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

taxes on or before Jan. l, 1893. Provis-
ions similar to present Wood law.
House Bill No. 1O1, by Mr.. Kennedy.
Authorizes county commissioners to Of
for reward for grain thieves, not more
than fifty or less than ten dollars.
House Bill No. 1O2, by Mr.. Sanford.
Provides for the maintenance of the
state capitol building and appropriates
$4,000 annually therefor.
House Bill No. lob, by Mr.. Thordar-
son. Provides for the appointment and
salary of clerks of county courts and
the reimbursing of the county by fees
from estate according to value. Pro-
vides s4OO per annum for salaries in
counties having 5000 inhabitants and
$50 additional for each thousand inhab-
itants where courts have civil and crimi-
nal jurisdiction.
House Bill No. 1o4, by Mr.. Dougherty.
Amends the law with relation to the
salary of county auditors. Minimum of
5000 and maximum of LOCO.
House Bill No. 1O5, by Mr.. Dougherty.
Provides for clerk hire in the office of
county judges.
House Bill No. LOG, by Mr.. Dougherty.
Amends the law with relation to the
salary of county trcasurcrs. Minimum
OF $500 and maximum of s2,4OO, accord
ing to assessed valuation of property.
House Bill No. lO7, by Mr.. Tousley.
Provides for fine of not less than ST or
more than $40 for Sabbath breaking,
House Bill No. 1Os, by Mr. Lee.
Amends the law providing for the ad-
mission of pupils to school districts in
which they are not resident
House Bill No. 100, by Mr.. Gronvold
Defines the manner of formation of cleo
tion precincts.
House Bill No. 10, by Mr.. McHarg.
Provides for Il state fair at jamestown
and making an appropriation of $3.50
annually.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
House Bill No. 70, relating to attorneys
or members of the legislature when in
terested in legal cases was read.
MIR. McHarg stated that he would like
consent to amend the bill by inserting
the word general after the word "suc-
ceeding' in the third line of the bill.
The amendment was accepted and the
bill passed as amended, 53 to O.
Mr. McHarg offered resolution ask
ing that Il irebrcak bill be drafted and it
was adopted.
House Bill No. 20, relating to holding
election for the purchase of an asylum
for the poor was read the third time and
passed 53 to O.
MIR. Stevens wanted to know if the sen
ate had passed any of the house bills and
suggested that it might not be we'll for
the house to pass too many of the sen
ate bills until the senate had acted fav-
orably upon some of the house bills He
stated that it had been the practice of
the senate to get all it's bills through the.
a..
house bills.
The house then adjourned to 2 p. m.
today.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Octopus says in the Forum: There
are some men in the legislature who
seem to think that every bill pertaining
to public printing is the endeavor Of
some publisher to perpetrate legal
steal. There is no class of men who do
SO much for nothing as the publishers of
the state. or who are paid SO little for
what they do. 1t is rare that even a
weekly paper has not given member of
the legislature space and work to help
him with his election-equal to one-haif
the members salary, and generally all
for nothing: but when proposed law
comes up that may give the publisher
possibly $40 per year-all of which will
be thoroughly earned, that member may
never realize that he is under any obi
cation, and Immediately opposes the
measure, but he will ask to have an ex-
ira clerk put on the pay roll at an ex-
pense Of e24O to the taxpayers, and that
man did not render him one-tenth of the
assistance accorded by his own paper,
that he neglects. There are only few
such men, however.
Grand Forks Plaindealer-The Plain
dealer learns with pleasure and from re-
liable authority that Consul General
John P. Bray at Melbourne is not only
making himself deservedly popular with
the other consuls there and with all
classes with whom he comes in contact
officially but that he is making a very
high reputation for his administration of
the affairs of the consulate, that he has
been persistent worker for all enter
prises looking to the advancement of
American trade there and that the re-
suit shows an increase of over SO per
cent in sales of American goods there as
compared with the figures Of a year ago.
With other Grand Forks citizens this
paper is glad to know of the success of
one of her own men.
A large number of ladies availed them
selves of the opportunity to call upon
Mrs. Fancher at the reception given at
the executive mansion yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Fancher received with that
grace, self possession and kindly vel
come that makes her an ideal hostess.
The parlors of the executive mansion
were handsomely decorated with cut
flowers. The occasion was thoroughly
delightful one for all who attended.
Washingtonian's Elect Man.
Olympia, WASH, Feb. IA. G. Foster
OF Tacoma, formerly of st. Paul, is elect