The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
North Dakota's Solons and
What They are
Doing.

What They are
Doing.
SENATE.
The senate passed the senate bin cancel.
Ing certain illegal taxes on railroad grant
lands, and house bills fixing the salaries Of
county judges; ceding Jurisdiction TO the
ment purposes: lega lizing the acts Of certain
notaries public offering bounty for the
manufacture Of potato starch; prescribing
the manner in which cities may issue bonds,
and establishing the Academy Of Science at
Wahpeton. The house baking powder bill
was indefinitely postponed: The message Of
the governor vetoeing the bill providing for
the taxation of personal property in un.
organized counties was re:errsd to q special
committee.
HOUSE.
The house passed bills providing for q
sheep inspector, establishing county boards
of health and establishing an industrial and
manual training school at Glendale. The
veto message to the appropriation in the
state fair bill was made a special order for
Tuesday. A resolution was adopted asking
the attorney general whether the legislature
could authorize counties to issue bonds for
bridge purposes. 1t took the house just
about two minutes to consign to Oblivion
the elaborate product of the senate which
established state board Of piano tuners.
In the senate ths appropriation section of
the state fair bill was passed over the gov.
ernor's veto by . vote Of II to Z. 1t is like
~ to fail in the house. Several other hills
were pissed, excluding the appropriation bill
for the state library and the bill providing
for the publication of the supreme court re.
ports.
The senate refused to concur in the house
amendments to the railroad bill, and appoint.
cd n conference committee. The house com.
mittee was not yet appointed when adjourn
ment was taken, which will cause some delay.
Friends Of the measure are becoming anx ious
for it's fate, fearing that an attempt will be
nude to kill 1t by amendment and delays.
HOUSE.
The houpx passed bill making oil ins,Iy.
ance void when written by agents residing
outside of the state. Among the other bills
passed was that appointing certain state
officers a. a board OF management for the
state university, pententiary and insane
hospital ind the one sppropriating 5000
for salaries. The revenue hill, after Icing
amended and reamended, was finally passsd,
In accordance with the recommendations Of
the conference committee.
the house saying he would give an opinion on
Monday ~ to the date of the expiration OF
the session by constitutional limitation. The
prevailing opinion seems to be that the date
fixed by the attorney general will be April s..
That will be the 12Oth day from the opening
OF the session, not counting the eighteen
days recess during the holidays. for which
time the attorney general has already decid.
ed that the legislators are not entitled to per
diem.
SENATE.
The bill tohave native fuel used in the pub.
lie institutions Of the state was defeated in
the senate. The bill extending the pardonng
power Of the Governor was defeated. 1t pro.
vides that on each 4th cfJuly the executive
might on tho accommodation of the warden
pardon two convicts who had record for be.
ty on beet sugar passed the senate. Senator
Belyef introduced a resolution authorizing
the committee on lottery bribery to compel
the attendance of witnesses, which was
adopted.
Tha rcgulnr daily sensation occurred in tho
house. Immediately after the calling Of the
roll Tyler rose to Q question Of privilege and
sent to the clerk desk to be read acommuni-
cation from w. II. II. Roney, IL member OF
the house, which appeared in the Hope Pho.
neer aud asked that the same be read.
The letter charged corruption in regard to
various bills and referred to the "Old Gang. u
After Stevens had paid his respects to Roney
and the attorney general in more vigorous
than complimentary manner, Roney stated
that he would make an explanation. The
SENATE.
The sudden death of William Mitchell, state
superintendent OF public instruction, Inst
night, was sad surprise to the people aud
the entire state. The cause of his death wat
heart failure. He was in his usunl health the
night before, and death came without warn
ing. On motion, q committee consisting o
Worst, Dodds and Rome, was appointed to
take such action as 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 unorganized counties. Thu
report denies TINT tho bill is unconstitu
tional as claimcd in the veto mcssage. II
was referred to the judiciary committee
Bills were introduced appropriating 81 .OO(
to pay the expenses Of the investigating
committee and redistricting the state into
legislative districts.
house.
In the house this morning, as soon NJ the
chaplain ilad closed his prayer, Mr.. Stevens
moved that the honss adjourn and that the
| speaker appoint committee OF three to take
such action as was right and proper in OBJ
servance of the sud event, which was unan
imously adopted and Representatives Frank
X. Thompson, W. H. H. Rooney and n. H
Hankinson were appointed as the committee
SENATE.
The louisiana lottery bill WINS rcintroduced
| raising the annual tax from $75.OO0to $50,
600, upon written proposition from George
| i. Spencer, OH behalf of the lottery company
| In the senate motion to table tile propo
aition was defeated bv q vote Of Is to IL
two being absent Smith and wager votet
with the opponents of the bill.
HOUSE.
In tho House motion was made by Mr.
Stevens to reconsider the vote by which Sen
nte BILL No. 1877 1.-THE Sandnger lottery bill
had been indefinitely postponed Mr.. Steveni
| follows:
We are not called upon to establish til,
Louisiana lottery, but to consider bust
ness proposition upon its merits. There ar,
three questions to consider: The moral as
pect: how far will the measure relieve oui
wants; mud do We receive sufficient pny iol
the sacrifice, fit is q sacrifice.
The speaker then urged that tho vote tore
consider the vote vas not to vote to estab
lisn the Louisiana lottery, but to put thil
proposition where ii could be considered. Al
the close Of his remarks he moved the prev
ious question. and arotl coll being demanded
the motion was lost by vote Of 90 for ant
81 against.
SENATE.
The senate was in session but an hour. NJ
bills were passed, but several indefinitel,
postponed. An attempt was made to pas
the bill appropriating money to establish {
school for deaf mutes at Devils Lake ove
the governors veto. There were 10 votes il
its favor. being 3 less than required to over
veto.
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