The Dickinson press., 1891-01-24
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE By NORTH
DAKOTA SOLONS.
A Comprehensive Summary of tho Pro-
ceetlinss for the Weak, Giving List
of Important Bills introduced, Re-
ferred and Passed.

ceetlinss for the Weak, Giving List
of Important Bills Introduced, Re-
f.rred and Passed.
Thursday, Jan. 16.
House: The Axvig memorial asking
congress for seed wheat came up on the
senate's amendment to make it apply to
all the state alike, and was concurred in.
The bill to give the Fargo agricultural
college a section of land was passed.
Only one bill was introduced.
Senate: The bill granting land to the
Wahpeton school of science passed; also
the bill to regulate practice in the
supreme court. The president announced
as the joint committee on stock inter-
bee and Worst. A memorial to con-
grcss praying for the reinforcement and
improvement of Fort Lincoln was
passed. The committee on elections was
instructed to hear the other contests and
| report to the senate. The usual number
Of bills We're introduced.
Friday, Jan. 16.
Senate: House bill granting Sec
ton of land to the soldiers home at Lisbon
passed; a message from the governor an
licuiiSSA opploNdA VI nCIltlc Ulll
granting section of land to the Fargo
agricultural college; the governors mes
sage is to be considered Monday; the at
torney general was asked his opinion on
the constitutionality of granting school
land to the various state institutions; a
memorial to the Minnesota legislature
asks the passage of stringent anti-op-
tion law: the election committee report
ed petition from j. w. Bennett asking
leave to withdraw his contest against
Senator Svensrud, of Bottineau, which
was granted.
House: A memorial to congress to
permit the granting of land to tho state
university was referred to a committee
instead of passed. as were the others:
the house elections committee has
agreed to report in favor of Ward hold
ing the Burleigh county seat contested
by Hare: the usual srist of bills was in
troduced.
Saturday, Jan. IL.
Senate: Very little was done except
to introduce Il number of appropriation
bills for The state Institutions: Haggart
wants $4,000 for the Fargo Aglicul-
tural college: Johnson. of Tlaill. S1l GOO
for the Mayville Normal school: Engle,
$40 900 for the soldiers home at Lisbon;
Il petition was received from the
national guard asking for certain neces-
Sary equipment.
House: The judiciary committee re-
ported Il substitute to Storms anti-lot-
terry amendment to the state constitu-
ton; it reads that 1.-The legislature shall
have no power to authorize any lottery
OF gift enterprise, and shall pass Il law
to prevent the sale of lottery or gift
enterprise tickets" it was agreed to by
a vote of 81 to L; senate bill donating a
section of school land to the Academy of
Science at Wahpeton was passed; two
posed, one to relocate the capital by the
legislature and one to cut down the
board of railroad commissioners to one
member.
Monday, Jan. II.
In the senate was introduced a me-
mortal and petition to congress asking
for the opening to settlement Of the the
Fort Stevenson reservation, except two
sections reserved for an Indian indus
trial school, Bills We're introduced
making an appropriation for the James
town insane hospital; to attach Church
county to Mc1enry county for judicial
purposes: to prevent prairie fires, and to
require all roads to make fire breaks; to
amend the 1890 school laws. The bill
for paroling prisoners was amended so
us to make the consent of the governor
necessary, and passed; also the bill re-
quiring county commissioners to give
bond in The sum of $4,000. The message
of the governor was considered and re-
ferred to the appropriation committee.
In the house the special committee on
Gray Bros bond submitted an opinion
OF the attorney general that the bond
was good. and the remedy was to sue on
it. The committee on ways and means
introduced bill to provide for the issue
of funding warrants for present ex-
penses. A bill was introduced to amend
the special laws for Grand Forks county
relative to the salaries of treasurer and
register of deeds. The governor trans
mitted to the house the report Of the oil
inspector called for last week. Bills
providing for bonds to pay the terrific
rial debt; to amend the pharmacy law,
and to permit county boards to loan
money from one fund to another were
passed; also the senate bill for refunding
bonds Of special school districts. The
bill to rebate the taxes Of farmers losing
crops by hail was indefinitely postponed.
| Tuesday, Jan. 30.
The vote for senator taken in each
house was scattering and gave little in
dication Of the final result. Pierce had
10; Miller 12; Hansbrough, IL; Ball, 8;
Mute, 8: Lounsberry, Z; Stimmel, 9; Nc
Cormack, %, and 3 scattering.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate: To amend the law govern
ing common carriers so as to give the
board OF railroad commissioners power
to fix rates: appropriating $12, 900 for the
reform school at Mandan; to amend the
laws relating to leasing of school lands;
to prevent the lnortgaging of growing
crops; to attach several unorganized
counties to Ward county for judicial
purposes: extending payment of 1890
taxes.
In the house the following bills We're
introluced To regulate the salaries Of
: county treasurer and register of deeds
to protect sheep industries by a bounty
of 81 on wolf and coyote scalps; to make
contestants of an election deposit money
for expenses to be forfeited if the con.
test is not successful; to provide against
false returns on taxable property; tc
give convicts credit for good behoviol
by diminishing length of sentence; max.
ing the selling of firearms to Indians q
|, penal offense with severe penalty; tc
regulate attorneys fees in foreclosure
cases; a senate concurrent resolution
was adopted requesting county boards te
determine amount of seed grain needed
by destitute farmers; also for a commit
Zee of five members and the state auditor
and public examiner to prepare a rev
enue law After the vote on senator
was taken both houses adjourned unit
1 o'clock a. III.
Wednesday, Jan. FL.
No business was transacted in th
legislature except the taking of one vot
in Joint session for senator. The senat
came down to the hall of the house, an,
it was precisely noon when Lieutenan
, Governor Allin called the joint session
to order. A call Of the roll showed al
Chippcwas Preparing to Dance.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Mimi, Jan. 81
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