Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-03-10

that he is one of the most efficient en-
| ployes of the state. AS a committee
they had tried to discharge their duties
with due regard to fairness and justice.
Mr.. LaMoure replied that he had
only words of praise for Mr.. Worst in
his present position, but that was not
the question.
The roll call wa demanded and all
voted to adopt the report generating
Mr.. Worst, but Messrs. Arnold, Dunlap,
Creel, Fuller of Pembina, Laidlaw, La
Moure and Levang. Y,
The House.
The house was called to order prompt
ly at 10 o'clock.
The chaplain invoked the divine
blessing.
House Bill No. 10, governing elevators
and storage charges, was indefinitely
postponed.
FIRST READINGS.
Senate Bill No. 161, for clearing titles
of lands inortgaged to school fund; Sen
ate Bill No. 12O, for taxation of grain in
elevators.
CoN READINGS.
Senate Bills Nos. 1852, ITO, Isl, $50, 1877,
II, 1856, 80, 1852, 165, 174, 1853, III, 1873, lit,
1853, "a, 139, LAT, 1854, 161, 12O we're read
the second time and went to the steer
ing committee.
NOT CONQUERED IN.
The senate amendment to House Bill
No. %, the reinsurance bill, was not
concurred in. Mr.. Baker said the ef-
feet of the amendment would be to turn
grain insurance business into com
panies not authorized to do business in
the state, and paying no taxes. A con-
ference committee wa appointed-Hale,
McHarg and Tousley.
PASSED AS AMENDED.
House Bill No. 40, governing county
balances in repositories, was passed as
amended by the senate.
House Bill No. 70, for the publication
of election returns, passed as amended by
the senate. r1}a ..g..
Substitute for House Bill No. 1O4, fix
ing salaries of county auditors, was
passed as amended.
House Bill No. IL, for dams across
running streams, was reported from con-
ference, the senate amendments concurr-
ed in and the bill passed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.. ,er-
Senate Bill 70, general educational
law. 7'- %
Mr.. Bacon discussed the bill. He OBJ
jected to the provision for travelling lib
raries. Why appropriate money to buy
books to send out over the state? The
distribution of books in this way might
be a means Of spreading disease. The
school district. if it we're desired to have
travelling libraries, were in better shape
to do so than the general fund of the.
state. There were $4,000 appropriated
for high schools. The same statement
was true of this appropriation. He be-
lieved there we're school legislation
enough and hoped the bill would be
killed.
MIR. Sargent saw no reason for such a
TRADE against the bill. 1t was approved
by the best educators of the state. The
circulating library idea was a good one
he saw no reason why Mr.. Bacon
should oppose, unless it wa that he had
secured a standing appropriation for the
university, and was inclined to oppose
everything else in the same line.
Mr.. Deisem concurred in MI. Sar-
gents remarks. 1t was pronounced a
good measure and in line with progress
sive ideas. The measure would conserve
the interests Of the high schools. Why
not give the smaller schools a little of
the benefits that were so in
Grand Forks. "t SRI" it
Mr.. Wallace said the subject was Of
great Importance. He had heard of no
opposition tolthe bill, from prominent
educators and he believed the house.
should defer to their Judgment and. pass
the bill.
MI. Nelson defended the bill. He did
not believe the gentleman from Grand
Forks knew more about educational
matters than the prominent educators, Of
the state. The'bill would be of benefit, to
the whole state. as ft 3ae
Mr.. Wolbert said the prominent educa-
tors of the state were for the bill. Tray
cling libraries had been started, in, Wis,
consin through districts where school
advantages were meagre, and they proved
SO popular that, the state had,to recog-
nize their benefits. Lincoln's education
was gained through a few scattered
books, picked up promisclously: The
appropriation Of. $3.50 would not get one
book into each. family-don't be afraid of
that appropriation for the children Of
the state. a9i Vt
Mr.. McHarg asked why the $1,000 for
high schools instead Of the $3.50, was not