Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-06
Monday. February ,.

Senate mot a. o'clock p m,. the president IL
the chair.
| communication from the Cass county Sun
| day school convention was presented by Sena
| tor Haggart, opposing the resrbmission of tn,
| prohibltory clause of the constitution. Th
communication was referret to the committe
| on temperance.
Several committees reported upon bills refer
red to them
The following bills were introduced:
Amending section ~ OF chapter2 of justice
code. being section G. 153. complied laws
Amounting section 1.4U7 OF article 5, poltica
code, compiled laws. entitled fees OF register o
Establishing election precincts
Amending chapter 50 OF laws OF 1890, adding
Logan county to the Sixth judicial district fol
Judicial purposes.
Providing lor II $4,000 annual appropriation
for prizes Mt the tournament of the North Da.
koa Flremens association.
Making appropriation for library In office of
state superint -ndent of public instruction.
Il fGrred to committee Oh state library
The bill! to prevent The illegal branding. kill
ing. stealing, manning or driving stock belong
ing to another party from their accustomed
range i'll North Dakota was passed.
The bill ielMting to tue collection Of personal
taxes for the year 1890. The bill pr vues that
personal taxes from March l to October Is.
1891. vii! draw one per cent. month interest,
but distraint is not to be made by county trea-
surers until October 18th, was passed.
ry of county superintendent OF schools and pay
ing ten csnls q mile mileage for distance travel
cd. Some minor amendments were made to the
bill. but the mileage f.ature was retained. The
bill was referred to committee on education
The bill incorporating detective agencies was
indefinitely postponed in accordance with re-
port of committee.
The bill amending the law fixing salary Of
county judges and county auditors.
The cUurtesies of the Il nor were extended to
Superinteadent Spear of Devils Lake and to
George Auld of Dickinson
A conference committee was ordered of three
from the senate and three from the house to
settle differences in relation to bill No. q
Messra Lite. Worst and LUX were appointed
on behalf of the senate.
The bill re-adjustiug salaries of the superin-
tendcnts Of public schools. caused some dis
oAssiun.
Mr.. Bjorgo said he thought that the bill
would raise The salary In: Grand Forks to 100
high figure.
Mr.. Chasel did not approve Of the mileage
feature. He thought that 10 cents was too
MIR. Worst claimed that man could not
make enough at S CENTS q mile mileage; to pay
for his meals, to saw nothing about morse hire
A superintendent that makes an average oil
twenty miles day when travelling does well.
He tthe SENATOR had Travelled over county
| thlrtytwo miles by fifty, and he knew what
he was talking about.
Mr.. Casnel remarked that il it took all the
Time of the superin cndent of schools, it would
| ue different mat er: but it dnes not take moro
counties. He thought the mileage feature al
lowed considerable latitude for extravaganza
He would rather SEQ the salary placed higher
wit no mileage.
Mr. K,nter said that in LaAIoure county the
| superintendent gives his entire timo 10 his
work. There are riftynine schools in the coun-
". and thu salary is only 500 year This
bill would raise 1t to 'f90U or 800.
Mr.. Ink agreed with Messrs, Bjorgo and CASH
el. He believed that under this now bill the
superintendent OF schools in the large counties
state.
Without action on the bill the senate adjourn
ed
The house met at o:O5, the speaker in the
chair.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Burke. Den-
nett. SErom and Fiske members of the joint
committee on election bills.
K ports OF mmittee Gn bills referred were
made and acted upon.
Mr.. DenneJt offered concurrent resolution
for the appointment of joint tcommittee-three
be referred all bills fixing the salaries ofcoun-
ty officers, which was adopted.
. The following bills were introduced:
To regulate charges OF railroad aud other
transportation companies and prevent extor-
tion bv same.
A bill for the supervision of banks other than
state.
10 prevent the nortgaCine of real and per-
sonal property in the same instrument.
Prescribing the fees OF clerks of district courts.
Amending The law providing punishment for
cruelty TO animals.
Prescribing u maximum rate for passenger
fares OH railroads.
Fixing salary of register of deeds and county
treasurer.
A substitute to house bill So, relating to
official newspapers, was read.
Ol motion of Mr.. Strom, the house rroceed-
cd TO consider the death OF Secretary Window,
and listened to the report of the COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to draft resolutions of respect. in add1-
tion to which Mr.. Gill read from newspaper
the kindly remarks of eX-Secrelary Bayard.
committee, Messrs. Gill Beardsley and Brook:
Resolved, That in the death OF Hon. WiiIaul
Window. secretary OF the treasury of the
| United States. we realize that our sister state
| OF Minnesota loses one of Its most valued anu
| and honortd citizens. and The country is de-
| prived of the services of one of its most faith
| tu aud conscientious servants
In the vlgor OF life, with heath's bloom up.
| on his cheek, crowned with The hOnors of a higi
station. which his genius made IL possible fol
| him to ill and adorn. with the applause which
he suddenly and without warning laid dowr
his burden Of llt and, passing the portals kept
by suffering and death. found peacefully the
end OF that pathway which all alike-the hum
BILE aud the exalted must Tread.
Amultitude of tIiend>-among whom we. a,
representatives of North Dakota, desire to b,
family miss the protection Of his strong arm
| and the love of his tender heart. natioI
mourns with them, and offers its consolation ii
their sorrow.
address which embellished his last words oI
earth be printed at length in the journal of th
house as u monument to his craftsmanship an'
I financial sagaci,y.
| Resolved, That these resolutions be spreat
upon the journal Of the house. and the chic
| clerk be and is hereby instructed TO have cop
properly engrossed and forwarded to the fami
| of Mr.. Window. to whom we desire to expires
| our deep and profound sympathy at their grea
| loss, and to add our tribute to the memory q
| the iliustrious dead
On motion the resolutions of the committe
and the last speech otAlr. Window were order
| ed urinted IN the journal
| The bill concerning mileage and per diem @
members Of legislature and salary Of employee
| was passed.
The concurrent resolution regarding Fort A
| Lincoln was passed
! The bill relating to wool warehouses wa
| taken up aud passed.
The bill relating TO the admission of attorney
| WAS passed.