Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-10

Provides for the teaching Of physical
culture, including calisthenics, in all
high schools of the state and schools
supported in any measure by funds re-
ceived from the state.
RECONSTRUCTED.
House Bill No. 2, known as the Allen
bill relating to relations Of husband and
wife, which was passed Friday al TAX
en- from the table an a motion to recon-
slider. The motion was declared carried
by a viva voce vote.
After considerable argument Mr.. Stew
ems said he would like to know by what
method a bill that had been passed the
day before got into the house.
Mr.. Speaker said on q motion to recon-
slider.
The chief clerk then read the motion.
Mr.. Stevens said that the house had
no right to reconsider the bill by a vive
voce vote-the roll call was necessary.
The roll call was ordered by the chair
and the vote was 80 to Is in favor of the
reconsideration of the bill.
Mr.. Stevens then moved that the bill
be indefinitely postposed. No second.
Mr.. Stevens demanded a call of the
house and the speaker ordered the doors
locked.
The roll of the house was in progress
when MI. Stevens moved that further
proceedings under the call of the house
be dispensed with and the motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Hare stated that lawyers had been
placed on the judiciary committee on
account of their knowledge of the law
and that it was his opinion that they
should agree on points of law.
1t was moved that the bill be econ
mitted to the judiciary committee for
further consideration.
The motion to refer prevailed.
The roll call was demanded and re-
suited 80 to 16 in favor of recommitting
and the bill was ordered returned to the
judiciary committee.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Stevens moved that the house go
into the committee of the whole for oon-
sideration of general orders and the mo-
ton prevailed.
House Bill No. 80, relating to revenue
and taxation was taken up.
Mr.. Dougherty moved that the COM
mittee do not concu in the amend
ments.
Mr.. Hale stated that it was difficult to
get men of means to buy tax titles un-
less interest and penalty was placed
high enough to make it an inducement.
It was moved that the report of the
committee be adopted and the bill
recommended to pass as amended and
the motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 66 was taken up. The
report of the committee was adopted and
the bill was recommended to pass.
House Bill No. IL was next taken up
The bill reduces the maximum rate of
interest to 10 per cent.
The majority report favored letting
the contract rate of interest remain at
IL per cent per annum.
The minority report reduces the rate
to 10 per cent per annum.
A motion to substitute the minority
report for the majority report prevailed
MI. Stevens moved that the bill be
amended as follows: provided that the
taking of any greater rate of interest
shall work a forfeiture of both principal
and interest and make the investment
on which usury has been collected void
MI. Hare opposed the amendment or
the grounds that it would work a hard
ship on the poorer classes. It would not
work a hardship on the man who want.
| ed to borrow four or five thousand dol
lars for the reason that he has ample Sc
curity.
Messrs. Laughlin and McHarg spoke
against the amendment claiming thai
the effect would be to keep eastern
money out of the country.
Mr.. Stevens talked strongly against
usury in any form.
A motion recommending the passage
of the bill as amended prevailed.
When the committee of the whole
arose the report of the committee was
adopted.
Senate Bill No. 36 was read the third
time and passed, Al to II.
The house then adjourned.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Some of the county officials of En-.
mons county were down at Linton a day
or so ago looking up the records which
were forcibly removed from Williams.
port not long ago and the records will
come back to Williamsport, when the in.
junction case will be decided.
The Valley City Times-Record says
Col. Robinson's mastery tactics are en-.
dorsed by the state papers-especially
those that run an ad for the Beidler
Robinson lumber company.
The Nelson County Herald thinks the
proposed temperance commissioner
would be a useless appendage to the
present legal machinery.
The Devils Lake Inter- Ocean thinks il
Congressman johnson had taken thai
swipe at the army canteen before the
senatorial election, things might have
been different.
The Grand Forks Herald is anxious
for an impeachment or something else
in the way of sensation that may afford
the Herald an opportunity to jab the ad
ministration, q few times.
Military commissions have been is
sued by the governor to- M. II. Call az
captain of Lisbon battery, A. B. Adams
as second lieutenant of the same organ
%ization, r. E. McHugh as first lieuten
ant of Company E at Langdon and F. S
Smith al second lieutenant.
The Minneapolis journal has fathom
ed Jud's motive in introducing thu
amendment to the divorce bill. TIL,
journal cannot see that ,Jud is entitled