The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-03-25
Tuesday, January 20.


The senatorial fight is still on, and no one
can guess the outcome. Various rumors are
af1oat to the effect that Casey Is surely beat,
but his friends do not concede the point. It is
probable that republican will he elected, but
there is bare possibility that the fight may be
carried so far that the minority may name the
man. Time can only tell The ballots resulted
as follows.
TWENTIETH BALLOT.
Casey H. Worst 8. Smith IL, Kingman II.
Anderson 6, Roach %. Muir 16, scattering 4
Day. who had been voting for Worst, voted
for Smith.
Jud LsMoure continued to vote fol Kingmsn.
although everybody knows that he is in tho
Casey camp. He has, as matter Of fact. never
voted for Casey.
Burklardt who voted for Casey for many bal
lots, went over to Walsh.
Kingman and Smith each received q number
of the Anderson votes.
Wineman brought out A. G. Johnson Of Grand
Folks.
TWENTY FIRST BALLOT.
Casey 13, Worst z, Smith IS, Kingman IL,
Anderson 8, Roach %. Muir IL, scattering 5.
Jud La Moure voted for Smith.
Worst who had been voting for Smith voted
for Kingman.
Logan voted for Smith.
concurrent resolution was tntrodu ced in
the senate to appoint joint committee,
consisting of three from the senate and
four from the house. to prepare amendments to
the Australian ballot law. After debate tho
resolution was adopted.
The titles to the bills introduced were as fol-
lows:
Authorizing additional protection from fire. in
the capitol building.
TO provide free and uniform text books for
the counties, to be contracted for by the county
| boards of education.
Aboishing the death penalty for murder, and
substituting imprisonment for life.
Defining boundaries of the Fifth judicial dis
trict, and fixing terms Of court in the Third sub
division thereof.
Amending chapter 62. section 1872 laws of
1890, specifying forms Of bonds, and certi6ca-
tion of the same.
Amending section 9, chapter "a. Of the
political code, relating to the incorporation Of
| towns. by inserting therein the clause "and
(such incorporated town. shall thereafter for
all purposes except payment Of any prior bond
from any civil township Of which it heretofore
formed part" The object is to sever the
incorporated town from the civil township.
Amending sections 1 and 80. chapter 80. laws
OF 1890, relating to levy and collection Of taxes
| so as to conform to the above amendment con-
| tanned in bill No. 90.
Fixing salaries Of judges Of the district court
| at $4 900 per annum, payable quarterly. Tho
present salaries are $4,000.
Amending section g. chapter SO. laws Of 1887,
relating to payment Of perc entage Of tax paid
by insurance companies to local fire depart
ments, by adding proviso that when munici-
pality has paid fire department the amount
received shall tie disbursed by the municipal
officers in maintaining such fire department..
| The bill limiting term Of sentence to tho
penitentiary to not less than one year, provided
| that the Imprisonment shall be in the peniten-
! tiary in the cases Of counties having no JAIL
| came up and after an attempt to amend was
passed.
A. w. st. Clair and r P. McAllen were placed
on the enrolling and engrossiug force
After the joint session had dissolved the
house went into work with q will
The following bills were introduced:
Kelly: Providing registry Of births and
deaths. ~.>.... -.....-
Simpson: Defining the boundaries Of the
counties Of North Dakota. Changes from Dako-
| ta to North DAKOTA
Hurley: Prohibiting the entry Of horses ON
trials for speed under an assumed name.
McCanna: Requiring nonresident commits
sion men to give bonds ar4 obtain certificate Of
authority before doing business in this state.
Object, to protect from irresponsible buyers
who solicit consignmenrs.
Walsh. authorizing county commissioners to
use road and bridge for draining or reclaiming
waste land. ay.:sz
johnson Of Sargent: Defining the liability Of
railroad companies for stock killed by reason Of
failure to fence their lines. The fact OF stock
being killed shall be prima fscie evidence.
except In case Of carelessness on the part Of
stock owner.
Hagen: For the acquisition Of land for ceme-
tery pursoses.
Wineman: Amending the code Of civil pro-
cedure In relation to malpractice. providing
that action must be commenced within two
| years
Southland: Providing who shall have auth
ority 70 administer oaths. Adds United States
court commissioners
Wishek: Amending laws n relation to the
J collection of perlonaI and Doll taxes by rsduo-