The Dickinson press., 1890-03-01
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

wv pliLo "C1C 1llIIOuuCSus luClllO.
ing a bill to authorize counties to expcnd
surplus funds in purchasing seed wheat
for farmers, and one requiring non-resi-
dent newspaper publishers whose papers
circulate in the state to appoint an agent
residing in the state who shall receive
service in actions at law. If such agent
is not appointed, the bill authorizes
such service to be made upon any news
dealer in the state who sells the paper.
The senate passed a bill legalizing GER
tain instruments of record. In the
house a bill wa introduced authorizing
the payment of newspapers for publish
ing the constitution. The house passed
the senate bills authorizing county courts
to mortgage real estate belonging to es-
tates of deceased persons, minors and
incompetent persons, and providing for
furnishing rooms for state officers. AS
a result of the caucus of Republican
senators the senate passed a joint resolu-
ton fixing March IL as the day of adj
journment. The house referred the
resolution to the committee on state af-
fairs. This committee will look into the
condition of the legislative business be-
fore reporting. The proceedings of the
house were %enlivened by an attack upon
the agricultural society by r. N. Stew
ems. He declared that the society had
never benefited the farmers. and f was
an outrage to vote appropriations for it
when the state could not buy seed wheat
for the farmers, build Il home for its
deaf mutes, or %properly take care of it's
insane.
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.+a ,.assaI NJ ~, ~, reo. sl'Inhe sen
"r1 paIse4 fo ny t,,a o'se ieHenue elil, w1lc9
pao odue 'ol .ie laAa,loh OF real ana
peata ,.;n paopel.s. Inc clause wHich
,u W. Mi.h i.os. oppositlon was that winch
p i,osae 1; .ua ~ men any one Is oDllged 70
nan 5admat w. !. Gi leoi.s l1I eaAatloh he
,.;;5od ~. ~ iuc lh~oeo.Guhess pro
sto N' iT ~ oi sen ale Ies!oenIs Oh the
,riot;, lso 1 @nn ee passeu d OH appro.
Bismarck. A bill was intro1ncad nr ~
yidinr for the nnxment to Iacoh ,ppa IA
meir. of Grand Enrls ~ SO So c,n ea.
damages to his h,are,v n,s"t "n aml
count of the nassa~e of tho il;
law. In the house a GOOD nart If the
day wa spent in readinp tha senate NH
lie school hill. Tho hon,estaad and W
emption bills We're made a sneo;ai order
for Thursday.
pisMAnoh. y. u, rep. s4..Very little
BUSINESS was a0he py the legislature IT.
1 is .ne Ny hay. 1ne senate passed the fol-
~ 2"iaS pliisa iroS!aing Tor the election
" Ion1' VI oileeis a. inc general election
VI ,9%G, anu ~ every Two years thereafter;
agent for nonresident administrators,
executors and guardians, to receive serv-
ne re III ac!lohs at law. The bill reducing
the salaries OF state officers was made a
sPecia! order 1of tuesday. II bill re-
uuc &c o Il1e saiary 1or governor from $4,000
~ S :, ooo anu Oh other of1cers from Ss,oo0
W 2l,ooo; Among the bills introduced
was n by senator Stevens forbidding
!he crops before the seed
Is sowh. business IN the mousse was con-
ineu 10 Ine Irst ana second reading OF
olls ana thelr reference to committees
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 25.-In the SEN
ate Swanston introduced bills embody-
ing the Iowa railroad laws, defining the
powers of the railroad commissioners,
and establishing a schedule of maximum
rates. The bill reducing the salaries of
state officers was up for consideration in
the senate. The bill reduces the gov
errors salary from $4,000 to So 1000; the
rall'o amd a Iih nthsn atatd IRON ss,oo?t H.
proportion. An amendment Giving the
railroad commissioners 81, 600 instead of
$1,000 was defeated by a decisive vote,
and the test votes all showed that the
legislature will insist on the reduction.
Senator Winship rose to a ques-
ton OF privilege, and quoted the
headlines of The Fargo Argus, in
which these words are used: "Whited
Sepulchre Winship, who plays poker all
day Sunday, and works the reform
racket all week days." Winship said:
This is the second time that the editor
OF this paper has attempted to blacken
my character. and l { enounce the mar
who wrote this as a willful and mali
cious liar" This created a sensation,
which was increased when Senator
Swanston followed with a statement
that he, too, had been blackened by
newspaper articles, and that a number 81
the senators had cause for action against
malicious newspapers. The house killed
the bill providing punishment for Sab.
bath breaking. 1t passed the bill pro
vldlng for the erection of dams for irri
cation purposes, and the one licensing
express companies.
BISMARCK, N. D.. Feb. e6.-The senat,
n.ssoa q hill ,ron;d;n. -.
p'eu 49, pios,uias Aof gross earn
1hgs TAX upon railway companies. Ac
cording to this bill the tax is to be 3 ne
cent OF gross earnings for the first fiy,
years and Q per cent thereafter. Il ia es
timated that the amount collectable un
der this law would be at present Sl75 90,
per year, The whole amount ia to- o.,
into the state treasury and be apportione,
to counties according to nronertv value
The senate also passed hills tn rep,,lat
political caucuses and prevent the eiyin,
of proxies in POLITICAL conventions +
non-residents, and the house bill proyid
ing for the erection of Grain warehouse
and elevators on the right If wa,
of RAILWAYS. The house nassed fv
r bills. including one reonirinr raj,
roads to n the ripht of way
} and in case Of NONCOMPLIANCE wit
!. the law making them resnons;bl