Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-24
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Mr.. WR!GHT: Intended as a substitute
for house bill AZ, in relation to the use of
rivers TOR sewerage purposes.
MIR. ELLIOTT: Imposing a tax on the
capital stock of all Pullman sleeping, pal
ace or dining-car companies which is in
vested and used in this state, and upon all
sleeping, palace or dining cars operated in
North Dakota.
Levles q tax of IS cents on every dollar
OF the assessed cash value of that prOpor-
ton OF the capital stock invested or used
In North Dakota, to be determined by the
number of miles operated in this state
bears to the whole number of miles oper-
ated i'll his and other states. The COM
panles to furnish statement under oath of
The capital invested. If they fail to make
the statement the state auditor is to make
the assessment from the best information
he can obtain.
Mr.. RITTER: Perfecting section 95,
code OF civil procedure, correcting verbal
errors as to complaint.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. BENEDlCr'S bill: Making appro-
priation to pay the potato starch bounty.
Appropriaies 50, 1000 or so much as NAV be
necessary.
Mr.. COCHRANE'S bill: Relating to the
manner OF determining population for the
purpose OF fixing the salary of county
judge, Requires federal OF state census
instead of vote.
Mr.. NEWMAN'S bill in relation to
sewerage, being house bill No. go.
MI. UELAND'S bill providing for the
deposit OF county funds, the bank to paw
Interest at not less than 8 per cent.
Mi. BOYNTON objected to the bill be-
cause IT took revenue from the county
t~reaSurerS.
Mr.. UELAND said it took no legiti.
mate revenue from anyone, but gave Il to
the county where it belongs.
ec Mr: OLIVER said the bill would place
S6o,OOO or more revenue in the treasures
OF the counties of the state. 1t would
make several thousand dollars difference
and more than $1,000 to his " county,
re spoke of the decentralization .of voters
ny the banks who often put out money to
elect treasurers who are their
TOOLS IN order to get control of
public funds. A bill was passed yesterday
Which made provision for the deposit Of
state FUNDS which have heretofore been
Mr.. MCCULLOCH also warmly sun.
ported the bill. The people demanded it
and have demanded it for wears.
ar. WlNEMAN also supported the bill.
~ Grand Forks receives from $1,000 to
$o:0OO per annuIn from this source.
Mr.. MCCANNA said he was pledged to
" - ~ SohSCuIlOu WulCu nOTnl.
nated MN, to work for the passage of such
Mr.. WALSH'S bill: To authorize county
commissioners to expend money to redeem
swamp lands. Using money from road
and bridge fund. ~
bill: 0'0'"'oi
Section l. Every railroad company or
railroad corporation doing business in this
STATE shall, after this act shall 90 intn
eHect, Dulld, erect, complete and furnish
ole OF more grain elevators for the weip-
ing, reception and transfer. of grain from
" agqi!s 10 cars at each ands every station
ton. =
Sec Each of said elevators shall be of
sue a SIZE and capacity as is necessary
Tor the prompt handling and shipping If
gram tieretrom: and shall be Supplied
VIII suitable approaches adapted to the
hau!ing OF grain thereto and therefrom.
Sec. !. Every railroad company ar rail.
road corporation refusing or neclectino to
comply with the requirements Of this act
shall DC deemed guilty Of a sdemean
ana upon conviction thereof shall he f;nad
nc less than $1,000 for each and every
thirty days such failure shall continue.
THE OLIVER COUNTY WAR.
In committee Of the whole, MI. LELAND in
the chair.
The bill changing the boundaries of
Starx n Mercer counties, by taking in
unorganized territory, came up.
MIR. BURKAARDT said:
AS this bill has been more tho,onoh,,
dlssected before this assembly thar any
otner matter that has come up. and eachh
SID mas had their inning, showing their
inrttle, especially the gentleman frn,n
stark, who has covered himself with r."
nown, SO that If he does not meet with fla
success he anticipated he can feel hims lily
amply recompenscd by the laurels he has
gained. But we are ready to a M ~" o
n!ght where we left off. l have made ff;oht'
ing my business for many years. but am
more 4 man of action than Of words R an
IN the Interest OF other business nf 1 ~.
STATE; being equally as important A. the
FAMILY, quarrel, make this Dronosi,i"n.
mat TINS Pill be divided in two parts TT:ha
members from Stark make a biliP for ali ne
nnorganized territory, as provided fnr .i IT,
tiie ilrst bill, SO as to get control Of tn. tn ~
IltoIy embraced in it, which we never W. ' ~.
Tended TO 1%ntagonize, and the other nartv
MAKE a 6ill regulating the Boundaries hSyy
tween Oilver and Mercer counties.
l move that a committee of five In ~,
pointed to decide whether this s'H Is ~ a f nPr
proposition and report their decision H.