Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-10

court OF Minnesota had held such a law en-
forcible concerning roads, on which it cOulG
be proved to be profitable.
Mr.. GREGORY: The supreme court Of
the United States has decided that the com.
panies could be compelled to furnish trair
facilities to such extent as was profitable
He did not believe this legislature has the
power to compel the railroads in the state
to run trains whether il pays to run them
or not.
Mr.. BURKE: 1t seemed like discrimina.
ton to exempt from the act those roads
which have been constructed less than -four
years. That amounted to class legisla.
ton. and was therefore unconstitutional
Mr.. Burke offered an amendment striking
out this provision and inserting instead a
proviso that the receipts be sufficient to pay
the expenses of running and operating the
road.
Mr.. INK favored the amendment which
was adopted. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. SATTERLUND'S bill, No. 70: To
enable the county commissioners to pre-
vent the listing. assessment and sale of
lions.
SUBSTITUTE for bill No. IA: Relating
to instructions by judge to jury. Amended
by the committee. Amendment adopted.
MI. HAUGEN'S bill, No. 40: Appropri-
ating S72O to reimburse Lieutenant Leon
$. ROndiez, professor of military science at
the university at Grand Forks for rent of
quarters.
Mr.. SEvERSON'S bin, No. as: Proyid.
ing for the removal of distractions to
natural waterways.
Mr.. TOWERS bill. No. 1856: Providing
for the establishment of an industrial
school at Glendale,
MI. BENEDICT'S bill, No. 50: Appropr,.
ating 5000 for starch bounty.
Mr. &(NIYrTII A pD>S Nil ~, 49,. $500
priating $500 for committee inc other en-
penses of this session.
MI. DAVIS bill, No. 1872: Joint resolu.
tlon to reimburse house messenger for ex.
Mr.. LOHNES' bill. No. 1874: Amending
the game laws.
Mr.. HURLEY'S bill, No. 252: For i'm
provement Of highways.
The senate went into executive session
TO consider a message from the governor
containing additional appointments, but
took no action thereon.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to senate bill No. q.
HOUSE BILLS LOST.
Mr.. WISHEK'S bill, No. l49: Authorize
ing the appointment of stenographers for
the district courts in the state and prescrib-
lng e.; their s17 duties and and eeo?4m3psensation:
"a AA1AAsD OAAA, NO. %: hel8tlDR
to receipts and disbursements Of county
treasurers. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. BILLIARDS bill, No. IS: Relating
to the creation of q salary fund from inter.
est and penalties on delinquent taxes.
Mr.. WlSHEK'S bill, No. III: In relation
to the collection of personal taxes by judg-
ment. Indefinitely postponed.
REsUBMIssION.
The committee on temperance reported
the resubmission resolution be indefinitely
postponed.
The report was adopted.
Voting aye: Messrs. Arnold, Day, Enger,
E1ngle, Hitler, Ink, johnson, Kinter, Lamb,
Svensrud and Young-l5.
Voting nay: Messrs. Bidlake, Bryn-
!o!fson. Burke, Haggart, Little, McGillivray,
Miller, Palmer, Patch, Worst and White
Ill.
A message from the governor yetoinp
the bill annexing unorganized territory to
Stark county, having been received.
Mr.. MCGlLLIVRAY moved to postpone
consideration of the matter until 1880 to-
Which was carried.
The special committee on illuminating
oils, to which was referred house bill No.
2l2, recommended that the bill do pass, and
the report wa adopted.
MI. PRESIDENT appointed as members
OF committee on conference on house bill
No. Z, Messrs. Kinter, Pinkham and
Young.
The committee reported favoring con.
in both house and senate amend
ments.
The report was not adopted.
Adjourned.