Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-06
Exhaustive and Comprehensive Review
of State Conditions Presented by
Retiring Gov. Devine.
Governor Fancher Delivers Brief and
Business Like Address, Which
Meets with Favor.
Separate Sessions of the Two Houses,
But Little Business Is Trans
acted Thereby.
The Senate.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
The senate convened at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and was called to order
by Lieutenant Governor Devine.
Rev. Anderson invoked the divine
blessing and guidance upon the deliber-
ations Of the assembly.
The roll call showed all members of
the senate present, Senator Fuller who
was absent yesterday responding to his
name.
The president appointed Senators
Arnold, Cooper and Hanna as commit
tee on the revision and correction of the
journal.
Senator LaMoure asked that the bills
introduced by him on the previous day,
being on the records as having been read
the first time by their titles, be re intro
duced and re-read for the first and Sec
ond times.
Mr.. Creel renewed his motion of the
previous day relative to the selection of
seats. The motion was that tho draw
ing of seats be by lot and that the sena-
tors be divided into two classes, hold
overs and new members. That the hold
over senators be given the privilege of
retaining their seats, and that the hold
overs not desiring SO to do have the
privilege of drawing lots first.
Mr.. McGi]livray moved as asubstitute
that the senators retain the seats they
uow occupy.
A committee from the house announced
that that body was waiting to meet with
the senate in joint session.
Mr.. Little moved that the senate ad-
>journ to the house to meet with that
body in joint session, The motion was
carried and the members of the senate
proceeded to the house for the joint ses-
sion to receive the messages of the retir-
ing and incoming governors.
The session of the senate was resumed
at 3:45 o'clock.
The motion of Senator c. regarding
seats was again up for cons ,tion and
the matter was settled by adoption
of the substitute motion O .ator Nc.
Gillivray.
The following concurrent resolution
| introduced by Senator Baker was adopt.
| ed:
Resolved by ths senate, the house con.
curing:
That, Whereas, The profession of
arms has in all ages been regarded with
| favor and men of valOr held in high es-
TEEN; and,
Whereas, We, as American people
realize that we owe our existence to mill
tary strength and achievement, not from
choice but of necessity, and while we
might boast that we have never taken
up the sword but in the defense of hui
manity and right, and having left no
shackles upon our citizens at home, we
may feel proud, and justly so, of having
been chosen as an instrument in the
hands of an oyer-ruling power in strik-
ing the fetters that for ages have bound
an alien people,
Therefore, We, the representative peo-
pie of the state of North Dakota in legisla-
tive assembly convened, do declare it to
be the sense of this body and its constit-
uency that those of our citizens who
went forth in the recent war manifested
a high and grand patriotism in SO nobly
giving their services in cause SO lust
and righteous, and for which they are
held in the highest regard and esteem
by their fellow citizens, not only of this
state but by the whole civilized world.
( Mr.. McCanna moved that the secretary
of state be authorized to furnish each
member with copy of the Revised
Codes of 1895 and Of the last session
laws and with postage for each member
of the senate to forward daily journals
of the senate to his constituency, as he
may deem advisable.
Mr.. LaMoure thought the motion
should be amended to omit the last pro-
vision as it would be in the nature of an
appropriation, for which the senate had
no authority. Mr.. McC Gamma agreed, and
the motion as amended was carried.
Senate bills Nos. l, 2 and 8, introduced
by Senator LaMoure on the first day,
were read the first and second times.
Senate Bill No. a, introduced by Senator
Little and Senate Bill No. 5, introduced
by MIR. Hanna, were read the first and
second times, and on motion Of Senator