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

BISMARCK, Feb. 4.
After the joint convention the house
went through the regular order.
Mr.. UELAND introduced a bill provid-
ing for an amendment to the constitution
for submitting all laws to a vote of the
people.
Mr.. BENEDICT: Amending school
laws in relation to teachers contracts.
Mr.. YEGEN'S bill in relation to COM
mercial agencies was referred to the
judiciary committee with a view to broad
ening it's scope. Mr.. Newman suggested a
method for reaching the responsible
agency, while Mr.. Yergen was after the
reporters. Mr.. Simpson also suggested
amendment, but favored the proposition.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Grand Forks, SUBJ
Regain of LarimOre, in opposition to the
supposed features OF the bill.
Mr.. STkOM moved to make the bill re-
peallng the act creating the Office of SUPER
intendent of forestry a special order for
next Friday.
MIR. .W1NEMAN wanted action on this
bill right away. We had been waiting
three weeks for the superintendent report.
and he was not in favor of waiting any
longer:
bills on which they could act if they felt
the need OF dong something.
Mr.. LOHNES wanted action deferred
until the members could examine the
report.
MIR. STROM said the gentleman from
Grand Forks is an attorney, while VT are
farmers and are interested in these mat
tiers. He wanted to SEQ the report, under
standing it presented matters of great
value.
Mir. uAVREVOLD also regarded the re.
not be abolished until the work of the Of
ticer could be reviewed.
Mr.. ELLIOTT introduced the following
concurrent resolution:
Whereas. Thirty.twO days OF the legiS-
lative session have passed and but one bill
has reached the executive, and that rushed
through under suspended rules. most OF
| the time having been spent by the legisla-
ture in f~ruitleSs efforts to elect Il United
States senator; and
Whereas. Thirty-two employees in the
! senate were paid for January their daily
| per diem, amounting to Sl49, and tifty-tive
in the house, their daily per diem, amount
resentatives, the senate c%oncurring,
and chief clerk Of the house
| are requested to prepare Il taOulated state.
ment of the employees OF the present legis-
lature, showing their age. sex, politics,
place of residence, when appointed. per
diem, when their pay cOmmenceu. and
what services they have rendered during
the present session, stating as near as ma
DO the time they have actually been EN-
ployed. And be it
Further resolved, That a committee of
three from the house and two from the
senate tie appointed to investigate the sub,
ject of clerks and the need of their employ.
ment, and report by bill or otherwise, with
a view of correcting evil which has
grown, or may grow up, under the present
system.
Mr.. Boynton proposes the following il
relation to this subject.
For All act to increase the pay and reduc,
the hours of work and to increase the fore,
of clerks and employees of both branches
of the legislature of North Dakota.
Whereas, The small force OF clerks nov
employed in both branches of the leKlsla
ture of the State OF North Dakota, and tn,
Arduous duties imposed in requiring eacI
days work to be finished before II 40 O'clOcl
each day, has given rise to the sympath,
' of not only the members of both branche