New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
North Dakota's solons and
What They are
Doing.
SENATE.

The railroad bill was discussed in tho
senate Senator Diesem offered an impor-
tant amendment regulating the distribution
of cars and facilities for handling grain. AS
to the latter, it is the system in vogue in
Europe and in a few states in this country,
notably Michigan. The railroads would be
compelled to keep q car register book at
every station, and keep it open for public in
spection. Every applicant for cars is regis
tered in this book, and the first registered
would get the first cars
The house passed the senate bill authoriz
ing organized counties to levy tax for irri-
cation purposes, and the bill for the appoint
ment of commission to act with like com
mission from South Dakota to make final
settlement of financial matters arising
from division. Mcdonald introduced con-
current resolution authorizing the appoint
ment OF committee of five to codify the laws,
and providing that the legislature shall ad-
journ sine die Feb 20.
Senate.
A revenue bill was introduced in the senate
by Senator Sandager. 1t is nothing more
nor less than an act authorizing the incor-
poration of lottery companies and regula-
ting the same so as to raise revenue to defray
the expenses of the state.
The principal term or provision beside the
official routine is the payment to the state
OF $40, 900 for the franchise granted, and
5000 per annum quarterly in advance to
the state treasury. The first year the total
sum promised the treasury is $1O5. 900.
An emergency clause making the bill take
effect Immediately is attached. This requires
two-thirds of both houses to pass the bill
and if it is passed with that clause in, it
necessarily becomes law. However, it is
doubtful il it gets the observation-disclosures
mack now proposes to make Ave mills on
the dollar OF all assessable property the ba-
sis of debt limit His amendment to the
constitution making it two million was too
high. His new plan would only raise
it $1,000 All amending of constitution
nowis unpopular and this will fail with the
asst. Rawlings introduced resolution in
structirg the commissioner of agriculture
and labor to investigate the adaptabiIity
OF North Dakota soil for growing beets and
report as to the encouragement of the beet
sugar interest 1t was adopted. thinner in.
PRODUCED bill to tax sleeping car conpan-
les according to the number and popu-
lation of the stations along their run.
Coles elevator bill was passed. with an
amendment proposed by Walsh that not
more than one cent per bushel shall be charged
for receiving, handling, insuring and thirty
days storage. Hankinsons bill providing
how railroad highway crossings shall be
built and requiring them to be kept in re-
pair also passed.
Attorney General Goodwin submitted his
opinion to the senate upon the question OF
taxing the main line Of the Northern Pacific
railroad The charter says the right of way
shall be exempt from taxation within the
territories OF the United States The cues
ton is does this clause exempt the road
from taxation forever. The attorney gen
eral starts out with the proposition that
one who asserts that his property is ex-
empt from taxation must show it by the
clear letter of the law. He says the Ian
guage used in the charter is capable of q
struction should be adopted which limits
the exemption to the period while the fee of
such right of way remained in the United
States, and that congress did not intend by
such grant to deprive the future state of it's
sovereign right of taxation.
The committee on state affairs reported
the lottery bill tavorably, with an amend
ment cutting the period of the charter from
twenty-five to fifteen years, and the extern
sion from fifty to thirty The report was
unanimous, and will be passed by more than
q two-thirds vote
Williams introduced a bill to abolish the
trustees OF the penitentiary, insane asylum
and university, and create board of man
agement consisting of the governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary of state and treas
urer, who shall have all the powers now con-
lerred on the trustees.
Ink introduced a bill to foster and encour-
age the best sugar industry by Offering
a bounty of cents per pound for all that is
manufactured within the next five years.
SENATE
After the senate passed the railroad bill. a
virtual copy of the Minnesota railroad law,
the Sandager revenue lottery bill came up.
A few dilatory remarks were made, and then
the bill was passed by % to s.