Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
HOUSE.
The house met at 2 a. m.
Provor l,1r tho oboplo;~

Inc mouse met at a. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
After the usual routine the third reading
of bills having been reached, House Bill
No. 65 was read the third time, and a recess
was taken until to p. m.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. SVENSRUD, House Bill No. 159:
Providing for the organization of irrigation
districts.
Mr.. MURPHY, House Bill No. 157; Reg
ulating, stock coming into and passing
through the state to be bonded.
Mr.. FLEMING, House Bill 1853: Making
sheritfs, marshals and constables fish and
game promoters.
Mr.. SIMPSON, House Bill 1850: Increas-
ing to full price the rates for publishing
insurance statements.
Mr.. LOGAN, House Bill No. ISL: Re-
quiring holders of tax certificates to pre-
sent certificates to auditors ninety days be-
fore expiration of redemption period, in
order that notice of redemption may be
issued.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.: HERBRANDSON'S, requiring pau
perS to reside three years in the county be-
fore they can gain a settlement. Prior to
that time they may be deported to the place
from whence they came.
Mr.. RASMUSSEN'S, requiring railroad
companies to keep bulletin boards at all
stations.
Mr.. SARGENT'S oleomarearine bill be-
ing the Minnesota dairy law.
BILLS KILLED.
Mr.. KELLOGG'S House bill No. lis was
reported unfavorably, the committee hay-
ing decided to report the senate bill cover
ing the same subject. which is special order
for next Wednesday,.
PROPOSED STEERING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. SIMPSON proposed the appointment
OF a steering committee to sidetrack meas
ures of little Importance and advance i'm
portant measures, but it was defeated, it
being regarded too early in the session for
motion OF this kind. It was suggested
that March | would be quite early enough.
Mr.. LlNDSTROM called attention to the
fact that this was a committee to kill off
legislation, as we'll as to advance it and in
sisted that the house should control the
bills instead of the speaker of a COM
mittee.
THE QUESTION OF CLERKS.
The chair reversed the ruling of Tues
day that a concurrent resolution receiving
a majority or those voting, though less
than a constitutional majority, was passed.
and held that the resolution was lost, for
the reason That it received but Is votes.
FLAX ANIL HEMP BOUNTY
The attorney general sent a communica-
ton to the house to the effect that in his
Judgment Mr.. TwichelPs bill granting a
bounty Tor the production Of long line fax
ana hemp culture was not in conflict with
the constitution or with good policy.
HOUSE BILL NO. IS.
Mr.. HANNA asked that Mr.. Tvler's
drainage bill be made a special order for
next Tuesday at 8 p. m. Ayes, Is to 10.
AVORApTv VIZ.
Mr.. BLACKLOCK'S bill, creating blind
asylum board and locating the institution
at Bathgate.
POTATO STARCH BOUNTY. Z
The governor yesterday approved Mr..
Hanna's House bill No. Is, extending for
nve years the provisions Of the potato
starch law.
THE KEELEY CURE.
Mr.. Blackjack moved to suspend the
rules and place Senator Strom's bill, pro-
viding for the care and cure of inebriates.
on Its third reading and final passage.
Mr.. SIMPSON charged that there had
been more lobbying on this bill than IN
any other, and insisted that it should be
sent to the committee of the whole and he
discussed on its merits.
MI. EDWARDS supported the measure
calling attention to the amendments. The
committee had amended to require a years
residence to entitle to the benefits Of the
bill. '"o
MI. ARMSTRONG moved the adoption
Of the amendments.
MI. FLEMING supported the motion to
suspend the rules; The motion was lost
20 to 18-two-thirds not voting ave.
The bill was made a special order for
Tuesday at 2:3O p. m.
TRADES AND LABOR,
MAJOR EDWARDS presented a petit
ton from the Trades and Labor union at
Fargo recommending that the bill now ha.
fore the Legislature for the employment of
convict labor be so amended as to prohibit
convict labor from being farmed out to cor.
porations under any circumstances In
this connection it. may be stated that
richards bill for the employment of con.
vlcts in making public improvements was
SO amended as to allow their use in max
ing improvements at the capitol and other
public buildings. o"ol
H SHEEPMANs' BILL,
tax zine on dao 70 p promote sheep h%usbandry by