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

The committee on ways and meal
presented a resolution authorizing the
governor, treasurer and auditor to anti
cipate tax collections by issaing funding
warrants to the aggregate of 100000, to
be due Jan. l, 1901.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Substitute for House Bill 80, regulat-
ing legislative employees was reported
with recommendation to pass.
EsTRAY BILL KILLED.
House Bill 81, the estray bill was up for
consideration. Mr.. Tousley spoke against
the provision making it felony to fail to
advertise estrays. within a certain time.
Thought it would be a mistake to change
the present system and pass such a law
that would not be generally understood.
He moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
MI. Wolbert said the stockmen had
stated that the bill would not affect
them, had voted for it in committee, the
people of the Red River valley wanted
it. He said the bill should pass.
Nh. Laughlin explained the bill.
Mr.. Stevenson said he had not agreed
to the bill-had merely stated that it did
not affect him personally. 1t would affect
many people in his section-do many of
them an injustice.
Mr.. Bacon said the committee reported
unanimously, and he did not believe any
injustice would be done.
The bill was reported to be indefinitely
postponed.
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House Bill 81, special tax of ore-third
mill for payment of wolf bounty was
considered. Mr.. Stevens moved to
amend by striking out the amendment
combining the tax to the years 1899 and
1900. He stated the deficiency in the
tax of one-tenth mill for the state wolf
bounty. The state was in honor bound
to pay the bounty it had authorized. It
had no right to repudiate the obligation
it had incurred. The provision for pay
ment of bounties was insufficient. The
state was morally bound to pay them, as
any other deficiency.
Mr.. Lynch said he did not think the
valley counties should pay increased tax
to the slope counties, when they got no
benefit.
Mr.. Bacon thought the stockmen on
the slope should hire a few men to kill
the wolves. 1t was a rank injustice to
appropriate nearly as much for wolf
killing as to maintain the largest educa-
tional institution in the state.
Mr.. Chacey did not propose to sup
port any measure that proposed to leg
islate in the interests of the stockmen as
against the farmers.
The motion to amend a lost.
Mr.. Dougherty wanted to amend the
bill by a levy on personal property, but
withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Lynch moved to indefinitely post,
pone the bill.
Mr.. Hale said he did not believe the
state could afford to 60 forth as a repupi.
ator. The state should pay the obliga-
lions on file in the auditors office. Re
peal the bounty law if desired, but the
state must pay it's honest debts.
Mr.. Sargent said the law was passed
in good faith. The state could
not afford to repudiate the debt.
Mr.. Bacon did not want to repudiate-
he wanted the payment Of the debt to
extend wei several years-he did not
believe in attempting to pay the debt all
at once. He moved to place the levy at
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the state could afford.
Mr.. Chacey said he was in favor OF
paying for the dead ones-no more live
ones.
Mr.. Dougherty wanted to know what
guarantee the state would have that
it would net be as badly off two years
from now.
Mr. Wolbert said it was a more honest
debt than the legislature had voted
when it recently passed a bill making
appropriations for an expense which the
state had forbidden. He thought the
debt should be paid and make the boun,
ty big enough 70 that the man who
killed the wolves should get the bounty
not have to discount to the Spectator
for a fraction of what the law provided.
Mr.. Hare said the part of the state
west of the river received not a cent
from the state in the way of an appro-
priation except what was paid out for
wolf bounty. Take off the wolf bounty
allow them to increase-and the Red
River valley would be crying for bounty.
The valley should help to build up the
western part of the state-protect the
stock industry-the second in the state.
Mr.. Sanford agreed-no one part of
the state should be selfish-the eastern
part. of the state should aid the west
the latter paid tax for institutions in the
east-there should be mutual interest
and assistance.
MI. Wallace was not in favor of repu-
diation or anything that looked like it.
Last week the state voted $4,000 for
institutions east of the river-this morn
ing the legislature had voted the single
$3.50 that remained away from the west
side. The legislature should pass the bill
as it stood-follow the golden rule.
Mr.. McHarg said the bill should pass
as it is-pay the bounty and protect the
stock, but do not put a perpetual tax on
the state.
MI. Bacon's amendment was adopted,
providing a levy of two-tenths mill.