Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-06-03

necessary for the preceding bill.
MIR. LUTZ offered an amendment to
the standing rules to the effect that all
bills could be considered in committee
of the whole, ard when reported to the
house receive their final reading and be
placed on final passage.
What is known as the memorial to
congress asking congress to pass the So
called Dolph bill was sent down from
the senate, where it had passed, and
after some %razzle-dazzle the same re-
ceived the sanction of the lower body.
After adopting a resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Douglass, asking the
Worlds Fair board to state how much
of the former appropriation had been
paid out, the house adjourned in due
and ancient form.
The Senate.
Promptly at 12'o'clock yesterday the
senate met, being called to order by
Lieutenant Governor Allin.
All the members were present with
the exception of Messrs. Arnold and
Lowry.
Secretary Bowsfeld not being present,
Fred Falley was elected secretary; Chas.
H. Lee was elected assistant secretary:
S. G. Smith, doorkeeper; W. D. Depuy,
assistant enrolling and engrossing clerk;
John A. Stoyell, postmaster; George
Whitford and George Wick, pages.
On motion of Mr.. Little, a committee
was appointed to wait on the governor
and inform him that the senate is organ
lied, and ready to receive any communi-
cation that the governor may desire to
make. The committee appointed by the
president consisted of Messrs. Little,
Patch and Palmer.
On motion of Mr.. LaMoure, a COM
mittee consisting Of Mr.. LaMoure,
Cashel and Kinter were appointed a
committee to notify the house that the
senate is organized.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Haggart and adopted, providing
that the legislature shall discuss or con-
slider no bill, the subject of which is not
recommended in the message addressed
by the governor to it, unless by unani-
nous consent.
The resolution. was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved that the state
treasurer be requested to furnish the
senate with a statement of all the money
now in the general fund of the state and
approximate the amount yet to be re-
ceived from 1891 and prior tax ~levies, as
we'll as from all ether sources up to the
close of 1892; at the same time furnish
a statement of the probable expenditures
to the close of 1892, enumerating, Gtem-
ized) all appropriations passed by the
last legislative assembly, giving the
amount paid on each such appropriation
with the balance due, and that may be
called prior to January l. 1898, as we'll
specify the appropriations pending. and
not payable prior to January l, 1898
Mr.. LaMoure's resolution was adopted.
Mr.. INK introduced a joint resolution.
in relation to the speedy passage by the
congress of the United States of the So
called Dolph land bill for the relief of
certain settlers in the Red River valley,
state of North Dakota.
Mr.. LaMoure spoke strongly in
support of the resolution, and it was
unanimously adopted.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the state treasurer in reply
to the resolution of Mr.. LaMoure.
BISMARCK, June l, 1892.
To the senate of the state of North
Dakota: In reply to your inquiry az to
the condition of the general fund of the
state at this time, and asking for an
/ estimate of the condition of same on the
first day of January, 1898, I have the
honor to submit for your consideration
the following:
In round numbers the present amount
in the general fund is S144,OOO. In
making an estimate of the receipts and
expenditures from now until January
LIST, it seems that the only basis W. can
make our calculation from, is from the
records of the past. The collections in
the general fund for the year 1891, from
| May 1st to January LIST, were in round
numbers, $147, 00O;the expenditures of the
state for the past six months have been
Sl62,OO0, or $4,000 a month, and taking
this as an average our expenses until
January l, 1893, will be $780, 900; add to-