Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-31

the courtesies OF the floor were extended
to Louis Connally and VIM. Mackin Of
Mandan, Geo. D. Palmer Of Darlington,
and P. e.. Crenshaw Of Fargo II. :,s. a ,:siis si
h. Allmembers of the house we're pres
ent except Messrs. Gulack Hammond,
Davis, Miller, Parr, Reatmeyer seyerson
and Tubbs, who we're excused. ! .t # :
petition was read from fifty two
persons asking an appropriation Of $1,000
with which to build a library on the site
Of old Fort Abercrombie. IT.. II. ]. y..:
$SS a resolution was also read from the
lGroekston Drainage convention, asking
the cooperation Of the state in securing
geological surveys Of the state. ]. 8
Also q petition from New Salem ask
ing the reduction ct exemptions from
$1,000 to $500 IL. VI.
2Ss55!E IL N 9s N COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Nj MI. Young Of the judiciary committee
recommended indefinite. postponing
Leech's House bill 65, regarding sham
answers. Carried. y tx .z~ss j.ss1s $
House bill 81, Winslow's, providing for
annual reports Of school treasurers. was
recommended to pass by education com
mittee with slight amendment to title,
cts, SEl s # 3#{3{s 8 M
The same commit ittee recommended in
definite postponement 81 Seyerson's
House bill defining how school war
rants shall be paid sout, on the ground
that the amend dment was designed to
repeal that part of the present law re-
quiring treasurers to publish their an
nual reports. Carried.
he military committee recommended
Indefinite postp ponment Of House bill So,
1Chacey, epealing law giving old soldiers
pref ference. Carried
Chairman oung of judiciary COM
mites recommen ended the passage of
house bill i. Chaffee, req uiiring the
recording Of all licenses Of physicians,
surgeons and obstetricians with registers
Iof deeds. ",
/ INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
House bill so Stafne. ffor $$ $$2 900 appro-
priation TO build memorial library Oh
lIftsiteS2 81. old Fort al Abererom bic.
House bill 91 Packard, king railway
corporations liable for Einj jpry 70 stock in
Iali cases where track is not fenced. l
House bill 81, haffee, alizing the
Estate, county, township and school taxes
levied from 1890 ia 4 300. This IS made
necessary the fact that many
counties and the state board of equal.
Ezation have levied the taxes BY mills
instead ofSin specific amounts as pro
yided by law and rnany have refused
payment of taxes on that ground. The
1 bill ii endorsed by the attorney general
land state aud d
House bill ss3 Rose, providing for
verdict by ten jurors il civil cases. 81
4 House bill .94 4, Ali lichels, is j verb batim
aeopy of the Iowa raj lway law, sVhicli IL
said to he ono Of the most perfect rail
IWay laws III the country
House bill 95, Lcechs sby request puts
1.-THE cost on part ask that another
tt,jiudge ma Be called ia ia civil cases
when prelude IS alleged 5sss
House bill Leeeh by request, 81
lpeals section 54454 revised codes, proyid,
ling for aet ting pref udice and calling
Iin another jud 5
House bin 81 I,eech, provides for put
ting up bonds sby party start 4 suite
lenioin drainage com sioners, as there
are no DIVISIONS for the pay Ys1ent oi
4 costs where such suits are lost 3bY com
lpiainants.
House bill as, Bacon com els nptaries
public TO write under their sign atures
on al acknoWled gernents The date on
| which His con nmission exp piress his il
desig gned u prevent fectige titles by
/ Illegal notaries.
House bill as Ransett, amends law