The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
w ednesday. Feb. l2.


and The members hurried off to get somc
sleep.
ednesday. Feb. 12.
SENATE.
In the senate bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
To amend the public health law: rearranging
boundaries OF counties bordering on No Mans
land; allowing exemption of 5000.
Bills passed:
Relating to sale and Leasing Of school lands;
subdivding the Fifth judicial district; permit
ting special school districts to refund bonded
indebtedness; amending marriage license law.
Ink. Cashel and Bidlake, Tor the evens,
and La Moure, Little and Brynjolfson. tor
arrange the drawing tomorrow for long
and short terms. La Moure had read and
printed in the journal newspaper article
rejecting on the state superintendent in ref
erence to his appointment of deputy.
Prot Ogden will probably submit his side
Of the case and ask that it also be placed in
the journal.
BISMARCK. N, D., Special Telegram, Feb.
1.-THE Democrats and anti -Prohibitionists
to-day secured the passage OF the resolution
for resubmission. When an adjournment
was sec ured yesterday the vote on the main
question was tic, each side having thirty
one. One Democrat was voting with tho
Prohibitionists, but to-day he changed over
and voted for resubmission. Beardsley,
one Of the other side, was still sick. but his
presence was not needed if the vote of yes
terday could be held. The question first
came up to-day in committee of the whole.
and by the vote of 81 to 20 the bill was re-
ported favorably and put on its passage
then clinched by reconsidering and laying
on the table. The bill goes to the senate
tomorrow, and it is not certain what its
fate will be there. Both sides confidently
claim majority in the senate, but neither
is strong enough to give up working. The
bill will probably not reach third reading
before Saturday.
When the house was called to order the
speaker presented a petition from Grand
Forks county against resubMissiOn and Nc
Kendry one from Mandan for it. Williams
rose to Q question of privilege and said
some of his constituents thought he had
tried to dodge the main question when he
ran away, but it was not SO. Then he had
a long telegram read bracing him up signed
by a number from Grand Forks and else
where. Several letters and kilograms were
read on both sides. A joint resolution ask!
ing congress Ior accoutrements accompany
ing the arms donated to this state was
Gray Bros. for failure to fulfill contract Oh
artesian we'll at jamestown asylum. Bills
introduced: ).
Memorial to congress asking donation Of MILL
tary wood reservation OH Devils lake for en-
campnlent ground for state militia; regulating
clerk OF court fees; appropriatlng $4,000 for
farmers institute; providing method OF re-
stroyed; amending the threshers lien law; au-
thorizing seed wheat bonds; raising Illuminating
OIL standard to $50 deg; protecting fish BY
chutes IN dams amending noxious weeds law;
prescribing seals: for trade mark for cheese
makers.
Bills passed:
Amending the law fixing compensation Of
county officers; amendment to seed grain law
permitting surplus to be applied to any bonded
Indebtedness; increasing directors of Fargo agri-
submission bill.
Axvig's bill to put the capitol en- the
move was made q special order for next
Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday, Feb. IL.
SENATE.
In the senate the newspaper article re.
hecting on the state superintendent was ex-
plunged from the journal. Haggart pre-
sented petition against resubmission, and
Patch and Palmer Others asking all extern
sion Of time for payment of taxes. The
drawing for long and short terms was again
deferred.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Compensating clerks OF district COURTS pro-
viding for bonds and guarantees of guaranty
companies; penalty for neglect to make official
and deaths; prohibiting mortgage of homestead
and absolute exemptions.
During the discussions of an educational
bill the house clerk brought up the resub-
mission bill. The resubmissionists pressed
bill could not be received. On the fact
being reported to the house that body
passed resolution asking when the senate
would receive house messages.
The members attended reception at the
rooms OF Justice Bartholomew, of the su~
preme court, tonight.
HOUSE.
BISMARCK, N. D.. Special Telegram, Feb.
l2.-ln the house to-day number of peti-
submit prohibition. A telegram from
George 3. Winship, editor of the Grand
Forks Herald, stated that his signature to
resubmission telegram read yesterday was
unauthorized and made by an employee
without his knowledge. Bills introduced:
To release counties from liability to the state
for certain uncollected taxes; amending the law
legalizing the 1887 code; giving firemen special
privileges; changing boundaries OF some unor-
ganized counties; bounty on potato starch: re-
pe'iiing act prohibiting county officers dealing In
warrants: incorporation OF mutual insurance
companies; taxation of railroad property and
lands.
The house concurred in the senate resolu-
tAou oohAAS u0CAOudA uASN 1OI lTElRdLlOn.
Gov. Burke transmitted message recon-
mending an appropriation OF $1,000 tor ex-
penses incurred during the recent Indian
trouble, and bill was introduced for that
purpose. Bills passed:
Providing for q state canvassing board; legal
izing the 1890 state tax levy; locating n blind
asylum in Pembina county, subject to vote of
the people of that county; requiring legal
newspaper to have over 15O circulation; legaliz-
ing the canvassing OF returns for present state
officers authorizing county commissioners to
quit-claim property sold for taxes: attaching
Church county to McHenrv for judicial pur-
poses; attaching certain unorganized counties
to Ward for judicial purposes.
FridayFeb.
SENATE.
In the senate petitions against resubmis-
sion from Cass. Ransom. Traill, Steele and
StutsMan counties were read; also one from
Stutsman favoring the propositions; also
from Kidder and Eddy against the repeal
Of the state bank laws. Bills introduced:
ing the states attorney ten days to decide
whethe. to bring action III minor criminal cases;
to pay county salaries monthly; regulating ap-
pealB to the supreme court; for alphabetical in
dex to be kept by clerks of court; appropriatins
$50 600 for seed grain for needy farmers.
The senate received the resubmission bill
from the house. The resubnlissionists tried
to gain time by adjourning over until Mon
day, but were defeated.
BIsMARcK, N. D., Special Telegram. Feb.
sion nj a rpQ0lufi0r infrod nod in t1,o l,o,,,.