Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-12-12

quiring railroads to erect platforms suit
able for the unloading Of grain at sta
tions designated by the railroad commits
sioners, and providing $500 penalty for
noncompliance within stated time; by
Williams, providing for the purch ase and
distribution of the remaining reports OF
the supreme court; by Thompson of
Cass, requiring abstractors to print on
abstracts all mention of mortgages liens,
attachments, ETC., etc, which have been
cancelled or discharged; by Wickham,
again, to repeal the act prohibiting the
destruction of beavers; by Remand, reg
ulesing taxation Of mortgaged property,
as Between mortgagee and mortgagor,
providing for the taxation Of interest in
property and making unpaid tax lien
on property or security, as the case might
be; by Reed, to repeal chapter 45, laws
of ;85, which is an amendment to the act
creating the Office of district attorney;
by Allen. bill creating the Office of
boiler inspector. The bill recites in it's
.itia that it is an act for the protection of
lifesand property by creating the office
aforesaid, the duty of the incumbent be-
ihS to inapect steam boilers. etc. An
other object of the bill is the licensing by
examination of steam engineers, and
masters and pilots Of steamboats,. The
boiler ihepector is to receive fees at the
rate of 50 for each boiler inspected, and
81 Tor each applicant examined, in lieu of
salary. His termof office is to commence
July and continue two years. The bill,
introduced by Dlckey county man, is
probably called out by the late boiler ex-
plosion horror near Glendale. Williams
completed the order Of the introduction
of bills with measure providing for the
appoin tment of tate board OF chari
ties and correction. It is almost iaenti-
calswith the bill introduced last year by
Mr.. Bergman at Williams request.
SENATE BILLS
Senator Hartman introduced bill to
govern common carriers and to define the
duties of the railway commissioners. The
measure contains the long and short
haul clause and provisions against pool
ing and determinations. The railway
commissioners are empowered to correct
abuses Of various kinds at local stations
or institute actions at law against the
railroad companies through the attorney
general. Senator Stephens introduced a
ts,ess L ttloa mem oriallzins congress for an
appropriation of five per cent OF the
amount Of the public land sales in North
Dakota, the appropriation to be used for
educational purposes. The senate COM
mlttee reported recommending the cut
ting down Of the appropriation in the
Fargo agricultural college bill from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Y MISCELLANEOUS.
Gov. Miller took cognizance Of the d.s-
tltution question today, in a communica-
ton to the house, in which he recon-
mends that the commissioner of agricul-
ture and labor be instructed to inquire
into the reports and to receive and dis
tribute any contributions which may be
received. The governor says that it ap-
pears from letters accompanying bis
communication that outside help will be
necessary in the counties of Ramsey, Mel
son and Rolette. These three are the
only Dakota counties in which the desti-
tute can not be cared for at home.
The house spent an hour IN general or
ders considering Wickham's bill making
owners of sheep killing dogs responsible
for damages. The bill was amended and
recommended to pass, but afterwards
recommitted.
The prohibition bill did not come up
today. It is now in the hands of the
temperance committee for amendment
It was recommitted on motion of Nc
Cormack and at the telegraphic sugges-
tion Of Pollock, It's author. The bill is
likely to be sprung any day and will
probably make that particular days pro-
ceedings quite lively The bill as it now
stands is practically a bill for the en-
couragement of fermented-liquor drink
ing. It prohibits the drinking of spirit
uous. malt and vinuous. but says moth
ing about fermented liquids. This and
a few other defects will be remedied.
Ell. Calklns is another Jamestownite
who has succeeded in rounding up a
Legislative position, having recently been
appointed by Lieutenant Governor
Dickey, watchman of the senate. The
responsibilities of the position are con-
fined to one requirement. viz:-that both
eyes be kept open; but the pay is S. per
day. Z. L. gives promise Of making a
record with the other jamestown boys
for popularity. In fact he has already
made considerable progress in that di-
rection. and It's said that he puts his
skates on like the hero of many encoun
ters.
E. W. Camp was here Saturday to
prepare and arrange for the introduction
of bill, liquidating certain un-audited
accounts of the territory.
Speaker Wellnlan announced another
standing committee today-the commit
fee on tayes and tax laws. Representative