Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-13
The House.

4Ao uOuSo proceedings yesterday were
not marked by anything that could be
construed as sensational and yet consid-
erable routine business was transacted
After prayer by the chaplain and the
roll call had been concluded, the follow
ing members were excused: Messrs.
Deisem, Dougherty, Brotnov, Ferris,
Gleason, Glasgow and Wilson.
A message was received from the SEN
ate announcing the appointment of a
committee to act as a joint committee on
rules.
The committee on revision sent their
daily report to the clerks desk which
upon being read was adopted.
MILEAGE.
The select committee on mileage made
report showing the amount due each
member on account of the miles travel
ed. The report was read and adopted.
A motion prevailed granting to Mr..
A. M. Bliss of Madison Wisconsin, the
privileges of the floor.
PRISON LABOR QUESTION.
Mr.. Sargent of Cass introduced the
following concurrent resolution which
was read and adopted:
Whereas, It appears from the report
of the warden of the state penitentiary
that there is lack of employment for
the inmates of that institution resulting
Tin financial disadvantage to the state
and tending to produce unfavorable
mental and physical conditions among
the inmates.
And, whereas, it also appears that in
the year 1891 ''twine and cordage
plant was built and in the following
year started in operation at the Mime
sofa State penitentiary located at Still
water in that state; that the said plant
has been operated since that time with
such success that the institution is now
self sustaining and during the last year
the earnings of the inmates exceeded
the expense, per capita, for keeping each
of them by the sum ef S114.62, while in
the year 1891, the year before the ''twine
and cordage plant" was put in operation
the excess of expense over the earnings
was $145& per capita; Therefore
Resolved by the house of representa-
tives thc senate .Cr:urring that COM
mittee consisting of one member of the
senate, to be appointed by the president
of the senate and two members of the
house of representatives to be appointed
by the speaker be appointed to investi-
gate the matters above referred to; to visit
the said Minnesota state penitentiary
for that purpose, if it shall seem ad-
visable to them to do SO, and to report
with all convenient speed to this legisla-
ture such recommendations on the SUBJ
ject as to them may seem wise.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House Bill No. II, by Mr.. Aas. Amends
Section 4O64 of the Revised Codes and
provides that no greater interest than
10 per cent shall be charged for any loan
by any firm or corporation or person and
that no greater interest shall be charged
after note shall have become due than
at the maturity thereof. Compound in
terest prohibited in the computation of
interest except that contract may be
made to pay interest on interest over
due.
House Bill No. 13, by Mr.. Gulack.
Provides that whenever petition shall
be presented to any county auditor in
the state requesting that the names of
all candidates for county Offices appear
ing on the official ballot be reproduced in
some language other than English, it
shall be the duty of the auditor, when
the petition is signed by seventy per
cent of the male vote, to have printed on
the official ballot in nonpareil type, in
the language or tongue asked for, the
names under the names as they appear
on the ticket.
House Bill No. IA, by Mr.. Thomas.
Amends Section 298O-29S2 of the code
and provides that whenever any owner
or lessee for term of not less than three
years of any tract of land abutting any
railroad in the state shall desire to fence
the land for pasturage or other purposes
and construct good and sufficient
fence on three sides of the land in shall
be the duty of the road to build fence
along the land abutting the road. Pro
vides for the manner of giving notice to
the road when to build and for recovery
Of damages in case of refusal of road to
comply.
House Bill No. Is, by Mr.. Sanford.
Provides for the salary Of school treas
urers, not less than ten dollars for one
school and five dollars for each addition
al school in his district, the total sum
not to exceed fifty dollars.
House blllNO. 10, Dy Mr. IufCe. Amends
section 2889 of the code with relation to
the number and power of directors of
corporations. Repeats chapters 81 and
So of the session laws of 1897, .5s
The Speaker then appointed the fol-
lowing members to act as joint COM
mittee on rules: Messrs. Stevens, Nc
iHarg, Dougherty, Glasgow, Allen Nc
Lean, Thompson and Peek.
Upon motion the house adjourned lun-
til 2 p. m. today.
sjis Gsg4l LEGIsLATIvE NOTES. sg 81 ,s
/ One of the most conspicuous among
the incoming delegation yesterday morn