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

F. Amidon.
Senate bill 1T, a law introduced in Min
nesota to suppress corrupt practices at
elections, was indefinitely postponed. This
each candidate for Office to make a sched-
ule of his expenses incurred at election
times.
The House.
MORNING SESSION.
The house met at 1915, Speaker Allen in
the chair.
Prayer by chaplain.
Roll call.
COMMITTEE
From the state affairs committee: House
bill 2S1, fixing salary of ~lieutenant-gov-
ernor, favorably.
From committee OH banking: House bill
227-the Fay bill for the regulation of pr{-
vate bankers-without recommendation.
MI. FAY moved to make the bill a spe-
cial order for 2 p. m, but accepted the mo-
ton of Mr.. Bjornson to make it a special
order for Monday at 2 p. m. Mr.. Fay said
he wanted the bill acted on one way or the
other.
NAou I'll loCUul 90
House bill POP, relating to public Touring
mills, favoring amendment and passage.
Report adopted.
From committee on state affairs: House
bill 1871, for the registration of births, mar
riages and deaths, favorably.
From committee on judiciary: House
bill 229, relating to specific powers of
county commissioners, returned for correc-
ion. Report adopted.
Mr.. FAY stated that there had been
much trouble in getting members on judic-
larry committee together, and that there
had not been a clerk present at the last
two meetings..
Committee on judiciary: House bill 2SS3,
defining usury, returned for correction.
Report adopted.
Also house bill 23e, to punish the count
erfiting of labels, trade marks, etc., without
recommendation.
Also house bill 24S, to renew stock Ger
tifcates where originals have been lost,
worn out or destroyed, favOrably.
From the joint committee on education:
House bill 1871, relating to normal schools,
fayoring amendment and passage.
From committee on appropriations:
or committee rooms etc., favOrably.
Also house bill 234, appropriating $500
for compiling the laws; majority favorable,
minority u~nfavorable.
Mr.. WHITE asked the chairman
of the temperance committee as
to the statas of his (White's) pharmacy
a meeting of the committee would be held
during the day to consider them.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Rv Mr. Nill. A rnfif;or frop, thn coorn&
societies OF jamestown against legislation
regulating assessment lif%e.insurance COM
panies.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
On motion of Mr.. Burke, all new bills
were reau twice and referred.
247. BY Mr.. Skinner-A legislative ap-
portionment bill.
Mr.. PETERSON moved that it be print
ed before being read. Carried.
Mr.. kEARNEY said he thought the bill
was identical with the LaMoure senate
bill: but the clerk said it provided for
thirty.six senatorial districts, while senate
bill 1874 makes thirty-eight districts.
248. BY. Mr.. Gill-Authorizing railroad
committee on judiciary.
249. BY Mr.. Lamb 10y request)-TO pre-
vent property escaping taxation through
legal defects, to committee on judiciary.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
Substitute for house bill %, providing a
bounty for wolf scalps. Passed.
No. 226, providing that county treasur-
ers shall collect city and school taxes.
AS there was 40 one present who could
explain the bill it was, on motion OF Mr..
flIuar In0nfinSf0lr rnofpnnn1
House bill 227, relating to commissions
of county treasurers on sale Of funding
bonds.
After explanation by Mr.. White the bill
passed.
A motion was made by Mr.. Fay to take
up senate bills 1873 and Ill and read and
refer the same. But the motion brought
out a halt. dozen other motions for like &C.
ton on other senate bills, whereupon Mr..
Fay withdrew his motion.
The substitute for house bill IS, Mr.. CLIPS
measure for regulating assessment life in
surance companies. then came up for con-
sideration.
Mr.. GILL made a calm and disposition
ate argument for his bill. He claimed that
it was an absolute necessity that some-
thing in the way Of law should be provided
to prevent the frauds practiced by the
mushroom assessment companies. He
would give way to no man in his regard
for the fraternal societies, and this bill did
not injure them in the least. Care had
been taken to eliminate everything to
which they could possibly object when
they saw a copy of the measure, and knew
just what it really contained. An officer
Of the Railway Employees had read over
the bill and had told him that there was
nothing Objectionable to his society in it,
and that it was the best bill on the subject
he had ever seen. Mr.. Gill said he had no
more interest in it than any other citizen,
or more than he had in any necessary
measure of legislation.
Mr.. LUTZ opposed tho bill. He said:
Sewing due consideration to the state
ments made by the gentlemen from Cass,
and frankly acknowledging the fact that
there are some good provisions in this bill,
l must maintain that this bill should not
become a law If there is any possibility Of