Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-16
In the House the Speaker Named the
Standing Committees for
the Session.
"A Large Number Of Bills Read and
Referred to the Respective
Committees.
The Senate Passes the House Rrsn-
lution lnd0rsiug Hansbl"ugh's
Seed Wheat Bill.
H III DAY.
The Senate,

EIGHIX DAY.
The Senate.
The senate convened at 2 o'clock.
Lieutenant. Governor Allin called Sena-
tor Worst to the chair.
The rules as reported by the committee
were read section by section aud adopted
with a few minor amendments.
The senate chamber was made free to
all members of the late constitutional con
vention.
@ COMMITTEE
The Judiciary committee reported favor
ably the passage of senate bills Nos. 2, 3
and II, with some minor amendments to
bill No. II.
The report of the committee was adopt
led.
,N The committee on military affairs, to
(which was referred Mr.. Milier's senate
bill! No. 9, was reported back with the
recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was accept
ed.
I The committee to whom was referred
Mr.. Raggart's senat bill No. 1,was report
ed back with the recommendation that it do
pass.
This bill was on motion of Mr.. Haggart.
made a special order for Wednesday at
2:90 p. m.
Fifty, extra copies of bills 6 and % We're
ordered printed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
No. S3. BY Mr.. Johnson-A bill for an
act to fix maximum rates that railroad
companies may charge for the transporta-
ton OF coal mined in the state OF North
Dakota.
No. "a. By Mr.. LaMoure-A bill for an
act authorizing and empowering the COVER
nor, state auditor and state treasurer to is
sue bonds to pay the state of North Da-
kota's share of the indebtedness of the
territory of Dakota, as determined by the
joint commission of North and South Da-
kots, appointed pursuant to law.
No. 30. BY Mr.. Little-Providing for
the cancellation of certain illegal axes on
railroad grant lands upon which the U. s.
survey fees had not been paid, and de-
done. (There is a great deal of complica-
ton now existing in regard to these lands,
and this bill will, If passed, undoubtedly
put matters right.)
No: s6. By Mr.. Fuller-An act defining
the boundaries of the Fifth ju ticial dis
trict, sub-dividing the same anu fixing the
.xxime for holding the terms Of the district
court therein.
SEED WHEAT.
z Mr.. MCCORMACK moved that the rules
be suspended and the concurrent resolu-
ton of the house regarding Congressman
Hansbrough's seed wheat bill be consid-
cred. CThe bill in question provides for
the appropriation OF 100000 for the pur-
chase OF seed wheat tor needy North Da-
kOta farmers.
The motion was carried and the rules
were suspended.
l When the motion came up which Mr..
Mccormack was after, Senator Worst
y pounced upon it. He said that he might
be poor and proud but he had a serious 90.
lection to this motion. He did not believe
in 40 vertising to the world tina North Da
Z kota is needy, especially as there was not
the slightest chance of securing any such
appropriation.
Mr.: LITTLE protested against any such
standing advertisement OF the state. " hat
was the use of advertising for people TO
come to the state one day. and the next day
putting out another advertisement to the
erect that the state is unable to take care
OF the people it has?
The secretary of the senate said the con-
current resolution from the house in ques-
ton had not been reported to the senate.
The discussion then ended ard was ex-
4 plunged from the record.
SOMlullLcc VI lIlIcc ION WOClOQ OF TT.
McCormack( was appointed, consisting of
Messrs: Mccormack, Svensrud and john
son, of Ward, to wait on the chief
clerk of the house to ascertain
whether or not the concurrent resolution
had been sent to the senate.
Before the committee could report, the
resolution itself came up from the bOuse,
The first senate bill to be read a third
VI time and put on its final passage was MI,
McCormack's bill, No. 20. This bills local
IN Its scope, dealing with the Grand Forks
~ school district, and it went through with
out opposition.
Mr.. ArnOld's bill, No. 1, was also read a
third time and put on its final passage
under a suspension of the rules. This bill
regulates appeals to the supreme court.
The seed wheat concurrent resolution
was then called up again, and Mr.. Worst
moved an amendment, to strike out the
words ss.living outside of the Red river
valley" He desired to have the whole
ss state included as being destitute if any
S part of it is. A motion to indefinitely
postpone the motion was lost by a vote of
is to IL. 90
The resolution was then amended as
10 desired by Mr.. Worst and adopted as
$4 amended by a vote of 20 to Z. Mr.. McCor-
Il mack .clinched the matter by moving the
3 reconsideration of the$o and the laying
b motion on the table.
The senate then adjourned.
Bills Explained.
The coal bill mo. SS) introduced in the
senate by Mr.. johnson of Ward, fixes .
maximum coal rate as follows: For the