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

erson, Sargent, Stewart, Stevenson,
Thompson and Winslow.
Among this number there were sever
al who were absent in another state
doing committee duty while others were
reported sick. All were excused.
REGARDING RULES.
MI. Stevens stated that since six or
seven of the rules had been omitted
from the journal and since they appear
in the advanced sheets of the manual,
he would move that the rules as they
appear in the advance sheets be adopt
ed. The motion was carried.
The committee on revision of the
journal handed in it's report which was
adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
House Bill No. II, relating to chang
ing the date when the term of county
t%reasurers should expire, was reported
unfavorably upon by the committee
which recommended that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Tousley opposed the postpone
ment of the bill for the reason that it's
introducer Mr.. Winslow was not present
to defend it.
MI. Deisem said he believed the bill
to be a good n and was urged by the
county treasurer of his county to sup
port it.
Mr.. Hale said he was in favor of the
bill.
Mr.. Wallace said before he voted on
the question he wanted the bill read.
The bill was read and the speaker put
the motion to indefinitely postpone.
A rising vote wa taken. Thirteen
votes were for postponement and q
against and the speaker declared the
motion to postpone lost and the bill was
referred to the committee of the whole.
The committee on state affairs report
ed favorably on House Bill No. 80, pro-
viding for an appropriation of $1,000 for
contingent fund. 1t was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
The same committee recommended
that House Bill No. "a pass. The bill
refers to killing game and was referred
to the committee on ~engrossing.
House Bill No. 43 was reported ad-
versely upon, but Mr.. Stevens thought it
should receive further attention. Later
Mr.. Stevens withdrew his objections and
the report to indefinitely postpone was
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS SIGNED.
The speaker signed the concurrent
resolution relating to the war with
Spain and one favoring the building of a
hospital for lepers.
The following bills were introduced
passed to their second reading and were
referred to their respective committees
L INTRODUCED.
House Bill No. 50, by MI. Allen. Pro-
vides that contracts for the erection of
public buildings or making of public i'm
provements shall not be entered into
with persons who have not been bona
tide residents of the state for at least one
year Immediately preceding the contract
or with firms or corporations the major
ity of whose members shall not have
been residents of the state for a year
preceding the entering into of the con
tract.
House Bill No. 50, by Mr.. Restemayer.
Amends the law with relation to the re-
moval of county seats. Provides three
ffths of the voters must petition for re-
mOval, and after one removal, tWo-thirds.
No two elections to take place within
four years.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Cassell.
Provides for mechanics liens on thresh-
ing engines or, separators for repairing or
furnishing materials for the repairing of
the same.
House Bill No. SIS, by Mr.. Cassell.
Provides that every railroad company
shall build a station house and keep a
station agent there twelve months in the
year at all its sidings where there is
grain and merchandise shipped in and
out, the freight on which amounts to
$4,000 or more in any one veal.
House Bill No. 56, by Mr.. Engelter.
Provides that in addition to other mark
ings, oleomargarine and patent butter
shall be colored a distinctive pink.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Gronvold.
Amends the wolf bounty law. Provides
that the county commissioners at the
time of the levy of the annual tax, shall
levy a tax of five-tenths mills on all
property in the county to be paid over to
the state treasurer for the payment of
wolf bountles provided for under the
act. Increases the tax levy from one
tenth to one-half mill.
House Bill No. So, MI. Gronvold. Pro
vides that one-fourth of all moneys col
lected for hunting permits shall go to
the state game warden, one-half to the
deputies in the county and one-fourth to
the state.
House Bill No. SO, Mr.. Hale. Provides
for the levying on each elector of coun-
ties by the county auditor a tax of 81,
which shall be apportioned by the coun-
ty. superintendent among the several
schools of the county.
House Bill No. 60, by MI. Hale.
Amends the game laws with relation to
the issue of permits.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Hale.
Amends the law with relation to the
division of school districts.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Stevens. Re-
peals the present law with relation to
the foreclosure of real property by ad-
vertisement.
URGES LIBERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Stevens introduced a concurrent
resolution urging congress to make a
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