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

were appointed committee of confer
ence on House Bill No. II, relating to
dams across streams.
MADE SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate Bill 17S, providing that foreign
languages may be taught in public
schools was made special order for today
at 2 O'Clock.
FIRST AND SECOND READING OF SENATE
BILLS.
Senate Bill No. l81, by Mr.. Cronan, re-
lating to licensing commission mer-
chants.
The senate then adjourned.
The House.
The house was called to order prompt
ly at 10 o'clock.
The chaplain invoked the divine
blessing.
BILL REPORTED TO PASS.
House Bill POS. report of tax abstract
to state auditor by July l.
Senate Bill 153, relating to delinquent
taxes.
Senate Bill 149, providing for school
for deaf at Grafton.
BILLS KILLED.
Senate Bill 1872, dairy commission bill.
House Bill 2l6, abolishing official es-
tray paper
House Bill PIP, prohibiting accepting
passes from railway companies by county
officials.
REFERRED TO GENERAL ORDER.
House Bill 21l, relating to irrigation.
Senate Bill No. l22, relating to marks
and brands.
House Bill No. ss, providing for sal
ary of register of deeds.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 42, liability of railroad
companies for injury to employees
through negligence of fellow servants.
The bill provoked another heated debate
and the vote was as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Aas, Allen. Bacon, Berger, Boyd,
Brake, Brotnov, Cassell, Chacey,
Clarke, Deisem, Engelter, Erickson, Fer
ris, Gilbertson, Glasgow, Green, Gron-
void, Hale, Hauan, johnson, Richland,
Kennedy, Lee, Lish, McHarg, Mclean,
Nelson, Ovind, Peek Sanford, Swenson,
Stevenson, Thomson, Tousley, Towle,
Tufte, Watts, Wolbert, Winslow, Mr..
Speaker. g @
Those voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Allsheuse, Dougherty, Earl,
Hare, Herbrandson, Johnston (Walsh)
Laughlin, Lynch, Michels, Miner Peter
son, Stevens, Taylor, Thomas, Thordar-
son, Wallace. lst
E' CONQUERED IN.
The senate amendments to House Bill
%, the fidelity bond bill, were concurred
in, leaving the bill as originally intro
duced.
Senate Bill No. IL, change in delin-
quency of personal taxes, amended, as
concurred in.
House Bill No. IS, authorizing COVER
nor to contract for care of the blind. was
amended by the senate, was concurred
in.
THE SPEAKER REMEMBERED.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mr.. Stevens took the chair, and Mr..
Laughlin, stating the fact that this was
the fortieth birthday of the speaker. and
| alluding to the bond of esteem that had
been established between the speaker
and the members of the house by their
mutually cordial relations, offered the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, by rising vote:
Be it resolved by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Sixth Legislative
Session of the State of North Da-
kota:
That the thanks of this body are
hereby rendered to its speaker, Hon.
Thomas Baker, Jr., for the able, fair.
courteous and impartial manner in which
he has presided over it's deliberations
and as token of our respect, esteem and
warm friendship he is hereby presented
with the gavel which he has so honora-
bly, welded and the chair in which he
has so gracefully sat during the session,
and that the presention be made on this
day in commemoration of his fortieth
birthday.
Messrs. Laughlin, Sargent and Cassell
were appointed a committee to make the
presentation. The speaker was escorted
to the chair by the committee and Mr.
Laughlin presented the chair and gavel
in a neat address betokening the appre-
citation and esteem of the members of the
house.
Speaker Baker gracefully thanked the
members of the house for the expires
sion of confidence and esteem. The pre-
sentation of the gavel and chair was but
a small portion of the significance of the
event, but the expression of confidence
and esteem voiced in the presentation
resolution he would cherish as the best
of his earthly possessions. If he had
done little to make the deliberations of
the house pleasant, it was certainly a
great gain to him.
There was cordial applauding when
the address was concluded.
RECONSIDERED.
Senate Bill No. 1O4, the primary cleo
ton law, was reconsidered and went to
the steering committee.
PASSED.
Substitute for House Bill 1O6, fixing
county treasI1rarss aa1arioo uh;ch bo5