The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-22
STATE LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings Of the legislature
Of North Dakota In Session
at Bismarck.
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SENATE.
The sudden death of William Mitchell, state
superintendent Of public instruction. last
night, was a sad surprise to the people and
the entire state. The cause Of his death was
night before, and death came without warn
ing. On motion, q committee consisting o.
Worst, Dodds and Rome, was appointed to
take such action az was deemed advisable.
The senate received the report Of the spe-
cial committee to which was referred the veto
OF the bill providing for the taxation OF per
sonal property in u~norganjzad counties. Inc
report denies that the bill ID ~unconstitu-
tional as claimed in the veto message. 1t
was referred to the judiciary committee.
Bills were introduced appropriating $1,000
to paw the expenses of the Investigating
committee and redistricting the state into
legislative districts,
In the house this morning, as soon as the
moved that the honse adjourn and that the
speaker appoint a committee Of three to take
such action as was right and proper in OBJ
ervan of the sad event, which was unan-
imously adopted and Representatives Frank
X. Thompson, w. H. II Rooney and R. II
Hankinson were appointed as the committee.
sENATE.
The louisiana lottery bill was reintroduced
raising the annual tax from $75, 0O0to 15O,-
E.. Spencer, on behalf of the lottery company.
In the House a motion was made by Mr..
Stevens to reconsider the vote by which Sem
ate Bill No. 1877 (the Sandager lottery billy
nae been indefinitely postponed. Mr. Stevens
advocated the adoption of the motion az
follows:
We are not called upon to establish the
Louisiana lottery, but to consider . bust
three questions to consider. The moral as
pect: how far will the measure relieve our
wants; and do we receive sufficient pay Tor
the sacrifice, if it is a sacrifice.
The speaker thenurged that the vote ORE
consider the vote was not to vote to estab.
lisn the Louisiana lottery, but to put this
proposition where it could be considered, At
the close of his remarks he moved the prev
ious question. and aroll call being demanded,
the motion was lost by q vote of 23 for and
81 against. s#s '*
SENATE. v~a;.
The senat was in session but an hour. No
bills were passed, but. several indefinitely
the bill appropriating money to establish q
school for deaf mutes Mt Devils, Lake over
the governors veto There were 18 votes in
it's favor. being 8 less than required to over.
ride the veto.
m Insthe house several bills passed, most OF
them of minor importance. The bill fixing
the state tax at four mills vas passed.
An effort was made to reduce the rate three
mills, but it did not succeed Gov. Miller has
vetoed the act making the state officers the
trustees Of the various state institutions,
basilg his principal objection on the uncon-
s~titutionatity of an officer as a trustee max
/ inn n rnnnrf IN hSrnnn0f Co. #-ul a.
fact that as executive he would be called up
on as an executive to approve legislation
and appropriations the expenditure Of which
he would authorize as trustee.
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The resignation of the seed wheat commit
tee was read in the senate, and a motion to
aceept was laid on the table. The senate ex-
plunged from the record the proceedings where
by it tried to pass the deaf mute asylum bill
over the governors veto and failed. A bill
was passed placing the management of the
state agricultural college in the hands Of Ger.
tain state officers. The bill redistricting
the state for legislative purposes was also
passed by the senate. The most important.
if not the only, change in the whole
state is in Grand Forks county. which is
changed so as to put Senator Win
now represented BY Senator Mccormack.
" -aw hOU6Es d .EEsE-f FE=
In the house q communication was receiy.
ed from State Auditor Bray refusing to sign
the vouchers for the per diem OF members
during the holiday recess, md stating that
he based this refusal on the decision of the
attorney general. House bills were passed
authorizing elections in unorganized coun-
ties, and the taxation Of personal property
in the same counties. A bill for taxation
as shove was, vetoed by tho govern
or and an effect has been made to
make it appear that he did this for political
purposes, but the fact is that the bill was
plainly unconstitutional.
The difference between the two branches
have been removed SO far as to allow fmpor.
tant bills to receive confederation. Among
the bills passed by the senate was tho
house bill approprinting $4,000 to pay
salaries OF state officers. The bill for q
and passed over the governors veto.
F. ) go HOUSE. /.
The most important work done BY the
house was to pass the senate appropriation
bills for the penitentiary, insane asylum and
university. Amendments were made reouir.
ing the asylum and university, in case coal il
used for fuel, to use North Dakota coal. nro.
provided it can be delivered at the rate of
1925 perton. The senate bill providing that
the. Encouragement of the agricultural college
snail be IN the hands OF state officers was de-
tented in the house.
The house at the night session indefinitely
postponed the senate redistricting bill By
which the senate had put Sena-
tor. Winsnip in a. Democratic district.
The bill: taxing sleeping cars was passed.
Inc raiiroad bill was recalled rom the
committee failed to agree and the house re.
ceeded from it's amendments and passed it.
SENATE.
The legislature held three sessions. and
under the rules neither house could consider
it's wi bills. The mostimportant bills passed
during the day was that which submits ia
a vote of the people an amendment to the
constitution raising the debt limit Of the
state from $500, 600 to an amount equal to
i've mills on the dollar OF the entire assessed
valuation of the state.
HOUSE. 81.
In the house there. was q protracted strug.
gle over the bill requiring that proxies In
county, district or state conventions shall e
residents Oft district or precinct represent
ed. The opponents of the measure were in
the minority and adopted avarionS ohstruc.
tive tactics. The utmost disorder prevailed
for q time. Members engaged in heated de-
bato without addressing the chair, while
cries of "order" only increased the confusion.
The speaker wa finally obliged to threaten
the arrest Of members In order to proenre
order: A roll call was at last obtained and
the bill passed by avote of 81 "a. Among
other bills passed were those organizing the
state militia and providing for elections in
u~norganized counties.
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