Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13
The House.

Ths house began it's session at the usual
hour.
The chaplain prayed and the clerk called
the roll.
LOTIONS y RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. OLIVER moved to suspend Joint
rules for the purpose of taking up the
revenue bill, carried-59 to l.
MessrS. Thompson and Cope were ex-
cused.
There was something of a razzle-dazzle
over the question of following the list of
bills as arranged by the steering commit.
tee. Mr.. Beardsley chad it in" for that
aggregation of statesmen, md for a while
it looked as though the proceedings of the
society of the StanislauS were about to be
duplicated. But finally the house got down
to business and went to work with a will.
On motion of Mr.. Brooke senate bill SO,
for a constitutional amendment raising
the state debt Limits, was taken up and
passed.
FIRST ARD ECON READING OF SENATE
BILLS.
1874. Appropriating $4,000 for Worlds
Fair purposes.
Ia. Appropriation for a state educa-
tional library.
1913. Amending the law in relation to
the government Of state insane asylum.
1856. Relating to the adoption of child
rem.
Mr.. KEARNEY moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. STROM was opposed to indefinite
~pOstponement. He didn't want the house to
treat the senate that way. There is a big
batch of house bills up there, and they NAV
treat us the same way"
Mr.. BURKE, as a member of the steer
ing committee, objected to indefinite post
pOnement.
Mr.. BEARDSLY, also, in an ironical
tone, protested against the house making
inrOadS on the prerOgative Of the steering
committee. .
The motion to indefinitely postpone went
by the board.
102. Authorizing the transfer by the
state treasurer of the stock indemnity fund
and the fund Of certain u~norganized cOun-
ties to the general fund.
1875. Providing for woman suffrage.
Mr.. BEARDSLEY said the bill had not
been referred to his committee, and the
speaker informed him that the bill was on
first reading.
Mr.. BEARDSLEY wanted it to 20 to the
steering committee.
Mr.. LAMB suggested that the woman
suffrage committee tackle it.
The SPEAKER said that the house had
previously ordered different action, and
had recalled all bills from the committees.
Mr.. BURTON wanted the rule which
regulated talk by members enforced. Some
were speaking too often and taking up too
much time.
The SPEAKER said he would endeavor
to enforce the rule, but he wasn't positive
that he could.
179. The sheep-inspection bill. "a,
The clerk said the bill had disappeared
from his desk.
Mr.. PEABODY moved that joint rule 10
be suspended and bills passed the day pre-
vious be sent to the senate. Adopted.
SENATE BILLS DISPOSED OF,
105. Amendatory of the law relating to
county courts.
Mr.. FAY said that, under the bill, the
salary of county judges would be too
small. In his county the salary would be
from $50 to 800. That was not enough to
get competent men TO bother with the Of
flee. He moved that further consideration
Of the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. GILL favored the bill. 1t was what
his county wanted.
MIR. Fay's motion carried.
1877. Authorizing special school districts
to refund bonded Indebtedness. NJ
Mr.. GILL favored the bill. 1t only i'm