Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06
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Mr.. OLIVER did not like the 21z.cent
rate. He thought it too low. He had in
trOduced the bill because he thought a
maximum rate should be established. A
man who had S25 could get a thousand
mile ticket, while a poor devil who wanted
to make a single trip must pay 4 cents per
mile.
Mr.. BURKE said that, while it is claimed
that at every session there is some one to
champion the railroads, it is also true that
there is always some one at each session
who wants to sinch the railroads. How
ever that might be. he was in favor of
treating the railroads fairly. 1t costs some
money to build railroads, and there was
not as much passenger traffic as in Iowa,
Minnesota, and other thickly-settled states.
Therefore, the roads could not afford to
carry passengers as cheaply.
Mr.. OLIVER moved to lay the 81 cent
amendment on the table. Carried.
Then the bill was put on passage and
Ransom changed his vote to mo" 50 that
he could move to reconsider, and nearly all
tho"yea" votes also changed, whereat there
was much hilarity.
Mr.. OLIVER gave notice that tomorrow
he would move a reconsideration of the
vote by which his bill was lost.
On motion of MIR. Burton the siE.ch motion
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amendatory of the school law.
House bill! los. appropriating money to
make experiments with sugar beets and
the making of sugar therefrom.
MI. SKINNER spoke in favor of the bill.
He moved to cut the appropriation from
the state agricultural college, thought that
sum would be sufficient for making the
experiment.
Mr.. KEARNEY thought the bill should
not pass. "We all know there is sugar in
beets, but the proposed experimentation
at Fargo will not show us the cheapest
way of getting it out. Other states are
making experiments. and VIZ can profit by
their findings"
MI. FAY was in favor Of the bill. He
thought the $4,000 would be money well
expended. He requested the clerk to read
an editorial from a Minneapolis paper
strongly favoring the expenditure Of
money in such experiments.
The bill failed-26 to 30.
House bill 228, providing for changing
the boundaries of Incorporated cities. towns
and villages, passed.
Mr.. TUFTS in the chair.
House bill 1877, the Fay bill for the regu-
latlOn of private bankers.
Mr.. FAY spoke in favor of his bill. 1t
had been amended so that 1t did away with
all objections that had been made. 1t would
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low small towns to have banks.
Mr.. KEARNEY favored and MI. Burton
| opposed the bill.
Passed-32 to %.
House bill l59, relating to the collection
of taxes. Lost.
127 passed was reconsidered and the mo-
ton to reconsider laid On the table.
On motion of Mr.. Burke, the same was
done regarding house bill 1872, relating to
salaries of registers Of deeds and county
treaSurerS.
In order to avoid consuming of further
time with these Sinch motions, Mr.. Oliver
moved that all house bills passed be at
once sent to the engrOSsing force. Car
ried.
Next was house bill 215, to pay John A,
Mclean for brick furnished the Bismarck
penitentiary.
MI. YEGEN submitted an affidavit from
Mr.. Mclean as to the justice OF the bill
Captain Fay spoke in favor of it, and, on
motion, the Hon. J. F. Wallace was invited
to explain the bill to the house. This he
did, and the bill passed.
House bill lao, relating to township Gem
eteries, passed.
House bill ISL. for the registration OF
births, marriages and deaths, passed.
Mr.. MCCULLOCH wanted to call ur
house bill 236, providing for county depos'
tories.
Mr.. OLIVER said there were two other
bills on the same subject-one by Mr.. Gill
and one by himself-and he thought the
two should be considered if the other one
was,
On motion the Three bills were made q
special order, for Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
House bill 23l, reducing the salary of the
lieutenant governor, passed.
Also, house bill 56, repeating the present
warehouse law.
House bill 10, relating to the buying
selling and handling of grain, was in
definitely postponed.
House bill 202, declaring certain thiil'
public mills, after some debate, passdd.
At this point in the proceedings q motor
to adjourn was lost.
House bill 22O, to print 500 copies of tn
revenue law for the use OF county officers
Mr.. OLIVER moved that when the nous
adjourn it be to $3.50 p. m. to read senat
bills first and ssccnd times, and for moth
ing else. Carried.
House bill !2s4, far a state superintendent
of irrigation and forestry, came up.
Mr.. ". w. Barrett, father of the irriga
ton agitation, was invited to address til
house. At the conclusion of his address
the bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver the house tool
q recess until 1880 p. nj.