Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-17

BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. O'kEEFE: Amending section 81,
civil code, providing that husband or wife
shall be supported out of the private means
of the other in case of disability.
MI. JOHNSON of Grand Forks: Fixing
maximum rates to be charged for the
transportation of coal mined in North Da-
kota; fifty miles or less 80 cents; fifty to
100 miles, Sl.25; 100 to $50 miles, $3.50; $50
to 200 miles. $1.75; 200 to $50 miles, s1.e5;
250 to 300 miles, S2.35; $50 to 400 miles.
$3.50.
Mr.. SOUTHARD: Amending act of
1889, to protect against errors and Omis-
sions and defects in real estate titles.
ALSO: To allow aliens or corporations
to acquire real estate n liens thereon
and to enforce liens providing they have
complied with laws.
ALSO, Appropriating $500 for expenses
incurred by third legislative assembly for
committee rooms and incidental expenses,
Mr.. WlNEMAN: Providing for publ
cation of compiled laws.
MI. KELLY (by request): Reimbursing
inspectors aud Others for expenses in
f fo1 + i IN W;gam inspection. Appropriate
500, Charles Roberts 500, q. Olson 500
D. f. Ellsworth 500, H. Gotzian 1925, A. G
Johnson SIS. G. F. Shut 800 (Johnson for
rent of carpet; Shut for rent of rooms).
Mr.. MCLEAN: Repeating act relating
to boiler inspectors.
Mr.. RlNDE: Regulating the election of
school directors.
Mr.: aODGsON: Concurrent resolution
Mr.. BOYNTON: Providing for S't The ex.
penses of the board of university and
school lands. Appropriates $40, 900.
MI. CALDWELL: ApprOpriating $685.
600 for industrial school at Glendale for
buildings and maintenance.
Mr.. SATTERLUND: Ameding tax
laws as to assessments.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. BURKHARDT'S bill: Recurring
publication of notices of estrays: failure
to publish a misdemeanor. Messrs. Burk-
hardt, B0ynton. Simpson. Churchill, Nc
Culloch. Kelly, Hallum and Pierce engaged
in discussing the bill. Ayes IS. nays s.
Mr.. WALSH'S bill, No. 81: R%earranpinp
the departments of the Grand Forks uni
versitv.
MI. HURLEY'S bill: Providing pena t,
for failure on part of Judge s to reduce de.
cisions to writing n file with the clerk
within thirty days after the case shall
have been submitted.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. kINTER'S bill, No. Al: Protecting
telegraph lines and messages from inter
ference by unauthorized persons.
HOUSE BILLS LOST.
Mr.. ELLIOTT, No. 1O6: Making teach
ers' certificates valid for life, was in.
definitely postponed.
Mr.: LOHNES' bill: Striking out the
word goose" or "brant" from the game
laW y. was Va; 1H9Getiniteiy postponed.
act creating the office Of superintendent of
irrigation and forestry, was LOST; 70 to Il, a
constitutional majority not voting for it.
Mr.. Wlneman gave notice of q motion to re-
consider the vote whereby the bill was lost.
After the recess. when there was n to
exceed a dozen present. the vote was re-.
considered and the bill again come up for
consideration.
SCHOOL FUND INVESTMENT.
The committee appointed by the govern
or to investigate the charges of mis-
the Grand Forks News and the Grand
Forks Independent, reported at length, the
full text OF which appears on the third
page.
Joint Convention.
BISMARCK. Feb. II.
In the joint convention today eighty.
three were present, forty-two being neces-
saryt to achoice. Messrs. Oliver and Wright
were absent, sick, and excused and the fol.
lowing were paired: Hurley and John
ston, Roderick johnson and Horgan, Strom
and Logan. Haugen and johnson Of Sar-
gent. The forty.third and forty fourth
ballots were taken after which an ATTEMPT
was made to dissolve the convention. The
democrats and populists voted no at first,
but a rumor was circulated to the effect
that the republicans intended to elect Wal
ter Muir, should another ballot be taken.
and nearly all changed their votes to ave
while most of the republicans who had
previously voted aye, changed to no. Tile
motion to dissolve was carried45 ayes ia
Is noes.
The convention this morning was n of
the most exciting had, growing out of a
rumOr that enough of the republicans. dis.
gusted with the long continued fight. had
determined to end 1t by voting for Benton.
On the other hand the democrats were
alarmed by the rum0r that the republicans
seeing no other way to defeat the election
Of q democrat, had determined to elect
Muir.
The forty.third ballot was as follows:
Roach 81. Palmer IL. Henry F. Miller q.
Muir 4, John Miller, BOyntOn, Pinkham