Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-01-12

any one receives q majority in both
houses when they vote separately.
Thursday, Jan. 5.
BISMARCK. Jan. 5-[Speeial Core
spondenoe. mo business whatever was
transacted by the senate. The repub.
lioans. being determined to control the
committees, sought conference with
the lieutenant governor. and their COM
mittee of three was Joined by one from
the democrats and one from the popui-
lists with view to agreeing upon the
full committees. and the after noon was
consumed by this conference.
THE HOUSE
The house convened at the usual hour.
Pray or by the chaplain.
Mr.. Lohnes of Ramsey introduced a
concurrent resolution instructing the
senators and representatives to support
the Hatch anti option bill.
MIR Kelly OF Ramsey said he was not
aware that such q resolution was to be
presented. he thought it misleading
aud moved to table the resolution, but
changed his motion to make it q special
order. for consideration next Thuredsy
ut 3 D. m.
Mr.. Sanford of Wells supported the
motion
Mr.. Lohnes suggested that possibly
his colleague was buyer of wind wheat.
Mr.: Kelly said he purchased only the
genuine article.
Mr.. Wineman moved to adopt the
resolution.
Mr.. Pierce moved to refer to select
committee of five.
Mr.. Sanford supported this motion,
which was lost when the molten of Mr..
Lohnes was adopted with few scatter
ing dissenting votes
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Mclean, providing for the ereo-
ton of grain warehouses or elevators on
railroad right of way for reasonable
compensation, the railroad commits
sioners to fix terms Requiring side
tracks to be built to elevators and ware
houses, but not on land not owned by
them. Provides that they must not b
within 100 feet of each other. It is the
bennett bill with unconstitutional pro
visions eliminated.
Mr.. Wineman. repeating the act ore
ating the Office of uperintendent of ir-
rigation ano forestry.
Also, creating q board of auditors,
consisting of the secretary OF state, at
torney general and state auditor to ex.
anime the account of the state treasurer
requiring deposits of state funds in NJ.
t'onal banks of the state, but the depos
it's must not exceed the assessed capita
stock Of said bank; exempts the treas
urer from responsibility where fundl
are deposited
Mr.. Strom, authorizing school boards
to purchase school books and suppliee
and adopt uniform books to bs sold to
the pupils at cost, to be p.id for origin
ally out of q contingent fund providel
by taxation but the tax shall not exceed
81 for each pupil. Contract to bt
awarded after advertisement.
Mr. Simpson, amending the code o
OWL procedure in relation to loss of life
by the carelessuess of co employees
Allowing suit for damages for Or
mount not exceeding 100000.
| Mr.. Newman, requiring county fundt
to be deposited in county Repositories
Advertisement being necessary.
Mr.. Walsh, regulating the praoti &c
of veterinary medicine surgery. Re
etricts license to citizens and provides
for state board OF five examiners. Re
quires a fee of $40 which must be
turned into the state treasury.
Mr. LELAND. regulating the liability
of railroad companies FOR damages done
by fire escaping from engines. Makes
the fact of fire escaping or being thrown
where damage results prims facie evi-
dence of oarelessness.
| COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE.
| Mr.. Elliot in the chair.
| Mr.. Newman's bill regulating appeals
to the supreme court from tie orders oil
the district court was under ocnsiders.
ton. Discussion was participated in by
Messrs. Newman. Wineman, Ha.lum
and Simpson, and the ponderous title
was amended and the bill recon-
mended to pass.
| BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. Newmen's bill regulating ap-
peals from the orders of the district
court to the supreme court was passed
under suspension of the rules.
Friday, Jan. 6.
gam. The following bills were intro
duced in the senate:
Ink, amending the Australian ballot
law as to marking ballots.
Svensrud, repeating personal exemp.
ton of 5000 for taxes.
Haqgart comp ling railroads to build
culvertt to protscI from overaows.
Oashel, propc sing amendment to the
constitution rsiting the salary of the
governor to $4,000; reducing the num-
Der of railroad commissioners to one.
Svensrud. reducing the judgment ex-
emption from 81. 500 to $3.50; also reduc
ing legal interest from 10 to 10 per cent.
The railroad committee proposed by
T. eutenant Governor Wallace was:
johnson. LAM, Burke, Ink, Patch,
Euper, Stevens, Pinkham, Arnold. The
appropriation committee proposed by
him was: Ink, Svensrud, Oashel.
Kinter, La Moure, Enger, Lamb, Patch.
Gregory.
The senate adopted the committees
emit out last evening by vote of 10 to
II, Fuller voting with the democrats
and populists.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bulls were introduced:
Mr.. Ink, amending the Australian
ballot law as to marking ballots.
Mr.. Svensrud. repeating the law ex-
emntinp perscnal nro nartv tn the ex-