The Dickinson press., 1891-02-21
STATE LEGISLATION.

STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY NORTH
DAKOTA SOLONS.
a Comprehensive Summary of the Pro-
ccrd;nSs for the Week, Giving Il List
of important Bills Introduced, Re-
ferrcL and Passed.
Thursday. Feb. IL.
In the house a number of petitions
We're read asking the house not to result
NIT prohibition. A telegram from
George b. Winship, editor of the Grand
Forks Herald, stated that his signature
to resublnission telegram read
Wednesday was unauthorized and made
by al employe without his knowledge.
The house concurred in the senate reso-
luton asking national aid for irrigation.
Governor Burke transmitted a message
recommending an appropriation of
$1,000 for expenses incurred during the
recent Indian trouble, and a bill was in
PRODUCED for that purpose. Bills passed:
Providing for a state c~anvassing board;
.l!egalizing the 1890 state tax levy; locat-
ing a blind asylum in Pembina county,
subject to a vote of the people Of that
county; requiring a legal newspaper to
have over $50 circulation; legalizing the
canvassing of returns for present state
officers; authorizing county commits
sioners to quit claim property sold for
taxes; attaching Church county to Nc
Henry for judicial purposes; attaching
certain ~unorganized counties to Ward
for judicial purposes.
In the senate the newspaper article
rejecting on the state superintendent
was eXpunged from the journal. Hag-
CART presented a petition against result
mission, and Patch and Palmer others
asking an extension of time for payment
OF taxes. The drawing for long and
short terms was again deferred. Dur
ing the discussions of an educational
bill the house clerk brought up the re-
submission bill. The resubmissionists
pressed an adjournment, so that the
message and bill could not be received.
On the fact being reported to the house
that body passed a resolution asking
when the senate would receive house
messages.
Friday, Feb. IS.
The feature of the day was the discus
sion of a resolution introduced in the
house by Burton declaring against free
coinage bill and i%nstructing senators and
representatives to vote against it; also
favoring the bill as originally proposed
by Secretary Window. Referred to the
committee OH banking.
In the senate the worlds fair bill was
again introduced. 1t calls for 1926, 900.
Bills passed: Worst's amendment to
school law; accepting congressional do
nation for agricultural college; appro-
priating $50, 200 for state university,
.;16,C 0 for deaf and dumb asylum and
81, 900 to citizens of Minor for mainte-
nance of normal school last year; pro-
viding that the shortest term in the pen
itentiary shall be II year. Governor
Burke's nominations of trustees of the
Maysville and Valley City normal
schools and directors of the Fargo agri-
cultural college were confirmed.
In the house the bill making the state
auditor, attorney general and secretary
of state the state canvassing board was
passed: also bills prohibiting the mort
gaging of real and personal property in
the same instrument; system of ac-
counts for state auditor and treasurer;
increasing Justices jurisdiction to the
constitutional limit; for paroling pris-
oners.
Saturday, Feb. IA.
1t was expected that the resubmission
matter would be laid over by the senate
until Monday, as in the regular order it
would go to a committee Saturday. Jud
La Moure brought the matter up and
moved that the senate concur in the
resolution. Ink moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to the committee, The
substitute was lost, and the point of
order was then made that it would re-
quire a suspension of the rules by a two.
thirds vote before the bill could be
passed. The point of order was sus-
tanned by the president, but La Moure
appealed and carried his point by a vote
Of 16 to Is. The resolution was then
passed by the same vote. The members
from the west end of the state were all
for resubmission, and scarcely wal the
vote recorded before La Moure astound-
ed them introducing a capital removal
resolution and asking a joint committee
from the senate and house, whose duty
it should be to investigate and report on
the proposals of all cities offering ad-
vantages for the location of the capital
within ten days after appointment of
committee. The resolution passed, 20
to 8. Bills were passed: Submitting
constitutional amendment to increase
the state debts limit to five mills on 81 of
valuation; raising the inspection grade
on illuminating oil to 12O degrees;
changing the boundaries of certain I'M
organized counties. The drawing for
long and short terms was postponed un-
til the last Thursday of the session,
which will be March 4.
Very little was done in the house,
nearly half of the members being alb
sent.
Monday, Feb. 10.
When the senate met it was almost
determined to eXpunge the two often
sive resolutions from Saturdays journal.
LA Moure moved that a committee be
appointed to correct the journal. Ink
offered a substitute that the resolutions
relative to resubmission and capital re-
moval be held by the senate until the
journal is reported on, which was
agreed to. By this Tins the resubmis.
sionists saw that something was wrong,
and Mccormack, of Grand Forks, in.
sisted on immediate action on the jour.
nal. He was met by a motion for a ten
minutes recess, which was carried. On
reassembling the senate at once adj
Journed, and the slope men and the Pro
mbitionists caucussed together in the
evening to determine a plan of action.
In the house the bill for the extinction
of mortgages when foreclosed was
killed. The committee on %appropria'
tons recommended the senate bills fol
Devils Lake mute school, Bismarck pen.
itentiary. jamestown asylum, Grand
Forks university and Fargo agriculture.
college. There We're minority reports
against appropriations for the Lisbon
soldiers home, Mayyille and Valley
City normal schools, Mandan reform
school, Wahpeton academy Of science
and buildings for Devils lake asylum
but the majority report was in eacl
case adopted. The appropriation bill
were made special order for Thursda,
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