Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06
taxation, favoring indefinite "postponement.

taxation, favoring indefinite postponement.
Report adopted,
Also, house bill lis. authorizing civil
townships to bond for sinking artesien
wells, presenting substitute
From committee on .%3udiclary: Senate
bill los, amending law authorizing coun-
ties to bond for the Purchase of seed wheat,
favorably.
Also, house bill no, providing for using
copies OF ~pleadings, etc, where the origi-
nails have been lost, favOrably.
relating to the management of the state
deaf and dumb asylum, favorably.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver, senate bill l72
was taken up under suspension of the
rules, read third time and passed-b to o.
FROM JOINT committee on revenue and
taxation: Senate bill 81, providing that no
personal property shall be sold for taxes OF
recommendation. On motion of Mr.. White,
referred to general orders.
From committee OF judiciary: That SEN
ate bill 1S3, amending the law relating to
trustees or directors of private corpora
tons, be returned to senate for correction.
Report adopted.
FROM commKtee on appropriations:
House bill POI, appropriation to encourage
the cultivation of sugar beetS; majority
without recommendation, minority un-
'favorably.
MI. BEARDSLEY moved that the minor.
ity report be adopted.
MI. SKINNER spoke strongly in favor
Mr.. OLIVIER believed in giving the
father Of the house a show for his bill, and
moved it go on general orders. Carried.
From committee en- appropriations:
House bill 153, appropriating 5000 to the
state Fair at Grand Forks, rec
nm ~ ac0 W Dn
port adopted.
Also house bill 1919, providing for pay
ment of expenses of the state officers
while travelling in the interest of the state,
favo-ing Indefinite postponement. Report
adopted.
Also house bill 1863, to provide for hold
ing. farmers institutes unfayorabiy.
Also house bill3l5, to pay John A. Nc
Lean for brick furnished the penitentisry,
without recommendation.
! Also house bill 2O5, appropriating money
60 pay James Gleason for services as JAM
tor, without recommendation.
Also senate nill lat, r%einbursing the Mil
! nor normal school, recommending amend
ment and passage.
Also senate bill 1856, appropriating 81 5000
to Mayville normal school, majority report
without Recommendation, minority unfa-
vorably.
On melton of MI. Douglas the minority
( report Was aOOpC6Q-S0 TO u.
Mr.. STRoM called for the reading of a
letter from Superint endent Ogden strongly
favoring appropriations for the normal
schools.
Mr.. STROM, from the 'committee to
round up the jaaitor and the watchman,
reported that they found the janitor in the
building and the watchman down town.
Ii one was not here when the house adj
journed, the other went home.
Mr. OLIVER said that papers in the
desks were also disturbed; but he cid not
think 1T was by members of she house. If
these employees don't attend to their duties,
fire lem.
Mr.. SKINNER said the missing copies
OF general laws had probably been taken
Cor uss in the committee rooms.
Messrs. OLIVER and SKINNER each
offered Mr.. Strom the use of their copies
yDn motion OF Mr.. StrOm, the secretary of
state was requested to fHrnish the hOuse
five copies of the general laws Of 1890.
NOTIONS ANp RESOLUTIONS.
Or motion of Mr.. Brooke house biz IL
providing for Publishing future amend.
menss to the constitution, Grom
the governor for correction. 1t was all
right as he drew at, but had been changed
in committee.
The question of heking two sessions
daily was debated for some twenty min.
utes, and after remarks by Messrs. Lutz,
Gill Strom. Foss, Oliver, Fay and Kearney,
adj the motions providing for additional
hours were defeated.
which house bill l53, appropriatihg $4,000
to state fair, be reconsidered. Lost.
. aNuRoDucTIoN OF g1L1s.
Bills introduced were, on motion of Mr..
Walton, read twice and referred.
2Q. BY Mr.. Davis-Fer the promotion
of irrigation, to committee on irrigation.
24f. BY Mr.. Walton-A county deposi-
tory bill, to committed on state affairs.
242 BY Mr.. Peterson-Authorizing q
town or an association of %neighborinQ
towns to employ 8 town physician, to, com.
lnittee on pMblic health.
~ BY Mr.. Xegen-Fer the renewal of
stock certificates where originals are worn
naittee on judiciary.
Substitute for house bill 1872, fixing sal
aries OF county auditor and register of
deeds.
The Joint committee on cost of railroad
property reported, and, as the report was
lengthy, its consideration q on motion
of MI. Oliver, deferred until after it should
be printed in the journal.
on motion of Mr.. Holritz it was ordered
that after March 2 NO more bifas should be
introduced
TK1xED READING OF H0UsE BILLS.
On motion of MIR. Lutz, house bill I64, re.
curing Independent school districts to
come under the general law, was the first
bill considered. it had previously been
made q special order for next Monday, on
motion of Mr. Laz; but that gentleman
investigated the bill and Thought it all
right. The bill passed-R to 8.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver, house bill 10,
providing for payment of valid taxes after
Invalid taxes had been set aside, vas in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. KEARNEY protested against Mr..
Oliver beating him out of his indefinite
p~ostponement Job:
House bill 80, providing for teaching
Scandinavian at the state university, came
up, and a flood OF oratory was the result.
Pretty nearly everybody that spoke had a
| good word for it.
Mr.. BROOKE wanted to amend by strik-
ing out the word regents" and substitute
ing trustees" as that was the proper and
legal official title, and he moved to sus.
pend the rules therefor. But the motion
Was,defeated by a vote of 80 to 2-not two
thirds OF all the members having voted in
the af6 m