Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-09
NORTH DAKOTA soLoNs.
They Meet In Special session al
Bismarck.
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE .

Tn obedience to the call OF the governor
Inc legislature convened IN special session
m Bismarck. In the house, chairman
Haggarl of the appropriation conlhlittee
introduced a resolution appropflatihR 81
500 for a building at the Worlds FalT but
mad no iurther provision for an exhibit:
Both houses passed unanimously concur
rent resolutions memOrial;Z.ng congress 10
mass the Dolph bill relieving settlers IN me
Red river valley on lands now claimed by
the Great Northern railroad.
The senate passed a resolution ihaI no
LEGISLATION be acted on or considered other
than that outlined in Gov. Burks message,
which the house tabled. But the action Of
the senate will prevent legislation.
Ehbinghausen. introduced in the housed
resolution calling on the attorney general
To- investigate the state treasurer and II
found that he loaned state money for IN
terest to commence proceedings TO recover
the same. This alter some discussion was
laid oil table.
THURSDAY, JUMP.
All bills prep~red by revision committee
and introduced Yesterday passed the house
in Which they were introduced to-day end
were read twice in the other horse and re-
ierred, and will come up for dnal passage
tomorrow.
The worlds fair appropriation OF So 5O
lot DUllullE Idostb AhN FN'"'N
went TO the mouse, read twice and re erred.
The house passed Divers bill amending
the law OF 1880 relating to the erection OF
platforms Tor farmers by railroads to rem
cdy a dc Get in the original law. To
this Beardsley of Grand Forks offered a
amendment prepared by Railroad Commits
sioner Walsh, giving the commissioners
power to compel the railroads to comply
with the requirements Of the commission
ers relating to platforms alter due hearing.
This amendment was adopted and the Dill
as amended vent to the senate, was read ana
re erred. The senate has already passed a
resolution AGAINST considering any legis-
l6tiou other than curing detects in the cleo
ton machinery and worlds fair appropria-
ton. 1t is said the house, under the lead OF
Oliver, will withhold action on the worlds
lair appropriation tomorrow till tho senate
rescinds its resolution and passes divers
bill, thus forcing the senate to recede from
its position or lose the words fair bill. A
pretty fight is looked for by some. This
amendment prepared by Walsh is identl-
caily the same rs that o. Senator James Nc
Cormack that was ~flibustered over the last
night of the session in March, 1891, and
finally lost. 1t is claimed by some that 1t
will pass the senate now without pressure
from the house; as some hat led The hli-
clustering fifteen months ago, including Jud
La MOurc,
WILL NO LONGER OPPOSE 1T.
Ebbinghaus' resolution, tabled yesterday,
asking for an investigation OF the state
treasurer, ives to-day expunGed on motion
Of its author, giving the reason that SEN
z.,r - III - NE,l5l StIY,psaI tn no "a ram
didate for state treasurer, is charged with
having inspired il.
The senate passed n resolution against the
sale of liquor in any form at any time on
the worlds fair grounds, and sent il to the
house Just prior to adjournment.
Both houses passed a resolution author
izing the state auditor 10 transfer to the
general building fund ofthe Devils Lake
deaf and dumb school 81, 800 unexpended
balance Of the maintenance fund, the build
ing having exceeded by that amount the
$4,000 appropriated.
President Southland, of the worlds fair
managers, submitted a statement, in re-
Spouse to the resolution of the hOus' show
il 2 an expenditure of about 81, 500 of the
$25, 900 appropriated last session. L. L.
Hunt, of the Minnesota worlds fair COM
mission, addressed the house effectively on
VIC hNNtSSA'g VI " efIAS ~ "FN
a state exhibit.
National Worlds Fair Commissioner
Rucker and President Southland, of the
state board of Managers, had IA knock
down in the lobby o. the Sherman house
this morning, soon after the formers ar
rival from Grand Forks, resulting from a
misunderstanding regarding the introduce
tiQI. of the worlds fair bill. Both Clinched
and rolled over on the iloor and passed the
lie freely. After the iiStiC encounter they
were active and good naturcd III behalf of
the lair, aud let this evening for home.
FRIDAY, JUEF g.
BISMARCK, n. d., Special, June 4.-A!ter
a three days session both houses adj.
iourned tonight. Governor Burke au-
nounceI his signatures to all the
bills passed. divers railroad platform
bill came up in the senate to-day. The at.
tempts to amend it failed. During
tie discussion the railroad commits.
sioners were severely roasted. The most
exciting event Of the day WAS the considera-
ton ofthe worlds fair bill. 1t was stren-
ou>ly opposed, but finally passed, appro-
priating $i2J 500 for a building and nothing
for any ether purpose.