Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06

WEEKLY YRlBUN
every day life. If. we send our boys and
this language, ehey will come back and be
able to talk with those whom we cannot
talk to. He was in favor of the bill.
MI. STROM said it was not, as some
thought. a move to have Scandinavian
taught in the public schools. 1t was only
to be taught in the university, and there
was no intention of compelling the boys
and girls to study it.
Nj. BROOKE made a lengthy and strong
speech in favor of the bill. He quoted
latin and Greek; but what good, he said,
| was knowledge of these languages to him.
He had studied Caesar and Virgil, Nen-
ophon and Homer; but could he go out and
talk with them. He could talk with living
men-men he could any day meet on the
| street-if he understood this language of
the Northland. He would give his knowl-
of the dead languages for one hour with
Gustayus A%dolphus. He spoke of the
hardy sons of Scandinavia VINO
run northumberland, and obtained
a footing on Erin's western coast. AL
though the gentleman from Walsh (Mr.
Daily was opposing this bill, yet possibly
he was carrying in his veins Scandinavian
blood.
Mr.. Daily wished to correct the gentle
man from the lake of the horrible and sug-
gestive name. He DAILY was born in
America, and thought the English Ian
guage good enough for the people of This
country.
Mr.. GILL also favored the bill. He
knew, as farmer, that he would often find
it convenient to be able to converse with
though too modest to get up and say so
on the foor-had told him that be would
give his best span Of mules if he could
speak Scandinavian.
MI. BROWN said there had been a good
deal Of talk, but he would like to see the
house get down to business. If there is to
be an extra appropriation to carry this
extra burden, the bill was all right. But it
would take $4,000 to employ a professor.
he did not favor taking that amount from
the sum already appropriated.
Mr.. OLIVER said one OF the professors
already employed could teach it. He ia
vored the bill from a selfash motive. He
they grew up to stand all equal show with
their foreign born fellow citizens. He re-
ferred to his colleague MI. HllD as one
who could do better than himself in a po-
litical canvass because he could talk with
Americans, and at the same time with
voters who spoke his W language. He
had also heard Mr.. 0sgood speak OF the
matter-but he said he had known of
times when he would have given a S4OC
span of mules to have been able to speak
Scandinavian for five minutes.
The bill passed-H to 4.
On mOtian of Mr.. Erickson. house bill 20,
providing for an extension OF time for pay
ment OF taxes of 1890, was recalled from
the governor for correction.
BILLS ACTED UPON.
Mr.. BURKE in the chair.
The following bills were taken up, or
motion of different gentlemen, and pu'
upon third reading and final passage:
Senate bill 81, p%ostponing until Oct. Is
1891, date of selling personal property fol
unpaid taxes, pasSed-57 to :.
House bill 46, requiring state officers t(
pay their fees into state treasury.
Mr.. OLIVER didn't like the bill. There
were Inconsistencies in it. The cOnstitu
ton is mandatory that a state officer mus
not do a certain thing: yet this bill says he
must,do it.
The bill failed-3O to ia majority of al
the members not voting for it.
House bill AZ, making railrord companie!
liable for damages by fire set by them
This was Mr.. Holritz's pet measure, and HI
made a hard fight for it.
thought that senate bill 167 fully covered
the matter. and was a better bill.
MIR. OLIVER couldn't see anything OBJ
%jectionable in the bill. 1t was neither un
) reasonable nor unfair.
Mr.. BENNETT explained that Mr.. Hol
ritz was on the prairie fire joint committee
and that the committee had favOrably
recommended both billsA2 and 167-ont
to the house and one to the senate.
Mr.. .KEARNEY thought that the bill
was in the interest of the railroad compa
t1nies and not of the people.
Mr.. MCCULLOCH was favorable K
the bill. He hoped the railroad companie:
would be made responsible for their dam
ages by fire. He thought the provision re
1'luiring the states attorney to fight the
suits was a good Individuals, as hi
knew, stood no show in suits with the rail
roads.
The bill passed=O to Is.
Mr.. KEARNEY moved that, when thu
house adjourn, it be to 10 a. m. on the day
following. Carried.
House bill 193-a seed-grain bill-was
next considered, and. after a clear expla-
nation of its provisions by Mr.. Allen, the
bill passedA5 to Q.
The provisions of the substitute for house
bill 1856 were lucidly explained by Mr.. Den
nett, and the bill passed-42 to s.
On motion Of Mr.. Brooke, the house ad-
jOurned to 10 a. M. Of the day following.
Legislative Notes.
The house clerk yesterday read a com
munication from the governor inviting the
members of the assembly, the state officers
and the citizens of Bismarck to attend {
reception at the Wallace house, or
Seventh street next Tuesday evening.
SPEAKER ALLEN is able and popular
and a. that. But. just the same, as a mat.
ter of economy, the people of Dickey
should keep him at home next time. The
state is too poor to have its furniture con-
verted into kindling wood right along
Last session two chairs-at different times
of eourse-went down with him, and yes
terday anotherdid likewise. Mr.. Allen
was on the floor-wlth Mr.. Burke on the
speakers throne-and was explaining the
seed-wheat-bill. After finishing he sat
down-or attempted to sit down-when 10!
there was a crash. and he was ION the
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