Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-01
posed finding 1t whether it be wood chuck,
a badger or nigger il hid in any measure
brought into the house.
BILLS INTRODUCED.

BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. BROWNE: House bill No. 50; pro-
vides for an appropriation Of $500 for the
purchase and distribution of sugar beet
seeds; requires Agricultural college to
make assays of sample beets.
Mr.. MCDONALD: House bill No. 70:
declares hotel deadbeating a nuisance, but
excerpts members of the Fourth Legislative
assembly from the provisions of the bill.
Mr.. LOGAN: House bill No. Il; provid-
ing for the acquisition of lands for ceme
terry purposes by township officers.
Mr.. CRYAN: House bill No. 72; provid-
ing for taxing bank stock at full value in
name of individual owners where bank is
located
Mr.. JENNINGS: House bill No.7 in
vests states attorney and Judges with
power to require security for costs in Grim.
inal suits.
Mr.. TYLER: House bill No. "A; cures
defective acknowledgements filed prior to
Jan. l, 1895.
Mr.. TOFSRUD: House bill No. rs;
amends law relating to compensation OF
county judges, reducing slightly the Salar-
les in the smaller counties.
MIR. HANNA: House bill No. Is; requir-
ing county auditors to furnish town clerks
with lists OF real and personal taxpayers
in their respective towns.
Mr.. EDWARDS: From compilation
committee; appropriating $500 for postage
for distributing copies Of the proposed
amendments to the laws reported Dy the
joint compilation committee.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. HODGSON'S bill, No. 81, relating to
the organization OF state banks, prohibits
them from making loans or discounts, or
dividing profits when insolvent.
FINDING RESOLUTIONS.
The house concurred in the senate reso-
luton to extend the capitol warrants $685.
600 one year; also to issue $3.50 900, war
to pay off the unpaid expense bills of the
public institutions. The S80000 80 day
warrants draw per cent; the $63, 900 capi-
tol warrants 5 per cent, and the $150,0OO
will be discounted to make about per
cent.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Railroad Commissioner Currie has re-
turned to duty at the capitol.
J. Z. Phelan has gone to st. Paul as a
witness in the McDonough case.
Senator Gregory, grand chancellor
Knights of Pythias, will exemplify the
secret work OF the order at Bismarck in
few days.
Treasurer Nichols has gone to Fargo
with $4,000 sixty days funding warrants
to meet legislative expenses. 1t necessary
he will 60 to St. Paul, but the Fargo banks
are likely to take the warrants at 8 per
cent. Longer time warrants could be sold
it bearing per cent
The governor has received a pen about
the size OF a handspike. with this legenI
inscribed by the donor: "The pen is
mightier than the sword; may 1t be used
with vgor for the cause OF right and
against the power of might, and may it
never cast blot on the escutcheon Of
liberty"
The following school bonds have been
purchased by the state school fund: Grand
Rapids, LaMoure county, $500; Agnes,
Grand Forks county, $500; No. IL, Griggs
county, $2,990; st. Anna, Wells county,
$500: NOrby, Logan county, 1000 They
draw per cent interest and run tor 10 and
20 years.
The board of university and school lands
met yesterday and accepted the reSigna-
ton of Mark l.. Williams, deputy commits
sioner. After Mark got out he gave his
late principal severe tongue lashing and
declared that he resigned because OF his
incompetency; that he was constantly
laundering in his figures, etc. The board
meets again next Thursday and will then
probably act on the resignation Of the
other Williams, which, according to its
terms, will take effect July l, it accepted.
The action of the house and senate in
sending all bills to the compilation COM
mittee practically sidetracks ali matters
until 1t shall be IN accord with the sweet
will of that committee to allow it to see
daylight, and that, too, without giving the
members an opportunity beyond hearing
the bills read when introduced, to know
the character of the proposed laws or
amendments. This committee asks too
much when they seek to control all legis-
latiOn of the session.