Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Daily Proceedings of the Fourth
Session of the Legislative
Assembly.
Synopsis of Bills Introduced, Debates
on Important Measures and
Gossip in the Lobbies.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
SENATE.


Prayer by the chaplain.
The morning session was devoted to fin
ishing reading House bill No. 1O9 (code of
civil procedure), and an adjournment was
had.
Senate convened at 2 p. m.
Prayer BY the chaplain.
House bill No. 109 was passed, there
being q votes ave.
SENATOR STEVENS moved that Sen
ate bill No. " be recommitted to the COM
mittee on counties. This DILL had been re-
ported on by the compilation committee as
being provided for by the revenue law of
$780,
SENATOR STEVENS denied that the
bill was covered by the 1890 laws, and he
wanted it printed.
SENATOR LAMOURE expressed regret
that Mr.. Stevens had had 50 much trouble
with this BILL and made remark about
running down town to find bills when the
clerk has them"
SENATOR STEVENS motion was car
ritd and further motion was adopted
that supply of the bills be printed.
A report from the late public examiner
was ordered printed in the journal.
NEW BILLS.
By SENATOR STRUM: Indemnifying
owners of she, p in case of damage by
dogs. The fund to be created by tax on
dogs.
By SENATOR DAY: Providing for
leasing university and school lands.
THIRD READING.
> B. "a: Requiring railroad companies
TO Keep their right nf way free from dead
grass. NO action was taken On the bill be-
yond reading.
s B: SO: Providing for the organization
OF contiguous unOrganiztd counties, Passed
by vote 1T q ayes.
M. PARKIN spoke in favor of the bill,
and called attention to the fact that section
l61 1T the constitution requires general
law OF his character.
5. B. 80: Amending The 1890 revenue law.
Recnmml,ted to committee on judiciary.
;. 90: Aholishing chapter 80 of the
code OF civil procedure, entitled herd law
IN counties where majority of the quail
u q ele''tOrS so elect tn provide for All elec-
lion upon the question Of such abOlishment,
and t. establish fence law in such coun-
ties This act, introduced by Mr.. Gregory,
provides that the fence law can b. adopted
by majority vote. 1t will take one third
OF the votes ut cOull ty to petition for an
election. The measure passed.
The concurrent resolution from the house
relating to the state fair was amended so
as TO read as follows: THAT in the judg-
ment of the fourth legislative assembly no
state fair should br held for the ensuing
two years" All that appeared after the
word "year>" was st,icktn nut.
Srnate bill No A, Arnold's; providing
for ge"l"gical and natural history survey
of the state.
SENATOR ARNOLD said the expense
connect. d with the bill would be merely
nominal.
SENATOR TUFTS said if new depart
f0 .IISI tsN No otx,T Univ
SHY 10y every legislature, the university
would soon absorb all the revenues Of the
state
SENATOR WHITE claimed that such a
Surv. y as was called for bv this bill would
cost 8 0.000 and the state was not pre-
la'ec at lii time to spend SO much money
for tins purn0sr The bill was passed.
Stnate bill No. IS. S, nator Slrom: pro-
v'd'ng for securing the safe keeping of all
trra, nrers. The title was amended and
the bill passed.
Senate bill No. 92; repeating Chapter 81
OF the Laws of 1891, military code. Re
ferred to committee on military affairs.
A NEW BILL.
By SENATOR ARNOLD: Providing
for free text books.
HOUSE BILLS.
The following house bills were read and
+, frrrrd to committees: II, IA, 20, So, IS, IS,
CIGARETTE BILL.
Mr.. WiNEMAN'S anti.cig arctic bill
(house bill No S9) came up for third read
ing and was passed. it receiving 16 votes.
Il SENA lOR HAGG ART presented the
resolutions. petitions and protests from the
Fargo trade and labor unions against the
Edwards coal bill and for free text books.