Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-10


The house met at 10 a. m-Prayer by the
chaplain.
The regular order occupied the house
until 11:45 when recess was taken for
fifteen minutes.
FREE COINAGE.
A. c. Fisk, president of the Pan-Ameri-
can Bi.Metalic association, Denver, sent a
communication and bill to the speaker of
the house in relation to the free coinage of
silver and roasting the "shylocks of Wall
street" aud the ''plutocracy Of. the Old
World" The bill provides for the expen-
ses of twenty delegates to attend meet
ing to be held in Washington February
22d. The bill goes to the speakers table
to be called up by any member and the
letter into the record.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Haugan Ill the chair.
Mr.. WINEMAN'S bill repeating the act
creating the Office of superintend ent OF
forestry and irrigation was under discus
sion. Mr.. Wineman assailed the Office as
being unnecessary and created out OF
sympathy for Mr.. Barrett. not in The inter-
est of the people, and he was satisfied
every farmer wanted the law repealed and
the press generally demanded it. The re-
port was doubtless good one. but it was
compilation Of reports from other states
and Of the United States.
Mr.. HAVREVOLD said if any man OIL
earth could bring water from the heavens or
the earth, that man was w. w. Barrett. If
any man could make trees grow where
they do not naturally grow, that man was
WV. Barrett He worked day and night and
his work was always in the interest of the
people. He had met him in the middle of
the night with bundle of trees under his
arm, which he had brought from the Turtle
mountains to plant on the prairies.
Mr.. WINEMAN said that Mr.. Barrett
was the first man to prove up under the
amended tree culture law, which allowed
men to pro"e up who couldn't make trees
grow. AS to irrigation. the laws Oh that
subject are sufficient.
MIR. STROM said he was il member of
the legislature which passed the law and
voted for it, and understood he was voting
for the interests of the people. He did not
hear anything about the bill being passed
as matter of sympathy. He believed
good had been done under the law, and
that good would result from it, and opposed
its repeal. The bill was recommended to
pass.
LATER.
Mr.. Logan in the chair.
NJ. MCCULLOCH'S concurrent resolu-
ton providing for contesting seats in the
legislature in courts, was adopted without
discussion and without objection.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
MIR. UELAND'S bill on these subjects
were made special order for Saturday
at IL a. III.
THE lRElG ALTON STATION.
Mr.. UELAND'S bill to establish All eN-
pcrimental station for purposes Of irriga-
tion at Edgeley was made special order
for February 10th, at 1890 Il. III.
Mr.. UELAND stated that it was pro-
posed to test the question of irrigation
under the administration OF the agricul-
tural college and from the $4,000 appro-
prated by congress for experimental sta.
tions. But as the question cannot be
tested on lands where the main station is
where it can be tested. \ majority of the
board and some OF the professors are in
| favor OF the bill.
Mr.. TUFTS desired time to investigate.
| If the statements just made were true he
would vote for the bill, but he was in
formed that the professors were not i'll
| favor Of the bill.
Mr.. HURLEY was also informed that
they were opposed to the bill ana he re-
garded the present station sufficient.
BILLS lNTRODUCED:
Mr.. WISHEK: Providing for right of
way OF railroads through public and pri-
vate lands. Ii state lands the right OF way
is donated. II school lands compensation
at the rate of $40 per acre.
Mr.. WALSH: ApprOpriating $4,000
for a gas plant for the state university at
Grand Forks.
Mr. LEE: Defining the marriage rela-
ton: makes marriage civil contract; law
full age of male Ii; and provides that a
declaration before witnesses shall be suf-
ficient.
HOUSE, BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. WINEMAN'S bill. No. q: Relating
to boundaries and subdivisions of the
First judicial district and fixing terms of
court therein.
Mr.. PIERCE'S bill, No. s.: Perfecting