Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-10
FOR A STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY.

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House Bills Nos. 40 and % we're reae
for the first time.
FOR A STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY.
Mr.. Creel called up his Senate Bill No
%, in committee of the whole, for a mem
orial to congress favoring the granting o
subsidies to encourage wheat shipments
to China and Japan. Mr.. Creel ex
planned the provisions of the proposed
resolution. 1t was along the lines of tn,
bill introduced by Mr. Hanna in tn
United States and of the recommends
ton of Senator Gallinger. He wanted
prompt action because it was desirable
that instructions should be sent to tn,
representatives Of the state at Washing
ton before the bill came up there 70
passage. He alluded to the decrease il
the shipping interests of the United
States and the desirability of building VI
an American merchant marine. He be
lieved a new era was daWning on tn.
commerce of the United States-tht
productions of the country already ex
ceeded its shipping interests and a,bil
providing subsidies to encourage ship
ments to the great and partially unde
veloped markets of China and japan
would be of benefit to the whole coun.
try and to the farmers of the state OF
North Dakota in affording them a com
p%etitive market for their wheat.
Senator Noble said he had listened
with interest to the proposed memorial
Of the senator from Ramsey who had
been or all sides of the political fence in
the state in the past few years. It was
one of a number of resolutions directing
or protesting to direct votes in congress
on bills of whose whole provisions the
senators knew little. 1t would be wise
he thought to be thoroughly informed
before voting On the proposed resolution.
Mr.. Creel responded to the aspersion
against his political attitudes by stating
that the political fence in the state had
been so crooked that no man who aimed
to walk in a straight political line could
avoid getting on both sides of it. The
senator from Bottineau was echoing
what might be a wall from Gray Gables.
The bill had been thoroughly discussed
in the press of the country. The sena-
tor needed no further information. The
resolution ought to pass.
Mr.. Noble said he was glad that the
political fence had Strengthened out SO
that the senator from Ramsey was to be
found somewhere on one side of it. For
one he had not come to the state senate
expecting that he would be called upon
to vote indirectly on treaties with foreign
nations and congressional measures and
so had not informed himself as thor
oughly IS he might have done. The re-
sponsibility for the passage of bills
granting subsidies was great. The mat
ter should be we'll considered,
The committee of the whole recon-
mended after the debate that the reso-
luton do pass.
The senate adjourned until today.
The House.
The house was called to order prompt
ly at 2 p. m.
The chaplain offered prayer.
Mr.. Kennedy inquired why the allott-
ed number of bills were not left on the
members desks.
The chief clerk explained that the
desks would not accommodate all the
bills but that members could be accom-
modated by calling at the bill room.
Mr.. Stevens stated that some of the
members were getting more than Their
share and he did not think it fair tc
other members.
The speaker then instructed the bill
keeper to lay aside so many bills fol
each member each day and fill orders fol
bills accordingly.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on irrigation reported
favorably on House Bill No. II, relating
to irrigation and dams.
The committee on penal institutions
reported favorably ON House Bill No. IS
providing for chaplains at the state peni.
Tertiary.
REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
House Bills Nos. So and 60, referring
to proposed game law amendments were
referred to the committee on game laws
to be Jointly considered.
House Bill No. IS, relative to accounts
and amounts of state printing was re-
ferrcd to the committee on a%ppropria
tons.
House Bill No. 90, relating to county
seat removals was recommended to pass
when amended and was referred to gen
eral orders.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Bacon introduced a concurrent
resolution asking congress to take the
duty off of wheat imported as seec
wheat for the reason that wheat grown
in colder attitudes was better.
The resolution vas adopted.
II CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
The chief clerk stated that all resolu
tons, amending the constitution would
be treated as bills and that the two reso
buttons passed by the fifth assembly ant
by that assembly submitted to the pres
ent one, would be numbered Ill and liz
Mr.. Stevens said that as there wa.
some question about the legality of tn
vote by which the two amendment
passed at the last election, he would
move that the resolutions ha referred r,