Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-02-20
The Long and Very PcrpleXins
School Bill is Passed by
the Senate.
The House Murders the Senate
Bill Fixing Salaries Of Dis.
trict Judges.
Another Sixty Thousand ApprO-
priatcd for per Diem and
Such LuXurieS.
In the Senate.

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BISMARCK, Feb. 17.-[Special l-Tb.
senate today passed the educational
bill, with a variety of amendments. The
following on tho subject of text books
was adopted:
The district school board shall have
power to determine what text books shall
be used in the schools under their charge
and when book shall have been once
adopted by resolution of said board, nc
change shall he made for five years Ihere.
after, unless by majority vote OF the
electors of said school districts at their
annual election change is ordered
proper notice of such proposed action
having been posted in at least three con.
apicuous places in said district at least
ten days prior to the annual school cleo.
ton.
Provided, however, the county super
intendent shall have pow or to convene
the presidents of the several school cor.
porat,ons at any suitable time to advise
with him in selecting and recommending
a series OF text books, with the view OF
establishing as rapidly as possible uni
form series OF text books for the county.
The bill as it has passed the senate
adopts what is known as the district sys-
tenn in place of the township system.
South Dakota has made demand for
money due for caring for the deaf and
dumb belonging to this state who are in
the Sioux Falls institution.
The House Today
killed some important measures Chief
among them is McCormack's senate
bill, fixing the salary of district judges
according to the population of the dis
tricts. The house in committee of the
whole indefinitely postponed the bill.
Williams grist mill bill has attracted
considerable share Of public attention
so far. After leaving the house it was
amended in the senate so that the toll
to be taken for grinding could be one
fourth. The bill, as introduced by the
Bismarck man, fixed the toll at one
eighth and it passed the house at one.
sixth. When it came back from the
senate with another cut in the interest
of the millers, it was not very favorably
received. The senate amendments we're
concurred in, but vixen the bill as
amended thereby was placed upon it's
final passage, it was lost.
The senate salary bill took up an hour
of the time Of tue house. Numerous
amendments were made to it, bnt they
all apply to the future. The bill will not
apply to the salaries of the first session.
Each hou 9 will reserve the right to Tx
the salaries of it's employees aud the
resolutions by which such action has
been heretofore taken, will stand. The
bill fixes the members of the engrossing
and enrolling force at eight liz the house.
There are now double that number en-
ployed.
Winship's bill, in relation to printing
and binding for the state, passed. It is
almost copy of the Minnesota law, and
provides for board of commissioners
who shall have control and disposition
of the state work in this line. The bill
is probably unconstitutional in it's pres
ent form at least it has several objects,
and the constitution says no bill shall
have more than one, and that it shall be
clearly stated in the title.
A senate bill appropriating 100000 for
legislative expenses passed the house.
This makes 100000 that has been ap-
propriated for that purpose.
In committee of the whole the house
reported favorably the senate bill fixing
the salary of tho secretary of the railroad
commission at 81, 900 An attempt was
made to cut it to 5000. but It was weak.
Haugerud's bill to prevent the adnl-
teration Of dairy products and Williams
bill to abolish the offices of trustees of
the institutions and substitute for them
a general board of management, to con-
sist of certain specified state officers, were
recommended to pass.
DThe committee on education intro
duced bill to establish the free text
book system, and Estabrook sent in one
to make wearing of GAR. badge with
ont credentials misdemeanor, punish
able by $25 fine.
The Mayvillo Normal school.
The Mayville Normal school, in addi-
tion to being located by the constitution,
has been ''sinched' in it's location by
Col. Robinson, the senator from Trail, in
the bill which has passed the legislature
confirming and re.establishing the
school. Mayville will undoubtedly be-
fore long have in operation one of the
best institutions in the state. Col Rob-
inson has devised plan whereby the
lack of state aid in the erection of the
necessary buildings can be met by money
raised from the land donated by con-
gress TO the institution. Thirty thousand