Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-14
IN THE HOUSE.

IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, March For some rea-
son the house could not settle down y
hard work as in the previous two days,
and everywhere there was an air of un-
easiness apparent.
During the last part of the session
Mr.. Bacon was in the chair and turbu-
lent part thereof occurred while he was
presiding.
The trouble of the day occurred when
the senate messaged over number of
bills that had been passed the day prev
ious, but had not gotten out of the SEN
ate before that body adjourned. Under
the rules the message could not be re-
ceived by the house without suspen-
sion of the rules. Among the bills that
were mcssaged over was senate bill $50,
bill establishing maximum railroad
rates OH COAL Hare at once moved thar
the house do not receive the message
as to the rate bill Young moved as
substitute that the house do receive the
message. The motion failed to receive
the necessary two-thirds vote and the
messenger returned the bill and mes
sage to the senate. The vote on this
matter stood 81 to 20.
Bacon moved the suspension of the
rules, and that the bunch OF bills in the
other message, senate bills 176, 217, 167
and 227, be received. Young moved as
substitute that the vote on senate bill
156 be reconsidered, which motion pre-
vailed and the motion was reconsidered
by 42 to ID. Hare demanded vertical
ton and the result was 46 to 10.
It was about this time that the desk
force discovered that both the message
concerning senate bill $50 and the bill it
self were missing, and forthwith there
was row. Young accused Messenger
Lindsey of purloining the bill. Leech
arose and explained the matter as stated
above, and then Young strongly init
mated that Tuttle, who had been at the
house desk, had swiped the precious
document. I-eecll said under the cir
cumstances when the house refused to
receive the message as to senate bill $50,
the messenger had nothing to do but to
return it.
Young moved that all the bills mes
saged over from the senate as above be
received under suspension of the rules.
Rose demanded a division of the ques.
ton. which being granted, the motion
to receive senate bill 176, providing for
the appointment for special public ex
quires, was lost, and the bill was sent
back to the senate. The motion was
carried to receive senate bill ~, San
born, making the commandant OF the
soldiers home secretary of the board Of
trustees was carried, also the motions
senate bill 167 Laidlaw, government
of county mutual insurance companies
and senate bill 227, Wolbert providing
for semi-annual examination of state
banks. Later Davis moved the recon-
sideration of the vote by which senate
bill 176 was not received, which motion
prevailed, and the senate sent back the
bill.
On motion OF Young, the following
resolution was adopted:
That the chair appoint committee of
three to explain to the senate the cir
cumstances under which senate bill 156
was removed from this house, particu
larry as to the fact that the same was
never messaged from this house, but
was taken away by all officer of the
senate by mistake and without author
ity. The motion prevailed and Messrs.
Young. Pollock and Hare were APP
pointed such committee
The committee waited upon the SEN
ate but that body had taken recess till
the morning. 1t is said a bog row is
promised at the session tomorrow
morning in case the senate refuses to
return senate bill ISL, some members
OF the house going so far as to declare
no more senate bills will be passed by
tho house in SI1c11 an event
Governor White messaged his ap-
prevail OF the following bills: II
what property may be taken in exercise
OF eminent domain; "A, power OF attor-
ney for release OF mortgages; 164, con-
tract enrolling and engrossing; US
cemetery property transfers; 14o, rights
OF purchasers at tax sales: 1888, school
district bonds; 1914, to cure defective &C
acknowledgements.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the following bills: 81,
annual settlements school treasurers;
Sc, license and regulate storage COM
panies other than warehousemen in
bulk grain; "a. limiting road tax to 8
instead of S mills; S6, security bonds for
school treasurcrs; 1903, pure food law;
Ia, commissioner district redistricting
board; 2o3. drain bonds; los, extending
time ior filing farm laborer liens from
ten to thirty days; 2I3, giving state and
county precedence i'll enforcement OF
collection of taxes over liens.
The following bills were killed: 22I:
prevention OF prize fights; 100, repeal OF
the Twicfell law; 2S4. publication list
OF commission men doing business in
the state; 1914. leasing oil ferry fran
cllise.
The senate bills passed were: $780,
amends law for manner OF making abb
stracts OF election returns; 200, defines
the system OF free public schools OF
state; AZ. special school district; s., pro-
mote efficiency national guard; 2o5, as
sessment of damages under law OF en-
inent domain; us. four years term Tor
county commissioners: IS. approprl,a-
ton for additional clerk hire i'll the
trcasurer's Office; IS. was then passed