Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-06
The House,
e house met at 2:O5,

AAAS IVA WV IAN sSAN VA = VI
Mr.. Gill all absent members were excused.
The journal committee reported the jour
nal correct.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Burke,
bennett, Strom and Fiske members of the
joint committee on election bills.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From committee on education, house bill
81, relating to teachers certificates, recon-.
mending amendment and passage.
The committee on appropriations favor
ably reported senat bill SO.
The judiciary committee submitted
house bill ID, relating to issue of ~tax.sale
certificates, recommending amendment
and reference to committee on taxation
and tax laws. Report adopted,
Also house bill II, relating to taxation,
recommending that it be amended as to
title and referred to committee on taxation
and tax laws.
Also house bill II, a game bill, unfavor-
ably reported and report adopted.
Also house bill 81. respecting clerks of
county courts, unfavorably. Report adopt
ed.
Also house bill 81, in relation to collec-
ton of wages, unfavorably reported.
On motion the bill was referred to gen
eral orders.
Also house bill 81, regarding attach
ments against property owned Jointly,
favorably.
Also, house bill 100, regarding summons
by publication. unfavOrably.
Also, house bill Ill, recommending
amendment of title and passage. Report
Also, house bill 1l2. providing that hus-
1NorI @rJ -s&n ~,,,r OIL rs~,, <Nn1
mortgage covering prop erty of either, un-
favorably. Referred to general orders.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. DENNETT offered a concurrent
resolution for the appointment of a joint
commitIee-three from house and two
from senate-to which shall be referred
all bills fixing the salaries of county OF
GERS.
MrISTROM thought there ware too many
joint committees and moved to lay Mr..
Dement'S motion on the table. Lost.
Mr.. BENNETT said that half the SEES
sion was gone and not much work had
been done. His object was solely to facil
jcct named considered together.
Motion for committee carried.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, ETC
1Lu' ~ uAAs DSllIANt NpllhLSu lAo
being read)-To regulate charges of rail.
road and other transportation companies
and prevent eXtortion BY same.
MI. LUTZ said that the house was not
getting enough work ready for the senate,
and moved that the rules be suspended and
the house go into committee of the whole
for the consideration of general orders.
Mr.. OLIVER moved to amend land
amendment accepted by Mr.. Lutz) by Or
dering that bills be read by title only be-
carried.
127. BY MI. Fay-A bill for the super
vision of banks other than state.
12s. By Mr.. Strom-To prevent the
mortgaging of real and personal property
in the anne instrument.
l29. BY MIR. Cope-Prescribing the fees
of clerks of district courts.
100. By Mr.. Oliver-Amending the law
providing punishment for cruelty to ami
mails.
131. BY Mr.. Oliver-prescriblng a maxi
mum rate for passenger fares on railroads:
register of deeds and county treasurer.
Mr.. LUTZ renewed his motion to sus-
pend the rules and consider general orders.
Carried.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, with MI. Richie in the chair.
The first measure brought forward to
run the gauntlet was house bill 45, COM
polling railroad companies to build plat
forms for loading grain, and it was read
and considered section by section.
Mr.. BROWN wanted to know if the rail
roads could be compelled to build plat
forms on their w grounds.
Mr.. GILL thought two feet, eight inches
wasn't high enough; he thought five feet
would be better.
Mr.. BURTON thought the bill should
read "of suitable height"
Mr.. BEARDSLEY wanted the height
specified; he didn't want it left to the rail-
roads.
Further remarks were made by Messrs.
Douglas, Oliver, Brown, Gill and Beard
sley, the latter suggesting that the com
missioners of railroads appear and give
advice concerning the matter.
At this point Mr.. Burton called atten-
tention to the fact that a motion was lying
around loose somewhere.
Here a message from the senate was an
nounced, n the house came to order to
receive it.
Then the platform bill was further de-
bated.
MI. GILL thought it would be better to
leave the question of height to the commits
sioners Of railroads.
Mr.. FOSS was in favor of two feet eight
inches, as provided in the bill.
Mr.. MCCULLOCH did not think that
n height should be specified, as a plat
form for grain should be higher than one
for stock
Mr.. KEARNEY didn't think platforms
were needed. He loaded as much grain
from wagons as any member, and had no
trouble. He thought it would be better to
have the platform lower than higher. A
good deal Of the grain shipped was brought
to the station in bags. If the grain had to
be dumped from a high platform, the farm
ers might burst their bags.
Mr.. BURKE was in favor of having the
height specified and not leaving it to the
railroad commissioners.
Mr.. OLIVER said too much of the legis-
lation did not take into consideration the
diverse interests of the state. In some sec
lions of his county tank wagons were used
and in others bags. The same platform
would not accommodate both. Leave it to
the commissioners and let them order the
kind of platform needed by the farmers
doing business at a particular station.
Mr.. WHITE also thought the matter
should be left to each community. 7,