Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13
a law; and on motion of Mr.. Douglas, the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb the house took a
recess until 2 O'Clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION

sumed.
1872. Relating to the gathering of county
statistics.
Mr.. GILL explained the bill, and said 1t
was a very important measure.
The bill passed.
166. Relating to homestead exemptions.
Mr.. FOSS moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. FAY said there was now no home.
stead law on the statute books. as required
by the constitution.
MI. FOSS withdrew his motion, and the
bill passed.
The senate amendments to house bill
49-the Gill game-bird measurement next
considered.
On motion of Mr.. Gill the senate amend
mentS were cOncurred in.
MI. KEARNEY said he didn't want to
be compelled to post notices on his land
to warn off hunters, and then have to re-
place the notices after each rain. He was
opposed to the bill.
The bill passed.
80. Relating to garnishments.
On motion of MI. Havrevold, indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Brooke, the vote defeat
ing senate bill 1874 was reconsidered. Mr..
Brooke explained that the bill was for the
purpose OF allowing armer who wanted
to purchase a stallion or bull to incorpor-
ate: Then Mr.. Brooke explained, and the
bill passed.
1870. Defining the residence of qualified
1O2. Allowing of transfer of funds
from stock indemnity to general fund.
Passed.
ia. Providing for a state educational
MI. GILL said the books were needed.
Several thousand dollars worth of books
had been contributed to the library, but
the books now wanted would have to be
purchased. The volumes would be of vast
interest to the educational interests of the
state.
The bill passed.
1873. Raising the salary of superintendent
n assistant superintendent of state in
sane asylum.
After debate by Messrs. Burke, Brooke
and Gill, favorable to the measure, it failed
on passage.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order-senate bill lib, the
firemen's tournament appropriation bill
came up.
Mr.. BROOKE said the state was poor,
but the amount asked vas as nothing COM
pared with the property saved by the fire.
men. They were mostly young, vigorous
men, and in order to keep up the interest
of the organizations, there should be a sort
OF Fourth of July celebration given them
each year. They pay their W expenses
and they furnish their own uniforms; and,
If this house could afford to give $22, 1000 to
the state militia who nay never be called
into service, they certainly should feel able
to give $4,000 to these firemen, who are
liable to be called out to risk their lives
any night to save property.
Mr.. PEABODY had as much regard for
the firemen as had any member; but the
flre companies were a city institution,
Intended to save urban property entirely.
The small farmer, as a matter of course,
could not be benefited by it. Ii the cities
desire the firemen to have a Fourth of
July celebration, they certainly should be
willing to pay for it.
Mr.. FlSkE said that the eastern part
OF the state was clamoring for money to
aid undertakings of all kinds. The cen
tral and western parts Of the state ex-
pected nothing, asked for nothing, and got
nothing. This last proposition is monu
mental cheek. 1t is a matter for wonder
their waterworks and fire insurance.
Mr.. BROOKE wished the gentleman
from kidder to remember that he had
stood with the people of the west right
along.
Mr. MCCULLOCH opposed the bill. The
people OF the state were too poor If the
conditions were favorable, if the people of
the state were well situated financially, he
would be the last man to protest against
the bill; but what the people of most parts
OF the state wanted was food and seed.
The bill fajled-2S to "a.
l96. Regulating the adoption OF chill
dren.
After an explanation by MI. Gill of the
necessity OF such a bill, it passed.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Senate bills 1874 and 6 lad been punched
by a previous resolution, and were consid-
cred together.
Mr.. GILL believed most of the people of
the state wanted the state to be represent
ed. Kansas had received her start on the
way to great prosperity through being so
exceedingly well represented at the Cen
it had cost her many dollars, but all had
been returned a thousand fold. Every dol
lar had been repaid over and over again
through increased immigration and the
bringing in of capital. No appropriation
that has been made will so surely come
back to the treasury as this.
Mr.. BURKE said that while some sec
lions had been prosperous, many other
sections had been unfortunate. Throughout
the length and breadth OF the land North
Dakota had been branded as "the pauper
state" He wanted this stigma wiped out.
There was some distress, but there were
no cases of absolute suffering among our |
people. There was no reason to look on the
dark side; the state, as a
Whole, is fairly prosperous.
Some people in the east say
our misfortunes have been caused because
the country is at fault; but we know better.
We know that the cause was in the fact OF
the mistaken ideas of the early settlers.
They had seen wheat raised to advantage
as an exclusive crop in the Red River val
ley, and they followed the example in the
sections not so well suited to that cereal.
Had they at first gone into the raising OF |
live stock in connection with farming on a
smaller scale, as they are doing now, these
of restitution would never have |
been told. Shall it be said that in the sis
of states North Dakota alone was
unrepresented-North Dakota, within
whose broad domain lies a fair valley more
than the far-famed Nile? From a
business s%tandpoint-as a matter of dollars
and ,cents-this appropriation should be
We have appropriated $500 for
our poor, and shown the world that this
fair commonwealth is able to care for her
own.
OLIVER IN HI CHAIR.