New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-18
STATE LAWMAKERS
Proceedings Of the Legislature
0fNorth Dakota in Session
at Bismarck.
SENATE

repositories Tor county funds. The idle
moneys of the counties are to be turned over
to the highest bidder. The moneys so placed
are to draw interest and be secured by bond
:. Senator Lamoure introduced a bill estab
fishing the Office of clerk of the supreme
court and fixing the salary at $1,000 be-
sides fees and milage.
Senator Swanstrom introduced pro-
posed amendment to the constitution, invest
ing the Legislature with TIE power to locate
the seat of government. The same amend
ment was proposed in the house yesterday.
1T creates little interest as yet, and it is pos
slble that it may not meet with much favor.
According to the governors message the
territory has invested in capitol building
$225,O0O independent of it grounds and
real estate.
Representative W alsh introduced revenue
Dill OF ~ pages, the longest measure yet 1t
resembles the Minnesota law in it's main
features .
Mr.. Lutz introduced bill to license ware
houses. making the amount $50 per year.
Mr.. Currier introduced Conkling's usury
bill.
SENATE.
There was a tilt in the senate at Bismarck
over the Fargo agricultural bill, which show
ed a disposition to pass it. 1t went over till
tomorrow on account of some amendments
that we're offered. The proposed seat gov
eminent amendment to the constitution did
not come up in either ouse but went over
until tomorrow. An offer to include all the
public lnstitu ton will probably bemade, and
ohat will involve so much that the amend
ment as to the seat of government will be de-
feated.
Reed introduced in the house the railroad
Glll that caused SO much trouble in the legis-
1ature last winter. 1t known as the
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nesota law on that subject. The bill for
furnishing owners of dogs that killed
sheep took up most of the time of
the house. The scheme to tax telegraph
companies a given amount will fail
for the reason that the constitution imposes
uniform rule of taxation, and therefore
telegraph property must be taxed where it is
found. The Milstead railroad bill, taxing
railroad property at the rate of per cent,
IS also unconstitutional. Railroad property
must either be taxed as other property or
upon the plan of a per centum OF the gross
earnings.
SENATE.
Gov. Miller approved the bill appropri-
:ating SAC 900 fort the per diem and mileage
OF members. The members took advantage
OF the incident to get their checks Some of
them will have to discount their little evil
'dence OF indebted ness or wait until there is
more money in the treasury.
"of the clerk OF the supreme court $1,000 and
the fees: also the bill extending the time for
the payment of taxes until Oct. Is, 1890
Hartman introduced bill regulating COM
mon carriers and defining the duties of the rail-
road commissioners. Randall'Of Dickey a bill
providing for the transfer of freight at rail
road crossings and the erection and mainten.
ance
Worst put in a bill regulating party prim-
aries; Lawrence 81 bill enabling counties to
regulate the number of county commits
sloners in each county.
In the house Walsh of Grand Forks in
trodnced bill providing for the construc-
ton of a building for a school of mines at
Grand Forks and the issuance of the bonds
in the sum of $4,000; also a bill defining
the object and scope of said school. The bill
Tor licensing attorneys as killed by an ad-
verse report. Lilly introduced a bill defining
the power and duties of the superintendent
oflpublic instruction.
Gov. Miller has sent message to the leg
lslature on the question substitution among
the farmers, recommending that all matters
pertaining to this.subject in North Dakota
be referred to the commissioner of agricu
ture. Accompanying his message were COM
munications from, Nelson Ramsey and Rou-
lette counties, in which the most serious cases
OF restitution in the state exist
SENATE.
Swanton's capital removal bill was killed.
The vote was close. Haggart's BILL provid-
ing for the maintenance ofthe Fargo Agrcul-
tural College, passed the senate with only five
opposing votes. Lamoure's bill, providing
that insurance companies. against which
judgments or executions exist, cannot do
business in the state, was adopted un-
introduced bill for the protecs
ton: of the public credit. 1t provides that
the interest on temporary state Indebtedness
shall be reduced from to per cent. and
that funding warrants shall not be issued in
excess of $4,000.
The house temperance committee reported
Rowe's iron-cad prohibition bill favorably
with several amendments which were adopted
The committee compromised onMay as the
time when the bill shall become operative
Mcdonald introduced bill establish.
ing normal school at Valley
City. and making an appropriation of
$4,000 for its construction. Cole, a bill
fixing legal interest at 10 per cent and pro-
viding Tor the forfeiture of all interest when
usury is exacted, and another amending the
exemption laws providing that homesceads
shall be exempt to the value of $4,000
Williams, bill to prevent the circulation of
immoral pictorial or descriptive publications.
Richardson, bill raising the fine for Sab
bath breaking. Reed, a bill making rail-
AVA
Iie fires. .- t..
In the senate the capital removal amend
me1t bill was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 10 to -. Those who voted against
postponement were kee and Appleton OF
Pembna, Allen and Bell OF Walsh,
Stevens, Mccormick and Winship OF
Grand Forks, Helgerson of Sargent,
Dodds of Nelson, Mcbride of Cavilier,
Cowan Of Rolette, Fuller of Jamestown, and
Svensrud of Bottineau.
Five the twelve are Democrats. The ap-
preparation Of S., 1000 for the support of the
deaf and dnmb asylum at Devils Lake passed
the senate resolution went through both
houses directing the commissioner of agri-
culture to proceed at once to ascertain the
exact number OF destitute farmers in
North Dakota. Senator Doddg introduced
a bib making a mortgage on seed grain be-
fore it is ,sowK void A bill was introduced
by Mccormick to provide for "a settlement
with South Daiota