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

TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE.
The same committee recommended
that House Bill No. 107, in relation to
/. Sabbath breaking be indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Little moved the adoption
of the report but objections were made
and the motion was withdrawn and the
bill kept it's place.
The committee on judiciary reported
Senate Bill No 10S, relating to compen-
sation of court stenographers to be in
definitely postponed. A motion was
made to adopt the report when Mr.. La
Mourc inquired what the salary of these
clerks was now. The clerk ssid ST per
day and cents per mile.
MIR. LaMoure said he thought itwould
be good idea to dispense with the
Judges and let the stenographers run
the business.
Mr.. Noble said that 81 per day might
lie considered enough for ordinary stem
ographers, but it should be remembered
that the class of stenogtaphcrs referred
to only worked from 50 to 100 days in
the year and that their salary did not
exceed SlO0 per month and it seemed to
him that the report of the committee
should be adopted.
The roll call was demanded and the
vote was, II to 10 in favor OF adopting
the report of the committee.
Senate Bill No. 13, fixing place and
terms OF court in the Fourth district was
recommended to pass.
Senate Bill No. l44 providing FOR two
terms of supreme court OF two sessions
at Bismarck, Fargo and Grand Forks
was recommended to pass.
The same committee reported Senate
Bill No. 80, providing for calling an
other Judge to try civil cases where
prejudice is claimed, to pass.
Senate Bill No. 10, allowing cities to
pave and otherwise improve their streets
was recommended to pass by the com
mittee on cities and municipalities.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriation committee recon-
mended the following appropriations:
State bank examiners Office, as per
Senate Bill No. 1O3, $500 for an assist
ant together with necessary expenses.
Commissioner OF agriculture, Senate
Bill No. 1O5, ST. 800. The amount asked
for in the bill was $1,000
Senate Bill No. 80, providing for the
appropriation for the deaf and dumb
asylum was recommended to pass when
amended to a total appropriation of S47,-
600.
Senate Bill No. 8, appropriating sl72,-
600 for the maintenance Of the James
town insane asylum and for the con-
struction of buildings was reduced in
the aggregate to $4,000 and recon-
mended to pass. The report was adopt
ed.
Senate Bill No. 13O, providing for a
state university appropriation was re-
commended to pass when amended to
levy tax which would take the place of
an appropriation-two-f of a mill on
all the taxable property in the state. The
report Of the committee was adopted.
Senate Bill No. SO, for an appropria-
tion for the soldiers home of s24, ,25O. was
recommended to pass after cut had
been made on the several items bringing
the amount down to l$140 The re-
port was adopted.
Senate Bill No. So, appropriating SILL
5O6.2l for deficiency incurred for the
maintenance of the Grand Forks uni
versity, was amended by cutting the
appropriation down to $500. The re-
port was adopted.
Senate Bill No. 81 was amended to ap-
propriate S25,5O0 for the Valley City
Normal school. The repcrt of the com
mittee was adopted.
Senate Bill No. 1873 was amended to a
total of $1,000 for the Industrial school
at Ellendale and recommended to pass.
Senate Bill No. AZ, appropriating
funds for the maintenance Of the Agri-
cultural , college was , an s@snded END to the
Senate Bill No. 18, making appropria-
tion for the state penitentiary was so
amended as to allow the institution 1884,
600. The amount asked for was $76, 700.
Senate Bill No. SO, providing for an
appropriation Of 9485D for the State