Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-27

resolution from the house, memorialiZing
congress for a aw and appropriation of
$lOO,OO for the establishment of nation
scientific rain bureau or college at Wash
ington.
h House.
The house met at the usual hour, with
Speaker Allen in the chair.
After prayer by Chaplain Kline, the roll
was called, the journal committee reported,
the journal was corrected and the same
approved.
PETITIONS N COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. BROOKE presented a petition from
residents of township Isl, range 62, now in
Benson county, asking that they be al
lowed to vote IN the question of annexa-
ton to Ramsey county. They are fifty
miles from the county seat OF Benson, and
much less from that of Ramsay; only eight
miles from a railroad town in Ramsey, and
an Indian reservation between them and
Benson county.
Mr.. FOSS presented a petition from j.
Morley Wyard and II others of Park
River, Walsh county, asking that no action
be taken looking to a repeal OF the pen
atty clause or prOhlbltOry law.
Mr.. LUTZ moved that the senate amend
ments to house bills q. %, and 81 be con-
concurred in. Carried.
Mr.. LUTZ explained the amendments.
House bill 9, an act to provide facilities
for marketing wool, went through without
opposition-57 to 0.
No. 25-the bill providing that public
institutions shall use native coal-had been
amended by the senate by striking out the
proviso that other coal may be used if it
can be purchased cheaper.
Mr.: WHITE moved that the vote by
which senate amendments to No Is had
been concurred in be reconsidered. Car
ried.
Mr.. WHITE then moved that the house
Carried.
On motion OF Mr.. Oliver the appointment
OF a conference committee was ordered,
and the chair appointed Messrs. White,
Oliver and Holritz as such committee.
House bill ", for publishing future
amendments to the constitution, passed.
SO to 0.
COMMITTEE
The only report was that of the railroad
committee on senate bill 80, establishing a
maximum rate for carrying coal by rail,
recommending amendment and passage.
On motion of Mr.. FOss the report was
adopted.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. GILL Offered concurren resolution
for a constitutional amendment reducing
the salary of the Acknowledgements to
$500 a year.
Mr.. GILL said that at present the lieu
tenant governor was virtually paid $4,000
for sixty days work. It was too much: he
thought $1,000 would be enough.
The resolution was adopted-3O to 10.
Mr.. BROOKE called MI. GilPs attention
to the fact that the constitution itself pro-
vided for changing the salary by statute,
whereupon MIR. Gill, by consent, withdrew
the substitute.
THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Mr.. RICHIE was called to the chair.
Senate bill 1875. amending the school law
of 1890, passed-45 to II.
Next was sena bill IL, also amendatorv
OF the school law of 1890.
Mr.. OLIVER wanted the chairman of
the education committee to explain the
bill.
Mr.. WHITE said that the bill made the
county treasurers do the financial work of
the school districts, and abolished the office
of district treasurer.
III ~ = AllVV ~ hIlO" IL IL JUOk
fifteen pages to substitute county for dist
riot treasurer.
Mr.. BURTON said that every section
amended by changing one officer for the
other had to be given in full, and that was
the cause Of the bilrs length. However,
he didn't like the bill; he thought it would
put the school districts to no end of
trouble.
Mr.. STROM wanted to know what pro-
vision was made in senate bill 1875 for
this matter OF abolishing the Office of dis
trict treasurer.
Mr.. LORING said that senate bill 12 gave
the county treasurer no extra pay. He
thought it was a good bill.
Mr.. WHITE said that the bill provided
for n per cent. for the county treasurer,
and he asked unanimous consent to strike
it out.
Mr.. OLIVER, remarking that no one
seemed to know any more about the bill
cial OF der for Monday.
Mr.. WHITE thought it should be acted
upon before Saturday, as that was the date
set for final action by the committee to
cOdify the school laws.
MI. KEARNEY moved to amend Mr.. o.
iver's motion by indefinitely !p%ostponing.
Mr.. OLlV Err accepted Mr.. K-arney's
amendment, and the latter's motion car
ried.
H SPECIAL. ORDER.
The hour OF 3 o'clock had been set for
considering house bill 212-'the warehouse
bill"-and, on motion, it was taken up in
committee of the whole.
Strong speeches were made for the bill
by Messrs. Oliver, bennett, Lutz and Nc
Culloch, and against by Messrs. Gill,
Burke and Richie. Messrs. Gill, Oliver and
Lutz, each spoke a number of times, and
anything and everything favorable to
either side was brought out in the discus
sion.
Those favorable 10 the bill claimed that
It was intended to make the elevators pay
their just proportion toward navigating
the ship of state; that the farmers were
now at the mercy Of the elevators; that the
Encouragement had decided that the bill
was constitutional and could be enforced:
and that. in the interest Of the farmers, the
bill should pass.
The opposition took the ground that Sec
ton 6, the St ction requiring licenses, was
unwise and useless; that there was no
more justice. in making elevators pay
| license than in cOmnplljnO marohopto NJ