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

issue, trial and order of trial, to pass.
House Bill No. 60, repeating the law
relating to the foreclosure Of real.estate
mortgages by advertisement was indefi-
nitely postponed.
sURvE BILL PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 131, for geological sur
vey, was reported to be amended strik-
ing out the special provision for region
of investigation. The bill was placed on
it's third reading and passed.
REPORTED BY COMMITTEES.
House Bill No. 159, making all real es-
tate mortgages uniform, was amended to
make them of substantially the same
form, and recommended to pass.
House Bill No. 176, providing for the
auditing and payment of special ex-
penses of the attorney general, was
recommended to pass.
The committee on appropriation re-
ported House Bill No. Y, to pay de-
ficiency expenses of lease and sale of
school lands, to pass.
Senate Bill No. So, to pay railroad rate
case expenses, vas recommended to pass.
House Bill No. 1856, relating to organi-
cation of school townships. was recon-
mended to pass.
House Bill No. 166, amending the edu-
cational law, was indefinitely postponed.
House Bill No. 95, relating to educa-
tional privileges of the state deaf school
vas recommended to pass with amend
ments.
Senate Bill No. IS, Hanna's general
educational bill, was amended and rec
commended to pass. The amendment is
not a material one.
RESOLUTION OF GRATITUDE TIC THE
SOLDIERS.
Nj. Wallace offered a resolution of
commentator to the North Dakota
soldiers at Manila, and expressing the
pride and gratitude of North Dakota,
with a prayer for their preservation.
The resolution was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House Bill No. 1875, by Mr.. Dwire.
Provides for the issuance of $4,000
bonds on the land of the Soldiers Home,
to refund outstanding Indebtedness and
make needed Improvements.
House Bill No. 1876, by Mr.. Laughlin.
Amends section SOB of the code. provid-
ing for compensation of treasurers of
school districts in certain cases.
THE TUITION FUND BILL.
Substitute for House Bill No. 50, pro-
viding for county apportionment of the
two mill tuition tax. was read the first
and second time and placed in order for
third reading and final passage.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 8, governing liens for
sires-47 ayes, 8 nays.
House Bills No. l43, relating to the
admission of pupils from one district to
another. Unanimous.
House Bill No. 1874, relating to the APP
pointment of sheep inspectors. Unan-
imOus.
House Bill 6 ,providing for the main
tenance of highways to ferries. Unani-
nous.
House Bill 1877, amending the law gov
erning orphan societies-3 ayes, l nay.
House Bill IS, authorizing the COM
missioner of school lands to lease them
for the purpose of clearing them from
n~oxious weeds-49 ayes. Z nays.
House Bill 81, for collection of real es-
tate taxes by action-43 ayes, II nays.
House Bill 1872, regulating the appoint
ment of deputy officials, state and coun-
ty-unanimous.
FOR CONFERENCE.
The senate refused to concur in the
house amendment to Senate Bill SO, the
depository interest bill, and requested
the house to appoint a conference COM
mittee. Messrs. Stevens and Bacon were
appointed.
SENATE BILL L.
The committee on taxes reported Sen
ate Bill 68, prescribing name OF
notice of taxes, for indefinite postpone
ment and the report was adopted.
House Bill 1873, relating to the pay
ment of assessors, was amended to limit
the pay Of assessrs in civil townships to
$50, and the amendment was adopted.
The committee on education reported
Senate Bill 126, relating to physical in.
struction, to pass.
Senate Bill "a, was recommended with
a substitute, which was ordered printed
House Bill 1926, for physical educa.
ton, being covered in a senate bill, was
indefinitely postponed.
House Bill SO. providing for publica-
ton of reports of school districts by sup.
erintendents when %treasurers fail to dc
so, was recommended to be indefinitely
postponed. MI. Stevens inquired as to
the reason for the recommendation, and
had the bill referred to general orders, as
he thought it should be better discussed
before such final action was taken.
The committee on judiciary repOrtad