Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27

days after the issuance of the papers there won't
be Aman, woman or child that has got copy.
the laws last year, and everybody could get a
copy for SO cents. These laws could be publish-
cd IN tho papers for cent. He was willing TO
go on record against the bill.
Tho voto TO indefinitely POSTPONE the bill was
as follows:
Ayes: Messrs Alnen. Bisbee Bjorso Bryn.
%a KahS Of aand
Foike, McGili,vray, Nelson, Plnkham, Sven
nungsen, Svensrud
:. Nays: Messra. Arnold. Bidlake, Cashel:
Ramsey, Miller, Patch, weiser Wo ST.
Absent and mol voting: Messrs. Enger. Ful-
Ter, Little. Palmer.
Mr. Palmer being excused
The house would not c. ncur with the senate
in proposed amendments to senate bill 25.
The bill cumpels state institutions to burn ma
tive COAL A conference committee will cOnaid-
er the matter. consisting Of Messrs. Oliver.
White and Holrilz from tho house and two
members Of the senate.
Tho senate concurred to house amendments
to senate bill 100, and the bill as amended was
passed.
1t was decided that hereafter record of cou-
firlnatlon OF appointments, be entered on the
Journal
Tie senate, under suspension of the rules.
took up and passed.. n concurrent resolution
from the house. memorializing congress for
law and appropriation of $lOO.OOU for the es-
tablishInent of tho national scientific rain bu-
reau college at Washington.
The house met at the usual hour, with Speak
or Allen In the chair.
Mr.. Brooke presented a petition from resid-
ents OF township 151, range G2. now in Benson
county, asking that they be allowed to vote on
the question of annexation to Ramsey county
They are fifty miles from the county s'at OF
Benson, and much less froln that OF Ramsey:
only eight miles from u railroad town in Ram
sey. and an Indian reservation between them
and Benson county.
Mr.. Foss presented petition from j. Morley
Wyard and II others of Park RIVER. Walsh
t1,Ntv matt baf fuHn nj n
to repoal of the penalty clause of the prohibi-
tory law
Senate amendments to house bill for an act to
provide faciiIles for marketing wool. went
through without opposition.
Tho bill providing that public institu-
tions shall use native coal-had been amended
by the senate by striking out the proviso that
other coal NAV be used IL 1t can be purchased
cheaper and conference commltte was ordered.
House bill 81, for publishing future amend
ments to tho constitution. Passed,
The only report was tina: of the railroad COM
mlttee on senate bill 80, establishing n.axt-
mum rate for carrying coal by rail. recommend
ing amendment and pas 'age
On motion Of MIR. Foss the report was adopt
Mr.. Gill offered concurrent resolution for
constitutional amendment reducing the salary
Of the lleutenaut-gOvernor to $500 year
Mr.. Gill said that at present the lieutenant
governor was virtually paid $4,000 for SIXTY
days work. 1t was too much; he thought II 900
would be enough.
The resolution was adopted-3o TO TO-
Mr.. Brooke called Mr. ellis attention to tho
fact that the constitution Itself provided for
changing i1, the salary; by statute, WheIeupou Mr.
Senate bill 125 ameudng the school law Ut
1890, passed.
Next was senate bill IL also amendatory of
postponed.
Tho hour of 3 o'clock had beon set for oon-
siderlng house bill 2l2-"the warehouse bill
and, on motion, it was taken up in committee
of tho whole.
Strong sneeches wero made for the bill by
Messrs Oliver. Dsnhett, Lqtz and Nc;
Richie, Messrs. Gill. Oliver and Lutz, eaon
spoke a number OF times. and anything and
everything favorable to either side was brought
ought In the discussion.
Those favorable to tho bill claimed that it
was in. ended to make the elevators pay their
just pronortion toward navigating The ship OF
of tho elevators: that tho attorney general had
decided that the bill was constitutional and
could be enforced: and that. in the interest OF
the farmers, the I'LL should pass.
Tho opposition TOOK the ground that section
6. the section requiring licenses, was uuwise
| and useless: that There was no moro Justice In
making elevators pay ltcense than In compell-
ing merchants or other business men to do so
that a that could be done was to lax The ele-
va or property that was in signt when the u.s.
sessments were made; that the elevators woulC
treat the farmers better ii they were not too
much hampered hv legal RESTRICTIONS, and that
| IN the end, the farmers would have to pay the
license
The speeches on both sides were as able and
| eloquent us anv that have been made during
the 8, ssion, but their quantity was equal II
| their quality.
| The house worked away during the whole
| af ,ernOUn striking out. amending, and insert.
| ing. until the original bill looked as though il
| had been made target for The governors Cat
ling gun. Finally, after everybody was tired
| and Two or three at empts had been made u
| adjourn" the committee Of the whole. Mr.
| Tutts moved that the committee rlse and re-
port, recommending hat the bill as amended
| pass.
Mr. oliver moved as substitute that the bill
| rs printed be recommended for passage, Carl.
| ed-27 TO 22.
The committee rose and reported and the re.
| port wns adopted 20 to 81.
| Mr. White moved that the house bill 19l, re.
| lating to the Mayvie normal school, be recon-
| mitted for correction. Carried
Each side apparently lacked confidence as to
| its alb lity to pass or defeat the much discussed
| house bill 212, and, motion being made to ad-
| jOurn. there was no opposition