The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
STATE LAWMAKERS,
Proceedings Of the legislature
OfN0rth Dakota in Session
at Bismarck.
SENATE.


The resignation Of the seed wheat commit.
tss We. read . y the .snate and motion q
plunged from the record the proceedings where
by it tried to pass the deaf mute ssyium Bill
over the governors veto and failed. A blll
was passed placing the management Of the
state agricultural college in tie hands Of cor.
the state for legislative purposes was also
passed BY the senate. The most important,
y not the only, change In the. whole
changed so as to put Senator Win.
ships residence in Democratic district
now represented BY Senator Mccormack.
HOUSE.
In the house communication was receiy.
cd from State Auditor Bray refusing to Sign
the vouchers for the per diem Of members
during the holiday recess, and stating that
hs based this refusal on the decision Of the
attorney general: House bills were passed
In the same counties, A bin Tor taxation
% above was vetoed by tho govern.
or md IN effect has been made to
make it appear that hs did this for political
purposes, but the fact Is that the bill was
plainly unconstitutional.
SENATE.
The difference between the two branches
have been removed SO far as to allow impor.
the bills passed by the senate was tho
house bill appropriatlng $4,000 to pay
salaries Of state officers. The bill for a
school for dea mutss was taken up ugan
and passed over the governors Veto
HOUSE.
The most important work done by the
house was to pass the senate appropriation
bills for the penitentiary. insane asylum and
university. Amendments were made requir-
used for fuel, to use North Dakota coal, pro.
provided It can be delivered ut the rate of
1925 per ton. Thesenlte bill providing that
the management of the agricultural college
shall b In the hands of state officers was de-
feated In tile house.
The house at the night session indefinitely
postponed the senate redistricting bill BY
tor Winsnip. in a Democratic district
The bill taxing slceping cars was passed.
The railroad bill WAS recalled from the
senate BY the house after the conference
COMMITTEES failed to agree and the house re.
ceeded from Its amendments and passed it.
SENATE
The legislature held three sessions, and
undor the rules neither house could consider
its own bills; The most important bills passed
vote Of the people IN amendment to the
constitution raising the debt limit of the
state from 5000, 900 to an amount equal TO
i've mills on the dollar OF the entire assessed
valuation of the state.
HOUSE.
In the house there was protracted strue.
gle over the bill requiring that proxies II
county, district or state conventions shall be
residents Of the district or precinct represent
In nf kI,n l.
the minority md adopted various ohstruc
tive tactics. The utmost disorder prevailed
for time. Members engaged in heated de.
bate without addressing the chair, while
cries Of "order" only increased the confusion
The speaker was finally Obliged to threaten
the arrest Of members In order to procure
order: roll call was Mt Inst obtained and
other bills pissed we're those organizing the
state militia and providing for elections In
unorganized counties.
SENATE.
The senate worked itself into a state o.
wrath over the governors appointments. A
resolution was introduced stating that a.
the governor had seen fit to present names
for the various Offices without consulting
the members of the senate, and muny ofthest
names were OF men unknown to the members
Of tho senate, the senate refused to net upor
euo appointments uuu EetuTueu INe SUNNI
without consideration. During the debut,
on this resolution the governor was roundly
denounced by several Of the senators.
The resolution was adopted by vote O
10 to IL. As soon as the Legislature ad
journs the governor will renominate the snms
persons and they will at once enter upor
their duties. to he confirmed by the senat,
of the next legislature.
The last honrs Of the session of the legisla
ture were enlivened by fight over The bill
taxing railroads, in which the advocates oil
taxation won the victory. The senate puesed
o bill leyying n tax upon the gross earnings q
railroads, which bill was transmitted to tn,
house March 10, and referred to the rnilroad
committee. Representative Stevens Is chair
man of this committee, and he reused OF
various pretexts to report the bill back to til,
house. During the morning session on tn,
last day OF the session tile house demanded
the bill from I hecommittte. MIR. Stevens said
the bill was at his room. aud the house grant
ed him lruve to getit. Heleft tho en- Iitnl, but
did not return. A warrent was issued by thu
the speaker to the sergeant-at.arms fol
his nrrcst, and at the evening ses
sion TINT officer reported that Mr.. Steven.
could not be found. The hour OF adjourn
ment was near at hand, and 1t seemed q,
though the bill must fail, But friends o
the measure had suspected that some sucl
trick would be played, and q certified copy
Of the senate bill had been prepared und pro
perly signed by the officers of the senate
This bill was hastily passed and transmitted
to the senate in time to receive the lieutenant
governors aipnntura baOre ndionrnment