Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-01
HOUSE.,
The house met at 2 p. III.
Prayer by the chaplain.
PETITIONS.


PETITIONS.
Mr.. SPEAKER presented a petition
signed by Walter Muir and "A others against
resubmission.
Mr.. EDWARDS presented a remons-
trance against the employment Of convict.
labor in competition with free labor from
the Trades, Labor M Protective Union
of Fargo. They regard his coal bill as OBJ
jectionable.
Mr.. MURPHY presented several large
petitions for the organization Of the county
of Killdeer from parts of Alfred, Mckenzie,
Dunn and other u~norganized counties.
RECONSTRUCTED AND AGAIN PASSED.
Mr.. SVENSRUD'S bill extending time
for the payment of 1894 taxes, passed yes
terday, was reconsidered and again passed.
The emergency clause was passed this
time.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. kORSMO: House bill No. 90:
providing for keeping snow blockaded
roads open. In case private roads are
closed by barbed wire requires boards to
be used as guards.
Mr.. HANCOCK: House bill No. 81; pro-
viding for destroying weeds and grass
along the public highway.
Nh. SMITH: House bill No. IS: amend
ing Industrial school law by permitting
building to commence when $4,000, in
stead OF 1926. 900, is in the treasury from the
sale of lands or by bequest and to be con-
tinued when $4,000 more is realized, in
stead of 10000 more as is now provided.
Mr.. WALlEN: Repeating the law of
1898 appropriating $1,000 for expenses of
weather and crop service.
HOUSE JILL PASSED.
Mr. HARPE'S, defining duties OF states
attorneys and fixing their salaries.
Mr.. PROSSER'S, amending the law pro-
viding for the deposit OF county funds, re-
moving constitutional objections to the
present law
Committee bill approprlating money for
postage on Journals containing changes
suggested by the compilation committee.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
SENATOR STROM'S, prohibiting man.
tutions from being interested in contracts,
purchases or sales for or on account OF said
institutions.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. SVENSRUD in the chair.
HE TEXTBOOK BILL.
Mr.. HODGSON moved that the textbook
1 w 1SpoIlIu EoCh N1lIl lllt lcCOIuIlCI-
dation that it do pass. The vote stood SO
in favor to Il against.
Mr.. WiNEMAN protested that the meas
ure must be amended Or it would not re-
ceive the approval OF this house.
Mr.. PROSSER moved to reconsider. The
motion was lost IA to %. Later Mr.. Ed
wards rose to a question OF personal privi-
lege and inquired Of the speaker if a mo-
ton to reconsider would now be in order,
other business having been done. He re-
garded the bill! a bad one and expressed
the belief that it would cost the republican
party 5000 votes. He said it would cost
the people $4,000, and they would not con-
He questioned the honesty of the superin-
tendents and thought the auditors would
permit themselves to be imposed upon and
practically the superintendent would Sc
lect the books. He moved to reconsider
with a view to making the bill a special
| order.
Mr.. Logan said the Doodle car was CON-
ing and the object was to postpone action
until it should arrive. The bill was in the
line OF economy and reform and its prOviS-
ions were against all Doodle schemes. mo-
nopoly and soulless book publishing con-
Germs. He spoke Of the republicans who
favored the bill and called attention to an
article in the Grand Forks Herald in favor
OF it, and to the message of Governor Allin
in its favor.
Mr.. Edwards characterized the measure
as a populist scheme, said it would surely
cost the republicans votes, was a luxury
proposed at a time when the people would
not bear excessive taxes and said the ed
itor of the Grand Forks Heraldis now dep
uty superintendent OF public instruction..
Mr.. Rinde spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr.. HodgsOn moved that Mr.. Devine,
who is certainly not a populist be granted
the privilege OF explaining the bill.
MIR. Wineman opposed the bill.
MI. GILL said the measure was a good
one, it was demanded by the people and he
did not believe it could be improved. He
did not believe it would cost the repub-
lican party one vote. He believed it would
strengthen the party and place it where it
belOngs-in the front rank of those work
ing in all things for the public good. The
motion to reconsider was lOst-l5 to 80.
THE VALUED INSURANCE POLICY.
Mr.. TWlCHELL asked that his valued
insurance policy bill be made a special
order for Thursday at 3 p. m. This was
granted.
RECOMMENDED TO PASS.
House bills 80, 81, 16, 4 and AZ were rec.
commended to pass. The latter repeats the
$4,000 appropriation for the state fair. No.
d reduces the amount pxpmnt from taxa-