Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-02-05
RAILROADS on THE RACK.
Bills Introduced to Regulate
Rates, to Prevent Discrinl-
inatiOn, Etc.
klltz' Wool Market Measure
Passes the House --- 7:}
to 1.
Nuggets of News and Scraps Of
Sentiment Gathered ut
Bismarck.


Bismarck.
BISMARCK, Feb. O. Special.--The
railroad bills are coming in. To-Day
Bennett introduced ponderous one in
ihe house. 1t seeks to increase the
duties and powers of the commissioners
Of railroads, to prevent discrimination in
passenger and freight transportation
rates, and provides a method of pro-
oedure and rules of evidence thereof. 1t
is said to be copy of Minnesota bill.
Oliver introduced another bill which will
have tendency to bring the railroad
lobby to the capital. 1t fixes three cents
per mile as the maximum rate for tho
transportation of passengers within the
state. The ruling rate now is four cents.
The Iowa railroad law introduced last
week by Thompson has not been read
the first time yet. It is so long that the
members have little desire to see it
"tackled.'
Among other house bills introduced
today were these: By Fay, providing
for the supervision of banks other than
state and national. By Strom, to pro.
hibit the mortgaging of real and per-
sonal property in the same instrument
BY Cope, schedule of fees for the clerks
of the district court. By Oliver, an
amendment to the cruelty-to animals
law, making it more binding. BY Lamb,
TO Tx the salary of registers of deeds aud
county treasurers on an assessed county
valuation scale.
The senate bills we're few in number
and importance. Little introduced Il
bill to take Logan county from Judge
Roses and attach it to Judge Win
ehester's district. Haggart got in an
ether appropriation bill. He asks for an
appropriation of $4,000 for prizes for the
fremens' tournament. Palmer has one
10 establish election precincts.
Representative Lutz' wool bill passed
the house, So to l. Foss of Walsh coun-
y was the dissenter. This bill will have
stimulating and beneficial effect on
sheep husbandry and will be productive
Of good results in more than one direc-
ton. The bill has been printed at length
in The Alert and your readers are doubt
less we'll acquainted with its provisions.
It will secure to the wool grower free
storage capacity from June 18th to Aug.
3lst. An appropriation # 81 900 is made
TO be expended by the committee of
agriculture in advertising the
markets. Any city in the state
may hold market under this bill by
providing free storage from June 18th to
Aug. 3lst for 100000 pounds Of wool, and
advertisement by the commissioner of
agriculture will be made upon notifica-
tion that such free storage has been pro-
vided. The design Of the bill is to bring
in eastern buyers to bid on the wool and
ultimately to get rating in the markets
for Dakota wool which is now classified
as territorial WOOL" When the bill
came up for final passage several memb-
ers who we're not clear as to it's provisions
showed disposition to oppose it, but in
. brief but forcible speech Mr.. Lutz ex-
planned the design of the bill and the
opposition was dlspelled.
Burke's bill requiring all examinations
for admission to practice law to be before
the supreme court; the senate bill
making an appropriation for the
mileage of members and salary
Of clerks passed the house.
The bill requiring railroad companies to
build platforms to facilitate the loading
Of grain and live stock was considered
in committee of the whole and reported
favorably.
In the senate there was quite discus
sion on Kinter's bill fixing the salary of
county superintendent of schools. The
opponents of the bill claimed that
in some counties that official
would draw larger salary than
the governor. 1t limits the salary to
S1,6OO, but allows 10 cents mileage. The
latter feature was the one objected to.
The bill was recommitted and the mile.
age allowance will probably be cut to S
cents
SIDE SHOTS.
Senators Mccormack and Worst and
Representatives Lowry and Williams
spent the Sunday vacation in st. Paul.
DR.. Moore came up today and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Kearney the privileges Of the
floor of the house we're extended to him.
Oliver and Yegen voted against the
bill making an appropriation TO pay the
members mileage. Wonder whether
they will refuse to take their mileage
cheques?
The committee that visited the insane