Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-24

the interest OF q small class.
Mr.. MCCORMACK, speaking as one hay
ing iad experience, stated that he believed
the bill should be- adopted. lie had been
secretary of the state and he knew whereof
nc was speaking.
Mr.. WORST opposed the circulating fea-
Mr.. CASIIEL moved an amendment in
the wording.
Mr.. INK moved as substitute to indef-
nitely postpone the bill.
mOtlOn To adjourn was made and car
ried before a vote was taken on the bill.
THE HOUSE
BISMARCK. Feb. IL.
The house met at 10 a. m. and proceeded
with the regular order of business.
The following were
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. PLAIN: Requiring school district
treasureis to deposit funds in designated
MIR: SOUTHARD: Amending laws in
relation to exemptions, making exemp-
tiOnS specific. The bill was drawn by a
subcommittee of the Judiciary in order to
make exemption laws constitutional.
Mr.. CALDWELL moved that further
consideration Of the bill be indeti nite!y
postponed for the reason that two other
bills in relation to this subject have been
introduced and if the farmers desire to
have their exemptions reduced they can do
it through amending the bills now before
the committee.
Mr.: NEWMAN said the constitution
provided that the exemption shall be spe.
cltic. The present law does not comply
with its provision. This bill does not cut
down the exemptions to the farmer. In
deed, it gives them more than $l,5OO if thew
have the property that is exempt, but it
does away with the wrongs and injustice
Of the present law ami gives q law that is
constitutional.
Mr.. STROM moved as an substitute for
Mr.. Cladwelps motion that the bill be read
the first and second time and be referred
to the judiciary committee, which was
adopted.
Mi. SOUTnARD: Amending law in
relation to tax sales. Allows three years
MI. HALVoRsoN: Providing for the
on the public highways.
Nj. DEANS: Providing for the codifi-
cation, compilation and publication of the
laws. Referred to a joint committee con-
sisting of Deans, McCulloch and Wine
man, appointed on the part of the house.
Mr.. BENTLEY: Regulating the man.
Mr.. UELAND: Repeating section S
Worlds Fair law, being that provision
making persons appointed by the federal
authorities ex. OfficiO members of the state
board.
Mr.: vEEDER: Providing for town
physicians.
Mir. SATTERLUND: Providing for tile
assessment of property which escapes the
MIR. TUFTS: Authorizing county com
misSiOnerS to provide for draining swamp
lands.
Mir. HoDGscN (by requpst): Relating
to handling and shipping grain. Requires
railroads to make proper provisions for the
shipment of gram; provided they may re-
quire it to be sacked when presented in
less quantities than 200 bushels.
Mr.. CHURCHILL: Prescribing the dut:
les of county treasurers and to provide for
the care and safe keeping of public funds.
Mr.. YEGEN: Substitute for house bills
40 and 2O2, regulating credit companies and
commercial agencies.
THE GOVERNORS MANSION.
MI. WALSH'S bill ap%propriating $4,000
Those voting no were: Messrs. Caldwell,
Ebbighausen, Hagen, Hallum, Hodgson,
James, johnson of Sergeant, Levang,
McA thur, McCulloch, O'Keefe, Oksendahl,
Plain, StrOm, ThextOn, Thompson, Towers
and Wright: also Mr.. Walsh who gave
notice OF q mOClOn 10 reconsider.
IRRIGATION AND FORESTRY.
The bill to abolish the office of superin-
tendent of irrigation and forestry came up
on its final passage.
Mr.. OLIVER moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
MIR. WINEMAN, moved to lay the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone on the table,
which was adopted.
The bill then came up for its final pass
age.
great vigor; called attention to the advan-
tage of irrigation as he had seen it in Cali
fornia, especially IN southern California,
once a desert, now a paradise, through irri-
CATION, and to experiments in South Dakota
resulting in all increase of fifteen bushels
per acre of wheat.
MIR. S'rROM also heartily opposed the
bill and Mr.. Oliver also opposed. He called
ent and to its great value, and defied them
to point to any other report OF any state
officer of equal value.
Mr.. WINEMAN supported the bill with
his accustomed zeal. MIR. Hallum also
supported it. He SAID he didn't want any
increase in wheat prodnctiOn-didn't want
| the dry hills of North Dakota irrigated.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
MI. UELAND', bill providing for an ex-
detrimental irrigation station at Edgeley-
ayes 40, nays 10.
Those voting no were Messrs: Ebbig-
hansen, Hallun, Holiday, Hurley, Levang,
Rinde. Thompson. Tufts, Wallen.
MIR. UELAND said the cost of these ex.
perimenJs would be paid by the general
governme mt. They would teach the peo-
pie how to apply the means of %irrigatiOn;
how to accumulate, store and use the mOis-
ture. and if they decided to discontinue the
experiments the state would " II quarter
section of land and Improvements thereon.
| MIR. NEWMAN'S bill, abOlishing the
right of h0wer. .
MIR. WALSH'S bill, relating to normal
| schools. Makes normal school certificates
good for five years.
Mr.. PLAINS bill, cutting down the fees
and sheritf's fee for collecting taxes. Re-
duces TOT cents per mile, and prohibits
more than n charge for mileage when
several collections are made.
Mr.. WISllEK'S bill, prescribing the mode
of making assessments and levy n cOl-
lection Of taxes. Revising and correcting
tho present law. Allows an extension OF
time before distraint from July to October.
MIR. LOIINE'S bill, providing that county
officers shall receive their salaries monthly
on the warrant of the county auditor.
Mr.. KELLY'S bill, changing name OF the
| Inuf onA 6nmh nSVlum to the SChOOl TOR