Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-20

journal of the previous day to be correct,
and Messrs. Walton, Ward and Watson
were appointed to correct the journal of
the tEirty-ninth day.
COMMITTEE
Judiciary committee: Senate bill 81, re.
latlng to the transfer of county funds,
recommending that it do not pass.
Appropriations committee: Senate bill
1876, appropriating money for the mainten-
ance of the state officers, favorably.
Joint committee on military affairs:
House bill 15O, chang ing title to provide a
military code for the state of North Dako-
ia" otherwise amending, and recommend
ing passage.
Same committee: Senate bill IS, a Joint
memorial to congress regarding Fort Tot
ten, favorably.
From railroad committees: House bills
1853 and I46, requiring railroads to provide
proper, efficient and safe brakes and COUP
lers, recommending that they do not pass.
Also house bills 40 and AZ, relating to
prevention of the setting of prairie fires
along the lines of railways, recommending
reference to joint committee on prairie
fires.
Also house bill 81, providing maximum
charges for passenger rates, amending by
reducing from three to two and ene-haif
cents per mile, and recommending pas
sage.
From the joint committee on penal insti-
tutions: Senate bill 10, providing for The
parole of convicts, favorably.
From the committee on judiciary:
Senate bill l3l, providing for the mainten-
ance OF the militia, recommending refer
ence to committee on appropriations.
Same committee: House bill 70, amend
ing by striking out section 8, and re-
ported back without recommendation.
Also house bill 113, a seed grain bill,
recommending the passage of substitute.
Also house bill 1876, relating to the quar-
terly reports of county treasurers, favoring
passage of a substitute.
Also house bill 149, abolishing the offices
of justices of the peace and constables in
civil townships, unfavorably.
official stenographers legal evidence, IA
vOring passage of a substitute.
Also house bill 1854. proviling for the
erection of warehouses and grain elevators
on railroad rights OF way, favOring amend
ments and passage.
Also house bill 100, making the compiled
laws of 1887 legal evidence, favorably.
Also, house bill 1872, exempting volun-
teer fremen from jury duty and payment
OF pOll.tax, recommending reference to
general orders. Report adopted.
MOTIONS N RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. FOSS moved to reconsider the vote
by which house bill 80 vas passed the day
previous. Carried.
Mr.. BURTON moved that No. SO be re-
ferred to The committee Oh state affairs for
necessary correction. Carried.
UNFINISHED
The unfinished business was the first
reading of MIR. Thompson's railroad bill
No. lob, which reading was begun yester-
day.
Mr.. WILLIAMS said that the bill was
very lengthy, and, in order to avoid a
waste OF time, he moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mi. McCULLOCH said he would not
vote to indefinitely postpone a bill he knew
nothing about.
Mr.. DOUGLAS said the bill had been
printed at considerable expense, and the
least the house could do was to give it a
fair consideration.
The motion of Mr.. Williams was lost.
MIR. BURTON wanted to refer to the
railroad committee without reading; but
this could MOI be done under the rules.
MIR. GILL moved to suspend the rules
Nti" lioS'"NV " " uIoO1 CuulllS VI lIOuSC
bills. Carried.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC.
100. BY Mr.. Y~egen-Relating to county
physicians.
1911. BY Mr.. WEite-Relating to normal
schools of the state.
1872. BY Mr.. Burton-To indemnify the
owners of sheep killed by dogs by a tax on
! dogs.
1913. By Mr.. Richie (by request)-Relat
ing to liens on crops.
1874. BY Mr.. Larson-R Relating to liens
for labor, goods and physicians services.
1876. BY Mr.. GiIl-Providing for a COM
mittee OF five to compile all the laws of the
state.
1876. BY Mr.. Notwithstanding to
foreclosure OF real estate mortgages,
l97. BY Mi. LutZ-To provide for the
publication of the supreme court deci-
SiOnS.
1913. BY Mr.. Lutz-Concerning probate
of foreign wills.
A FREE COINAGE EPISODE.
Mr.. BURTON presented the following
concurrent resolution, requesting the
United StlteS senators and United States
senators-elect, and the representative and
representatiVe-elecJ tn congress from
North Dakota, to endeavor to defeat the
Tree coinage Dill.
WHEREAS, There is now before congress
a measure popularity known as the free
coinage bill" the aim of which is to create
fictitious and wholly artificial value for sill
yer, in the interest of a few millionaire sill
yer miners and SPECTATORS; and believing
as we do that this measure is inimical to
the best interests of the people of the state
OF North Dakota. II believing also tLat
any profit arising from any such measure
should accrue to the whole people of the
United States, rather than to a few million
aires; therefore be it
Resolved, By the legislative assembly Of
the state OF North Dakota, that our sena-
tors and senator-elect, our representative
and representative. elect be and the same
are hereby instructed to vote against and
use every honorable means to defeat said
bill, and any and all similar bills the ten
dency OF which is a departure from a
sound currency based on a gold standard.
And be it further
ResolUed, That we favor the ideas en-
bodied in what is known as "the Window
bill" in its original form. And be it
further
Res0lUed, That copies of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to our senators and
SenatOr-elect, and also to our representa-