Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03
The House.

The House.
The house convened promptly at 2
o'clock.
The chaplain offered prayer and the
roll was called.
All were present except Messrs. Miner,
Stewart, Lish, Ugland, Bacon, Ferris,
Gulack and Winslow, who were ex-
cused.
The journal of Saturday was referred
to the revision committee.
The reviaion committee handed in its
report, which upon motion was adopted.
SENATE BILLS TRANSMITTED.
A message was received from the SEN
ate transmitting senate bills %, AZ, 49,,
40, and announcing the passage of the
same.
The privileges of the floor were grant
ed to several citizens.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
MI. Thomas chairman of the engross-
ing committee reported House Bill No.
% properly %engrossed.
COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS.
MI. Kennedy for the committee on
state affairs recommended that House
Bill No. SO be indefinitely postponed.
The bill provides for a reduction of fees
for notarial commissions.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
Chairman Hauan of the committee on
agriculture reported favorably on House
Bill No. 8 and recommended its passage
when amended as per report of the com
mittee. The bill refers to lien for
sires.
The same committee reported House
Bill No. GA with amendments and recon-
mended the passage of the bill when
amended as per report. The bill relates
to the compensation and bonds of veteri-
narians, and as amended provides $500
as the maximum of annual compensa-
ton and mileage.
= COMMITTEE ON EXERCISING.
The committee on engrossing reported
that House Bills Nos. 46, 63, 40 and 4o
had been correctly engrossed.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Stevens, chairman of the judiciary
committee reported Senate Bill No. 5and
recommended that it pass when amend
ed as per report of committee. The bill
relates to revenue and taxation.
The same committee reported House
Bill No. 8, requiring mortgages on per-
sonal property to be read and copies de-
livered to mortgagors. Mr.. Stevens
moved that the bill be referred to the
committee of the whole. The motion
prevailed and the bill was so referred.
House Bill No. 16 was reported by the
chairman of the judiciary committee
with recommendation that it be indefin,
itely postponed. The bill referred to
number and powers of directors OF
corporations. The report of the com
mittee was adopted.
House Bill No. 50, providing that con.
tractors for public buildings or repairs
must be residents of the state was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
House Bill No. 30 vas referred to the
committee of the whole without recon
mendations.
The committee on enrolling bills re.
current resolution referring to the Paris
exposition, which was signed by the
speaker.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The special committee on clerks re.
ported that the committee would not
consider further applications for posi-
tions at present.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported that the
compensation for committee rooms rent
ed would be as follows:
Rooms in Mckenzie block. $50 90
Grand Army Hall. 100 OC
Eppinger block. SO 90
Taylor building. 50 OO
Mr.. Sargent moved that House Bill So
relating to publication of school treasur-
ers statements be taken from the COM
mittee on judiciary and referred to the
committee onseducation and the motion
to so refer was adopted.
RESOLUTION AGAINST ROBERTS. o
Mr.. Laughlin introduced a resolution
for a legislative protest against the seat
ing of Brigham H. Roberts in the con-
gress of the United States on account of
his being a polygamist.
Mr.. Laughlin moved the adoption of
the resolution.
The motion brought MI. Stevens to
his feet and in the course of his remarks
he stated that he was personally &C.
quainted with MI. Roberts and that he
was a gentleman highly respected at
home and for one he was not in favor of
instructing congress in the matter of the
seating or unseating of Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Stevens said the allegations
against Roberts were not proven-that
they were largely due to newspaper sen
sationalism-and not all newspaper re-