Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

Messrs. WALLEN, Lerom, Brown, Glea-
son, Jennings, Sargent and others against
resubmission.
Mr.. MURPHY presented a petition of the
Bismarck Typographical Union against
the use of convict labor in competition with
free labor, suggesting their use on public
works.
Mr.. COLBY presented remonstrance
against Mr.. Tyler's. drainage bill.
Mr.. TYLER presented-the petition of j.
P. Clapp and 434 others in favor OF house
bill No. IS, claiming that it would result in
retaining from $4,000 to 1926, 900 acres of
Red River valley lands.
Mr.. NELSON, in favor of Mr.. Lind
strom's bill. .a
Mr.. RINDE, against the Seventh judicial
district bill.
o MORE CLERKS.
MI. STAFNE moved that G.. G. Myhre be
appointed an assistant journal clerk, and
MIR. Murphy that T. M. Owens be appointed
an assistant clerk. Both were referred to
the committee Oh clerks.
GOOD ROADS.
Mr.. TWICHELL'S good, roads bill was
reported back, with amendments.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
Mr.. GUlNAN'S bill for equal rates of
transportation on main and branch lines
was reported favorably.
Mr.. EDWARDS anti-pass bill was also
reported favorably.
MI. RASMUSSEN'S bulletin board bill
was also reported favOrably. Requires
time Of late trains to be bulletined.
THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT BILL.
The committee reported favorably the
bill for dividing the Seventh Judicial dis
trict.
MAJOR EDWARDS ROASTS THE ARGUS.
Mr.. EDWARDS rose to a question of
personal privilege, and requested the clerk
to read an editorial article in the Argus of
February IL, being a violent assault upon
him in connection with his vote on the re-
| submission question. He said he desired
to relieve the senior member from his dis
trict (Mr. Tyler), from all responsibility.
During the reading the statement that he
also that he was a disgraceful member of
the body and a monstrOsity. He called at
tention to the thirty-two member to the
way they were alleged to have been lead
around by the nose by him. He desired to
assume all responsibility for his vote and
that the "real" editor of the Argus was a re-
porter on this floor. lie did not desire to
hold him responsible for the article in
question, but the "mechanical" editor who
run the other end. He wanted to assure
his colleagues that this 3ttack had no pangs
for him..
REsUBMIss1oN.
The committee on temperance reported
back the resuomissiOn resolution. Messrs.
Sargent and others joining in a majority
adverse report. Mr.. Prosser and four
others IN favor of passing.
Mr.. COOPER moved the adoption of the
majority report.
Mr.. BLAKLOCK moved as a substitute
that the bill be made a special order for
Saturday.
Mr.. CRYAN seconded the motion.
Mr.. HODGSON said that all the advo-
Gates OF this measure claim to desire is that
this bill shall take its regular course. In
its regular course 1t will come up tomorrow.
order for today at 3 p. III.
Mr.. SIMPSON raised a point of orders
against the amendment to the substitute.
Mr.. SPEAKER ruled against the pointo of
order.
Mr.. SIMPSON called attention of the
fact that the substitute came from oppo.
nents Of the resolution. 1t was in the in
hoped the substitute motion, the special
order for Saturday, would pass.
Mr.. HODGSON'S motion was lost, 81 to
81. Messrs. Blackjack, CryaE, EyOlfson,
Lindstrom, Rinde voting with the result
missi0nists.
Mr.. BLACKLOCK'S motion was lost by
the same vote.
The motion to adopt was carried by a
vote of 81 to 25, all OF the above and Mr..
Horgan voting for the motion to adopt.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
MIR. KORSMO: House bill No. 143; for
boiler inspection, license OF engineers, in
strucliOn, etc. Requires inspection but
leaves license OF engineer optional with
owner If boiler.
providing that delinquent taxes shall moi
be carried forward in duplicate, but that
sales shall be for the taxes of each year.
Mr.. HANNA: House bill No. las; a gen
eral law in relation to garnishment.
Mr.. RlNDE: House bill No. 146; raising
test for Illuminating oils to l5O.
BILLS PASSED.
SENATOR HAGGARpS bill for clerk
hire in the executive office.
SENATOR WHITES bill making direc-
tors and others liable for exceeding appro-
E5riations in the management of the public
I institutions and providing for an emerg-
ency. Governor, auditor and secretary may
authorize transfer OF funds when neces-
sary.
The sheep association bill for licensing
dogs and providing for indemnity to own
ers for loss Of sheep by dogs.
THE GOOD NAME OF LINCOLN.
Mr.. NlERLlNG introduced the follow
ing concurrent resolution which was
adopted:
WHEREAS, The following uncalled for
and disloyal lesson was given in one of
our state educational institutions, as we
observe from he columns of one of our
reputable newspapers of this state, viz:
"A professor in one of our state educa-
ti0nal institutions gave his class, a few
days ago, This item Of unwritten history:
"Abraham Lincoln was nothing but a
vagabond and a wretch, and there is no use
to Try to cover it up, for that was all he
was; that he was not genteel; that squibs
had been found written by him simply dis
graceful. Send him to TimbuctOO."
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That a committee of three be
appointed, one from the senat and two
from the house, to investigate this matter.
Adjourned till 10 a. m. today.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Mrs. Gill and sons were visitors at the
capitol yesterday.
DR.. DeVaux of Valley City is again a
visitor at the capitol.
G. M. Ungarden Of Walsh county, and
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