The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-01

Bismarck. N. D., Jan. 24.-Rills fere
introduced In the senate as follows:
Senator Lamb. fixing maximum coal
rates: the rates from Dickinson into
Bismarck under this bill would be-
$1.2t; present rates, $1.25; from Dick
tnson to Fargo, SO; present rate, $2;
Arnold, appropriating 1852 for uni
versity: Str0m, $55,OOO for Mayville
normal school; Parkin, providing for
adding unOrg.lnized territory to Or
ganized counties; HITLER. declaring all
mills custom mills and prohibiting
them from taking greater toll than
one-fifth; White, making normal
school diplOlna Equivalent To a tea.h-
er's certificate; Pl.in. protecting elk,
deer, antelope and buffalo until Sep
temher.. 1875; also submitting the
question Of direct Orye nization to a
vote Of the people in school townships;
Strom, memorial to congress in favor
OF electfng senators by the pc ople;
Enger, providing that actions under
judgment except for recovery Of real
estate must be commenced within ten
years. Tufts, providing for deposit
of state funds, limiting the maximum
rates at 3 per cent.
In the house the wOmans siffrnge
bill was recommitted for report as to
constitutionality. The bill extending
potato starch bounty Jaw five years
was reported favorably. Bills intro
dnced: Fleming, providing that per.
mits to sell liquor need not be re-
newcd us long US the ,etltiOns show
the proper. number Of qualified l,eti-
ttOners; Svensrid, exten ling the time
for penalty and restraint on 1894
taxes to October, 1895; Nierling. pro-
vidfng $25 license for nonresident and
IS for resident spertsmen hunting y ith
dogs; closing the season for birds ex-
cepting September, October, November
and closing the season for fish e. cept
In the Red and Missouri rivers from
November until June; Wallin, prohil,-
iting slaughter houses upon banks of
streams; German, reducing charges for
grain rates on branch lines OF roads
to main line rates about ] cent per
bushel; Flack, providing for protection
from barbed wire fences along high
ways: Sargcant, changing time of an.
nual meeting Of county insurance COM
plnies from January to June; Prosser,
that interest on county deposits shall
be computed on average instead Of
minimum balances; Jerome, reducing
homestead exemption from 5000 to
$2.5OO: Logan, for reg.strntinn Of
voters on assessors data except in
cities of over 1900; Rinde, making
general reduction of clerk hire in cx-
ecutive Offices; Tyler, providing for
cOnsecutive numbering Ut instruments
fled In Offices Of registers of deeds.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 25.-Among
bills introduced in the house were
also making intox ication punishable by
fine Of from IS to S25; staful, provid-
ing that the cost of destroying Russian
providing tax for destroying
gopehers; Prosser, by request, rcgulat-
Ing number Of brakemen on freight
trains to two for every forty-tive cars,
and one additional for each ten cars
added; Tyler, providing for drainage
In the interests Of public health. The
senate concurs in the house resolution
directing the treasurer to borrow $780,
COO on funding warrants; also for
to confer with Minnesota,
Washington and Montana In relation
to taxing express companies.
AAsS eAOsSOS- AS@0AVS0 WASAA NR&8oA1SC
the news Of the election OF Nelson 90
senator In Minnesota. Maj. Edwards
introduced a bill for leasing coal mines
to be worked by convicts at 20 cents
per ton royalty and sold to individuals
at an advance Of 10 cents per to above
cost, also for taking the census.
In the senate Haggart introduced q
bill to fund the $4,000 floating debt.
Parkin introduced one authorizing
"refreshment" places to be licensed,
the intention being to authorize the
sale Of drinks" as Is now done at
Mandan and other places, notwith-
standing the prohibitpry lawi and an.
thorixing the extension of past due
capitol warrants haunting to $6S. .4O7.
Bismarck. N. D., Jan. 2e.-The state
treasurer today left for Fargo with
$4,000 funding warranrs which ne is
authorized to negotiate. They draw q
per cent interest, and are due In sixty
days, and may be renewed from time
to time. State ofncers. are also authoF-
lied To negOtiatA An oXtAnai0n for ma