Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-17
A Rather Exciting Session in Which
the Petition of the Judge was
Read and Granted.
First Resolved in Executive Session
to Expunge All the Matters
From the Record.
Representative McHarg Produces the
Petition in Open Session and Fin
ally Has It Read.
House Decides to Dispose of the Con-
tention by Granting the Prayer
of the Petition.

tention by Granting the Prayer
of the Petition.
The Senate.
From Fridays Daily.
The senatc met yesterday afternoon at
the usual hour.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Messrs. McDougall, Dunlap and Slot
ten were appointed a committee
for the reading and correction of the
journal.
WILL O ADJOURN OVER.
A. message from the house announced
the passage of a resolution to postpone
the memorial services to Governor
Briggs to Wednesday, Feb. %.
The senate concurred in the resolution
to postpone.
A second resolution called for an ad-
journment udtil Tuesday next in which
the senate refused to concur.
BILLS M~ESSAGED.
Senate Bill No. Sc, for the revocation
of attorneys license was returned to the
senate having been passed unchanged.
Senate Bill No. 10, providing an ap-
preparation of $500 for the capture of
Spicer murderers, was passed by the house
with an amendment providing for the
payment of the reward to Peter Shier,
sheriff of Emmons county.
House Bills Nos. 35, rs and II were
also messaged to the senate, having
been passed by the house.
FOR REFERENDUM.
Senator Ames presented a petition
signed by a large number of residents of
Trail, Grand Forks, Cass and other
counties, asking for the passage of the
initiative and referendum amendment.
Mr.. Sharpe presented a petition for
the passage of the temperance commits
sioner bill signed by r. WIS. Blackwell
and 40 others.
BILLS REPORTED.
The judiciary committee reported Sen
ate Bill No. 10, for threshing liens, to
pass, With some amendments.
The committee on public lands report
ed Senate Bill No. 81, for the charging
of certain fees by the commissioner Of
school lands, to pass.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Senate Bill No. ITO, by Mr.. Little. to
reimburse the county Of Burleigh for
expenses incurred in the prosecution of
w. II. Leonard. =.
Senate Bill No. Ill, by MI. Baker.
A%ppropriates $500 to pay Leck & Leck
for work done on the agricultural col
lege.
Senate Bill No. 1l2, by Mr.. Mansfield
by request. ~Appropriates S525 to pay S.
e. Olson t. Co. for furniture for the cap
itol building in the year 1894.
Senate Bill No. 1l3, by Mr.. Slotten.
Fixes terms of court in the Fourth ju-
dicial district.
Senate Bill No. ia, by Mr.. Cashel.
Appropriates 500, 400 for the furnishing
and maintenance of the institution for
the feeble minded located at or neal
Grafton for the period to begin Jan. l,
1891.
Senate Bill No. 115, by Mr.. Cashel.
Provides for the creation of a board of
trustees of five members for the feeble
minded institution at Grafton, to be ap-
pointed by the governor. Authorizes
them to erect a building and expend the
congressional appropriation in the state
treasury.
Senate Bill No. 116, by MI. Ames. Pro
hibits the manufacture, sale or smoking
of cigarettes or cigarette papers by per-
sons under eighteen years of age. Makes
it a misdemeanor for persons under 18
years of age to smoke cigarettes in pub
lie places. Prohibits persons under 10
years from carrying tobacco, cigars or
cigarettes. Prohibits the keeping of any
place where persons under IS may as
semble for indulgence in the use of to-
bacco.
Senate Bill No. III, by Joint Commit
tee on Game. Provides twenty per cent
of license fees for state game warden,
twenty per cent to the state and the bal
ance to the county game wardens.
Aug. 20 to Jan. l. Geese, Aug. 20 to
May l. Deer o. big game, Nov. 10 to
Dec. 10. Otter or beaver trapping pro-
hibited till Nov. 10, 1903. Indians made
subject to game laws.
Senate Bill No. 118, by Mr.. Twichell.
A~ppropriates moneys to pay the benefits
of drains on school land in Pembina
county.
SPECIAL ORDER
Senate Bill No. 1T, the Joint game
committees, for amendments to the
present game law was referred to the
committee of the whole and made q
special order for Wednesday next.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 101, Shapes, legaliz-
ing acts of notaries public, was read the
third time and passed.
sECOND READINGS.
Senate Bills Nos. 1Os, and 100 were
given their second reading and refer
nee.
HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
House Bills Nos. II, %, so, So, 66 and
80 were read the first and second times
and referred.
T BILLS.
One hundred copies of Creel's bill,