Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-08
HOUSE..

The house met at 10 a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
All senate bills were read and referred to
the committees.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. GLEASON: Resolution of business
and railroad men Of jamestown against
drastic railroad legislation.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG;: From Emmons and
Kidder counties, for gopher bounties.
F. A. Clemens, syardmaster at jamestown,
came up as a delegate from jamestown
with resolutions adopted at a meeting of
business and railroad men to protest
against drastic railroad legislation.
The resolutions claim that IT passed the
expenses and liabilities will be increased,
while at the same time the Income will be
reduced, that the railroads, like all other
industries, have suffered from the financial
panics and hard times, resulting in loss of
business and reduced number and salaries
of employees, and that the pro-
pesed legislation will only increase this
tendency. House bills No. 43, lib, 26. 81,
156, so, 100, %. 70 and 81, and senate bills
Ne. Al, 10, 72 and 48 are specially men
ioned. The mayor presided at the meeting
MIR. Clemens was extended the courtesies
of the floor and was earnest in his oppOSi-
ton from the standpoint OF ali employe,
who felt that the bills would result in re-
suit in reduced wages.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
SENATOR GREGORY'S, repeating law
providing for the purchase Of territorial
supreme court reports.
SENATOR DAVIS, changing place OF
holding court in Wells county.
SENATOR SrROM'S. regulating the de-
posits of county funds; removing constitu-
tiOnal OBJ jectlonS to the present law.
SENATOR ARNOLD'S, repeating spe-
cial law regulating salary of register of
deeds and treasurer of Grand Forks.
SENATOR PARKIN'S, for organizing
unorganized territory.
Should the Stark county bill be declared
unconstitutional this bill will provide for
organizing counties in the now unorgan.
lied territory,
THE LINDsTRoM BILL.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved the reconsid-
Grafton Of Mr.. Lindstrom's house bill No.
70, and the motion was adopted Later, in
committee of the whole, Mr.. Llndstrom
| offered an amendment cutting out many of
the objectionable features Of the bill, in
Guiding all in conflict With the code signed
on Wednesday,.
Mr.. WINEMAN called for reading the
code, which includes all of the reform
railroad legislation since 1885, including
authority to commissioners to enforce laws,
providing cars upon demand of shippers,
platforms for stock and grain, warehouse
sites in competition with elevators, regu
lati0n of elevator charges, provision for
maximum rates, provision for side tracks,
Us. daily trains on all lines, ETC., and in
sisted that every essential feature of this
bill, without its drastic features and its un-
constitutional features. had been carried
into the codes, and there was no reason for
the passage OF this bill. 1t gave no facili-
ties not already provided for, no relief not
granted, and, after the provisions OF the
code were read, moved the indefinite post
ponement OF the bill. This was ordered
33 to 27-but on the adoption of the report
there were 30 to 80. The bill was, there
fore, made special order for Saturday.
BILLS LOST.
Mr.. RODS, reducing railroad passenger
fares TO cents per mile was indefinitely
postponed.
BISMARCK BRIDGE.
The committee to inquire into the mat
ter OF the taxation of the Bismarck bridge
reported, recommending that it be placed
on the tax roll.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
MIR. TWlCHELL: House bill No. III;
to allow voters at town meeting to vote on