Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-03

E. M. Marsh and 81 others requesting
him to vote for the temperance commits
sioner bill was read and placed in the
archives Of the house.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on public printing re-
ported on House Bill Is and recommend
ed that it be referred to the committee
on appropriations.
/ The same committee made a report on
House Bill No. IA, relating to printing
session laws accompanied by recon-
mendation that it pass.
On motion the reports were adopted.
REPORT OF Tw1NE COMMITTEE.
The special committee known as the
binding twine committee handed in its
report which was read by the clerk.
Mr.. Sargent moved the adoption of the
report.
Mr.. Stevens moved that the report
should not be, formally adopted but be
referred to the ways and means commit.
tee.
Mr.. Sargent thought that since it was
the purpose of the committee to draft a
bill in conformity to the sentiment of the
report, it would not be necessary to send
it to any committee.
Finally the report was disposed of by
making it the special order for Friday at
o'clock.
JOINT SESSION.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
senate that the two bodies would meet
in joint session at o'clock Friday to
jointly discuss the report.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The committee on judiciary reported
favorably on House Bill No. 49, provid-
ing for continuing cases when the attor-
ney in the case is a member of the legis-
lature.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens the house
resolved itself into the committee of the
whole for the consideration of bills. The
motion prevailed and the speaker called
MIR. Stevens to the chair.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
When the committee of the whole
arose it recommended the passage of the
following bills when amended as per re-
port of the COMMITTEES:
House Bill No 2, relating to rights
and capacity of husband and wife.
House Bill No. 36, relating to powers
of banking corporations organized in the
state of North Dakota.
House Bill No. s, relating to liens of
sires.
Senate Bill No. S, relating to revenue
and taxation.
VETERINARY BILL GOES BACK.
House Bill No. 46 was considered by
the committee of the whole. The bill
relates to compensation of district vcter-
inarians and at the end of heated dis
cussion was referred to the committee
on agriculture for further consideration.
House Bill No. IL, relating to compen-
sation of county commissioners was con-
sidered at length and finally motion to
indefinitely postpone prevailed.
House Bill No. 46, known as the game
law bill was referred back to the COM
mittee on game laws for further consid-
Grafton.
The committee of the whole then arose
and the report was adopted.
Mr.. Thomas of the engrossing commit
tee reported that House Bill No. had
been correctly engrossed and the report
was adopted.
THIRD READING OF BILLS.
House Bill No. %, relating to meetings
of township boards was read the third
time and passed.
House Bill No. 40 was read and passed.
The bill defines public warehouses.
House Bill No. 40 was passed.
House Bill No. IL was read the third
time and finally landed with the COM
mittee on state affairs.
Mr.. Cassell moved that House Bill No.
6 be read the third time and the motion
prevailed. On motion of Mr.. McHarg
the bill was amended and then passed
by vote of 81 to IA. The law relates
to building and loan associations.
The township treasurer bill No. 81
was read the third time and passed by q
vote of AZ to 5. It was not passed how
ever before being amended by Mr.. Tous-
ley and Mr.. Dougherty. Mr.. Dougherty's
amendment changed the word ''shall" to
''may" stripping the bill of its force.
Mr.. Deisem moved that House Bill
No. 4 be recalled from the judiciary
committee and referred to the committee
on ways and means.
The motion prevailed.
House Bills Nos. 70 and "a were re-
ported correctly or crossed.
The speaker announced as special
committee on game and game laws
Messrs. Kennedy, chairman; Allshouse
and Bacon.
On motion tina house adjourned until
today at Up. m.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Superintendent Halland returned to
the city yesterday from trip down the
line.
Secretary Smith was back in the chief
clerks chair in the senate yesterday for
the first time in some days, and looks
rather the worse for his recent illness.
Representative Laughlin telegraphed
to ex-Attorney General Goodwin at Salt
Lake City last night to ascertain the
status Of Congressman Roberts Of that
state with regard to polygamy, and re-
ceived word that Roberts had three
wives and twins and thel allegation of
polypamy seems to be proven. D; The an.