Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-24

Election on county superintendents than
it was a reflection ON members that
banks kept their vaults locked. There
was nothing unfair in the bill. At pres.
ent there was nothing to enable audit
ors to check up mileage accounts. The
bill should pass. Mr.. Dougherty thought
the bill would work no hardships and
enable checking up of accounts, which
was proper. Mr.. Thomas amendment
was adopted. A motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill was lost, and the bill
was recommended to pass.
RECOMMENDED TO PASS.
House Bill No. SO, Earl's, providing
for clearing of state school lands was re-
ported by a majority of the committee
to be Indefinitely postponed and by the
minority to be amended, limiting the
lease of the lands for the purpose to two
years. The minority report was adopted,
and the bill recommended to pass.
House Bill No. "a, Stevens, providing
for the payment of 2 per cent tax to state
firemen on June l was reported favor
ably. Mr.. Stevens explained that it
would merely provide for paying the
firemen before the annual tournaments
instead of after. The bill was recon-
mended to pass.
House Bill No. 25, Stevens, regulating
the matter of insurance, was reported by
the committee, amended providing that
insurance agents in the state should re-
celve full commissions and striking out
Sections 2 and 4 relating to reinsurance.
The bill was recommended to pass as
amended.
House Bill No. 1874, Gulack's, provid-
ing for the appointment of sheep in
spectors, was recommended to be irdeti-
nitely postponed, because no change was
made in the present law. Mr.. Gulack
explained that at present there was a
conflict, one section of the code proyid-
ing that inspectors be appointed by
county commissioners and another for
their appointment by the state vetcri-
n%arians. The bill reconciled the differ
ences. The bill was recommended to
pass.
House Bill No. 81, Allshouse's, for the
collectlOn OF taxes by action, was recon.
mended to pass without debate.
ANOTHER DEBATE ON THE lei BILL,
House Bill 8, Michel's lien bill. was
the occasion of a little debate. The bin
was reported back from the committee
on agriculture to whom it had formerly
been referred by the committee of the
whole with amendments and the com
mittee reported back the bill as it was
originally introduced. Mr.. Dougherty
offered again the amendments, reducing
the scope of sire liens, but they were
lost. Mi. Michels said he had intro
duced the bill to protect owners of stock
VINO were ~endeavoring to improve the
grades OF stock in the state. The re-
port OF the committee was adopted and
the bill recommended to pass.
Senate Bill "a, Hegge's, relating to the
duties OF the commissioner of %agricult-
ure, was recommended to be amended
by the Insertion of Section 3, giving the
commissioner charge of state exhibits
at fairs Or eXpositions, which had been
stricken out by the senate. The report
was adopted and the bill recommended
to pass as amended.
The house recessed at noon until 9
O'Clock when thessession of the commit
tee was resumed.
HANNAS CROP MORTGAGE BILL.
Sena Bill "a was reported from the
committee on judiciary with an amend
ment to the title and was recommended
to pass.
THE MORTGAGE COPY LAW,
House Bill 8, Lynch's, requiring copies
of chattcl mortgages to be furnished
mortgagors was next in order. Mr..
Bacon opposed the bill. 1t required
much additional work from business.
men especially in the busy season, and
he could see no benefit to result from
the adoption of the measure. Nj. Wal
lace thought the hill might help a few
but would result in injury to a large
number of business men. Mr.. LYNCH
said the bill had been introduced at the
request of u number of his farmer con-
stituents who had been defrauded and
Wronged by misrepresentation of col
%lectors. The bill was finally recon
mended to pass.
House Bill No. 1913, Brotnov's, for the
regulation of traction engines was
oAOuOCu ~ Gue COuuulCC6e TO provide
that its regulations do not conflict with
ordinances and regulations of cities and
organized villages and recommended to
pass.
House Bill 14l, Hare's fixing the sal
aries of janitors and doorkeepers at "a a
day was considered. Mr.. Hare offered
an amendment which was lost and cher
moved that the bill be recommended to
be indefinitely postponed which was
carried.
NO FOREIGN NAMES GO.
House Bill No. lib, Gulack's, proyid-
ing for printing of names of candidates
on official ballots in foreign languages
when requested, came up with recon-
mendation to indefinitely postpone. Nh.
Gulack explained that his constituents.
a large per cent of them Germans, had
asked for the bill. MI. Tousley said his
objections to the bill had been removed
by the provision that 70 per cent of the
voters must request the printing of
names in q foreign language. Mr.. VOL
bert asked if the house were to pass this
bill and declare itself greater than the
people, who had Last fall doolorod a..