Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-01-30
LETTER FROM The CAPITAL.
Editorial Correspondence.

| business. The large crowd that was here
| in the interest of the various candidates
has departed, and the city again wears
| the everyday appearance peculiar to it
| when the legislature is grinding away on
| routine work. Those who were up here
last winter-when the Octopus was on
deck and seeking to gather within the
| folds of its tentaces the horny handed
| four-per-centa-month sharks by making
money more plentiful in this state-wOuld
be surprised at the comparative quiet now
There is no crowded lobby at the Sher-
dan house n 1t much ltton- hol,ing, and the
members are faithfully putting III their
time attending to that most important
| factor of the legislative systcm-coIHmittee
| work.
| There is hardly ripple of excitement
on the sea of legislation, except in one
particular. The last session or the iegisla-
| tnre passed n banking iaw (which 1t was
thought would fill a iong9feit want -a;..tiI
| makes private banks give security, rel
quircs them to slow un their true inward
ness t" the public examiner and puts them
in position where they must pay their
just proportion OF the taxes Now, the
ordinary mortal would suppose that under
this just law the banks would have moth
ing to kick about 1t has worked no in
| justice to the honest banker-the man who
has no intention to defraud-and has pro-
| tectcd dcpositorS from losses through
| mushroom banks as to the financial con-
dition Of which no ON" knew. But, 10 and
behold No sooner had the session opened
| than strong lobby appeared on the
ground and have ever since been working
hard to convince senators and members
[ that the bill ought to be repealed. 1T is
Maid that "A number in both houses are
"&nvinced" that the private bankers are
! rlgft, and that anybody anywhere
ought TO be allowed to start up Il bank and
| receive deposits without the wide, wide
world knowing whether there is ten or
ten thousand dollars back of the enter
prise. 1t would appear that the rcpresen-
tativc Of the people who champions the
repeal Of nj, manifastly just law must
have been persuaded into his position by
ar. II nents which he can roll up in a wad
or jingle in his pocket
Another bill las been proposed that will
likely meet with considerable opposition.
and that is the one which allows county
commissioners to pick out the bank or
banks in which the county must make its
deposits. AS the treasurer is generally IL
| leading financial force in Il county, and is
| elected more on a non partisan basis, it is
not easily seen where the advantage of the
new law comes in. 1t is certainly as easy
for bank to ''innency" the average COM
| missioner as the average treasurer, and,
| as option is given where the bids of banks
! name a similar amount Of interest, it is not
by any means certain that it would not be
better for the treasurer to have the right
t seek The best terms for the county.
Another prol "d measure allows 20 M
ty boards To fix the salary of the county Of
ticers. This is II remarkable proposal. If
it could plss-which it can't-it would al.
low county boards to put up the salaries of
| favorltcs and cut down those OF their enc
mics. 1t is no good.
| There seems to be little doubt that the
session will take up the full sixty days, as
there is already a large number of bills in
each house, and the mental incubatOrs are
busily at work Matching more.
| Comment and conversation have just
about dropped the senatorial matter. The
newspapers and citizens all over the state
are expressing their pleasure and satisfac-
ton at lIanSbr0ugh's election. He made
cean-cut. manly fight. Coming here
poor man, he went to work, and every day
saw acccssions to Ills ranks. He did not
drop back on single ballot from begin
| niup n cnI IT is an unlouh hfaI faOt that
| the belief that he was sacrificed at Grand
Forks because he speaks English brought
| him much sympathy and assistance in the
| late senatorial fight. He is a man close to
the people, and he will be found to be in
| the senate, as he has been in the house,
prompt and earnest worker for his con-.
Esttuents.
Bills Explained.
Mr.. Euger's senate bill Is declares seer
tain combinations, conlrjvances, agree
ments or trusts unlawful,' and restraints
and Furnishes the same.
/ Mr.. Kinter's senate bill l8 amends sec
section SO of chapter of the school laws
of 1890. 1t fixes the county superinten-
dents salary as follows: Each county.
having ten schools or less; $500; over ten
and not over twenty. $780, over twenty
ard not over thirty 500; over thirty and
not over forty, $3.50; over forty and not
over fifty, $1,000; ana for each additional
ten schools, or major fraction thereof.
500 additional. But county superinten-
dents salary must not exceed 81 GOO. In
addition thereto, he shall receive ten cents
a mile foIat the distance actually and neces.
sariy Travelled by him in the discharge of
| his duties. The bill would raise, by fifty
per cent. the salary of superintendents in
| some counties.
| Mr. Nclulmack'S senate hill 90 a,lows