Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27
Friday, February 20.

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Governor Allin at 2 y. m:
Sclate bill l31 was finally passed. house
amendment being adopted. This bill provides
for maintenance of the military department of
the state.
Mr.. Engle presented a petition from Ransom
county, praying that steps be taken to suppress
the Russian thistle or cactus.
Mr.. Mccormack Of Grand Forks presented n
petition from the volunteer firemen of Grand
Forks, praying for the passage of senate bill
113 AID house bill 81.
Mr.. Pnkhani introduced petition protesting
against the passage OF house bill G5.
large number Of committee reports were
then read.
The following resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Cashel:
Whereas The taxpayers of this state Ind II
difficult to meet the actual and necessary ex-
penses required to run the state and Tho insti-
tutions therein, and that there appears from the
last report of the board OF trustees of the Uni
v rslty OF North Dakota that certain students
from other states are in attendance FREQ of tut
tlOn, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That tho committee on educa.
tton be and hereby instructed TO inquire into
the rulos admitting students to said university,
to draft a bill regulating the tuition or admit
tance thereto.
MIR. Cashel said he noticed out of ISL stu
dents thirteen were reported from other states.
from other states to attend tho university free.
He believed it to be the rule within other
states that students are obliged to pay a matri-
culation foe to the universities of their own
states. It seemed to him this should be in
Quired into.
Mr.. Worst favored the resolution. The uni
versity is two miles from the city. He did not
favor removing the university down to the CITY,
but 1t is impossible for q student to yet accom-
modations In the1city and attend the school,
and only those students con attend the school
m n in fha if0r
The complaint was raised last winter that they
had to put two or three In room, and it is un-
wise to allow others to come In from other
states.
Mr., LaMoure called the attention OF tho SON.
ate to the fact that the written minutes of the
proceeding day had been stolen after they had
could be but one int rest that took the minutes
It was serious matter. He desired an lnves-
tgation.
After some little discussion, Mr. Patch re-
introduced his concurrent resolution introduced
on the previous day, relating to the payment of
taxes on indemnity lands OF the Northern Pa
cifc railroad company.
The resolution was referred to the committee
on judiciary, with instructions to report by
Tuesday.
MIR. LaMoure moved that a commitIee Of three
be appointed by the chair, with instructions to
inquire into the matter of the taking of the
minutes of the previous day from the secretary g
ed to consult with the attorney general as to
the effect the loss Of that journal will have on
our acts. Tho motion was adopted. Mesars.
LaMoure, Mccormick OF Ramsey and Cashel
The bill relating to the creation of deaf and
dumb institute was passed
Tho bill encouraging the use of native coal.
This bill provides for the burning OF native
coal by he state institutions. The bill passed
after the house prnviso had been stuck out,
which provided that native coal shall be used
when 1t can bo purchased at ns low proportion
| ate rates as coal mined IN other states.
Mr.. Mcdtllivrav advanced the idea that the
state had been paving tribute to- tho states OF
| Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania long enough by
purchasing the coal of those states. About five
million dollars o year have been paid out by
this state for coal to other states, aud he Won
dered we were not bankrupt. after striving to
| sustain such drain,
Mr.. Worst said he was at the jamestown asy-
lum last year. and the engineer there clearly de-
| monstrated that Ignite coal was rs per cent.
dearer than Ohio or PennsyIvania coal. The
| engineer could not be mistaken. He demon
| strated 1t, and he 1.-THE speaker) was almost con-
withstanding that. the state had heon saved
from S. to SO a day by burning Ignite, and the
figures carry 1t out. He favored encouraging
| home industry.
| At the evening session of the senate the fol-
| lowing bills were passed:
| Increasing boundaries Of counties.
| Relating to stallion or bull lien.
| Relating to seed wheat liens
Fixing q penalty for neglect to make reports
required by law.
Relating 10 disposine of mortgaged property.
l
1 Providing an appropriation as bounty for the
| manufacture of potato starcth
| Relating to place OF holding Justice court.
ExemptinR certnin property from attachment
| and execution.
Relating to the filling Of Information in
| criminal Gases
1 Providing for the registration OF state bonde
| issued or assumed by the state Of North Dako.
| to.
Requiring the register Of deeds to number all
documents filed in his office for record In con.
| secutive numbers. -
Relating to date when taxes for 1900 shall be.
come delinquent.
| Relating to boards of health W
| Amending the school laws
| Relating TO the formation Of stock companies
The following bills were introduced: +;
| Authorizing the levy Vt state taxos.
1 RelatinR to private corporations,
Fixing the maximum salary Of county com.
| misSiOnerH.
Amending chapter 81, laws OF 1890. relating
1 to minimum ave Of persons who may marry.
.Approprtattng money for tho normal school
~ Mayvlile,
Tho house met at the nAua, hour y
Mr.. Douplas road Accommodation from farm
ors alliance members OF Park River. Walsh c0un
", tnktug ground pRRlnat tho penalty pr0pisio,
Of the TAX laws, and also IN opposition 10 resub
mission. a.l is