The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-21

virtual copy Of the Minnesota railroad law,
the Sandager revenue lottery bill cnrnn up.
A few dilnt0ry remarks were lnatle, and then
the bill was passed by % toS.
YEAS
Appleton. Hartman, Sanlngcr,
l'elyea, l.u Moure, Smith,
Bell, Lawrence, Stevens,
Cowen, Little, Swnnston,
Diesem, Mcbride. Worst,
Fuller. Mccormack, Wager.
Hugpurt. Randall,
Hartman, Robinson,
Allin. HcScson, Svensrud,
Barlow, Rowe, Winship
Fisher, Slotten,
Some of the heaviest taxpayers in the
state are included in thu affirmative. There
was crowded house. hut no particular cN-
element. The audience seemed to favor the
ILL., 1t was informally announced that the
Louisiana company would give O.0OOrash
to the seed wheat fund immediately upon
the bill becoming IL law.
HOUSE.
The Thomas bill. regulating I he publication
of insurance statements: Robinson Hill. rs.
Publishing normal school ut Mayvillc AM! hill
to pay expenses ofthcrunsttutionnlr unvril-
ton To the excess OF congressional npIro-
priution passed the house. The .iu,iiriary
editors to express The Pre- arences Tor United
States senators.
SENATE.
Senator Wager introduced bill appropri-
atng 500, 900 for the purchase oi SEED wheat
!Ormeely farmers.
The governor Is to ArportIon the money
among counties upon ;ltlvt1 from county
commissioners of the number of needy ones
No inrmer is to receive more than sixty
bushels and commissioners cannot pay more
than 60 cents per bushel.
The lottery hill reached the homsr l,u, was
not read or reerrul. \ petition iivurn:c
the bill was received from Fargo and Cnss
county signed by GIG taxpayers hen,lrd l.v
Nonnei,la. Wholesale druggist and president
Of the hoard o! trade. Three petitions rom
Juincst own tilvoring the hill. three against
the bill and one for il from Grand Forks aud
one against it from Edg"iy were received
SENATE.
In the senate the school bill was discussed
and recolnmittel. The issue is The township
system. Barlnws bill to stahsh boards OF
cancellation and arbitration passed. The
house hill providing or liens upon crops and
Tor the levy of n tax To secure payments TO-
seed wheat passed.
There was II short and Lively session o the
house. The lottery hill WAS the issue The
reading in order To got NOR" time tor r,rnon
strances. Mccullough of Walsl, county lr.
the opposition. There were thirty ur forty
motions and roll calls. showing II
strength OF thrtysevrn for the hill
twenty-five against, aud three absent
Friends of the measure succeeded in having.
the bill read he first time, and then the lio,l>,
adjourned. 1t will, therefore, he read tn.
second time and referred to the committee,
and probably lm reported back to the house
| On Monday. The necessary two-thir!s Ia
pass tho Hill is forlv-two. VI. n. johnson
of Lak"ta arrived to-day, aud is working
among his friends in the house against the
lottery bill Petitions pro and con were
received
This has been a day of excitement and sur
pris's i'll the legislature. Shortly alter til,
senate assembled Mr.. Winshp introduced {
resolution calling tor an investigation o
charges thut telegraph correspondence WI.
delayed or Suppressed, by the Western tniOi
company or it's employees. The resolution
was tabled by II cosn vote.
Mr. Bell Offered II resolution calling for
special committee to investigate charges n
bribery and corruption in connection Will
the lottery bill, which was adopted.
| HOUSE.
No sooner had this matter Lrcn dispose,
| OF than the clerk OF the house appeared with
message stating that Senate bill No 161. til
lottery measure, had been indefinitely pos,
poned. A majority of the members wer
completely surprised. though II few on tn
inside knew that this course had brcl
deridcI on. The senate proceeded with TIN
third reading of the Walsh revenue bill
which il expected to pass.
The lottery iii. had come to it's secon,
reading in the house The resolution to re-
turn it to the senate with the information
that the house hni voted TO indefnitrl.
postpone further consideration, was pr,
scented by Mr.. Walsh. There was an efiot
to table the resolution, but this fni.ei nm,
the vote to Indefinitely postpone was unii,i
| NOUS. The senate received tie message, bu
| took no action.
SENATE.
| 1t was IL tnme day in the Legislature, bu
the senate investigating committee has beer
running full time. The committee sits Will
closed DOORS Senator Robinson. the biz
| lumberman of North Dnk otn. liz chairman
and ex-Judge Francis is attorney for til,
committee. Robinson says h" was not 90 i,
suited before he was appointed on the com
mittee. aud that he will get to the bottom o
the facts in every branch o! the proposed il,
! vcst'gation.