Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27
Tuesday, February ~.
Tho senate met at 2 p. m. Lieutenant Go

Tho senate met at p. m. Lieutenant Cover
nor Allin rresiding.
Under the head of unfinished business house
bill 1856 came Up. This bill appropriates money
for tho care and maintenance of the capitol
building The bill was passed.
A petition was read from Richand county,
relating to the salary of county commissioners.
presented by Mr.. Ink.
petition was read. introduced by Mr.. EnRer,
protesting against house bill 65.
The committee on stock reported favOrably,
with amendments. on concurrent resolution to
the president relating to the ta&atlGn of North
ern Pacific railroad indemnity lands.
Mr. LaMoure introduced resolution calling
on lie attorney general for his opinion as to
the right Of the legislature to levy or assess any
tax against the right OF way, franchise, road
bed, tics, rails. dpeots or any other necessary
appurtenances that NAV be REQUIRED in tho or
dinary transaction OF tho Northern Pacific rail-
road company, also that he be requested to give
his opinion as TO whether all buildings and i'm
provements on the right Of way can TO taxed by
the state as personal property.
Senate bill 81 then came up as special order.
This bill provides for the deposit Of comfy
funds in designated Repositories and was do
| feated.
sennte bill AZ was special order. This Is
the bill to repeal the general banking law. 1t
| was indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were introduced:
| Defining the residences Of qualified electors
| Regulating appeals In civil actions.
The following bills were passed:
| Appropriating money for needy farmers.
| Providing for oil appropriation for the state
normal school at Mayyilie
Amending the law providing for the 1ncorpor-,
alton OF certain classes OF benevolent and char
| liable institutions.
Relating to sheep inspection.
Relating TO the organization OF religious. Cd
| ucational and charitable organizations.
Defining and limiting tie homestead exempt
ions.
| ed:
l69. Providing for the publication of the
session laws in the newspapers. indefinitely
| I5G. Prohibiting tho mortRaRin9 Of nome-
| stead and absolute exemptions except for seed
grain and necessaries lilc, Indefinitely post
| pUned
Tho bill making railroad corporations liable
| for damages caused by sparks from locomotives
| was recommitted.
| PUBLISHING THE LAWS.
There Wss discussion on senate bill 69-the
bill providing for the publication In the news
papers OF the session laws-the bill providing
publication In three official papers in each coun.
ty, and pay $35 to each.
Mr.. Arnold supported the bill. He said there
wero seventy one papers that would come unde,
the law. and the total cost would DO about
S.. 700.
Mr.. Bjorgo moved the indefinite postponement
Mr.. McGillivray seconded the motion.
Mr. Worst said he believed the bill was eoot
one. He questioned II some counties had not
lost more chan the cost Of the publication woult
be. For . long lime to come. the only way az
official OF county will have Of getting COPY O
exorbitant price a. some Of tho bills are quit
long. In many eastern siates the laws o.,
L printed IN this way, and Huch publication 4
found to be very beneficial.
Mr. Mc0i,liyrav said II the iaws were publish
ed tnlpamphlet form they might be Of som
benefit But they might fool away 70, 700 apt
In sixty days II would not DO possible to lind
hundred oopies OF the papers.
Mr., LsM0ure claimed that yIc G2, 700 pro
posed to bo spent In inst . little BIT OF aoi
That IL tho truth In 3 nutshelL " II no Va
mlpolne mAtters. 10 Opposed tho BILL IN tel