The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-31
Dakota Legislature.
Friday, Jan. Is.

Friday, Jan. IS.
CoUNcrL.-The bill introduced bv Aliens Of
Canton fixing the liability of r~ailrondcorpors
ations for setting fires makes them liable Tor
destruction OF reai or PERSONAL PROPERTY by
IRE, whether ignited upon or off the right OF
way; provides for double damages in the dis!
erection OF the court Or jury in the case Of not
setting IN thirty days after written notice.
Also o bill by him making railroadscompa-
nies liable for killing or injury to stock, in
Guiding sheep and swine, and d~oubladamages
unless paid in thirty days. Athens introduc-
ed q bill for the assessment and taxation OF
railroad companies. 1t is practically a copy
of the Ohio statute. .e #H1
HousE.-The committeeoncharitable institu.
tons reported there was 40 ground for
criticism Of Public Examiner TYLER on thu
management of that institution, and the
committee considered itself snubbed. Morris
then offered o resolution Observation-Disclosures
BILE committee. to investigate the charges
OF e~xtreavagances at the jamestown asylum,
and included the sentiment hatthe tendency
to legalize the educational, charitable. and
penal institutions of the territory should
be discouraged.
Monday Jan. 81. E+
CoUNCIL.-The sensation in the legislature
wal the resolution of Jones of Charles Mix
county inquiring into the increase in the
ago. The official record snstains him. The
seed wheat bill came up in the council to-day,
and Messrs. Al]in, Walsh and Crawford were
appointed on the joint committee. Stimmel
OF Cass introduced a bill to reform the sys-
tenn of political caucuses and shut out
atego. npssrsj oi notes as o', evii DO admit it
court; also a bill on general elections, en-
bracing the Australian system as well as the
Saxton law in New York. Cooper of Coding.
ton offered a bill to allow superintendent to
recognize school districts on petition. Miller
of Richland has offered a bill TIC require
chattle mortgaaQssto be foreclosedby adver-
tisement. Mcdonald Of Barnes introduced a
bill for s $4,000 for an agricultural college at
Valley City. Vanosdel of Yankton presented
q bill to ALLOW the territorial board of edu-
acation to designate schools where q normal
department may be maintained at territorial
expense.
HoUsE.-ln the house Fletcher of Brown
offered O resolution calling upon the auditor
for q statement Of the cost of compilation,
spnbiisAing and distribution Of the compiled
avs. 1t was adopted. Messrs. Burnham,
Mallory and Partridge were appointed on the
joint committee on bills to extend the pay
ilent OF taxes. Jones of Charles Mix asked
the appointment of a committee to
investigate the appropriations for the
Jamestown insane asylum Of 1887.
: de- Esra saw wv what daae he imagined ai a On
had raised the sum from $1O2, 900 to 1888.
600. He wanted the governor called on to
furnish q statement as to whether the asylum
board had taken any hand in the supposed
raise. An investigation of the record show
that the original appropriation asked was
100000. 1t was cut down to $1O2. 900 in
$153. 5000, and when it returned to the house
the gaise was not discussed and it went
through. % ' i" . "1s'
Tuesday. Jan. 90.
CoUNcIL.-Mr. Lowry of Beadle wanted to
be recorded as voting mo" on the seating of
Walsh. He secuted the idea of lodging the,
issue, and wanted to be put on reco I'd. Slim
mel OF Cass offered q bill to pay probate
judges and probate clerks on grade ofpopu-
sIation. Glaspel of Stutsman introduced q
bill to provide for a system OF territorial &C.
counts. P~Oindexter of Sphinx introduced a bill
to provide for a territorial board of health.
Dollard of BonH omme offered q bill to relocate
county seats that are now located off from
railroads where buildings are not built o brick
or stone. Hughes of Burleigh introduced a
bull to make holders of u%nrecorded convey
ances bound by DEGREES in foreclosure of liens;
also making removal or obstruction OF real
or personal mortgaged property q misdemea-
nor; also to allow the attorney general to
appoint all assistant at his WI expense; also
ito require non-residents and foreign
for fp0t eosts; p' aIs 3 for TO t G,se a sersi,sy
ment of q board of five trustees for each of
the public institutions of the territory. The
council bill requiring dentists to file their d.
plomas with o register of deeds before OPEN
ing office passed. The seed wheat bill occu-
pied thefoor for two hours this afternoon,
and amendments were hung on it thicker
than presents on a Christmas tree. Tt was
sent to q committee to make it ineligible
and will come up again Monday.
HousE.-This afternoon the governor sent
q reply to the Jones house resolution asking
If the officers of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
discussed the 1887 appropriation with him.
cussed some of the appropriations for that
Institution. He says the bill was signed by
Speaker Corse and President Matthews, and
attested by Clerks Eakins and Kingsbury.
Gov. Church concludes by saying if it is not
q sufficient answert to the resolution the house
can send down committee and he will glad
" give them all the information pos
sible. Burnham's bill extending tax
payments, without penalty, until June 1,
has passed the house. The auditor, reports
that the complied avs cost $14,666. II. The
old soldiers want an investigation of an al
legged violation of the United States statutes
giving preference to old soldiers for clerk
mp w. ~ uA VI "GlWOIU HtnpIOuuCCu u
gross earnings bill to tax railroads, tele-
graph n sleeping car companies 4 per
cent-one-third goes to the territory and
two-thirds goes to the counties. Fletcher of
Brown has offered abill to tax telephone CON-
panies 81 per mile on the first wire, IS cents
on the second and so cents on each additional
wire.
Wednesday, Jan 20.
CoUNcfL.-In the council this afternoon
Washabaugh-o of Lawrence moved that the
judiciary committee be increased from seven
to ten members by adding three more law
yere, to facilitate business. The farmers
voted the motion down. No sooner had the
vote been announced than Messrs. Wnsha-
baugh, Hughes and Ericsson, members of
this committee, were on their feet and ten
dered their designations as committeeman
in. d manner that could not be mistaken
for anything else. Glaspell of
Stutsman ran in a MOTION to adj ourn and it
carried, none too soon. Cass county farmers
.petitioned for 81, 700 for q farmers institute,
and limited they would like an experimental
farm. Petitioners from Union county want
the gross earnings law repealed. Brookings
c0dIlty by :petition .humbly implores the
council to continue military encampment
appropriations. There was a lengthy
woman suffrage petition for o prohibitory
aw that reached q total length OF forty feet.
HoUsE.-The North Dakota constitution al
convention bill was, by special agreement left
to the North Dakota delegates, Mallory of
Dickey, in the chair. Hon. Pat McHugh of
Cavalier wanted Grafton inserted in the bill
in the place of Fargo. and Adams of Griggs
favored a weeks delay. Elliott of Ransom