St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-24
CHEERS FOR NELSON
Heard in the North Dakota House
OF Representatives.


OF Representatives.
Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, n. D.. Jan. 23.-The leg
islatiYe assembly passed concurrent
resolution favoring election OF nited
States senators by popular vote. In the
senate Mr.. Haggart introduced resolu-
tions. which were adopted, for funding
$4,000 of bills outstanding, including
expense lists of public institutions and
for Xtending one year 1000 past due
capitol warrants. Bills introduced:
Clark, submitting to vote an amendment
locating the institution for feeble mind
ed at Grafton; Arnold. for board OF
boiler inspectors and engine instruct
ors: Little. repeating the law creating
a compilation commission; Strom, reg
ulating the deposit of county funds.
remedying defects in the present law;
repeating the provision OF the tax
laws which takes from the tax
rolls lands forfeited 10 the state for
taxes; Parkin, providing for licensing
"refreshment" places; will allow drinks
to be sold as now provided by ordinance
tlons specific and prohibiting chattel
mortgage upon property claimed as eX-
empt without consent OF wife. The
senate passed McGillivray;s bill chang
ing the boundaries of western counties;
Strom's, prohibiting state officers and
employees from being interested in con-
tracts: Arnold'S, providing that chattel
mortgages may be renewed any time
before expiration instead of within the
twenty day limit: also providing for
changing boundaries of commissioner
districts.
In the house the news of the election
of Nelson as senator from Minnesota
was received with applause in all parts
of the house and from all classes.
Wineman was defeated in an attempt to
recall the divorce law amendment from
the judiciary committee i'll order to refer
it TO the woman's suffrage committee.
Bills Passed-Hanna, extending the
starch bounty law five years; Toftsrud,
providing system Of accounts for state
auditor and treasurer.
Bills InIroduced-Stafne, providing
for taxing the cost of destroying Rus
sian thistles: koramo, taxing counties
for gopher poison; Cooper, that fines,
penalties and forfeitures shall go to the
general county fund; providing that
intoXication shall be punished by fine
from $5 to S25; Prosser, by request. that
all trains shall have two prakemen,
with one added for each ten cars above
forty-tve; Tyler, for drainage board
aud drainage when necessary 10 public
health; Edwards. for leasing coal mines
and equipment at 20 cents per ton roy
atty for employment OF convicts, the
state to furnish coal for public institu-
tions and sell to individuals at
an advance of 10 cents per ton
above cost; also making the governor
superintendent of census and providing
for supervisors, euumeratOrS, ETC.; eSti-
mated cost of the census about S40,0 200.
Qt is claimed the government pays the
expense, that it paid $40, 100 for the cen-
suS of 1850; SVensrud, creating board
and providing for school of forestry at
Bottineau iD accordance with the vote
locating the school. ct appropriates
$1,000 for a site: Cooper, changing the
date of meeting of assessors and com-
missioners. G. B. Congers, of Atlanta.
Georgia., was appointed commissioner
of deeds for North Dokota upon request
of the executive. Mark Williams re-
signed the position of deputy commls-
soner of public lands. The governor,
auditor and treasurer were in con.
ference this afternoon regarding the IS
sue of $4,000 funding warrants for leg
islatiye and ether expenses. 1t is prob~
able immediate action will be taken.