Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-08
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.

for a division OF expense between county
and town in the matter of construction OF
bridges.
Mr.. PROSSEK'S brakeman's bill was
passtd. Il quires W. brakemen on freight
trains of forty five cars, n n additional
for each additional ten cars.
Mr.. EDWARDS bill for census and to
carry out that constitution provision in
relation to the same. Those voting no were
Kieftr, logan, Ray, Rinde, Twichell, Ty-
Ter, Walker, Wallen.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG'S bill reducing the
number Of tickets to be printed under the
Australian ballot law abDut one-half.
Mr.. KROEGER'S bill requiring county
treasurers to report to own clerks amount
Of township funds on hand, and amounts
drawn by town treasurers. Ayes, 80:
nays, %.
A CONSTITUTIONAL INQUIRY.
Mr. TWICHELL presented a resolution
calling upon the attorney general for his
opinion as to the power OF the legislative
assembly to tax railroads under two differ
ent systems when the constitution pro-
vides that all property shall be taxed
equally. The resolution appears i'll the
editorial columns with comments.
HOUSE BILLS LOST.
TWICHELL'S valued policy bill was
lost by a vote OF "a for to 80 against. Those
voting for the bill were Messrs. Armstrong,
Blackjack, Cryan, DWycr, Edwards, Her
grandson, H0lritz, Lerom, Logan, McDon-
aid, FroSscr, Purdon, Rinde, Roo, Simpson,
Smith, Spangberg, Stafne, Tofsrud, Twich.
ell, Walker. Gill.
MIR. S~vENSRUD'S bill extending time
for the payment OF taxes passed some days
ago. but reconsidered because of the loss
its finalp passage and lost. Later the vote
was recOnsidered and tho bill comes up
again today.
MIR HILLS, making Labor day a legal
holiday-aye s 20, noes 80. Those voting
for this bill were Messrs. Blackjack, Brain
Guinan, Hill, Lindstrom, Mcdonald, Myers,
Nierling, Prosser, Purdon, Rinde, Rod,
Simpson. Smith, Tofsrud, and Wineman;
MessrS. Brown, FlacK, Jennings, McLach-
Ian, Murphy, Porter and Sharpe not
voting.
MIR. KORSMO's bill allowing a two mill
tax for the destruction of gophers; ayes 80,
noes none.
When Mr.. Twichells bill was under con-
lent assault on the press, assuming that
their criticisms of the bill were intended
to malign him personally and that being
short on telegraph new they had used
their space for that purpo>e. He charged
they had m%a)ici0usly misrepresented him.
| i lilUilldtCu GlldU LlC pIlllUcu UlIlS uhu
been removed from the files in order to de-
feat the bill and that the bill it~elf and the
journal had been tempered with. He de-
clared the companies seemed to have got
ten everything but him. He presented a
mass OF statistics on insurance, but time
was called on him before he gave any rea-
sons why the bill should pass.
Mr.. NlERLING presented excellent rea-
sons why the bill should not pass, making
an unansWerable argument against the
bill.
Mr.. TWICHELL spoke a moment, but
his talk was in the line Of ridicule rather
than argument.
Mr.. SIMPSON said in explaining his
vote til It he voted for the measure accord
ing to agreement.
CAPITOL T
Editor Ellsworth, of the jamestown
Capital, was a visitor at the capitol. yes
terday.
Hon. Fred Fancher has gone to James
town to attend a meeting of the asylum
board.
Ex-senator Ink, of Richland, Hon. j. B.
Power and Mr.. Bogart were visitors at the
capitol. yesterday.
E. Smith Peterson, of Walsh county,
and Sheriff Jackson of Griggs county,
were extended the cOurteSieS of the floor
in both houses.
Mrs. Devoe, OF Harvey, ILL.,, chosen by
the Woman's Suffrage association, Grand
Forks, to represent them at Bismarck, was
at the capitol, yesterday.
Colonel Pritchard, J. g: Power, B. S. Rus
sell, Colonel fuller, A. H. Ellsworth, r. N.
Ink and E. s. Bogart were extended the
c0urtesles OF the senate yesterday.
Sixteen senators have signified their pur-
pose to vote for Senator Haggart's resub-
mission resolution, giving the requisite ma
Jority to pass them. In the house twenty
eight are said to have Signiied their readi-
ness to support the resolution.
Senator Haggart pays a high COM
pliment to Senator Enger for his course on
the resubmiSsiOn matter. Senator Enger
ator from Cass and his associates in the
minority until they requested the report to
be presented.
The administration of Governor Burke
paid S649. 80 premiums for $500 bonds of
school district No. so, Barnes county. it
is reported that the district has employed
an attorney with a view to repudiating these
bonds on the ground that they were issued
III excess Of the debt limit fixed by the con-
StitutiOn.
The following was prepared for the ben
eft OF Hon. Jake Wineman, but not having
any father, 1t was found lost in the waste
basket:
WHEREAS, A certain member from Grand
Forks county, elected as a republican, was
prevented by a point OF order during the
session of Monday, Feb. 4, from apologize
ing for disregarding his moral obligations,
and voting for democrat for United States
senator; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is the sense of this house
that "while the lamp holds out to burn the
vilest sinner may return" therefore
BE it resolved, That Hon. J. B. Wineman
be granted ten minutes time to finish his
apology, and that the same be spread upon
the journal OF this house.
The Newman Act.
Hon. Seth Newman, author of the
Newman act of 1898, regulating appeals
from the district court, where trial is by
the court, writes as follows:
The law mentioned was not introduced
to meet any case, but to improve the prac.
tlce on appeal and restore the practice
which has existed in England and this
country in equity cases, for several hun.
dred years, and is the practice in the
supreme court of the United States and all
federal courts of chancery in this country
and England today. The practice of llav.
ihg %aDuellato tribunals exercise their