Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-23
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JAN. s., 1891.

the journal be dispensed with and a COM
mittee of three be appointed to correct
same. Messrs. Fiske, Hill and Beardsley
were appointed as such committee.
Under the head of reports of committees
the committee on school and public lands
reported favorably senate bill No. /.
The committee on state affairs did like.
wise concerning house bill Is.
The special committee to secure com
mittee rooms reported that they had Sc
cured rooms over the Capital National
bank and that the same would be ready by
tomorrow night.
MI. FISKE gave notice that tomorrow
he would move a reconsideration of house
bill %, granting a school section to the
soldiers. home at Lisbon. He presented a
resolution asking the attorney general to
give his opinions as to thelconstitutionality
of the matter. But Mr.. oliver, seeing his
pet measure in danger, came to the rescue,
knocked out the gentleman from Kidder
in one, two, three order by laying his reso-
luton on the table, and then olinched his
victory by moving the usual recOnsidera-
ton and to lie on the table, which carried.
Al to 8.
MI. LUTZ offered a resolution recitng
that the deadly kerosene lamp had of late
been getting in Its work throughout the
state and asking the Oil inspector to come
to the front and tell the house all he knew
about it. The resolution was adopted.
MI. BURKE, the democratic gen.
tleman from Ransom county, moved the
adoption Of a concurrent resolution men,
orialiZing congress for the submission of a
constitutional amendment providing for
the election of president, vice president
and United States senators by a direct vote
Of the people.
But the republican side saw a "wood-
chuck" in the resolution, and, on motion of
Mr.. Burke, consideration of the same was
postponed until a week from Monday,
until a senator from North Dakota shall
have been chosen.
The Hansbrough seed wheat memorial
having been received from the senate, it
was passed as amended. The senate
amendment makes the Bed river valley as
destitute" as the balance of the state.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS.
II. Returning to Elk Valley Farming
company a certain parcel of land, referred
to committee on judiciary
20. An act to establish independent
school districts in cities heretofore organ
lied for school purposes under special
laws and provided with boards of educa-
ton, to committee on education.
THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS.
l. To set aside a section of land in Cass
county for an agricultural college Passed
Al to IL.
Mr.. GILL moved to reconsider and lay
on the table. Carried.
An informal recess was tax en-.
A motion of Mr., Beardsley prevailed, in
structing the chief clerk to provide files Of
bills and the house journal, stationery,
pen etc.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Richie was
adopted, expressing the sympathies Of the
members with the messenger, Mr.. E. R.
Kennedy, who had lost a son by death.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
"a. Relating to hail insurance, to COM
mittee ON insurance.
At. Making it unlawful to kill prairie
chickens, grouse, ETC., from December 81
to August 15, to committee Oh Judiciary.
4S. Conveying to United States title to
all lands ceded to the government. AS a
law identical with No. 48 was passed. the
bill, on motion, went to the legislative
boneyard by the indefinite ~postpOnement
route.
40. Mr.. GilPs act for the protection of
game, to committee on state affairs.
so. Mr.. Douglas bill amdening the
school laws, to committee on education.
81. Mr.. Rlchie's bill amending the
school laws, to committee on education.
81. Mr.. Holritz's bill for the preven-
ton of prairie fires, to committee on state
affairs.
SO. Amending section GIG of the COM
piled laws of North Dakota, to committee
on judiciary.
81. To amend sections 3 and 4, chapter
IS, Of "estray laws" to committee on ju-
dietary.
IS. To provide for locating the indus
trial school and school of manual training
at Glendale to committee on educa-
ton.
IS. To repeal chapter 1873, laws Of 1890,
to committee on judiciary.
81. To provide that clerks of district
courts shall also be clerks of county courts;
to committee on judiciary.
SO. Concerning deposits in insOlvent
banks, and providing penalties for officers
Of banks when they know that their bank
is insOlvent; to committee on banking.
2. Providing for the printing m distri-
button of election tickets at public ex-
pense; to committee o elections and
privileges.
Mr.. OLIVER asked and received unani-
nous consent to introduce house bill SO, to
authorize county boards to designate de-
positories for county funds.
Adjourned.