The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-03-29
TILE LEGISLATURE.
North Dakota's Solons and
What They are
Doing.
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The resignation of the ssed whsat commit.
tee was read In the senate, and Q motion 70
accept was laid on the table. The senate OF.
plunged from the record the proceedings where.
by It tried to pass the deaf mutt asylum bill
over the governors veto and failed. A bill
state agricultural college in the hands Of Ger.
tain state officers. / b bill redistricting
the state for Legislative purposes was also
passed by the senate, The most important,
II not the only, change in the whole
state is. in Grand Forks county. which 10
ships residence in a Democratic district
now represented BY Senator Mccormack.
HOUSE.
ed from State Auditor Bray refusing to Sign
the vouchers for the per diem of members
during the holiday recess, and stating that
ne based this refusal on the decision of the
attorney general. House bills were passed
authorizing elections in u~norganized coun-
in the same counties, A bill for taxation
as above 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
SENATE. ;.
The difference between the two branches
have been removed 80 lar as to allow impor.
tant bills to receive consideration. ; Among
the bills passed by the senate was tho
house bill appropriating see, 900 to pay
salaries Of state officers. The bill for q
school for dea mutes was taken up again
and passed over the governors veto.
49, HOUSE. ~ -.s
The most important work done by the
house was to pass the senate appropriation
bills for the penitentiary, insane asylum and
,1nivorcifv rno,,dvoo~< ~rouo .~ol. .~-..,.
ing the asylum and university, in case coal is
used for fuel, to use North Dakota coal, pro.
provided it oan be delivered ut the rate OF
1926 perton. The senate bill providing that
the management of the agricultural college
shall be in the hands of state officers was de.
feated in the house.
The house at the night. session indefinitely
postponed the senate redistricting bin BY
tor winsnip in a Democratic district.
The bill taxing sleeping cars was passed.
The railroad bill was recalled from the
senate by the house after the conference
committee failed to agree and the house re.
ceeded from it's amendments n passed it.
The legislature held three. sessions, and
under the rules neither house could conside,
its own bills. The ostimportant bills passed
during the day was that which submits tc
a vote OF the people an amendment to thu
constitution raising the debt limit of the
state from 5000, 900 to an amount equal to
five mills on the dollar OF the entire assessed
valuation of the state.
q HOUSE.
In the house there was q protracted strug-
gle over the bill reqniring that proxies In
county, district or conventions shall be
residents Of the district or precinct represent.
ed. The opponents OF the measure were in
the minority and adopted various obstruc
tive tactics. The utmost disorder prevailed
for q time. Members engaged in heated de.
cries OF "order" only increased the confusion.
The speaker was finally obliged to threaten
the arrest of members in order to procure
order. A roll call was at last obtained and
the bill passed by vote of 33to %. Among
other bills passed were those organizing the
state militia and providing for elections II
~unorganized. counties.
The senate worked itself into a state o
wrath over the governors appointments.
resolution was introduced stating that O
the governor had seen At to present name
for the various Offices without consuftin,
the members of the senate, and many ofthes
names were OF men unknown to the mem Der
of the senate, thesenate refused to act upo,
the appointments and returned the som,
without consideration. During the debat
+ OA pu1S TC6OAul1Ou az &OteFuOC d6 TOuHuIJ
denounced by several 81 the senator's.
The resolution was adopted by o vote o
10 to IL. As 500 as the Legislature ad
journs the governor will euominate the sum.
persons and they will at once enter upon
their duties, to be confirmed by the senate
of the next legislature.
The last hours OF the session Of the legisla,
ture were enlivened by a fight over the bills
taxing railroads, in which the advocates OF
taxation 0 the victory. The senate passed
a bill leyying q tax upon the gross earnings oil
railroads, which bin was transmitted to the
house March 10, and referred to the railroad
committee. Representative Stevens is chair.
man of this committee, and he re used on
various pretsxts to report the bill backto the
house. During the morning session or the
last day OF the session the house demanded
the bill from the committee. Mr.. Stevens said
the bill was ut his room. and the house grant.
ed him leave to getit. Heleftt the capital. but
did not return. A warrent was issued by the
the speaker to the sergeant-at-arms fol
his arrest. and at the evening SEES
sion that officer reported that Mr.. Stevens
could not DO found. The hour OF adjourn.
ment was near Mt hand, and it seemed az
though the bill must fail, But friends 0l
the measure had suspected I'll. at some such
trick would be played, and q certified copy
of the n bill had been prepared and pro.
perly signed by the officers of the senate
This bill was hastily passed and transmitted
to the senate in time to receive the lieutenant
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