Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-04-18
Senate Proceedings.

In the senate q resolution was
adopted providing for the investiga-
ton Of a report that the surgeon ut
the Saltwater prison wrongfully am
putated the arm of 4 convict named
James O'Neill.
Senator Keller introduced bill, $.
T. No. 73S, to amend the recently en-
acted law defining what shall be the
requirements Of Il legal newspaper.
The recent law. S. F. No. 49a requires
that legal newspaper shall be ub-
jished in tile English language. and
this fact had escaped the attention of
Senator Keller. and his bill eliminates
the word English. He moved to have
his bill passed under suspension of
the rules, and he made a vigorous
speech in advocacy of his motion
The second veto message OF the SEES
sion was received. Like the first. it is
upon a senate bill. s. F. No. Ali was
passed to enable two or more colleges
Of educational institutions to CONSOLE
date, and presented specially for the
purpose of consolidating Manchester
and Albert Lea colleges.
The unfayorable report of the
finance committee on Senator Ozmuns
bill looking to an interstate conference
on the subject of uniformity of laws
was sustained. and the bill killed.
On motion of Senator Howard the
vote by which Or. Tiers board of
pardon bill was killed was reconsid-
cred and the bill was placed on gen
eral orders.
Inc temperance question was gone
into and discussed very fully in the
,,f
to reduce the amount of license for
the sale of liquors at summer resorts
during the summer to $3.50 year.
The motion to recommend the bill
for passage was lost by vote of 20
for and p against, and it was in
definitely postponed.
Without debate Senator Sheehans
bill authorizing cities to contract With
private companies for Il water supply
was recommended to pass. The house
bill approprating $4,000 for drainage
in the Red river country passed.
In the House.
The house pat in another full day
and business was pushed by the chair
man while general orders We're being
considered. Mr.. jacobson kept things
moving while he was in the hair dur
ing the morning session, and Mr.
Gibbs during the afternoon made an
equally good record rs business cx-
pediter.
Mr.. Jacobson's motion calling for the
commencement Of morning sessions at
8 o'clock was adopted
On motion of Mr.. Douglas the SEN
ate primary election bill was made 4
special order for next Thursday after
noon.
There was a fight during the after
noon session over the Warner bill to
authorize county commissioners to
compensate sheriffs for hanging con-
demned murderers. This referred to
the case in Ramsey county where
Sheriff Chapel seeks payment for
hanging Ermisch and Wonigkeit. The
delegation was divided and the debate
was confined largely to the Ramsey
members. The bill was recommended
for indefinite postponement.
There was quite fight over the
Wright "blacklisting' bill and it was
finally amended by striking out sec
ton i, and amending the title to con-
form to the bill us amended Section
/ is as follows:
"Scction +. Any labor union or la
Dor organization. or member thereof,
who shall prevent any one not men,
Der of any labor organization or union
from accepting work or preventing
them from working when they so de-
sire. shall lie punished by the same
penalty as provided in section 81
Bills Misunderstanding general
terms of the district court in the Thir-
teenth judicial district.
Shell and Douglas-For the inspcc-
ton of hay etc