The Dickinson press., 1893-03-04
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS ONLY A
FEW DAYS LEFT.
Notwithstanding the Senatorial
Fight Was a Long One the
Business Of the Session
Is we'll In Hand.
SATURDAY.. February Ia,

Is well IN 7anQ.
Saturday. February 10.
The senate indefinitely postponed the
garnishmcnt bill
The bill providing a process OF garnish.
ment and regulating proceedings therein
was indefinitely postponed by the senate.
The bill to pay the sum due South Da.
kota for support of boys at the reform
school at P%lankinton was passed by the
senate.
The bill providing for the purchase OF
II site for the erection oil Il state elevator
at Duluth or West Superior and ap-
propriating $1,000 600 for the purpose,
was passed by the senate.
The following appropriation bills Were
passed with amounts as reported.
The appropriation bill for the state
university at Grand ~Forks-$73, 800.
For the agricultural college at Fargo
sos, 600.
For Il reform school at Mandan S1O,-
600. Messrs. Enger andlamb voting nay.
For the state p%enitentiary, 1858, 900.
For soldiers home at Libson, $40, 900.
For the normal school at Mayville,
100000.
For the normal school at Valley City,
100000.
For the school for the deaf ut Devils
Lake; completion OF building.
For maintenance OF the same institu-
ton $4,000 in all.
Ward, for services i'll connection with un-
organized counties.
For annual state fair, appropriating
So, 900; Messrs. Ink. Hitler, Stevens and
Enger voting nay.
For the insane hospital at Jamestown,
$40, 700.
For reimbursing the county Of Pembi-
ma for expenses in connection with small
poX quarantine.
For better enforcement OF laws for pre-
vention OF cruelty to animals, $500.
The following bills We're introduced in
the senate:
To provide for n Uniform system OF free
text books.
Requiring railroad companies to use
safety couplcrs on freight cars.
To fix all railroad rates OF fare for
passenger trains at not over 3 cents per
mile, and prescribing penalty for exact
ing a greater rate.
Prescribing the mode Of making assess
mcnts and the levy andcollectionof taxes
and for other purposes relative thereto.
Providing for the adjustment OF the
provisions OF chapter 50, code of civil
procedure, being the ''herd law" in
counties where majority OF voters so
elect, and providing for special election
or the purpose.
The house met at 1Oa. m. and proceed
cd with the regular order OF business.
The following We're bills introduced.
Requiring school district treasurcrs to
deposit funds in designated repositories.
Amending laws in relation to cxemp-
lions, making exemptions specific. The
bill was drawn by asub-committee ofthe
Judiciary in order to make exemption
laws constitutional.
Amending law in relation to tax sales.
Allows three year for exemption.
Providing iorthedcstruction obnoxious
weeds and grasses on the public high
ways.
Providing for the c%odifcation, COM
pilation and publication OF the laws.
Referred to Il Joint committee consisting
OF Deans, McCulloch and Wineman, ap-
pointed on the part OF the house.
Regulating the OF making as
sessment for purposes OF taxation.
Repeating section 5 Worlds Fair law,
being that provision making persons APP
pointed by the federal authorities ex-of-
ticio members OF the state board.
Providing for town physicians.
Providing for the assessment OF prop
erty which escapes the assessors.
Authorizing county commissioners to
provide for draining swamp lands.
grain. Requiring railroads to make
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grain; provided they may require it to be
sacked when presented in less quantities
than 200 bushels.
Prescribing the duties OF county treas
urers and TO provide for thecare and safe
keeping OF public funds.
Substitute for house bills 40 and 2O2,
regulating credit companies and COM
mercinl agencies.
The following house bills were passedby
the house:
Providing for an experimental irriga-
ton station at Edgeley.
Abolishing the right OF dover.
Making normal school certificates good
for five years.
Cutting down sheriff fees for collecting
taxes.
Prescribing the mode OF making assess
ments and levy and collection Of taxes.
Providing that county officers shall
receive their salaries monthly on the
warrant OF the county auditor.
Changing name OF the deaf and dumb
asylum to the school for the deaf.
Repeating act establishing independent
school district Of Richlandcounty.
Providing that witness fees shall be 50
per day and 10 cents mileage.
The following senate bills were passed
by the house:
Fixing terms OF court in the first judi.
cial district.
Authorizing $4,000 bonds for the
completion Of the south wing OF the capi.
tol.
Attaching unorganized territory to
Mercer and Stark counties.