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

10 De imposed upon ana does not Offer the
protection promised"
favor of the bill, and it passed-E to 6.
On motion of Mr.. Hill a recess was taken
until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The third reading of house bills was con-
The first bill considered was No. l22, pro-
for boards of county supervisors in
stead of county commissioners.
Mr.. FAY said the matter was fully COW
cred by the compiled laws.
MI. STROM said that a good many peo-
pie wanted it. 1t did not compel the peo-
pie of any county to adopt it, and it re.
quired a third of the voters of the county
to petition for it before any action could be
taken.
Mr.. KEARNEY: II am opposed to this
bill. 1t makes holes to fill. ITO Mr..
Do you understand it? ltmakes
holes to fill. 1t makes Office for more men.
| believe that is the object of the bill.
The people a no such legislation"
Mr.. DAILY moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. PEABODY favored the bill. A
great many who had lived under the SUI
pervisOr system thought it better than the
commissioner system. At any rate, it al
lowed the people of counties to do as they
pleased about it.
Mr.. MCCULLOCH thought it would be a
tory is not under civil township Organiza-
tons. 1t would not be right to allow the
interests of such to be sacrificed to
those OF the civil townships.
Mr.. STROM wanted to amend, and Mr.
Oliver asked him how he expected to
amend a motion to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. STROM then asked unanimous con-
sent to amend the bill. but Mr.. Daily OBJ.
jected.
Mr.. BROWN said he thought it a bill
that would lead to extravagant expendi-
ture. He knew it was not a good bill for
his county. He thought it was gotten up
by men who wanted more offices. The
township chairmen would come in and run
the whole county, as they now do the town.
ships.
Mr.. BURTON opposed the bill. His
reasons were about the same as those of
Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. DAILY was in favor of a uniform
of county commissioners. lie did
believe in the local-option business Of
the bill.
The bill was put on passage and lost.
House bill 244, to pay rent of committee
rooms, etc. Passed.
MIR. GILL moved to reconsider the vote
by which substitute for house bill IS
was carried, and to lay that motion on the
table. Carried.
Several motions were made to advance
certain bills out of their general order, and
vigorous kick. He didn't think it was
right.
COMMITTEE
From committee on irrigation: House
bill 234, providing for a commissioner of
irrigation and forestry, without recon-
From committee OH Temperatures: House
bill 2S5, repeating the pr0hibitOry law;
port favOrably.
Mr.. BURKE moved to make it a special
order for Monday at 8.
Mr.. BJORNSON moved to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr.. BURKE moved a call OF the house.
The roll was called and Mr.. Ebbighausen
found to be absent without leave.
Mr.. GILL moved to dispense with fur
Their proceedings under the call. Carried.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed-29 to q.
Mr.. BURKE moved that, as the commit
tees seemed to be OvercrOwded with work,
house bill 207-amending the prohibition
law as to druggists-be considered in gen.
eral orders.
Mr.. BURTON opposed the motion. If
the temperance c0mmittee could not agree
upon it, how could a committee of sixty
two members?
MIR. BURKE'S motion carried on diyi-
sion; but a roll call was demanded and the
was d~efeated-27 to 81.
On motion OF Mr.. Lutz it was made a
order for 1890 Monday.
uo,cn hill C0E IN nav lanes M GLEASON
1924 for services as assistant %janiror of the
house during the session of the territorial
legislature Of 1889, came up.
Mr.. j.. +. Wallace, of Burleigh, who was
superintendent of the capitol building at
the time of the session named, was invited
to address the house, and he spoke strong
had peer done. The bill had passed
both houses of the 1889 session. but had
the governor at a late hour on the
day, and he had not signed 1t. 1t was
a bill that ought to be paid.
Mr.. FOSS moved to indefinitely post
MI. LUTZ and MI; KEARNEY spoke
Mr.. BROWN told how it happened that
the bill appropriating money to pay the
boy had not been signed BY Governor
The then governor had son.
son considered himself a privileged
character. 1t was his wont to "monkey"
with things about the building that in no
concerned him. One day young
Gleason bounced young Church. Hence
the bill was not signed.
Mr.. KEARNEY, in a manner both child
like and bland, moves that Tomorrow, at
1890, be made the time for considering
house bill 108."
Now, as the day set was Sunday, and the
bill Mr.. Thompson's 1S5-page railroad bill,
the deep humOr of Farmer Kearney's mo-
ton was at once apparent.
House bill 1871, fixing the maximum rate
to be charged by railroad companies for
carrying passengers, was, on motion of
Mr.. Oliver, made a special order for Mon
day at II.
On motion Of MI. Gill, the vote by which
house bill 2N-authorizing counties to
raise a fund to encourage Immigration
had been lost on the day previous, was re-
and the bill was made Especial
order for Monday at 4 o'clock.
COMMITTEE OF H WHOLE.
On motion Of Mr.. Oliver, the house went