The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-07

This Se4 wi look into the condition
Of the legislative business before reporting. :.
The proceedings oil the house wasenlivensd
BY an attack upon the agricultural so.iety
by r. N. Stevens. He declared that the 10.
ciety had :ever benefited the farmers and it
was ON outrage to vote appropriation for 1t
when the state could not buy seed wheat
for tn. farmers.
Tha senate passed the house revenue bill,
which provides for taxation Of real and per.
sonal property. The clause which met with
most opposition was that which provided
that when any one 10 Obliged to make list
Of his credits for taxation he CON deduct bona
nde indebtedness, provided his creditors are
residents Of the state.
The senate passed bill appropriAting
$2c. 900 for the penitentiery at Bismarck. <
resolution introduced by Senator Smith. ia.
vorins the Blair educational bill pending in
congress, was tabled. bill was introduced
ofGrand Forks Of s72,640 for damages
to his brewery plant on account Of the pass.
ages Of the prohibitory low.
HOUSE.
In the house good part Of the day wos
spent in reading the senate public school bill
The homestead and pre-em ption bills were
made q special order for Thursday. Tho
railroad committee reported back the senate
railroad bill with majority and minority re-
ports.
Very little business was done by the legia
lature. The senate passed the following bills:
Providing for the election ofcounty Officers
at the general election Of 1890, and every
two years thereafter; requiring the appoint
0fa mt fnrv ID
ministratora. executors and guardians, to
receive service in actions at law.
The bill reducing the salaries Of state o:
fcers was made special order for to.
morrow. This bill reduces the snlnry for
governor from q. 900 to q, 900 and ofother
bills introduced was one by Senator Stevens
forbidding the mGrtgaging of crops before
tho seed 70 soWn.
Business in tho houes was confined to the
first and second reading Of bills and reference
to committees. Bills were introduced ~ iol-
lows:
Amending the act providing for the incor;
pOration Of building and loan associations.
providing for the diminution for good I've.
havior Of terms OF imprisonment OF convicts.
Regarding the st6fy prasent sea.
sion Of the Legislature is illegal. Attorney
General Goodwin makes the following state.
ment:
Tho point that the legislature 10 illegal Inns
been twice raised. The first time It NUS con.
tended that, as this session was called by the
governor and did not meet at the time spscifiel
by the constitution, nothing could be done
except to elect United States senator's. But,
az the call provided for the transaction oi
any other business which might come before
1t, gave as my opinion that all acts Of the
session are valid. The other point wns that
the Legislature, II In general session, had no
power to adjourn for q period. as 1t did over
the holidays. But there is nothing to com.
pei the legislature to sit for 100 consecutive
days. I have examined the Law very core.
fully In both cases, and wee no reason to con-
slider this legislature illegal. do not know
of any point which could be raiasd beside
those mentioned. In the senate the follow.
ing bills were passed:
senate Bills-Naking New Years day, Mem.
orial day, Fourth Of July, Thanksgiving day
and Christmas school holidays; changing the
Law allowing aid to be given for the construc.
ton of railroads so It will conform to the
constitution.
In the house the following bills we're intro.
duced. 70 prevent the packing Of juries and
prohibiting gambling in grain, stocks and
bonds, The following house bills were
passed:
Allowing the railroad commissioners 81 900
per year for clerk hire; requiring regist ration
h ~kh Gal,