Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-06
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Second Annual Session of the State
Legislature Convened at Bis.
marck on the 9th.
A Fall Resume of the Business Tran
sacted From Day to Day Impair.
+ TALLY ChrOnicled.
Many Measures of Great Importance to
Y the State Already Presented and
Being Considered.
Thursday, January 20.

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The senate met at the usual hour,
PHSident pro tenn Pinkham in the
chair.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The resolutions passed by thehouse
unanimously, requesting states at
torneys in all counties to enforce the
law, was laid over until FEBRUARY 10.
The bllowing bills were introduced.
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To afffente ntehaptfT35, laws of 1890.
To amend article 1, chapter 1, JUS
tice code.
Providing clerk hire for state officers.
Making standing annual appropria-
tions for payment OF salaries OF state
officers.
Appropriating funds for the deaf
and dumb asylum at Devils Lake,
which was read the first and second
time and referred to committee on
appropriations.
Appropriating funds to pay ex.
penses OF selecting lands granted by
congress to the public institutions OF
the state. Read first and second
times and referred to committee on
appropriations.
Appropriatlng money Tor annual
tournament of firemen. Read first
and second times and referred to COM
mittee on appropriations.
Mr.. Mccormick introduced q reso-
luton oninstructing the sergeant-at- arms
to provide proper facilities for press
reporters. Adopted.
A communication was received from
the governor stating that he had ap-
proved senate bill 20, relating to in.
dependent school districts.
The bill to provide for board Of
canvassers passed. The rules were
suspended, and Mr.. Cashel introduced
No. 1O2, authorizing the state treas
urer to transfer certain moneys from
one fund to another. Read twice and
referred to committee on state affairs
Mr.. Little then introduced bill 1O3,
amending section 3 chapter 93, laws
OF 1890. which was read twice and re-
ferred to committee on public health.
Senate bill "a, giving county COM
missioners rover to dispose OF real
estate bought in by the county at tax
sale, was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Little moved that the rules be
suspended and senate bill 4S beplaced
on final passage. Carried, and bill
passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Bidlake,, the vote
| by which the bill passed was reconsid-
cred and the motion to reconsider
! laid on the table.
Senate bill SO, regulating maximum
charges OF railroads tor transporting
native coal was on motion OF Mr.. Kin
ter made a special order for next
Wednesday at 3 o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Haggart, therules
were suspended and senate bill 80
placed on final passage.
Mr.. Worst was called to the chair.
Senate bill 80 was passed.
On motion Mr.. Haggart, the evoteby
which senate bill 92 had been passed
was reconsidered, and that motion
laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Mccormack, the
senate adjourned.
The session OF the housecommenced
at o'clock.
Mr.. Brown, as chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs, presented
communication from the officers OF
the state national guard, settingforth
that the organization was in need of
accouttsments of all kinds; that they
needed a couple of gatling guns; and
referring with pride to the fact that
during the late unpleasantness with
the aborigines every officer and man
was eager to get to the front. For
this and other reasons the communi-
cants think that the military system
deserves we'll of the state.
Mr.. Oliver submitted communica-
tion from the farmers alliance OF
Ransom county, relating to the sub
ject of wheat grading, and moved that
it be spread on the journal. So Or
dered.
The committee on elections and
privileges reported In the Ward Hare
contest case, to the effect that, while
couple OF illegal votes were cast, it
WAS not known for whom the same
were cast, and they did not effect the
result. The committe was unani-
mously in favor of seating Mr.. Ward.
Mr.. Strom moved to adopt the re-
port.
MIR. Oliver said he understood that
the report in the case of Philbrick VS..
Yegen was in the hands OF the clerk,
and he wanted both brought up to-
gether.
The report of the elections COM
mittee in the other Burleigh county
case was then read. Its conclusions
were exactly those reached in the case
of Mr.. Ward, and the seating of con-
testee was recommended. Report of
committee adopted.
Mr.. Peabody moved that g. COM
mlttee OF three-one from the senate
and two from the house-be appoint
ed to communicate with q like committee
OF the Nebraska and other legislatures
ofsuch other states as they may deem
advisable, respecting the establish
ment of lower and uniform rate Of
interest. Carried.
The following bills were introduced:
Regulating the practice of medicine,
and providing punishment for those
who advertise their ability to cure in
durable diseases. x
Amending the school law. {
To amend the act authorizing coun-
ties to purchase seed grain. On mo-
tion Of Mr.. Brooke, this bill was read
q second time and referred to commit
tee on state affairs.
Regulating salary OF county audit
ors.
Defining the duties OF county audit.
! ors.
Relating to summons by publica-
ton.
Repeating the law governing buying,
selling and handling Of grain.
Relating to the manner OF drawing
county warrants.
Requiring chattel mortgages to be
signed by wife as well as husband.
Repeating section l2 OF the seed
4 grain law. .ssS
Defining The duties of county. audi.
tor. Withdrawn fop corractif.u /.