Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-03-06
THE FIGHT STILL ON.
The Attorney General Refuses
to Give an Opinion to the
State Senate.
The House Passes two Important
Senate Railroad Measures
Other Business.
Representative Lutz Rings the
Bell when he Shoots at
Legislation.
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
BISMARCK. March 1.1[Special The
senate received communication from
the attorney general today in which he
declined to express any opinion as to the
functions of the senate investigating
committee, but said that the proper way
to compel the attendance of witnesses
was by "due process of law"
These measures were introduced: BY
Mr.. Allin, to repeal section $50 of the
civil code, it being section 3,l56 of the
compiled laws Of 1887; by Mr.. McCor-
mack, relating to bridge taxes in certain
cities and municipalities.
Mr.. Fuller introduced q resolution
that the secretary of the senate be in
structed to furnish list of bills in the
hands of committees, which was adopted.
Mr.. Barlow, by unanimous consent, in
troduced No. PA, joint resolution au-
thorizing the governor to appoint q COM
mittee Of five to devise means for pro-
vlding seed grain for the destitute Of
North Dakota. 1t was twice read and
referred to the seed wheat committee.
Much routine business was transacted
during the session, but no legislation of
Importance was enacted.
In the House.
The house held forenoon session TO-
day for the consideration of senate bill
No. IL, the railroad measure. The dis
cussions upon amendments offered we're
long and heated. The bill finally passed
without dissenting vote and 45 ayes.
At the afternoon session senate bill
No. II, authorizing railroad companies to
acquire, sell and guarantee bonds and
other securities of irrigation companies
was passed, 40 to ii.
Senate bill 125, providing for collection
of assets and payment of liabilities of
civil townships heretofore illegally Or
ganized, passed, 46 to3.
MIR. Pinkham offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved, That, commencing with next
Tuesday, there be he d two sessions OF
the house daily on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays until the end Of the ses-
slon-the morning session to commence
at $50 a. m. Of said days.
A motion to amend to 10 O'Clock was
lost, and the resolution as above was
adopted. Mr.. Williams moved that at
5:45 p. m. this afternoon the speaker be
instructed to declare recess until 7:3O
y. m. Mr.. Allen moved to lay the motion
on the cable, which was carried.
House bill No. 81, providing for the
protection Of sheep by paying bounty
for the killing OF wolves and coyotes and
providing fund for the payment of the
same, was read the third time aud passed
The bounty is not more than $3 nor less.
than 81 for each wolf killed.
Sensible Legislation.
Representative Lutz has fathered some
sensible legislation during the session
and tho last two bills introduced by him
are not exceptions. One amends Sec.
345, Chap. 13 of the criminal code OF pro-
cedure, to read as follows:
The Judgment debtor or redemptioaer
may redeem the properly from the pur-
chaser within one year after sale on pay
ing the purchaser the amount of his
purchase with per cent interest per
annum thereon, to .ether with the amount
Of any assessment of taxes which the
purchaser may have paid thereon after
the purchase, and interest ut the same
rate on such amount; aud If the pur-
chaser be also a creditor, having prior
lien to that Of the re emptioner other
than the Judgment under which such
purchase was made, the amount of such
lien, with interest.
Sec. 9 The excessive rate of interest
now authorized by law is an inducement
to soulless creditors to foreclose mort
cages and is thereby working additional
hardship upon many of our citizens,
already taxed to the utmost in their
struggle for existence; therefore an emer-
gency exists and this act shall be IN
force from and after Its passage aud ap-
prOval.
Mr. Lutz also introduced another i'm
pOrtant relief measure, temporarily ex-
tending the time for the redemption If
real property sold upon foreclosure Of
mortgage by order, judgment or decree
of court. The redemption, now one year,
is IN this bill for property sold in years
1880, 1891 and 1892. extended to two
years.
Tho Railroad bill.
The railroad commissioners are we'll
pleased with the railroad law recently
passed by the house and which will in
all likelihood pass the senate. 1t is the
Minnesoth law changed in several par