The Dickinson press., 1891-02-14

found. In the meantime the house is in
deadlock, Beardsley, one of the major
ity was taken seriously sick about 8
o'clock, but none of the minority will
consent to pair with hlm.
In the senate the appropriations COM
mittee cutting down the jamestown
asylum to $40 600 and the Devils Lake
mute school to $4,000; Mandan reform
school, $4,000; Valley City normal, $1O,-
600. Bills introduced: Ink, appropria-
ton for Wahpeton school of sciences;
Mccormick, for the Devils Lake mute
school, 5000; Svennungson, to attach
No Mans Land to Nelson county: Bryn-
jolfson, defining the liability of rail-
roads to employees for personal injury.
Bidlake's bill fixing compensation of
county auditors was passed. 1t pro-
vides for maximum salary of $4,000.
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
The house was in session all night
pending call of the house on the re-
submission amendment. Many attempts
to raise the call were made, but the nee
essary two-thirds could not be secured.
When the morning train came in at
9:30 it brought Z absent members, of
whom 5 favored resubmission and op-
posed. After dinner the Democrats pro-
duced Williams. and then mustered 81,
but Mr. Beardsley, of Grand Forks, was
seriously i'll at his room. At 2 o'clock
Lutz, Democrat, moved an adjournment
to 2:3O, but withdrew it, and the pend.
ing motion to reconsider the vote that
adopted the committee report indefin-
itely postRoning the bill and to lay the
motion to reconsider OH the table, was
lost by a vote of 30 to 81. The house
then adjourned and was Immediately
called to order on to-day's session. The
chaplain, Rev. George Kline, of Bis
marck, in his prayer mentioned the
struggle and prayed for direction for the
members in the important decision to be
made, and that the laws might be en-
forced, Lutz rose to question of priv
ilege and roasted the chaplain. Other
Democrats went to the chaplain and
expressed their opinions in a decided
manner, even threatening to have him
nounced Burton and Bjornson as house
members of the committee to codify the
school laws, and White, Peterson, Lor-
ing and Daley as members of the Joint
committee on education. A motion to
adjourn was lost by vote of 30 to 81.
Lutz moved to refer the question of the
constitutionality of stock indemnity tax
to the attorney general, which was
adopted. He then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the prohibition SUBJ
mission was postponed, and the motion
carried, 81 to 30, Beardsley being absent.
The call of the house was ordered, 1 his
time by the Prohibitionists, and it was
reported that Beardsley would not at
tend. The Democrats then attempted
to excuse him, which would dispense
with the call, but did not succeed. After
a number of attempts to raise the call,
the vote being the same each time, Il
compromise was effected, and the con-
sideration OF the reports made special
order for Wednesday,, at 3 o'clock. The
house then adjourned, and the members
hurried off to get some sleep.
In the senate Haggart introduced a
bill to accept the provisions of the con-
gressional grant to the Fargo agricul-
tural college,: Nelson to reimburse the
citizens of Minor for funds raised for
the maintenance of the state normal
school; Kuhn, to encourage artcsian
wells and define the rights of owners.
Kinter's bill making twenty-three
amendments to the school law was
passed; also Bisbee's act providing for
appraisal of property sold on execution.
lien or foreclosure. The senate held an
evening session to consider the report of
the appropriation committee.
Wednesday, Feb. IL.
The Democrats and anti-Prohibition-
lists have secured the passage of the reso-
luton for resubmission. When an adj
journment was secured Wednesday the
vote on the main question was u tie,
each side having 81. One Democrat was
voting with the Prohibitionists, but lie
changed over and voted for resubmis-
sion. Beardsley, one of the other side,
was still sick, but his presence was not
needed if the vote of Tuesday could be
held. The question first came up in
committee of the whole, and by the vote
Of 80 to 20 the bill was reported favor
ably and put on its passage. The same
vote carried the bill, and it was then
clinched by motions reconsidering and
laying on the table. A joint resolution
asking congress fer accoutrements ac-
companying the arms donated to this
state was passed, as was one directing
suit against Gray Bros, for failure to
fulfil contract on artesian well at James
town asylum. Bills were passed amend
ing the law fixing compensation of
county officers; amendment to seed
grain law permitting surplus to be ap-
piled to any bonded Indebtedness; in
creasing directors of Fargo agricultural
college from five to seven, and the re-
submission bill. Axvig's bill to put the
capitol on the move was made special
order for next Wednesday afternoon.
In the senate bills We're passed relat-
ing to sale and leasing Of school lands;
subdividing the Fifth judicial district;
permitting special school districts to re-
fund bonded Indebtedness; amending
marriage license law. Ink, Cashel and
Bidlake for the evens, and La Moure,
Little and Brynjolfson, for the odds,
were appointed committee to arrange
the drawing for long and short terms.
LaMoure had read and printed in the
journal newspaper article rejecting
on the state superintendent in reference
to his appointment of a deputy. Pro-
fessor Ogden will probably submit his
side of til, case and ask that it also he
placed in ;he journal.