Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-01

board of education of Grand Forks, deny
ing that the Grand Forks school district
was in default on account of interest on
school bonds. The money was deposited
December 81 in the First National bank,
and has been ready since that date to pay
the coupons on presentation.
UNFAvoRABLE REPORT.
SENATOR PARKIN'S bill for licensing
refreshment places was reported ad-
versely.
REPORTED FAVORABLY.
Mr.. GUNDERSON'S, requiring railroads
to keep open station buildings at railroad
crossings.
THE CLERKS AGAIN.
Mr.. MURPHY read an Associated Press
dispatch from the Fargo Argus, relating to
the. number and expense OF clerks in the
legislature. and moved the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is charged in the public
print that large force of clerks are under
pay that are not at work, and believing
such aSpersionS far as the house is con-
cerned is untrue. be it
Resolved, That the clerk of the house
furnish the house with list of all employees
and amount paid each per day, and from
what district.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. NlERLlNG, House Bill No. 1852:
Limits to three years the time to commence
action TOR setting aside tax deeds.
Mr.. PROSSER, House Bill No. 1853: Pro-
viding fees for registers for furnishing list
OF mortgages for taxation.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. COOPER'S, appropriating $500 for
committee room expenses of the legSla-
ture.
Mr.. NELSON'S, requiring town officers
to give official bonds.
Mr.. MCDONALD'S, protecting inn
keepers from fraud.
Mr.. RICHARDS, providing for use of
cOnvicts in making brick tor penitentiary.
Ayes As. noes 8. Major Edwards moved
amendment to title and then clinched it by
the usual motion to reconsider.
EXTENDING TIME FOR PAYING TAXEs.
SENATOR TUFTS bill extending till
June the time for paying personal taxes
passed the house. They shall then draw
per cent per month penalty until Oct. l,
when penalty of per cent shall be
added.
TIE RAILROAD BILL.
The Iowa railroad bill was made spe
cial order for Tuesday at 3 p. m.
TIE STEERING COMMITTEE.
The steering committee resolution again
failed.
CAPITOL NOTES.
The courtesies of the floor were extended
to William l.. Grady Of Atlanta, Ga, and
DIR. Rose Of Fargo.
The apportionment of school funds was
made yesterday, being 81 SO per capita OF
school age children reported December 81,
1894.
State Treasurer Nichols goes east this
morning, and will now endeavOr to negO-
tiate Sl30,000 state warrants, payable No
vember l, 1895, to fund floating debt, and
$4,000 capital warrants.
Dennis Hannaiin called on the governor
yesterday to urge the appointment of Budd
Reeve on the penitentiary board. He asked
it in the name of 1900 voters, who could
not be debauched or led astray. proving
their fidelity by voting for Reeve.
The protest signed by the members of
the railroad commission and addressed to
the house, published in the Fargo Sun,
Grand Forks News, jamestown Capitol
and other papers was not presented to the
House though it expresses the feelings of
the commissioners, no doubt. at the time.
In the senate 146 bills have been intro
duced. Of these forty-siX have been passed
and sent to the house, and six have been
approved by the governor. Ten have
failed in the senate. In the house 163 have
been introduced. OF these sixty seven
have been passed and five have been fp-
proved by the governor. Twenty-Five
havO failed in the house.
Woman suffrage was finally killed in the
house by vote of 16 to 81. Those who
stood by the orange pennant to the last
were Messrs. Brainerd, Brown, Colby, Ed.
wards. Eyolfson, Gill, Hodgson, Kellogg,
Logan, Murphy, Rasmussen, Statne, Sar-
gent, Smith, SWenson, Walker-three pOpu-
lists, one democrat and twelve republicans.
There were several votes finally against
believing that the measure was being held
as club over other matters. 1t could come
before the house again from the senate.
The attorney general has decided that
LaMoure, is unconstitutional. 1t is in viO-
lation of Section 176 Of the constitution,
which provides for per centum, and this
bill seeks to exceed the power given under
said section by fixing a minimum sum to
be paid. A road having earnings of $1,000
per mile will be taxed the same as the one
having $4,000 Section = lin violation of
Section 179 of the constitution, which pro-
vides that the state board OF equalization
shall assess. Powers cannot be exercised
under this section of the constitution while
law is in force taxing under the gross
earnings system. The constitution pro-
vides for the use of one method or the other
not for parts under both sections.
FORTY DAY.