The Dickinson press., 1893-02-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE. Id NOW IN
BI. ENNIAL SESSION.
Both Branches We'll Organized
aud Diligently at WOTE For
the Best Interests of the
State.
monday, 23.

The join: session met at noon and cast two
ballots for Uaited States senator:
EIGHTEENTH BALLOT.
Casey 13, Smith 10, Worst 10, Kinrman z.
Anderson ., Roach none. Muir SO, scattering 3.
The democrats voted for Walter Muir.
Oliver also voted for Muir.
The evident object was to swing all the in
dependents over to Il zach.
This was indicated when the next ballot
began.
NINETEENTH BALLOT.
Casey 13, Smith IL, Wors: o, kingman 8,
Anderson II. Roach %, Muir ., scattering ..
Hagen, independents, voted for Smith-the
first to vote for a republican.
Winship's senatorial boom was opened
bv Wiuemau. of Grand Forks, but he received
only one vote. The joint assembly then ad-
journod.
1t has developed that the securities pu,chas-
ed by the board in charge OF the permanent
school fund are very much more valuable than
was even claimed by the friends of the last adj
miaistration and tina. they can be sod for
more t.an th,v cos. and thus net the state a
handsome profit on the investment.
As the new attorney general holds that the
board of railroad commissioner is all ~uncousti
tutional body. the bill to abolish this beard is
believed to emanate from him. This board mas
been costing the state about $4,000 annually,
and many peor!, declare the results attained
by it are not III keapins with the expenses IN
CURED III its maintenance.
As previously stated the bill introduced in
the house 70 change the law prescribing con-
;;.;,,, ,r.a xrhigl, M yan+t nN
veterinary surgery in North Dakota, is believed
TO have been inspired bv Sum. me who is NJ.
now eligible totAe position u; state veterinarian,
The Old law provides tina: persons must have
practiccd veterinary surgery for 10 wears past
in the territory new comprising North Dakota
or be l graduate ot some recognized sci!ool of
veterinary surgery beio!c they can practice
such il the state. The rev law provides fr
the organization OF 4 board OF veterinary sur
geons WHO sinai! examine parsons desir!n. to
lrac- ice in the sat. Just as the state medical
beard does. There set.n:to H. N objection &c
the organization OF the b ard, bu. more thar
ordinary interest has been tlIuiie>ted rs =
why five years. instead OF 10, Is uIaie TIE Limit
of practice OH persons 10: stadua.es Of some
veterinary college.
The house ,nade the anti-ortion bill a specia
order for the Zach inst.
The friends Of the bill compelling persons K
reside in the state one year before being ab!s
to secure divorces fiiled i'll their enor: Il
resurrect the measure.
Bills as follows were introduced in the
house:
Establishing boards of health in cities.
Prohibiting tine issuance of school bonds in
districts where the tax valuation is not up to
$4,000.
Appropriating $500 for contingent expenses
of commissioners of agriculture.
Providing for removing cbstructions from
streams.
Making the territorial law governing the
insane hospital comply with state laws:
Providing for courts of Cancellation in civil
townships.
Introduction of free and uniform tex. books
for common schools
Providing a fine for usur5.
Tho important hi of the day in the house
was the the to mpower the Governor to add
two lady members 10 The present board OF the
worlds fair managers. there being now no lady
members of the board
The senate passed the bill providing that par
dons cannot be issued unless petitions be sign
ed bv the Judge. prosecutor and two-thirds OF
the jury then residing in state, and if the priso-
ner pleaded guilty, the petit ion must b, signed
by judge or prosecutor.
The bills introduced in the senate were as fol.
lows:
Providing for county local option.
Providing that railroads shall construct and
maintain platforms at every station in the
state where elevators are located. and that
citizens shall be PERMITTED to ship grain, live
stock, etc. from such platforms.
This 10 an act to amend chapter 1913, laws OF
1890, and is considered SO important that the
author, Senator Kintcr, was granted permission
to'have printed in the journal Of the senate al
opinion US to the cons,itutionality of his bill.