Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-10
The Sixth Session of the Legislative
Assembly Comes to a Close
Today.
Last Days of the Session are Busy as
the Members are Disposing of
Pending Measures.
A Large Number Of Bills of Both
Houses sre Finally Passed and
Disposed OF.
The Senate.
From Saturdays Daily.I

ltrom Saturday Dally.I
The senate met yesterday afternoon at
the usual hour.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED TO PASS.
House Bill III, railroad companies to
provide VS..
House Bill $50, compelling railroads to
construct platforms.
House Bill ~, the railroad liability
bill, was recommended to pass when
amended so that the law should only ap-
ply to train men and switchmen and
making it the duty of the jury to insert
in the verdict the names of the parties
responsible for the injury sustained.
The amendment was offered by Mr.. La
Moure.
House Bill "a, payment of fire depart
ment tax.
House Bill 1870, punishment for con-
cealing estrays.
House Bill 80. salary Of officers and
employees of the legislature.
Mr.. LaMoure stated that in his alb
sence undue advantage had been taken
of the railway committee by demanding
a report on a certain bill and that until
the transaction was expunged from the
record he would keep the bill referred to
the railway committee in his pocket un-
less ordered by the senate to report it.
Mr.. Baker moved that the obiectiona-
bic motion referred to by Mr.. LaMoure,
be expunged from the records and the
motion prevailed.
HOUSE BILLS KILLED.
House Bill 1856, salary for %treasurers of
special school districts.
House Bill 55, railway companies to
maintain a station at points doing a GER
tain amount of business.
SENATE BILLS KILLED.
Senate Bill No. 1T, providing penalty
for trespassing.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 157. permitting high
schools to give military instruction.
Senate Bill No. us, amending school
law.
Senate Bill No. 1872, relating to adul-
terating dairy products. The bill was
amended by Mr.. Marshall cutting out
tho "pure food section, making it
purely a dairy measure.
Senate Bill No. ITO, relating to inspec-
ton of steam boilers.
Senate Bill No. 1S1, providing for the
payment of a license by grain commits
sion men.
FUNDING WARRANTS.
The join resolution relating to the is
suing of funcing warrants by the gov
ernor, treasurer and state auditor was
passed.
HOUs BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. Ii, time of holding
township meetings.
House Bill 1, authorizing the board of
education to contract for text books.
House Bill 119, powers of county com.
missioners as regards furnishing stat
lonery for county.
House Bill So, providing for removal
of county seats. -
Substitute for House Bill SO, fixing
the salary of district court clerks.
House Bill p, relating to negotiable
instruments.
House Bill 1S1, relating to substitut-
ing papers belonging to the county lost
by fire or otherwise.
House Bill 136, compelling persons to
cover up abandoned wells.
House Bill 81, authorizing county com.
mlssloners to grant r~ight-of-way for tele-
graph and telephone lines.
House Bill 8, liens for sires.
House Bill 81, appropriating $500
IN nmnnIScl0rnr 0$ p~w,1%,- - r. -
c%ouraging immigration.
House Bill! 38, appropriating Il con-
tingent fund for the governor.
House Bill 81, amends building and
loan association law.
House Bill 50, making unknown par
ties defendants in certain suits.
House Bill lS9, permitting the con-
struction of water works in towns and
cities.
House Bill 1914, religious and chart
table institutions to own real property
to maximum of 100000.
House Bill 1873, providing for the paw
ment of the state militia band leaders
$500 per year.
House Bill p, cutting of weeds grow
ing along highways or streets.
House Bill l59, amendment of me-
CiAdL1AC y llcu law.
BILLS LOST.
Substitute for House Bill 146, proyid-
ing tor mechanics liens on threshing
machinery.
Eel ORDER. -r-...
Under the head of special order the
LaMoure-W Worst inquiry was taken
up. raEr l-
Mr.. Sharpe. chairman eft the commit
tee moved the adoption of the report and
the motion received a second.
Nh. LaMoure saidyth he would be
glad it the committee appointed to in
vestigate this matter wouldsinform him
when they learned that Mr.. Worst had
been employed by contract. He caused
this investigation in the, interest of pub
lie policy. The motives that ledr him to
do so were that he believed a wrong had
been committed and, not because he had
anything personal against Mr.. Worst.
He approximations thea committee and
gave it all the information he could. on
the subject. Mr.. Worst was there and
he also gave testimony. This report adj
mitted everything he said-that MI.
Worst drew two salaries. When he left
the committee It waa .hia undonotand;nD