Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-12-12
HAVE STRUCK THEIR GAIT.
The Legislature is Making Good
Time in Disposing Of
Business.
Weighty Measures introduced
Yesterday--FlaW ia the
Prohibition Bill.
Representative MiIsted HOnOred
with a Committee Chair
nanship.
Saturdays Routine Report.

Saturdays Routine Report.
BISMARCK, Dec. I'm the senate to-
day the judiciary committee reported fa-
vorably, with an amendment which was
adopted, No. s, relating to the inter-
change OF judges. Also No. II, relating
to the pay OF judges of the supreme
court, with an amendment. Also No. Is,
to facilitate the settlement of constitu.
tional questions by the supreme court,
all of which were adopted.
Mr.. Barlow offered joint resolution,
memoriallzlng congress for an appro.
priation Of 100000 for irrigation pur-
poses.
Mr.. Harmon-Re Repeating chapter IS Of
the session laws of 1886. The act cre-
ates the office of district attorney.
Mr.. LaMoure Authorizing the COM
missioner of insurance to revoke the au-
thOrity granted any company to do busi-
ness in the state of North Dakota on the
failure of such company to satisfy any
execution or judgment against it, and
making it a misdemeanor TO transact any
insurance business until such judgments
are satisfied and all expenses paid.
BY Mr. Swanston-I'roviding for a
school for the deaf and dumb to be To-
Gated at Devils Lake, the city providing
rooms free for two years.
By Mr.. McCormack-Auth the
governor, auditor and treasurer to borrow
$780, 600 to pay expenses snd issue bonds
therefor in denominations not less than
81, 900 to be designated as North Dakota
revenue bonds, payable in ten years.
An annual tax of one mill on a dol
lar is authorized for the payment of in
terest; any excess to be used to redeem
bonds.
BY Mr.. Harmon county
commissioners to appoint fire warelens
one for each congressional township
whose duty 1t shall be to superintend
making fire breaks and other cautionary
measures necessary tognard against prai-
rie fires. The same as the bill introduced
in the house by Mr.. Reed.
By Mr.. Stevens TO regulate ware
houses in buying, selling and storing
grain; requiring registration and bonds
before party may engage IN the business.
The same as tue bill in the house intro
duced by Mr.. Cole.
The house passed bill appropriating
$4,000 to pay the salary and mileage
OF the members and employees of the
legislature.
Speaker Wellman added these mem
bers to the railroad committee: Nc
Intyre, Ingebretson, Reed and Nedrud.
The committee on enrolment and en-
grossment recommended the adoption OF
this resolution:
Resolved, That no person shall be ap.
pointed. except those authorized by law,
to any clerkship in the house or upon any
committee thereof until the committee
desiring such additional clerk or clerks
shall satisfy the speaker IT such needs,
and request such appointment, and when
such appointment shall be made the
speaker shall 80 announce in open
house the name Of the appoinJee and the
time for which he shall serve, and
to perform the work, and such appoin.
tee shall be sworn as other officers OF the
honse.
The bills introduced were, by Mr. Cole:
Regulating grain grading, warehousing,
etc.
Mr.. Buchanan: Preventing trespass
upon the school and other public lands
owned by the state of North Dakota
Makes cutting timber, grass, hay, break
ing or cultivating these lands a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine of $500 or
imprisonment, or both. Gives persons
occupying these lands till April 18th to
get off of land. It is presumed that a
system Of leasing will he adopted prior
to that date.
Mr. Ueland: Memorial to congress to
reduce the price of double minimum land
to $1.25 per acre.
The prohibition bill was referred back
to the temperance committee upon mo-
ton of Mr.. McC Curmack. the object being
to amend sections and 10, which the
attorney drawing the Kill believed were
defective.
The consideration of the capital re-
moval amendment was postponed until
Monday.
The Boys at Bismarck.
BISMARCK, Dec. g. Especial CORES
pondence. The ghost of the old house
bill 296 was resurrectea and re-introduced
in the house today by Representative
Reed. This bill, it Will be remembered,
was copy of the Minnesota railroad law.
1t was introduced by Morris the last
week of the session and caused big
furry among corporation men. Reeds
bill, however, cuts out number of sec
tions included in 296. Among other
bills introduced were the following: BY
Stadleman, authorizing the revocation
of the authority to do business of insu-
rance companies, which fail to satisfy exc
cutions on Judgments against them; by
Hoyt, the usual four or six-year old me-
mortal to congress praying the mainte-
nance of Ft. lincoln and reciting the
fact that soldiers are maintained there at
wonderfully low rates; by Wickham, re-