Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-19

prtation, and he rejoiced that the gentle
man from Morton was not responsible
for his ignorance.
Hare commented on the plentitude of
the bouquets that were being thrown,
obout, and objected to the frequency of
the statements today and on other
occasions, to the effect that the state was
poverty stricken, for such was not the
case, her financial standing showing up
we'll in comparison with others. This
was an agricultural state, and by all
right was entitled to a state fair. He
said the fair at Mandan was we'll equip
ped and was worthy of the appropriation,
besides that, this was the only appropri-
alton that goes west of the Missouri
river
Packard's motion, recommending in
definite postpone when the committee
arose, was carried.
Senate bill 88, Wolbert, increasing
the compensation of county COM
missioners. The bill as it
came from the senate provided for in
crease in county commissioners pay to
S. per day in counties having ten milli,
ons' valuation. This would have made
the bill apply only to Cass and Grand
Forks counties.
The House committee amended the
bill making the increase apply to all
counties, and the mileage was reduced
from 10 to cents. The Office hours were
made not less than Z.
There was heap big talk on this sub
]ect as nearly everybody had his views.
Young thought they deserved the raise
and it would result in securing better
men for the position.
Sargent moved to make the pay ST.
per day.
Leech favored S. per day, and spoke of
the immense sums handled by every com.
missioner in the state.
Reade also favored the BILL as he be-
lieved it would result in securing the
best men.
Bennett had it III for the commission
ers and moved the bill be indefinitely
postponed, as the bill provided no limit
as to the time of meeting.
Young said that with three dollar COM
mlssloners there was no need of a time
limit, but with IS men the work would
be done more expeditiously, that no pri.
vate citizen with so much work would
pay bookkeeper as little as So.
Morgan said he could get the best men
in their county for So.
Hare was astonished that there was
any objection to this bill. The county
commissioners held the will of the county
in their hands, and the compensation of
competent men was a matter of very
small consideration
Sargent said his county was entirely
out of debt, never had any bond, and all
this was managed by So men.
Mallough recited instances where it
had been difficult to prevail upon good
men IN his county to accept the Office
at So.
Bacon said they had had similar ex
perience in his county, and asked Ben
nett how he would like to serve on a
board, living where he did, at So per
day. 1t was only fair to pay men what
their services were worth considering
the great responsibility thrown on them.
Packard explained how the committee
had amended the bill to make the pay
uniform throughout the state. He
thought that twice as much work could
be done at S. per day in the hours named
in the bill, than under the old regime of
SIS and two or three hours work per
day.
Chacey said SIS was no more than fair,
that many times county commissioners
had to leave their own business, greatly
to their disadvantage and attend the
board meeting when they did not even
get their expense money back.
Axvig said that up in his county every
body scrapped for the honor of being
county commissioner, regardless of the
pay, SO that he didn't think it a good lob
to pass the bill.
Sargent'ss motion for 81 a day was
then lost.
Benefits substitute motion then came
up on demand for division of the
House, and the motion was lost, 80
to %.
The bill was then recommended to
pass.
Senate bill g. Noble, board of par
don. To pass.
Senate bill At, Wolbert, estray law.
To pass.
House bill Ill. Hjelmstrad, free fare
back of party accompanying stock to
market Indefinitely postponed.
After the committee arose, Hare moved
the adoption of the report.
Thomas moved to amend by striking
out all that part of the report indeG
nitely postponing House bin 80, and in
serting instead that it do pass. The
amendment was lost and Mr.. Hare's
motion prevailed. -
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