Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-20

quire into their needs and conditions
The resolution was adopted. 1t con
I templates a similar committee from tn
senate.
JOINT RULES.
Mr.. Stevens chairman of the commit
tee o. joint rules filed his report which
upon being read was adopted.
Mr.. Stevens stated for the information
of the house that the only change mad,
from the old rules was that under rule
IA it now required a two thirds vote oil
the house or senate to take a bill that
had been acted upon out of the posses
sion of the branch having it under con
sideration, but hat any bill called fol
in either branch might be promptly re
turned when no action had been taken
MI. Wallace moved that five extra
copies of the journal be furnished each
member containing all the rules. The
motion prevailed.
Mr.. McHarg suggested that the con.
lCul4O oC PA1lUCu C1lA q IODJ Ii
ed each member.
Mr.. Tousley stated that the code con
tanned the constitution and that the
members could find it there.
The following bills were introduced
and read the first and second time and
referred:
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House Bill No. q, by MI. Stevens.
Provides that the state auditor shall pay
the proportion of the two per cent tax
to the volunteer fire companies of the
state on the first day of June.
House Bill No. %, by MIR. Stevens.
Relates to reinsurance and the transac-
ton of business by insurance CON-
panies through the state otherwise than
by resident agents.
House Bill No. 26, by Mr.. Hale.
Amends section $50 Of the codes with re-
lation to the organization of new terri
tory into school district corporations.
House Bill No. p, by Mr.. Dwire. Pro-
vides for the liability of owners of stock
for trespass. No property to be exempt
from judgment except absolute exemp-
tons. Action to be brought within sixty
days.
House Bill No. %, by Mr.. Hanna.
Amends the law with relation to the
meetings of boards of township super
visors. Regular meetings to be on the
last Tuesday in February, the third
Tuesday in March, the second Monday
in June and the last Tuesday of Oc-
tober.
House Bill No. 20, by MI. Laughlin.
Provides that county ~treasurers' bonds
shall be given by fidelity or surety com
panies and the fees for the same be paid
out of the general fund of the county
treasury.
House Bill No. 80, by Mr.. Lynch. Re-
duces exemptions other than absolute
from $500 to $1,000.
A message was received from the SEN
ate, it being a copy of a joint resolution
to the soldiers of the late war who had
enlisted from North Dakota. The
speaker attached his signature to the
resolution and it was returned to the
senate.
Mr.. Stevens requested that the emer.
gency clause be attached to House Bill
No. "A. Consent was granted.
A motion to adjourn prevailed and the
house adjourned until2 o'clock today.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Twichell's bill introduced yes
terday is practically the Nichols Ohio
law for the taxation of express, tele-
graph, telephone and dining car COM
panics, that have so far escaped any tax
alton in the state. The law provided for
the assessment of the companies in pro-
portion to their capital stock as their
property in the state is to be their total
property value. The supreme court of
Ohio passed O. the law two years ago
and declared it constitutional. It is es-
timated that if passed it would add
about $4,000 to the revenue of the state,
which would be apportioned among the
counties in proportion to their mileage
of the corporations taxed.
There are $4O,314 worth of unpaid
wolf bounty certificates in the auditors
office at the present time. Between six
nd sever thousand dollars has been
aid on account of the wolf scalp bounty
NV, but that amount does not include
ny part of the s40,3l4 yet due.
Representative Laughlin's measure
would relieve county t%reasurers of the
necessity of getting individual bonds
men, and would provide a safe and GER
tain protection of all counties, any losses
would be paid by fidelity companies, and
in case of defalcation or shortage there
would be no local sentiment or influence
to govern the prosecution of suits. The
t%reasurers would experience no pecuni-
airy outlay as the county would pay for
the bonds.
The issue of $4,000 of refunding war
rants for the payment of the overdraft
of the general fund of the state treasury
and the expenses of the legislative as
sembly was allotted yesterday. The is
sue was toated at six per cent and it is a
tribute to the confidence of the people
of the state in it's own integrity and the
desirability of it's obligations that the
issue was all sold within the state. There
were applications on file for the issue
aggregating S144,OO and several concerns
in the state offered to take the entire
amount. The officials of the state are
to be congratulated upon their success
in floating the warrants to such advan-
tage in the state.
Representative Bacon received the fol-
lowing telegram yesterday morning:
MARVEL, N. D., Jan. IL, 1899.
Hon. j. D. Bacon, Bismarck, N. D.