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

general to the effect that iu his judgment the
stock indemnify law Is unconstitutional; but
chat house bill 2l5--the warehouse btii-was all
right. =,
large number of committee reports were
House bill 1874. approprlatina $4,000 to pay
bounty tor manufacture OF potato starch was
first constderod. 1t went through by a vote OF
Next was house bill 157, to pay 1882 to Prof:
Babcock for work done for the state. 1t passed
by 43 to l5.
The next unfinished business was Mr.. Wal
toms resolutions of the previous day to recon-
slider the vote by which certain appropriation
bills had been passed, and to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
Mr. White raised the point of order that Mr..
Walton had not voted in the affirmative on all
the bills, nutably on senate bill 137.
The speckcr decided the point OF order wcll
taken.
Mr.. Williams wanted to amend Mr.. Walton's
mo ion So as to include 1877. but tho speaker
sald"nay.
The following bills were introduced:
Providing tnat county auditors shall not re-
ceive pay for furnishing copies of proceedings
of board of county commissioners to official
newspapers
Providing for tho publication Of 500 copies
of tho revenue law. same to be distributed to
A bill tori an act to remove the state untver-
city from Grand Forks to some more central and
convenient location in tho state OF North
This bill was indefinitely postponcd.
2l2. BY the joint committee on warehouses.
a comprehensivo warehouse bill. On motion OF
Mr.. Tufts read u second time and referred to
committee on warehouses
Amending the law prohibiting prize-tghtIng
and sparring matches.
Tho house. bill legaliZinu as evidence the conf
piled laws OF l SS7 was passed without debate.
The next was the house bill providing for the
erection of warehouses on railroad rights of way
or contiguous thereto.
Mr. Fay asked for an explanation of the bill
He didn't expect to vote against it, but he be-
lieved that railroads should have as fair treat
ment rs any other interest
Mr. McCulloch was favorable to tho bill. He
believed that II such a law had been plssed ten
years aeo the farmers would now have free
and open market.
Mr., Dennett mado a clear and convincing
speech IN explanation of tho bill. He had no
wish to discourage the farmers. The farm
ers who built tho warehouse at MIL
tried every way to get fair treatment from the
Great Northern. They had interviewed the otf-
cials of tho road, aud had beon told In tones of
irony that the farmers warehouse scheme would
not succeed-that no such enterprises mad ever
succeeded. He wanted the farmers to have a
chance to make, unhandicapDed by the rail-
roads, an effort looking towards success. Tue
bill was passed.
The house bill to encourage the raising of i'm
proved live stock and to protect the owners Of
sires.
The motion of Mr. Burton to TO- refer prevailed
-3S to 1G
The next was the house bill allowing stock to
TamDlc over the pralrles al will during tho win
ter 1t was indefinitely postponed.
MIR. Thompson moved to reconsider tho vote
by which senate bill Gl-the Valley City nor
nal schOOl-wRs passed.
There were half dozen gentlemen Tn their
feet ut once. and for " few minutes 1t looked az
though the spectators were not to DO disap-
poitod in the days entertainment.
The motion to reconsider was carried.
Mr.. Cope then fired in motion to reconsider
the vote Nv which senate bills 50 and ~, for
| tho Mayviile normal and tho Mandau reform
schools were lost.
MIR. Brown was not In favor of tho Nfayville
| normal school appropriation. Truill county
| should bo tributary to the sta.e university. Or
If pupils from Mayville didn't want to attend
| He came down here for business-not to plav.
This appropriation was defeated yesterday.
| Why do we want to take it up again to-dayI
Mr.. StrJm remarked that Mr.. Brown had
said that the university was too crowded.
| The motion was lost, after which the house
| adjourned to Monday.