Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-06
DAY.
The Senate,
The senate met at 2 d. IN.


Lieutenant-Governor Allin presiding.
A communication from the Cass county
Sunday school convention was presented
to Senator Haggart, opposing the resub-
mission of the prohibitory clause Of the
constitution. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on temperance.
!, The committee on judiciary reported
) certain amendments to senate bill 81 lex
emptions).
Senate bill - was withdrawn by request
OF Mr.. CasEel.
Senate bill 10l was withdrawn by request
of Mr.. Haggart.
NEW sENATE L
No. 100. By Mr.. Cashel-Amending Sec
ton liz of chapter 2 of justice code, being
section 6,l5S, compiled laws.
No. ITO. By Mr.. Cashel-Amending Sec
ton 1,4O7 of article S, political code, com
piled laws, entitled fees Of register of
deeds.
No. Ill. By Mr.. Notwithstanding
election precincts.
No. 112. By Mr.. Little-Amending chap
ter 80 of laws of 1890. adding Logan county
to the Sixth judicial district for judicial
purposes.
No. 113. BY Mr.. Haggart-Providing for
a $4,000 annual appropriation for prizes at
the tournament of the North Dakota Fire
mems association.
No. ia. BY Mr.. Worst-Making appro-
priation for library in office of state super
intendent of public instruction. Referred
to committee on state library.
THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS.
No. IS. Preventing the illegal branding,
killing, stealing, manning or
driving stock belonging to another party
from their accustomed range in North Da-
kota. The bill was passed.
No. 81. Relating to the collection of
personal taxes for the year 1890. The bill
provides that personal taxes from March l
& to October Is, 1891, will drawtOne per cent
a month interest, but distraint is not to be
made by county treasurers until October
18th. The bill was passed.
No. IL amending the school law, as to
salary OF county superintendent of schools
and paying ten cents a mile mileage for
distance travelled. Some minor amend
ments were made to the bill, but the mile
e feature was retained. Referred to
committee on education.
.1lo. VI: Incorporating detective agen-
rcies. Indefinitely postponed in accord
ance with report of committee.
No. So. Amending law fixing salary of
county judges and county auditors. The
bill was passed.
FITsT READING OF HOUSE SILL
No. 50. For the protection of bank de-
positors.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The governor announced his signature
to senate bill No. II.
The courtesies Of the floor were extended
to Superintendent Spear of Devils Lake
and to George Aud of Dickinson.
A conference committee was ordered OF
three from the senate and three from the
house to settle differences in relation to
bill No. 2. Messrs. Lite, Worst and Ink
were appointed on behalf of the senate.
The PRESIDENT announced his sigma
ture to house bill A; also concurrent reso-
luton regarding lotteries and gift enter
prises. @,
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS sAI.AEY.
Mr.. KINTER'S senate bill 18, re-adjust-
ing salaries of the superintendent of pub
lie schools, caused some discussion.
Mr.. BJORGO said he thought that the
bill would raise the salary in Grand Forks
to too high a figure.
Mr.. CASHEL did not approve of the
mileage feature. He thought that 10 cents
was too high a figure.
Mr.. WORST claimed that a man could
not make enough at s cents a mile mileage
to pay for his meals, to say nothing about
horse hire. A superintendent that makes
an average of twenty miles a day when
travelling does we'll. He 1.-THE senat0r) had
travelled over 9 county thirty-two miles by