Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-16
SEVENTH DAY.

Monday.

S~N"s
The senate was called to order at 2 p. IN.
A motion was introduced by Mr.. Cashel
and subsequently withdrawn, approving
the report of the committee or rules. The
delay was taken to give the members an
opportunity to read the report, it being
printed to-day for the first time.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved that the state
auditor be requested to furnish the senate
with IN itemiZed account Of the eXpendi-
lures included under the head of "Malnte-
lance of State Capitol, sis, sos 62;;' also
miscellaneous warrants, general purposes
S7,3l3.97," appearing in the state auditors
report.
The motion was seconded and carried.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
No. %. BY Mr.. Cashel-Amending Sec
ton 70, article 6, Of chapter 62, session laws
of 1890. Ut provides for the meeting OF the
electors in a school district and the levy of
a tax for school purposes.)
No. %. BY MI. Cashel-To provide for a
board of state ~canvassers.
No. "a. BY Mr.. M~iller-Giving power to
CouilIJ w AioDNESC VI tStLl
estate bid in, III tie lame Of the county, at
tax sales.
No. 25. BY Mr.. Almen-For the prntcc-
tiire>h!ng mpchines in this state. This
bill (~section y provides that it shall be
unlawful for any person to demand or re-
ceive pay for the thresling Of grain in this
state until the person doing uchthreshing
Shall procure and exhibit to the person for
whom such threShing was done, a receipt
in full for all wages due or owing for the
labor OF men and teams employed by him
in dong such threshing." II such a receipt
ann be procured, then a bond shall be
put up by the owner of the threshing ma
chine.
No. 26 By Mr.. Kinter-To provide for
the registering of all COUNT warrants
issued by the county auditor or clerk and
manner OF paying tor same.
No. q. BY Mr.. Kinter-To amend Sec
ton Is of chapter 152, entitled an act au.
thorizing counties to issue bonds to procure
seed grain for needy farmers resident
therein. This bill provides for the pay
ment and retirement of bonds that have
been issued for seed grain.
No. %. BY Mr.. L,ttle.-To provide for a
uniform system Of free text books through
out the state. The first section provides
that the governor, superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, president OF the state uni
versity aud four other competent persons,
electors in the state, two of whom shall
be appointed by the governor. by and with
the consent Of the senate, for a term OF
five Years n until their successors are
appointed and qualified, shall! constitute
the state board Of text books, whose duty
it shall be to select and adopt from time to
time a series of text books, maps and
charts to be used in the public schools and
other educational institutions of the state
as hereinafter provided.
No. 29. By Mr.. lnk-To donate and
grant section 36, in township 1888, range 48
west. This bill provides for donating the
above described land to the North Dakota
academy of science at Wahpeton.
No. 80. BY Mr.. lnk-For memorial to
congress requesting the passage Of an act
confirming the act Of the legislative as
sembly of the state of North Dakota do.
mating and granting section 50, township
1873, range 48 to the academy of science at
the city OF WahpetOn. This was subse.
quently changed to a concurrent resolu.
ton. ="
No. 81. By Mr.. LaMoure-To amend
chapter It's If the laws of 1890, being an
act to amend section II of chapter 81 OF
the session laws OF 1885, referring to the
transfer of certain county funds. This
bill provides for the t~ransference to the
general fund Of nnexpended balances be