The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE
THE LAWMAKERS NOW IN b.
ENNIAL SESSION.
Both Houses Well Along with Bust
ness and Diligently at Work
For tho Best interests
OF the State.

AbSSS "hbN CA
For tho Best interests
Of the State.
Saturday, February 4.
The senatorial battle is still the one topic Of
general interest before the legislature. No ono
can at present foresee the outcome Of thu strug-
gle. It is apparent that personal matters are
prolonging the iaht.
The joint session met promptly at IL O'Clock
and proceeded to take one ballot, which result
ed az follows:
THIRTY. FIFTH BALLO
Casey l, Kingman 6. Worst s, Smith 1, Ord
way IL. Muir 8, Anderson 10. Shortridge 81,
Newman l, Hacgert 3. Walsh 1, Palmer 6.
As was agreed the democrats and independents
voted for shortridge.
Ordway received q number of tho Smith votes,
also SOM Of the Missouri slope members votes.
Bailey Fuller also voted for Ordway.
The joint assembly then dissolved.
The house voted down Elliott's resolution
demanding an investigation tato reported evil
practice in the employment Ut legislative
clerks.
The committee reported without recommend
alton the bill for the purchase of a residence at
Bismarck for the Governor.
The senate conourred in the house memorial
to congress calling for the election: + United
State senator's by popular vote.
TIL senate passed q bill making it impossible
for clerks Of court to charge more the So for
final citizenship papers.
A memorial asking congress to donate part Of
the Fort Abraham Lincoln reserve tor state
normal school purposes passed the house.
A "reminiscences Of the lottery fight came up
In the senate after the joint session in the pas
sage OF a bill Introduced by Senator Kinter to
protect the telegraph and telephone wires from
being cut. tapped" or interfered with by IN
authorized persons. There was no opp osition
to the bill, but MI. Kinter felt called upon to
give the reason for the passage Of the bill. He
reminded the senators that at present there is
no law on this matter. Two years ago the
wires were cut and messages delayed. Mr.. Nc
Cabe. the superintendent at Jamestown, was
accused Of cutting the wires, but it was never
proven. Operators on the line, were also &C
cused OF delaying anti-lot:ery messages for sew
eral days.
As a number Of lottery. leaders of two years
= oAo AZ" IIO VI Ul0 SCA1VC< i GU
odd that they should be forced to place them
selves on record in favor of a bill and correct
the abuses Of which they are charged.
Senator Sorley introduced a bill to confirm
the sale OF II, 500 acres of land in the Red river
valley to cure any alleged defect in title grow
ing out of an irregularity in the sale under laws
of 1890.
Four bills have been passed without OPPOSE
tion. They are:
Titles bill to enforce the collection Of fees In
civil cases.
Kinter's bill to prevent tampering with telc-
graph and telephone lines and prescribing pun
ishment for violation.
Little's bill defining duties of attorney gen.
eral relating to eschsats.
Gregory's bill amending the law relating to
notaries public, making women eligible.
The house met at the appointed hour and i'm
inediately got down to business.
About half Of the session has now passed and
there has been practically no legislation COM
pleted. At the same time q full complement Of
clerks have drawn their per diem, when about
all that they could do was to make up an audi
ence to see the senatorial razzle dazzle. A list
of all clerks. with their politics and places of
residence ia being prepared. and it is under
stood an invess igation Of he matter will be de-
minded nv some of the members.
The following bills were introduced in the
1t fuse.
Boynton, regulating the appointment Of boil
er inspectors and examiners, providing for ap-
pointment of four state boiler inspectors at ST.
200 annual salary. to be paid from license fees.
Benedict, defining duties of local boards of
-~I %
LELAND, establishing an experimental station
or irrigation at Edgeley, provided 100 acres of
land is donated, 10 be under supervision OF the
AGRICULTURAL college at Fargo.
johnson, of Grand Forks. requiring nine
months residence before commencing action
for divorce.
Hall. providing for payment of conductors Of
teachers institute.
McCanna, %rcfunding $74l to Tower county
Tor over-payment to state on account of state
taxes. -
Newman. providing for taxation of transient
or i%tinerant merchants.
McCanna, amending laws in relation to pub
fishing MORTGAGE foreclosures.
Newman, amending act incorporating cities 20
as to provide for complete assessments
Representative Elliott introduced a concur
rent resolution reciting that after 80 days only
bill had been passed. Yet 80 employees in
the senate we're paid their per diem. amounting
$149, and IS in the house. amounting to
1886. Therefore the secretary of the senate
and chief clerk were asked to submit a state
mont sho wing the aga, sex, politics, residence,
per diem and day pay commenced,
also time actually employed. Mr.. Elliot.
in discu sing the matter, said he had been
told some clerks had been ont Of the county 10
days. The total expenses for clerks and other
employees under the present conditions will be
about $24, 900. while half OF that amount is
more than enough.
Mr.. LELAND introduced q bill for the introduce
ton Of the referendum.
The senate concurred in the joint resolution
favoring a constitutional amendment to pro-
vide for election Of United States senators by
popular vote.
The anti-lottery amendment to the constitu-
ton. which was introduced two years ago,
passed the house: II the senate concurs it will
be voted for by the people.
Monday, February g.
At no time since the opening Of the ~leeislat-
IRE has the senatorial fight been in such a
middle as 1t 1s at present. Everybody seems
to be at cross purposes. and nothing vet done
aeanna IN hrino them naaver tooothor