The Dickinson press., 1891-02-28
STATE LEGISLATION.
RECORD OF WORK DONE BY NORTH
DAKOTA SoLoNS.

SO'tN SSsSS ~ NSsAbs
DAKOTA SoLoNS.
A Comprehensive Summary of h Pro-
ccedings for the Week, Giving II List
of Important Bills introduced, Ro-
ferrcd and Passed.
Thursday, Feb. 10.
The house considered the senate ap-
preparations bills on final passage. Sew
eral spirited discussions occurred in the
attempt to cut the expenditures down to
an amount that a be raised for state
purposes. The new institutions suffered
most, the old ones being fairly provided
for.
Bills Passed-Appropriations for sala-
ries of state officers; penitentiary ut
Bismarck; insane hospital at James
town, $1l0, $50; university at Grand
Forks, $40, GOO; maintenance of Devils
lake deaf and dumb asylum, SIG, 500;
building for same, $4,000; agricultural
college at Fargo. $25, 900; soldiers home
at Lisbon. $4,000; expenses of selecting
and acquiring title to lands donated to
the state by congress, $4,000.
Bills Lost-Appropriations for nor
NAL school at Valley City, normal school
at Mayville, reform school at Mandan,
academy of science at Wahpeton, en-
forcement of warehouse and grain in
spection laws.
In the senate the report of the journal
approval committee was adopted and
the journal approved, thus completing
the work of the new combination by
which resubmission and capital removal
We're defeated. A memorial to congress
was introduced setting forth the facts in
regard to recent indemnity land de-
clslons, and praying for some plan by
which these lands can be taxed; also q
memorial for national aid for irrigation.
\ The senate agreed to the house amend
ment to the bill allowing county boards
to quit claim to lands bid in for taxes
and repassed the bill. Bills passed pro-
viding for a state worlds fair board,
and prescribing precautions against
| sixty-six feet wide. The Bill regarding
deposit of county funds was again de-
ferred until Tuesday. The Joint COM
mittee on election reform introduced a
bill to provide for printing ballots at
public expense. This is an Australian
system bill.
Friday, Feb. 20.
In the house Attorney General Spen-
Ger submitted an opinion that the stock
indemnity tax was illegal, and that the
proposed warehouse law would be con-
stitutional. Bills passed: Appropriate
ing $4,000 for bounty on potato starch;
to reimburse Professor Babcock for the
expense Of his report IN native coal and
sugar beets; compiled laws as legal evil
dence; warehouses on railroad rights of
way, providing for breeders lien. The
The bill to allow stock to run at large
from Nov. 1 to April 1 was killed. The
vote by which the Valley City normal
school appropriation was lost. The final
report of the journal committee, to
whom was referred the correction of the
journal, from which was expunged the
proceedings on resubmission and capital
removal. wa received and adopted, this
clinching the work of the combination
and ending the controversy. Senator
Cashel introduced a resolution setting
forth that a considerable portion Of the
students at the state university were
from other states, and asking an inves-
LEGATION with a view of charging tuition
from outsiders. The resolution was
agreed to. A sensation was created by
the discovery that the original journal
was missing. It contained the memorial to
the president in regard to making the
Northern Pacific indemnity lands avail
able for taxation, and an attempt was
made to charge the loss to the railroad.
An Investigating committee, consisting
Of La Moure, Mccormick of Ramsey,
Patch r%eintroduced the memorial which
has disappeared. Bills passed: House
bill requiring use of native coal in state
institutions; providing for five trustees
for Devils Lake deaf and dumb school.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to the military CODE.
The governor announced his approval
of the appropriation for state militia.
The following nominations made by the
governor were confirmed in executive
session:
Regents of State University-W. N.
Roach of Larimore, William Bulge, of
Grand Forks, and H. l.. Holes of Neche,
four years; James Twambley of Mimic,
and John M. Lamb of Michigan City,
Soldiers Home Trustees - Harris
Gardener of Lisbon, S. g. Roberts of
Hankinson of Hankinson, and Nathan
Linton of Minor.
Bismarck Penitentiary-Joseph La
mont of Fargo. G. E. Showers of Wheat
land, and W. H. Robinson Of Mayville,
four years; A. Van Horn and Frank
Donnelly of Bismarck, two years.
State Superintendent of Public Health
DIR. Henry w. Coe. of Mandan.
Saturday, Feb. FL.
In the senate the bill providing for
the publication of the session laws in
newspapers was reported without rec
ommendation. Bills were passed pro-
viding for garnishment proceedings; re-
pealing the act locating the territorial
normal school at Larimore; requiring
registers of deeds and clerks of courts
to number all documents consecutively;
to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases among domestic animals, and rails
ing the salary of the veterinarian to
$4,000; providing for the publication of
future proposed amendments to the con
stitution: amending the branding law.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to penitentiary %appropria-
ton, but a conference was ordered on
the jamestown asylum disagreement.
The governor announced his approval
ing Fargo agricultural college as the re-
cipient Of congressional donation; pro.
viding for protection against prairie
fires; attaching certain unorganized
counties to Ward county; appropriating
S11 for state militia.
In the house the attorney general sub.
mitted an opinion that the proposed
warehouse law could be enforced. The
bills for the protection of fish, by pro-
viding for chutes for all dams, and rails:
ing the grade of oil inspection to 15(
deg. We're passed. The bill to provide
for the supervision of banks other thar
national or state brought out a lively
discussion and was made a special order
for Thursday.
Governor Burke announced his APP
prevail of the bill for supplying G. A. r
posts with arms and accoutrements
Governor Burke has designated The Bis
marck Settler as the official estray paper
of the state.
Tuesday. Feb. go.
In the senate the question of the RICH
IA <ar tho road bod and ripht of way OF