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

hour: The house bill was introduced by
ings law. Both bills were made special
order for today at 2:30 p. m.
Senate Bill No. 1853 provides that all roads
may accept gross tax at per cent. where
the earning are $4,000 or more, and per
cent where less than that amount.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
In committee of the whole the senate con-
sidered Senator Arnold's Senate Bill No.
127, amending the law relating to cruelty
to animals. The proposed law makes
provision that cities having water works
shall provide watering-troughs for public
stock.
The bill was then put on third reading.
Senate Bill No. 81 (Parkin): Appropri-
ating $500 annually for expenses of the
weather and crop service.
SENATOR PARKlN explained that there
is not a state in the union but provides
small appropriation for this purpose.
Senate bill No. IA Substitute for senate
bill No. 81; Plain): Amending the law re-
lating to the boundaries of school districts.
SENATOR PLAIN explained that in
certain counties in large districts, where it
is desired to create new districts, this can
be done by two thirds petition of the
voters to the county commissioners.
Senate bill No. LAG (Dobie): Protecting
planted fish and fish eggs in waters of the
state.
Senate bill No. 72 (Hillier): Regulating
the construction, maintenance and opera
ton of public warehouses and elevators on
railroad rights Of way within the state.
SENATOR LAMoURE moved an
amendment requiring an applicant for
right to build warehouse on right of way
to apply to the division superintendent in
stead Of to the local station agent
SENATOR HITLER and Senator
Strom did not object to the amendment.
SENATOR SIROM said the people in
Trail county were very much interested
in the bill. They had had some little
trouble in securing sites for warehouses
and this bill was just what they needed
and it was good bill
SENATOR KILLER said the bill i'm
poses no hardships OH railroad companies
and would be benefit to the grain growers
SENA TOR GREGORY said he believed
! that the law Of eminent domain covered all
the requirements of the case.
SENATOR STROM said that in his sec
| ton OF country the farmers had been de-
MED warehouse sites. and this bill was in
| their interests.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| House bill No. l49 (Richards'l: Author
| iZing the trustees OF the penitentary to EN-
| ploy the convict labor of the state to make
brick, and in macadamizing roads leading
to the state peritentiary and state capitol.
| necessary that the convicts should have
work, and if they can make brick that can
be sold, it is only right that they should be
so employed, as their labor used in this
way will not compete with free labor. He
favored the bill.
House hilJ No: 1l2 COLBY: suppressing
SENATOR TUFTS said the state now
has law which prohibits the sale of such
| literature to minors, but this bill is intro
duced for the purpose of preventing it
| from coming into the state.
SENATOR LAMOURE said he did not
| know anything more calculated to create
immortality than the wearing Of abbrevi-
| ated skirts, but he did not quite see where
| an amendment could come in, so he would
not make one.
House bill No. 1O4 (Tyler): Amending
the state bank laws. Provides that banks
can be organized in towns of 500 inhabi
tantS or less. Amended by adding an
emergency clause. Passed.
House bill No. 30 lPurdon): Amending
the incorporation law relating to cities so
| that there is no interim between the retir-
| ing of the old council and the coming in Of
the new. Passed.
House bill No. 81 (Prossor): Compelling
| railroad companies to furnish certain
number of brakemen for each train. Com
| mlttee recommended indefinite postpone
menC. A motion was adopted reversing
report OF committee.
| The bill was amended on motion of Sen
ator LaMoure by making the penalty $50,
| instead of $500.
APPOINTMENTS.
The governor appointed and the senate
confirmed the following members of the
penitentarB board: Roderick Johnson, of
Trail; F. Il. Register and w. H. Bratton,
Of Burleigh; G. A. Lounsberry, of Cass,
! and Ole Wing, of Mclean county.
Soldiers Home board: j. w. Mitchell,
of Ransom.
industrial School board: Edward n
Libby. John n. Bishop aud Milton F. Mer-
chant This is the old board reappointed
Merchant is populist.