The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-07
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to visit Grand Forks and the state univer-
sity.. Ono hundred will he In the party. in.
Guiding twenty five lndies. The party leaves
Friday night returning Monday. 1t will
stop at jamestown on Sunday and inspect
the insane asylum. The senate pnssed the
ing vote-Dierem Of In Moure.
The proposition to resuhmit the prohihi
tion clnuss Of the constitution to the people
passed the senate by vote of IL to l !; also
the bill classifying the judicial districts and
raising the salaries of Judges Lauder, Neon
nell and Templeton to $4,000 and 81; 900;
bill to authorize the publication ofthe laws
In all newspapers at % cents per square.
The house pissed Thompson's Till making
1t misdemcnnor to compel children to work
more thnn eight hours each day. There will
he y Legislative charity ball Feb. O ut the
capitol. Tickets will be sold all over tho
country. The proceeds will be for the benefit
OF the drouth sufferers.
SENATE.
Senator Little introduced ON amendment
to tile constitution reducing the number of
railroad commissioners to one. The farmers
now have thirty.two members in their house
combination. It Is working harmoniously.
II ia resolved at n caucus to kill the constitu.
ton rcsubmitting prohibition.
HOUSE.
The house adopted resolution inst ructin;.
Auditor Bray to honor vOuhers for holiday
recess per diem, "tlie opinion OF the ttormcv
general WAN the advisory officer of the state
officials. and in view Of has opinion the audi
tor must agnin refuse to issue warrants OH
account Of the recess vouchers.
the judiciary committee with the
request thnt the whole question be investi-
gated. Hoyt of Anndan introduced IL bill
neutrality-suspicious. from keeping n black
list Of discharged employees. The Donald bill
to prevent bribery ut elections, the hill ill.,
from three to five, md n bill fixing he iiabil.
ity Of railroads aud Others for setting fires
passed. The bill licensing lawyers was killed
on close vote.
SENATE.
The members of the Legislature left on d
special train for Grand Forks. They had
three Pullman cars. They will visit tho uni
yersity md be entertained by the citizens Of
Grand Forks. On Sunday they will inspec,
tho insane asylum ut Hometown. 1n the
senate the committee on ways and means
reported u bill providing for county deposi
tories.
No particular business wns done in either
house. Gov. Miller has approved the bill px
tending the payment Of the taxes of 1850 to
OFT Is. While this relieves tho individual
treasury In bad shnpc in tiw the meantime
The .stimnted revenues of &24 200 Sill no!
come In before the tax penalty attaches
Oct. Is. md when they DO come they will u
less than holt the expenditures.
SENATE.
| The Legislative excursionists to Grand
Forks did not have first rate time. In the
sennte. Stevens Of Grand Forks county
| moved q vote OF thanks for the happy aud
impartial way the citizens of that town ell
tertained the excursionists.
Senator Swanston opposed tine motion and
anid it was not an impartial entertainment
and intimatetl there was sa,n,e marked dis
elimination in the distribution offsrors, liz
did not recite it all. hut it was no vol Ey,der
ston's motion to lay his own motion on
the table.
1t wGs agreed to without division. Among
the Sights wAs The fuct That three mem bert
ofthe house were cailed on atthe banquet ia
respond to toasts ind only 2ns member Of
| the SENATE.
Another incident was the omission u :,
complimentary mention of the Senator Win
ship BY the orators.
This WAS No noticeable that his friends md
others brought him Gllair and presented il
to lin.
Another orenss wns spsech of Ts:acy
Bangs that seemed to be nu attnek on the IL
Another b. of friction wa. pre.iscp,
Spragues criticism Of denominationaI
schsols. and Representative Stevens defense
Of the same. Still another trouble was the
charge of % fot the Pullman car. II was ul.
derstood the ride was to bo Tree.
motion by La Moure to axpunge the
senate's action from the records wus de-
feated.
WycIman introduced q bill in the house ia
make the first Monday Of September u legal
holiday known rs Labor day.
TEpmpson Of Cass introduced n bill fixing
the mnsipgm rate OH native coal at hall a
cent per nils.
In the senate Is, the geaan suffrage bill wa
The bill authorizing tux OF land to 30
cure payment for seed wheat loaped ppesed
SENATE.
A sudden ehift OF sentiment in the senate
carried the woman's suffrage bill through
by o vote Of ~ tot.
The seuate nlso passed the bill cutting
down exemptions to $500. Heretofore They
granted $1,000. and were nn injury to til,
credit Of the state also the bill making
husband and sits equally liable for house
| hold debts.
In the house the proposed aFa4ad4uent Ia
| the constitution resubmittiAg prohibition
| was indefinitely postponed by an 0verwhel,n..
| ing vote.
Only nine voted for resubmssion. Til.
means No tinkering with the constitution
and the defect of oil propositions to thui
end. Negative vots&-=H0yt, Lutz, Murphy
Renard. Stadieman. Thompsoe Of tass
Tyler, Walsh and Wickham.