The Dickinson press., 1890-02-22

f" PNA RooCos OAo o6lldlG Dill maklnE
the herd law imperative from Nov. / to
April 1; the resolution asking CONGRESS
to appropriate S25, 600 to dredge and dixie
Devils Lake, and the senate bill abolish
ing the office of veterinary surgeon.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 15.-The sen.
ate investigation committee did not sit
to-day. Chairman Robinson returned
home last night for a few days. Alex.
Mckenzie started for st. Paul this morn
ing. There is a movement to call a high
license convention, and a paper is circu-
latlng for that purpose. 1t may not be
made public.
Senator LaMoure introduced a gross
earnings bill. Practically it continues
the system of railroad taxation which is
now in vogue. Three per cent of the
gross earnings for the first five years and
2 per cent thereafter is provided for.
The provisions for ascertaining earnings
and compelling compliance with the law
are ample.
The senate had an interesting discuss
ion of the text book question in connec-
ton with the school bill. Senators Ste
vens offered a clause that the various
district boards choose their own text
books, Mr.. Diesen offered an amend
nient that a county board, consisting of
the superintendent, the chairmen of
township boards and chairmen of the
district boards, investigate the textbook
question and agree upon a uniform sys-
tenn OF series for their counties. This
question was referred to a special COM
mittee.
BISMARCK, N. d., Feb. 17.-In the sell
ate the greater part of the day was
spent in considering and amending the
bill establishing the public school sys.
tenn. The section providing for a state
text book system was amended SO that
each township has control of its own
text books. The district instead of the
township system of schools is provided
for and the attendance atschool between
the ages of 8 to IA inclusive, is COM
pulsory. The house passed the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for legislative ex-
penses. In committee of the whole, the
bill taking the control of the public in
situations from separate boards and Civ
ing it to the state officers was favorably
recommended. R. N. Stevens, of Ran
som county, was elected speaker pro tenn.
Governor Miller signed the bill establish
ing a normal school at Mayville. Event.
ually the support of the school will come
from the 10000 acres of land set aside
for that purpose. For the present the
citizens of Mayville are permitted to
raise $4,000 by issuing certificates
against the income to be derived from
the land, these certificates to draw 6 per
cent. interest. The governor sent to the
legislature a letter from the superinten-
dent OF the school for dumb mutes at
Sioux Falls, S. D., asking what provision
was to be made for the inmates from
North Dakota. As the governor vetoed
the bill for the establishment of deaf
mutes at Devils Lake, he will doubtless
approve a measure for their mainte-
INC at Sioux Falls. The amount asked
for is $3.50 per year per inmate.
BISMARCK, Feb. 1S.-The senate passed
a bill providing for the taxation Of prop
erty in unorganized counties. The SEN
ate was considering the election bill
when adjournment was taken. The
house amended the act providing for the
incorporation of cities, fixing the limit
Of bonded Indebtedness at 5 per cent. of
property value, but allowing the limit to
be placed at 8 per cent. by a two-thirds
vote of the people of the city. The house
also passed a bill establishing a school of
mines at the state university, and a. bill
imposing a direct tax upon the property
Of railroad companies.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 19.-The senate
continued the consideration of the cleo
ton bill and finally passed it by a vote
Of 81 to 8. The bill establishes the Aus
tralian system of voting, and provides
that where the majority of the voters
of any county petition for the Rhines
voting machines the commissioners
must furnish them. The bill will proba-
bly, pass in the house. The senate passed
the bill appropriating $21, 100 for the
state university at Grand Forks, and
S6S, 676 for the insane asylum at James
town.
The house passed the following bills:
Authorizing counties to fund indebted
ness; to adjust disputed claims and issue
and dispose" of bonds; giving a bounty of
81 for each 100 pounds of potato starch
made in the state and two cents for each
pound of beet root sugar made during
the next five years; authorizing school
boards to purchase United States flags;
placing the management of the univer-
sity and insane asylum in the hands of
the governor, lieutenant governor, secre-
tary of state, treasurer and superinten-
tendent of schools; amending the law
providing for the oath of office for civil
officers; providing fora change of venue
in criminal cases.
The Republican members of the senate
will hold a caucus to consider the ques-
ton of adjournment. They will proba-
bly, do nothing nor than to fix a date
for the limit Of the introduction of bills.
There is much needed legislation yet to
be enacted, and an adjournment before
the middle of March is not probable.