Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-27
Bills introduced, Bills Read and
Referred, Committee Reports,
Bills Disposed Of.
A Brief Explanation of the Bills of
General IntereSt-Legis.
lative Gossip.
FORTY DAY.
The Senate.

same.
Mr.. LOWRY presented several petitions
asking for a change in the Law so that all
taxes will be paid to township treasurers.
Referred to committee on judiciary.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on banking reported
favorably, with amendments on substitute, |
for house bill So. This bill provides for
the protection of bank dep0sitors.
The same committee reported favorably,
with amendments, on senate bill 1853.
The committee on public health report
ed favorably on house bill lO4, with amend
ments. The bill relates to the practice of
medicine.
ably on senate bill l0S.
Also On senate bill ~, on the same sub
ject, unfavorably.
The committee on stock reported favor
ably on senate bill 157, relating to the
nestle animals.
The special joint committee on election
bills reported a substitute bill for senate
bills 4. 5, s, ID, 10 and house bill 2. The re-
port was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC.
q III. BY Mr.. Mccormick of Ramsey-To
prevent corrupt practices at elections and
to provide punishment for the same, to
committee on elections.
ITS. BY JOINT committee on elections
To providelfOr printing ballots at general
expense. to committee on elections.
179. BY Mr.. Notwithstanding sec
ton 1850 of the compiled laws, relating 10
assignments, to committee on judiciary.
Joint memorial. BY MIR. Patch--Memo.
rializing the president to cause action to
be taken to render the Northern Pacific
indemnity lands available for taxation.
The memorial was adopted.
1870. By Mr.. Mccormack of Grand Forks
Amending the boiler inspection law, to
committee on judiciary.
1871. BY Mr.. Cashel-Amending consti-
tuition in regard to sale of school lands, to
committee on judiciary.
JUD Is FACETIOUS.
Secretary Bowstield, under the proper
order of business, proceeded to read a con-
current resolution from the house, memo
r~ializing congress to furnish an appropria-
ton for the irrigation of arid and semi
arid lands III the state.
Mr.. LAMOURE thereupOn rose and
asked if the resolution was in order. He
thought tina under the late combine all
matters relating to irrigation were out of
order.
The chair ruled the resolution in order
and on motion of Mr.. kinter it was con-
Cured in.
THE HOUSE AMENDS.
Senate bill "a. Mr.. Miller's bill giving
power to county commissioners to sell
land hid in at TOW colo uoS arnDtAd nv
the house in a minor particular. The bill
was passed by the senate as amended.
pECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill Il, requiring treasurerS to de-
post county funds in designated banks
funds and secure interest therein. This
bill was a special order for 2::3O p.
NJ. Mr.. Mccormick of Ramsey tried
TO have the bill made a special order
for next Wednesday, but his motion
was voted down. The bill was
2:S0 p. ID.
THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Senate bill 6. Providing for a state
board of commissioners for the Worlds
Fair of 1898. Mr.. johnson OF Ward desired
to make the bill a special order for Thurs
day at 3 p. H.. MeSsrs. Worst and kinter
supported the bill and urged it, immedi-
ate passage. A petition was handed in by
Mr.. Nelson from Sargent county protest.
ing against any appropriation for the
Mr.. Cashel, who favored the bill, was pair
ed with Mr.. Almen.
Senate bill 1877. For the prevention of
prairie fires. The bill was passed.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
No. 1873. Increasing the area of certain
counties, to committee on counties.
lib. Relating TO seed grain furnished
needy farmers by counties, to committee
on judiciary.
135. Relating to county funds, assets
and liabilities, to committee on judiciary.
g.. Relating the civil jurisdiction of
justices of the peace. to committee on jul
dietary.
los. Relating to reports of state officers,
TO committee on state affairs.
179. Relating to the settlement of de.
linquent taxes due the state by counties. to
committee On ways and means.
"a. Amending the law fixing the sal.
airy OF Judges of county courts, to commit.
tee on judiciary.
s.. LegaliZing the state tax levy for the
year 1890, to committee on ways and
means.
90. Defining what newspapers are en-
titled TO 90 pubic printing. to committee
on public printing.
1N6. Authorizing counties to provide
seed grain to needy farmers, to committee
on state affairs.
ia. Proposed amendment to constitu-
ton relating to public lands and location
of blind asylum in Pembina. to committee
on state affairs.
I 1928. Prohibiting the m%ortgagine of real
estate and personal property in the same
mortgage, to committee on judiciary.
1874. Providing for a system of accounts
for state auditor and treasurer, to commit
tee OF state affairs.
1856. ApDropriating money for the pub
lie offices of the safe, to committee on ap-
preparations.
137. Joint resolution to president ct al.
relating to disposal of abandoned military
reservations, to committee OF federal re
latiOns.
1852. Relating to justices code, to COM
mittee on judiciary.
a8f. Joint memorial asking that Rock
Island military reservation be donated to
the state. to committee on military.
ENHANCING COUNTIES.
The committee on counties reported ia