Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-06
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On motion of Mr.. Oliver, the bill was re-
Then the indefinite "postponement gull
lotine which had been unearthed by Mr..
Oliver went to work, and house bills II,
10 N 81 were executed in short order.
AZ was Mr.: McKendry's game bill; but,
was satisfied to let his effort go by the
board. No. 81 was intended to make
clerks of district courts clerks of county
No. 68 related to admission of at
and counsellOrs, and No. 81 amend
ed the estray law.
No. SO. to prevent sale or gift of fire.
arms Or ammunition to Indians. passed.
No. 90. relating to sales under chattel
but was Immediately met by a suggestion
by Mr.. Williams that it be indefinitely
postponed. This failed, and the bill went
through the house by a two. to-One vote.
No. "a, Mr.. Brooke's bill to attach town.
Los. 1855 and 157, ranges go and 81 mo
mans land), to Ramsey, came up. The
of the bill explained it fully and it
with little opposition.
Mr.McCULLOCH gave notice that to-mor-
he would move for a reconsideration
the vote by which house bill 90 was
passed.
No. 81 was Mr.. divers bill to loan arms
to grand army posts.
Mr.; LUTZ thought the arms
shonld be kept at some central point
needed in an emergency.
Mr.. OLIVER said the bill had been pre-
pared by q G.. A. X. post in Ransom coun.
ty. He said possession of arms would be
pleasing to old soldiers and make them
take much more interest in camp fires and
Decoration day ceremonies. The arms
would be we'll taken care of and returned
to the state when called for.
Mr.: TUFTS moved to reconsider the
vote by which house bill SO was lost and to
lay that motion on the table. Lost.
No. 90. amending the law defining a
newspaper, was recOmmitted for correction
of its phraseOlogy.
The report of the conference committee
on senate bill 2, regulating appeals from
district courts to supreme. court, was
adopted and the bill passed.
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS.
Mr.. BROOKE moved that the rules be
suspended and all senate bills read a Sec
ond time by title and referred to appropri-
ate committees. Carried.
90. Relating to the government of state
agricultural college, to joint committee on
educational institutions.
u. Annexing certain u~norganized
Oses,lto committee on counties and county
boundaries.
As, Relating to warehouses, grain
grading, etc. to committee Oh warehouses.
etc.
As. Regarding the branding of certain
m at certain seasons, to committee
on state affairs.
90 prnSnrihS,,f l>orj, E@. 1.,,~
miSSiOnerS, to committee on counties and
county boundaries.
"a. Authorizing county boards to dis
pose OF real estate bid in at tax sale, to
same committee.
%. Providing for a state board of can
vassers, to committee on state affairs.
Mr.. ERICKSON moved that the house
go into committee of the whole to consider
general orders. Carried.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. ERICKSON was called to the chair;
but he 'passed," and Mr.. Hill was named.
He accepted.
House bill %, postponing to Oct. Is, 1891,
date when penalty on taxes of 80 is added,
was first considered.
county and of other counties could not pay
their taxes. The penalty was a punish
ment, and no n should be punished for
something he could not help. He wanted
the interest knocked off, and offered an
amendment to that effect.
Mr.. OLIVER opposed the amendment.
Rich men would not pay their taxes until
October if the ~amendment became a law.
The interest of l per cent. a month was
not high. The state and counties must
have money for necessary expenses.
Mr.. BURKE withdrew his amendment,
and the bill was ordered to be reported
favorably.
House bill 1o1, providing for redemption
of property sold under chattel mortgage,
recommended for passage.
House bill 40, same recommendation
ordered.
House bill 81. providing for publication
OF future amendments to the constitution,
reported to pass as amended by committee.
House bill "a, relating to salary of county
judges, and making last census instead Of
last vote basis for payment of same. pro-
mended for passage.
House bill 81, specifying the manner of
increasing the jurisdiction of county
courts, was then brought before the COM
mittee: Remarks wera made by Messrs.
Gill, Oliver, Fay and Kearney.
MI. DANIEL moved indefinite postpone
ment. Lost, and the bill ordered to be
tavOrably reported.
House bill 81, prescribing teachers fees
for examination, came up.
Mr.. FAY wanted to postpone all amend
ments to the school law, have them 20 to
committee and be considered together.
Mr.. FISKE moved to indefinitely post
pOne. Lost.
Messrs. BURTON and RICHIE favored
and Messrs. Kearney and Oliver opposed
the provisions of the bill.
Recommended for passage as amended
by judiciary committee.
House bill 81, providing that suits for
wages may be brought without giving Sc.
curtty for costs, was recommended for in
definite ~pOstpOnement.
Mr.. STROM'S house bill liz, providing
that chattel' mortgages covering the prop
erty Of either husband or wife must be
signed by both, was about to come up,
when, on motion of Mr.. Strom, the COM
mittee decided to rise and report.
After the report had been read a motion
was made and carried to adjourn, and at 6
o'clock the house adjourned.
Legislative Notes.
THE following SANDER is from the Min
neapolis Tribune: With the cold wave
has come agitation of the resubmission
question in North Dakota. Ordinary