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

uSS III ITO Jill dS OIIXI'
na.lly drawn would have increased the
price of Ignite coal.
Mr. LOGAN said he had q letter from
the agricultural college officers saying that
the coal was not only satisfactory but that
IT. was q saving Of Is per cent. He read
liked carbon in the various Goals; Dakota
Ignite a per cent; Iowa As per cent; In
diana 81 per cent; Ohio IS per cent.
Mr.. WlNEMAN opposed the bill and
said Ignite coal cost at Grand Forks, sc 30
per ton.
ton at his place near Lisbon, and he was
sure that the gentleman from Grand Forks
was miSinfOrmed.
Mr.. WINEMAN said his experience was
gained three or four years ago.
After considerable further discussion,
Mr.: NeWlnan's amendment was adopted,
and on motion by Mr.. Simpson to recon-
init the bill to the committee on mines was
adopted.
THE GRAIN COMMISSION MEN,.
The bill requiring grain commission men
to give bonds and file certificate of author
lty before doing business, was indefinitely
| postponed.
Messrs. Hurley, McCulloch and others
bitterly assailed the bill as being an OBJ
struction to free markets.
AND REFERENDUM
Mr.. UELAND'S concurrent resolution.
for an amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for referring laws to a vote of the
people, was under consideration.
MIR. TUFTS motion to indefinitely post
pone was defeated, IA to 10.
MI. NEWMAN opposed it because there
has been no demand upon the part of the
people for this amendment. Mr.. Iceland
introduced the measure for raising the
issue.
The bill was defeated.
Those voting aye were Messrs. Burkhardt,
Caldwell, Elliott, Hagan, Hodgson, Hallum,
Kelly, Johnson of Sargent, johnson of
G GnTm1,o Forks, Leyang, Logan, McCanna,
Strom. Thompson, Towers, LELAND. Veeder.
The concurrent resolution for initiating
laws by the people was also defeated.
Those voting aye were Messrs. Caldwell.
Hagen. Hallum, Halv0rson, johnson of
Sargent, Leyang, Logan, McCanna, Nc
Veeder, Wishek, Wright and Yegen.,
COMMERCIAL AGENCIES.
The substitute for Mr.. Yegen's bill regu-
latlng commercial agencies came up for
consideration. Requires an agent on whom
service may be had and a bond of $4,000
for the protection of those who may be in
jured by false or malicious reports sent by
its agents. Fines 800 or thirty days, or
both, and justice of the peace given juris-
dictiOn.
Mr.. WINEMAN, by unanimous consent.
moved to amend by making penalty of the
bond $4,000. The bill passed, none vot-
ing no.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following bills were approved by
Mr.. NEWMAN No. 72: Amending sub.
division S, section "a, chapter 100, laws of
1891; regulating appeals from the district
court to the supreme court.
MIR. NEWMAN, No. As: To define the
ers of the judges thereof, and to regulate
the exercise of such powers.
Mr.. WINEMAN'S bill, No. lis: Limit
ing time to two years in which actions for
malpractice may be commenced.
Mr.. LOGAN'S bill, No. So: Repeating
obsolete school laws.
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDoNs.
Applications are on file from Grand
Forks for the pardon of James McReady.
His term was a short one and will expire
March LIST, and the pardon is sought to
cation has been made for the pardon OF
Mcnamara also.
H TAX III F1END.
Nj. SOUTHARD'S bill, No. 21S: To
provide for a%scertaining and collecting the
just amount to be paid for taxes on prop.
erty In case of inValidity in tax proceed.
ings was on its final passage.
MI: SIMPSON fiercely assailed the bill
as being in the interest of the tax sharps
Mr.. Southland explained the bill.
Mr.. SIMPSON said the gentlemen had
attempted to pile up the wood to hide the
Niger in the pile.
out It, th 1,I niger Tx o,
I'll show him up.
Mr.. NEWMAN regarded the measure a
just and proper one and in the interest OF
the men who pay their taxes. He presumed
that objection to the bill came from the
fact that it provided for the payment of the
just amount of the taxes to those who had
bid in the property at the tax sales.
to the clause In the bill which relates to
suits now pending. Trail county has the
worst tax shark or the face of the earth
He has been in the gallery of this house
to-day. He is in the city; he is doing bust
ness at the old stand. He has suits now
county. He offered to settle for $15,0 900;
then for $4,000; then for $1,000: then fo1
$1,000.
Messrs. McCanna and Elliott were hot on
the trail of the tax shark tiends.
Mr.. SOUTHARD wished to defend
himself against the foul i%nsinuations
hurled at him. He presumed the party re-
ferred to by the gentleman Fl om Trail was
a Mr.. Hansen.
Mr.. HURLEY: That is the duck.
MIR. SOUTHARD: 1 have never had
any relation to the gentleman except to
commence a suit against him. have had
no conversation with him or any other
person interested in tax titles. / drew the
bill because l believed it to be a just one
and in the interest of the people of this
state. The bill was indefinitely postponed
vi BILLS PASSED.
Substitute for Mr.. Davis bill allowing
extra compensation for messenger service.
Mr.. HAUGAN'S bill defining powers and
prescribing the duties of the secretary of
state.
MI. SEVERSON'S, No. 80: To remove
distractions from natural waterways.
MIR. NEWMAN'S, No. 2l4: TO provide
for the trial Of causes tried by the district
court without a jury, and for the hearing
Of such actions OH appeal
MI. MCCULLOUGH, No. 100: For the reg
istrati0n OF legal voters outside of the
cities containing more than 5000 people to
be made from data furnished by the local
oSooocoro Mr. Mc(ln1IOch said that this