.
81. Providing clerk hire for state
officers. was made a special order for Fri
9S. Making appropriation for payment
OF state officers: The pill was read a third
time and passed.
COAL RATES.
Senate bill 80 was a special order for 8 p.
m. This is a bill fixing a maximum rate
for hauling native coal by the railroads.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Ward moved that the
figures 80 cents be stricken out and 80
cents be inserted, being the maximum
price per ton to be charged for hauling
coal a distance of fifty miles.
The railroad committee reported some
amendments, which were adopted. Other
amendments were then sought to be made,
but Mr.. LaMoure called the attention of
the senate to the fact that they could not
know what they were voting upon, and it
should be engrossed before third reading.
He said that if the senate was not careful
they would get more railroad legislation
such as they had a year ago, that would be
speedily knocked out by the courts.
After a good deal OF cross firing of a
parliamentary sort the vote was recOnsid-
cred by which the report was adopted.
Than Mr. SvQncru1 moyp6 tho Strikirr
out of ar obnoxious "no' in the bill and
the motion was adopted.
Mr.. MCGILLIVRAY spoke against the
bill and said it would, if passed, compel
the coal producers west of the Missouri to
go out of business.
An effort was made to suspend the rules
and have the bill passed before going to
amendments. But only II votes for sus-
pension of the rules could be raised and
the bill was sent to the engrOSsing COM
mittee.
LEvYING SCHOOL TAXES.
There was a discussion over senate bill
%, introduced by Mr.. Cashel. The COM
ly. Senator Worst attacked the bill when
it came up on its third reading. He said
that the bill would introduce a feature
which now prevails in Nebraska and it is
the one weak point in the Nebraska sys.
tenn. 1t provided, practically, that three
directors should be elected to transact
business for the year and then a body of
men are invited in to take this work out
of the hands of the directors. There is
nothing mandatory in the bill. If it were
mandatory and the qualified electors were
compelled to meet it would be better than
it is.
Mr.. CASaEL spoke in favor of the bill.
lie said he thought it frequently worked a
hardship-the giving to three men the
power to levy a heavy AK. Very often the
directors pay but little tax, and under this
bill, ii an extraordinary tax is to be levied,
1t can only be done by a concurrence OF a
majority Of the people of the district.
Mr.. kINTER opposed the bill as a mat
ter OF principle. You might as we'll call
all the people of the county in to levy a
county tax. Ours is a representative sys.
tenn of government, and taxes are not lev
led by the masses, but by men elected by
the masses.
MIR. LAMOURE said he thought the peo-
pie should, in the first place, elect men in
whom they have confidence.
Mr.. WORST claimed the bill struck a
nerve blow at the educational system of
the state.
A vote Oh the bill showed a vote of IL
for and Is against.
SALARY BILLS.
Mr.. NELSON thought that, as the rail-
road commissioners have very little to do,
and the secretary of the commission has
only two months work a year to do, 81 900
is very extravagant amount for the secre-
tary's salary. He moved $500 be substl-
tuted for 81, 900.
Mr.. LITTLE said it was of the utmost
Importance that there should be a compe-
tent man for secretary, and 81, 900 is none
too much. A greater part of the time of
the secretary is taken with his work.
The motion to cut the salary was lost by
a vote of II to Is.
The appropriation bill for salary in
auditors office was cut from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Mr.. CASHEL moved that the figures
$4,000 for commissioners of insurance office
De struck out and $1,000 substituted there
for.
Mr.. LITTLE moved that the bill be re-
committed. The motion to recommit was
lost by a vote of ID to ID.
Mr.. CASHEL'S amendment, relative to
the office Of commissioner Of insurance,
was carried.
Mr.. NELSON moved to cut the salary of
clerk in the Office of commissioner of agri-
culture and labor from $1,5OO to $1,000.
Mr.. HAGGART moved that a committee
Of five be appointed to consider this mat
ter and the bill be made a special order for
Friday at 2:30 p. m. The following-named
senators were appointed by the chair on
on the committees: Messrs. LaMoure, Mel
son.. Bisbee, Pinkham and Kinter.
The House.
The house met at the usual hour, and,
after prayer, the roll was called and all
members found present except those ex-
cused.
Journal committee reported journal cor
rect, and the same committee was con-
tinued.
PETITIONS M COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. PETERSON presented three pc
titions from citizens of Cass county asking
for the repeal Of section Al, article 8, of the
school law Of 1890. On motion of Mr..
Rurka rafarrpd IN commIttpn IN aduca.