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STATE LEGISLATURE,

ISTATE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
hhc Proceedings of Both branches
of the I.cEinlatMrc. Arranged and
| Condensed Ia Convenient Form for
Rapid Reading,
bismarck. y. d., March 1.-The Kcc.
ley cure bill Was defeated in the house
by IA majority against. then recon-
sidere'l. and made a special order for
Tomorrow. T!'r governor signed the
bill extending from March 10 October
the time for the penalty attaching to
unpaid personal taxes. The probate,
penal. civil procedure aud criminal
procedure codes are now in the hands
OF the governor. Lindstrom's Iowa
railroad law was recommended for i'll
definite pnslpnncmcnt from the COM
mittec of the whole. the vote being ::,,3
to %. The house refused to adop, the
rcport-:O I" 3O-and it was made Il
special order for Saturday. 1t is
claimed the code approved by the gov
ernOr yesterday contains every essen
tial feature of this bill without its Tin
constitutional and unnecessarily harsh
features.
The house committee recommended
tho taxation Of the Bismarck bridge.
The committee on railroads reported Il
horizontal 10 per cent reduction bill
In
passed the following senate bills: Greg
ory's. repeating the law relating to ter
ritorial reports; Davis. changing the
place of loltlin. court in Wells county:
Strom's. regulating deposits of county
funds: Arnold's. repeating special laws
relating to the salaries of register and
treasurer OF Grand Forks county; Per
kins'. organizing into counties unor-
ganiZed territory. This bill will pro-
vide for organizing other counties if
the Stark county bill proves uncon-
stitutiOnal
Bismarck. y. d.. March 3.-1n the
senate Strom's bill declaring it a mis-
dcmeanor on the part OF employers to
require the surrender of any right of
citizenship as Il condition of employ
mcnt. was defeated The judiciary
committee reported the bill for gross
earnings taxation: :; per cent where
| earnings are S2.OGO per mile. and 1
per cent where less than $1,000. The
political code. which has passed the
house. rcpeals the pre- sent gross oarl-
ings tax. The senate passed these
bills: Parkins'. appropriaing $500 for
the weather service; Plains. relating
to the boundaries Of school districts;
DObie's. protecting fish; Hilliars. reg
ulating the construction Of warehouses
on railroad rights Of way. Also the
following house bills: Richards. au.
thorizing the trustees of the prniten
tiary to employ convicts on public i'm
provemcnts: Colby's, supprcssils i'm
moral literature: Tyler's allowing state
banks 5000 capital: Purdon's, dcscrib-
ing the time for the first meeting of
city councils; Browns brakcman's bill.
The house passed the political code;
Wallen's bill allowing women to prac-
tice midwifery without technical OK.
animation; Rinde's, fixing the salaries
of county officers. Edwards convict
coal miners bill was finally defeated.
The house passed Senator Stroms
Keeley cure bill after amending it by
striking out bichloride of gold The
probate code has been signed by the
governor. Murphy introduced Il bill
providing for the survey of under
ground water courses for irrigation
Several unimportant bills We're intro
duced.
| The governor nominated and tlls
senate confirmed Rolcrick johnson. +
II. Register, W. III. Bratton. G. A
Lounsbrrry and Ole G. Wing member.
Of the Bismarck penitcntiary board. j.
w. Mitchell member of the soldiers
home board. Lisbon: Edward y. Lib
hey, John y. Bishop and Milton r.
Merchant. Industrial school. Glendale.
'rlcgovrrn or has signed GuinAn's
hill requiring railroads to maintain
station buildings where freight ship
mentS amount to 100000 annually, also
Purdan's hiIi relating to city boards
Of equalization. Tie house passed
Wincman'S resolution for Il constitn
tiOnal amendment.
Bismarck. y. d.. March 5.-Ihc SEN
ate passed tlln house bill repeating the
gross earnings law. and passed La
Mollrc's bill as amended by the COM
mittre for II gross earnings tax Of 3
per cent on roads earning $1,000 or
more per mile and I per cent on those
| carning less effective only in ease all
accept the provisions: Lindstroms bill
Gowa law was indefinitely postponed.
The governor approved the penal civil
procedure and criminal procedure
codes. also Wells county court bill
The senate passed Il resolution accept
ing Rock island. Devils lake. from the
general government for militia pur-
poses; sllspending military appropria-
tions two years: repeating the law
promoting the culture of forest trees:
also til" following house bills: Myers,
regulating veterinary practice: Tylers
drainage. Senator Plain introduced Il
bill fixing the maximum charge for
stOp-Over on cars.
The house passed Svcnsrud's bill al
lowing teachers certificates to persons
under eighteen years of age when TO-
quested by Il school board; Murphy's.
providing for taxation in unorgani2rl
counties: McLachlan's, reducing the
salary of the ad.iutant general to $500:
Blncklock's, locating the Rathgatc
blind asylum: Wincmans regulating
transit traction engines: Stafnc's. for
Il division of civil townships: Ed
wards. declaring city one precinct,
permitting residents to vote, except for
ss'''s A''tAAs iAOth IL ItC'!iI
change Of residence: Myers. prov,l-
Ing for G"ande certificates and extern
sion Of liens on account of stock sircs;
Hannas establishing a gallishnlcnt
law: richards, regulating credit com
panics and commercial agencies:
Irossrr'S. constituting the governor.
treasurer. auditor. secretary of state
ana attorney general 4 board of equal
lzat'on: Colbys defining Intoxicating
liquors so as to include so-called tenn
pcrance drinks, and the senate cactus
bill.
Bismarck. y. d., March G.-Scnatc
bills in,rod iced: Little. celing jlris-
diction to the United States over lands
to he acquired Cor United States nil,
tary posts: Fuller. constituting the
s'pr, intendent OF irrigation fish conl-
missioner. and providing for fish
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