Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-06
Saturday, February %.

1
Senate met at 2 p NJ. Lieutenant Governor
| Allin presiding.
The railroad bill was made special order for
Monday at 2:1O p. nj.
The clerk proceeded to read the opinion of tho
attorney general relative to the question as to
whether the legislature can assess the property
of tbe Northern Pacific Railroad company, To-
! Gated on Its right OF way.
! Eha following bills were introduced:
| Amending the law relating to the practice Of
| pharmacy.
Repeating the law approved January 26. 1891,
granting section of land to tue Fargo agri-
| cultural college.
| TIE following bills were passed:
Calling for an election in Pempina county for
! location of blind asylum.
| Providing for authorizing civil townships to
| procure seed grain tor needy farmers
Defining the residence OF qualified electors
Attaching certain townships to Ramsey coun-
Amending the justice CODE
Requiring the clerk Of The district and county
cnurt to make an alphabetical index to court
records
The bill relating to compensation of judges of
| county courts.
Defining the power of president pro tempore
| OF the senate
| Making railroad companies liable for damage
caused by sparks from locomotives.
The bill relating TO tho practice Of medicine
In North Dakota was tabled.
Tho bill to prevent corrupt practices at elec-
| tious was Indefinitely POSTPONED.
The senate is we'll advanced with Its work.
Senate and house bills have all been read first
| and second time and referred. all senate bills
| have been sposed of on third rerdiug and
morning and night sessions are unnecessary.
Senate bill III, a law introduced in Mlnne-
was indefinitely postponed. This was an iron
clad law, and called upon each candidate for
| Office to make Il schedu Q of his expeuse5 in
| CURED at election times.
| The house met at 1918. Speaker Allen in the
| chair
petition from the secret societies of James,
| town against legislation regulating assessment
life insurance companies was read and rtterie,I.
Tho following bills were read and referred:
A legislative appOrtionment bill.
Mr.. Peterson moved that IL be printed before
beinny read. Carried.
Mr.. Kearney, said he Thought the bill was
clerk SAID 1t provided for thirty-six senatorial
| districts. while senate bill lo4 makes thirty
| eight districts
Authorizing railrOud companies to employ
special policemen,
TO prevent, property escaping taxation
| through legal defects
The II use bill providing for bounty on
The bill providing ths t county treasurers shall
| collect city and school taxes was indefinitely
postponed.
Tho bill relating to commissions of county
| treasurers on sale of funding bonds was passed.
The substitute for house hill 60, Mr.. Gill's
measure tor regulating assessment life fnsur-
ance companies, then came up for cOnsidera-
| tion.
Mr.. Gill made q calm and dispassionate aryu-
ment for his bill He claimed that 1t was abso-
| lu neuaastty that something In the way of
law should be provided to prevent the frauds
practlced BY the mushroom assessment COM
| pauies He would give way to no man In his
reRard for the fraternal societies, and this bill
/ did not injure them in the least. Care had
been taken to eliminate every, hing to which
flato yk,lr rNk,i
copy OF the measure, and knew Just what 1t
reall: contained. An officer Of the Railway
Employees had read over tne bill and had told
him that there was nothing object iorabe to
his society in IT, and that 1t was the best bill
| on the subject he had ever seen. Mr.. Gill said
ne had no more interest in it Than any other
measure of legislation.
Mr.. Lutz opposed the bill. He said: "Givlng
due consideration to the statements made by
the gentleman from Cass, aud frankly acknowi-
edging the tact that there are some good pro-
visions In this bill, must maiutain that this
| bill should not become law II there is any pos
paternnl or benevolent institutions. um not
| q menbar OF any fraternal association, but
| have the highest opinion of these associations,
believing they nre tn their rites as sublime and
noble of aim as any church. and as effective in
doing good as any institution. The petition
| read to-day proves to me that the fraternal as
| sociati0us in my district look upon this bill
| with much disfavor, and fear that the opera
tion OF such q law must necessarily work a
hardship for them. Therefore, Mr.. speaker. I
must appeal to this house with the earnest re :
quest to defeat this Oil.
Mr.. Oliver spoke favorably of the bill. He
carried ail his life insurance in a fraternal
society, and had for years. II there was any
thing in the bill that tended in the least to in
jure such organizations he would be one OF the
rirsJ to fight It. He paid high tribute to the
Masonic fraternity and kindred societies, and
claimed that their interests were not ut all
antagonized by the bill.
Mr.. Lutz replied as follows to Mr.. Oliver:
ShNn1H ha c,F-
fcient ground 70 defeat this bill must attack
the same for the reason that 1t Is. in my opu-
ion, very defective for tho purpose OF protection
CLAIM. ID in it. favor. According to section
any une or any combine OF persons may solicit
membership snd collect money to tue extent
be compelled to place themselves, under the
operation of the bill.
Therefore, this b,ll would stllr leave uupro-
tected certain credulous people easily imposed
upon and does not offer the protection pro-
missed"
The third reading of house bills was oontin-
ued at the afternoon session.
The first bill considered was No. 122, proyid-
ing for boards OF county supervisors instead Of
county commissioners which after q long dis
cussiOn was lost.
The bill providing for payment Of rent of
committee rooms was passed.
Tue bill repeating the prohibitory law was
indefinitely postponed.
MIR. Burke moved that, as the committee
SCI med to be overcrowded with work. house bill
207--.mendlng The prohibition law az to drug
The bill was made special order for 1880
Monday.
House bill 2O5. to pay James NJ Gleason 1924
Tor Services as assistant janttOr Of The house
during the session OF the territorial legislature
OF 1889, came up and WAS discussed at consid-
cradle length.
House bill l3i. fixing the maximum rate to
be charged by Railroad companies Tor carrying
passengers, was. on motion OF Mr.. Oliver, mace
special order for Monday at IL.
On motion of Mr.. Gill, the vote by which
house bill 2U4-authoriZing counties to raise a
fund to encourage immigration-lad been lest
on the day previous. was recOusidered. and the
bill was made o special order for Monday at
o'ciock
On Inotion of Mr.. Oliver the house went In
to committee Of the whole to consider the spe-
cial order for 3 O'Clock. whicn was house bill
225. The revenue bill,
MIR. Brown was called to the chair.
Inc Dill was carefully considered section by
section. and. after some amendment and con-
siderable debate, participated IN by most uf
tue members. Mr., Olivier moved that the com.
mtttee rise and repost.
. Mr.. BeardsIey said that the bill was In the
full or woodohucks as dog Is OF fees. He
moved to indefinitely postpone. Lost.
Mr. Ln z moved TO amend Mr.. divers motion
go AZ to have the committee OF. the whole re-
commend That amendment be allowed ON third
The committee arose and reported. und the
report was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Oliver. all standing COM
mtttees were instructed TO return, not later
than O'Clock Tuesday, all bills In their hands,
either with or withont reports
On nmotion Of MI. Gill senate bill 1860, 900
for MAyvtlle normal sch0ol-was brought up.
Mr.. bennett wanted tho same dono with sem
ate Dill l7s. an elections bill-and Mr.. Boards.
inspectors, but tho speaker declined TO pIle up
90 many motions one uD0p tho other