Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-13
Friday, February 6.

Friday, February
Tho senate was called to order at O'Clock p.
m. tho president presiding.
Several committees reported upon bills re-
ferred to them, and the special committee ap-
pointed to Inquire as to the number OF clerks
now employed by the senate made the following
report:
Your committee appointed by order Of the
senate to report the number of clerks who have
been appointed on tho engrossIng and enrolling
force. also the number appointed on committee
work and the number actually required to do the
work. report tho following: On enRrossng and
enrolling force, IA; on onmittee work. z. We
also tind that owing to the large number of
bills to be engrossed, together with the many
mittees to great number of the bills. that
not less than three additional clerks will be
needed on and after this date on the engross-
Ing and enrolling force We have also mad
dillgent inquiries rs to the qualification re-
CURED OF those TO be appointed and find also
have the requisite qualification, nancy: A.
Boley, Morton county: L. S. Allen, Burleigh
county; w. o. Baird, Twenty-second district,
and we also recommend that II any OF those
now engaged ou tho engrossing aud enrolling
force can be spared that they be assigned to
committee work.
The following bills were then introduced
Fixing the compensation OF county judges In
all counties having population or lS,UUO in
haDttants or more.
Requiring registers of deeds to number all
documents hled lu his office for record in con-
secutlve numbers.
BY the appropriation committee Providing
for the maintenance of the military depart
ment Of The 8 ate of North Dakota.
ReDellinp all Tarriturja1 general I.vya lnt tiDO
to education which have not heretofore been re-
pealcd.
Amending the state printing and binding
laws.
Senator LaMoure maie the following report
on behalf OF the committee on ways and means
to draw lots for long and short term: Your
committee met. and there was Difference
shown 10 each member to mako suggestions as
to the manner Of drawing. I finally made the
proposition tnat we each write out programme
tor adoption by the committee and if there was
any difference. tnat we flip copper as tn which
plan we recommend to the senate. Mr. Worst's
proeramme was decided upon. and that was
that Mr.. Worst do tho drawing and hold the
sticks. That is our report.
MIR. McGillivray moved that the report Of the
committee be adopted.
Mr.. lux moved US a substitute the following:
That the lieutenant-governOr in tho presence
OF the senate prepare thirty one envelopes with
thrty-Onc cards therein, all of which cards shall
be blank except one on which there shall be
written the words long term" he shall then
place the same in box, tho senators from the
ever numbered senatorial districts shall select
one Of tho pages to draw for them. Tho senat ora
from the odd numbered senatorial districts shall
select one of the pages t, draw for them. The
drawing shall commence with district number
one, and draw alternately. the page who draws
for the odd numbered districts shall draw an
envelope and hand the same to the secretary
who shall open the same in the presence OF the
senate, and then the page who draw i'll like mall
.ler until the card on which Is written long
term" shall be drawn, and tho class of senators
represf ntsd by the page who draws the long
term card shall be declared elected for tho long
term
Mr.. svensrud moved the adoption Of the SUBJ
stttute.
Mr.. kiner said no was in favor of square
deal In this matter. He had every reason in the
World to believe that Senators Worst and La
Moure and the lieutenant-gOvernOr can take
their minds back to boyhOOd days, when this
method of deciding matters was rcsorted to.
and 1t WIS very easy to have "shenauuigan."
The suIslitute offered is certainly q fair propo-
sttlon. There can DO no advantage taken IN
any way. 1t gives every member OF :he senate
q show. AS far AS he was concerned, personally.
but tor The credit of the State and the represen-
tation of the senate, they had better be careful
how they decide this matter. Let it be done
fairly, so that no one In the state or out of 1t
can impugn their motives.
Mr. LaMoure said he was not aware before
that there was any possible question OF the
honor and integrity Of the motives OF the COM
mlttee II there is any such feeling in tho mind
Of any member here. he desired to brand him.
and any man who makes the assertion, az fal-
sider. He did not mind what the picayune
newspapers said, attacking him, but IL there is
any senator who desired to lmpugn his mo-
tives. lot him show his manhood and get up and
declare himself. Everything the committee
did was fair and square and the committee de-
sired to leave the matter absolutely TO ohance
He did NOT propose to DELEGATE any privilege he
Mr. Kinter denied that he Intended to impugn
the motives Of ANYBODY.
Mr.. LaMoure: If anybody has seen ANYTHING
in n,y cOurselthat is crooked. let him get up and
say 1t. have been here several times. and feel
am one OF the most independent men on this
noor. When the QuestsOn Is raised as to the
possibility OF there not being fair play, brand
any such statementas false. or that there has
been any collusion Of the slightest character.
Mr.. Worst said he objected to Mr.. Inks SUBJ
stltute because 1t gave the odd numbered sena-
tors six !een chances to tho even numbered
fifteen. He believed that The system suggested
by the committee was absolutely fair
On point of parliamentary practice. the re-
port or the committee went over for one day.
The bill providing for clerk salary for the Of
Ulcers OF tho stale came up
The committee recommended that the salary
of the secretary Of tie railroad commissioners
be struck out.
Mr.. Little moved to amend by paying the
secretary Of the railroad commissioners 81 900
year.
MIR. LaMoure said he found that the duties of
the railroad commissioners would occupy
their time about month or six weeks of the
year. and he thought one Of the members of
the board should do the clerical work.
MIR. Little's amendment was carried by .
vote of Is TO IL.
On Mr.. McCormack's motion the clerk hire of
the office Of secretary Of state was tixed at S2,-
500 Instead OF 1000.
MIR. Worst tried to secure $2.1OO for the
ONCE Of superintendent of public instruction,
instead OF 81 .9OO, but his amendment was de.
isated 10y vote of 10 to Q.
The Salary OF office of auditor was fixed at
$4,000 instead OF W. 100 ~ recommended by
The committee.
The salary In the ofaoe Of insurance commits.
slouer was fixed at 81, 100.
$4,000.
The bill as amended was put on its final pas.
SAGE. and passed by . vote OF ~ 10 g.
The bill relating to the system OF common oar
riers caino up. Some mtnor amendments wero
mnde TO the bill and 1t was passed..
Tho bill regulating the practice Of veterinary,
medicine and surgery came up. Further con.
slderatton postponed till tho OH inst.
Tho bill extending tho timo for Tho payment
OF tuxus for 1890. was Indefinitely postponed
Tho bill relating to HRle Of property under an
execution, decree, mortgage or lion como up.
This bill was received from tho judiciary oom-
mittee without Recommendation. and referred
To- general orders 377''l7 =
ans bill amending. the school law Of 1900,
nxlng Inc salary and mileage OF supeTlntend.
ents of schools Of counties. The blu lasamsRd.