Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27
Saturday, February 81.
The senate was called to order at . D. IN.

The senate was called to order at . D. IN.
The following bills were tntroduced:
Amending section 16O Of the civil code. relat
ing to ownership of property.
Amending the railroad law.
Relating to the Killing Of wild animals be-
The bill relating to paying laborers bv owners
OF threshing machines was postponed till
Thursday.
latinY proceedings In connection Herewith was
passed
The bill relating to justice court practice was
passed.
The bill establishing a standard of Weights
and measures for the state OF North Dakota was
passed.
The bill relating to the incorporation Of reli-
gtous and other corporations was recOmmitted
The bill to provide for the collection and COM
pilation OF the statistics OF tho state was pass
cd.
The bill repoaling the act locating and cstab-
fishing q territorial normal school was passed
The bill requiring registers of deeds to num-
bor documents consecutively was passed.
The bill TO prevent the spread of infectious
and contagious diseases amOns domestic au1-
mails was passed.
The bill providing facilities for marketing
wool was passed.
The bill providing for the publication of fu-
turc amendments to the constitution was pass
cd.
The bill establishing q. standard of weights
and measures was passed.
The bill facilitating the shipment of live stock
aud other commodities was re-committcd.
The bill providing an appropriation for the
public officers of the state WAS passed.
Senator Mccormack Of Grand Forks thought
$1,000 year to much tfor taking care OF the
offices OF the state. He introduced III amend-
ment cutting down the appropriation. Sena.
tors Little and Worst supported The original
bill (house bill 1861 Tho amendment of MIR.
Mccormack was lost.
which looks out for the workingman and hurts
thelowner of the machine. He declared that the
bill lacked dstatesmanship. Tho bill was posi-
poned till next Thursday, when MIR. Almen, the
author of tho bill will be OH hand TO defend II.
There was discussion on tho merits Of tho
insane asylum appropriation. The house
the fuel appropri tion and 81 900 to the engine
room supply appropriation. The senate did
not like tho amendment, and conference COM
mittec Is the result.
The stock committee reported senate bill
157. which was read q third time. The COM
mitten wanted to bay the state veterinarian
Mr. Svensrud cuttinr down the salary the 81
600. Mr.. Worst madc strong plea tor the
larger salary, claiming that the kind of services
needed Of the man who fills the position arc
such rs $4,000 is needed to purchase. Mr..
Svensruds amendment was carried.
The senate adjourned till Tuesday.
The house met at the usual hour.
An opinion was received from tho attorney
general to the effect that, in his Judgment. sec
| tion q of house bill zig was constitutional and
could be enforced
A communication was received from W. W..
Barrett relating to the subject of irritation.
Mr.. Brown. on behalf Of the Sheridan house
ladies, invited the members. clerks, reporters
and their ladies to attend q social party at The
hotel on next Tuesday evening.
| Mr.. Noltnier. offered concurrent resolution
memoriaiizing congress for tse establishment
of q scientific rain bureau and college.
MIR, Oliver moved that tho reading be defer
| red and that the resolution be referred to the
! temperance committee
Mt. Strom wanted it read through.
Mr.. Noltimier. always good.naturcd. said
that while there seemed TO be a disposition to
| have lots Of fun over his resolution. the men,
bers should not forget that most Of them had
signed a petition for the measure.
On motion of Mr. StrOm the concurrent reso-
| luton was adopted
The following bills were introduced:
Regulating the salary OF register of deeds and
| treasurer OF Grand Forks county.
Providing for a state superintendent of irriga-
tton and forestry.
Mr.. Fay raised the point of order that it was
priation bill. But il appearing that no funds
were asked for, the bill was. on motion of Mr.;
Lamb, read aecond time and referred to CON-
mtttee on irrigation.
Amending the revenue law,
| On motion OF Mr.. Strom the reading of the
bill was deferred until after printing,
| Mr.. Lamb moved that 200 copies of 225
should be printed for the. use Of members
But, it being thought that the motion referred
to another bill. it was Defeated
| Amending the law in relation to the inoorpor-
1
Authorizing counties to fund outstanding in.
debtedness.
Providing for CHANGING the boundaries o,
| cities, towns and villages.
| A substitute for house bill 65, relating to Co.
| operative and assessment life insurance com.
4 pantes prepared by Mr.. Gill and tndorsed BY
! the committee OH insurance. WAS read the first
\ time.
On motion of Mr.. Gill extra copies of tho sub
i stttute bill wero ordered printed, In order that
members might have copies to send to thei
constituents. He wanted all to understand thu
bill before It oamo up for passage. He rent
from the Jamestown Abort to show that th,
objectionable features OF the original bill wer,
/ eliminated In the substitute.
On motion of Mr.. skinner, 2O0extra copies o
hOuso bill 226 ltho omnibus revenue bil) wer'
ordered printed.
Substitute for house bill ~. increasing th
bounty for wolf scAlps was introduced
Substitute for house bill DOB, regulating th
practice OK pharmacy was introduced,
paased without debate, - ~ e
House bill l73, amending tho oil inspoctio
Jaw by raising tho test, wAA Aftcr, explanation
by Mr., Nolttmicr,s passcd
House hlll le7, for tho supervision banks q