Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-02-06

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as legitimate an institution as our gram
and produce exchanges, v here millions OF
dollars change hands daily.
A lottery company is no more nor less
than a syndicate or voluntary association
of persons who unite in contributing
certain sum Of money to be distributed
among themselves by a company author
lied SO to do.
Such company desires to do business
in this state and is willing to pay liber-
ally for it. So far as the moral side OF
the question is concerned, such scheme
properly restricted, IS no worse than the
usual church fair where numerous
chances are sold on an article to raise
funds for the church.
The, bill has been referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs. So far as can be
learned, the sentiment of the legislature
is strongly in favor of this scheme. The
committee may, however, recommend
some amendments. 1t ls argued that an
institution of the nature of the one pro-
posed, which would handle say from two
to three million dollars month-money
contributed from all over the world-that
the vast surplus of such concern would
strengthen the financial institutions of
the state, afford cheaper money for loans
on real estate, afford a home market for
school, city. county, and state securities
at better figure than they can now be
hoated in the east. One thing is certain
some means must be provided to re-
plenlsh the states exchequer, or else oul
limit will soon be reached and We will
find ourselves in an embarrassing position
particularly should drouth or unfor-
seen disaster befall us, as has been the
record of the last two years. The def.
cheney this year is estimated at $4,000
outside of the railroad tax.
In the Senate.
Senator Mccormack has another plan
for increasing the bonded indebtedness
of the state. His bill for constitutional
amendment came up today for final pas
sage. The measure as originally intro
duced increased the debt limit to s2,0OO,-
600. but finding that it could not carry,
he changed it so that the debt limit
might be five mills on the dollar of the
assessed valuation Of property in the
state. This plan is more generally "a
vored than the former was, but on the
vote the bill was defeated. It will be
reconsidered. however, and most likely
will pass. Five mills on the asseessable
property of the state would at present
raise the debt limit about $15O,0OO.
In the House.
The legislature is going out of the
beaten path of legislation occasionally
and much benefit will undoubtedly arise
therefrom. In the matter of coal rates
the public has already seen the result.
Today Rawlings, the agricultural repre-
tentative from Burleigh, introduced a
resolution which may prove pro-
ductlve of wide spread good. 1t
instructs the commissioner of ag-
riculture and labor to investigate the
adaptability of North Dakota soil
for growing beets and report recommen-
dations as to the feasibility of encourag-
ing the manufacture of beet sugar. He
is empowered to have the investigation
made by specialist.
thinner introduced bill for the taxa.
ton of sleeping car companies according
to the population of the stations along
their run. The bill makes the tax $40
per year per car for every town with 1000
or ess.population; s25 for every town
between 1000 and 5000; and $50 for every
town over 5000.
The house passed large number of
bills and concurred in senate amend
ments to number of others, but only
few we're of any particular consequence:
Coles elevator bill was amended and
passed. Walsh proposed and secured
the incorporation in the bill of a provi
sion that not more that one cent per
bushel shall he charged for receiving,
insuring, and thirty days storage. LELAND
also raised the license to one dollar for
each, 1000 bushels of capacity. Hankin-
sons bill providing how railroads shall
build highway crossings and requiring
them to be kept in repair fixing things,
as Hankinson says, SO farmers can drive
their binders over them-also passed.