Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-07

$25, 900 for state printing office, anu
provides for the election of state
printer; Smith, reducing the salaries OF
the employees of the legislature 10 10
% per cent; Gunderson, providing loi
n bounty of So per ton OH sugar peets
grown In the state and delivered to the
factory.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 31.-Thc lahof
and trade unions Of Fargo filed pro,
test against usinA convict labor III
competition with sraf ybor mention
ing Edwards coal bill Especially
ate bills introduced: Strom, for loan.
ing portion Of the permanent school
fund on farm mortgages to run TWEEN
ty years. one-twelfth to be repaid an
nually; Sorley. making void contracts
where the signature is obtained ny
fraud; Fuller, appropriating S3O.ooo
for an additional hospital building Tor
the insane; La Moure, raising the gross
earnings tax to 3 per cent. The senate
passed Little's bill repeating the law
creating the compilation commission.
Hillier's bill declaring all mills custom
mills was inadvertently carried to the
table with an amendmen offered ny
La Mourc providing that Leistikow's
mill shall be exempted from its pro-
visions. Plains bill repeating the
Mandan reform school appropriation
In part was indefinitely postponed.
Haggert's bill repeating this appro-
priation entirely will pass. Whites
bill making the directors Of public In
stitutions personally liable for the
amounts expended in excess of appro-
rriations was passed.
In the house Murphy presented
heavy petitions for the organization
of Kill Deer county from the organized
territory south of Williston. Bills In
trodnccd: Kersmo for keeping snow
blockaded wagon roads open; Han
cock, for destroying weeds and grass
along public highways; Smith, amend
ing the Glendale industrial school law
SO as to permit building when $1O.-
900 is accumulated from lands or be-
quests. Dhe house passed Sharpe's
bill defining the duties and fixing the
salaries of states attorneys; Prosser's,
amending the law relating to deposit
of county funds; committee bill for
postage, senate bill prohibiting di-
rectors officers and employees Of state
institutions from becoming interested
in contracts. The committee of the
whole had many bills under consider
alton, the most prominent being the
free text book bill. The various votes
showed 33 in favor and is against the
bill.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.-Senator
Enger introduced bill authorizing
counties to provide gopher poison.
Bills passed: Senator Strcm's bill
amending the courts Cancellation act,
making compliance optional; Sorley's,
providing property shall be exempt in
judgment for bastardy; Gregory's, re-
pealing the act providing for purchas-
ing reports Of the territorial supreme
court; Rourke's, increasing the juris-
diction Of county courts to $1,000. The
county attorneys bill was made spe-
cial order for Monday. Wishek's bill,
relating to county surveyors, was
killed. The civil code is being read
section by section, with Jud La Moure
keeping tab to see that no section is be-
ing skipped.
In the house Lerom's homestead ex-
emption was killed, as the subject is
covered by the civil code. Exemption
is restricted to heads Of families and
the value of homestead limited. The
free school book bill was rccommitted
for amendment to add county commits
sioncrs to the board to select books.
Hanna's bill requiring county auditors
to furnish the town clerk list Of
taxes was passed. Introduced: Muir
ply, appropriating $1,000 for printing
and general immigration purposes for
the commissioner of agriculture's Of
fee; Nelson, prescribing securities nee
essary on bond of officers in incor-
porated towns; Simpson, that cases
must be heard at the first term of the
supreme court If appealed within six
ty days or brief filed within twenty
five days Of time of meeting; Ras-
mussen, requiring bulletins at all sta
time or late; also requiring the reg
istration and licensing Of all public
warehouses; fee, 50 for house under
10000 bushels and So above 10000;
Hancock, providing for preserving the
photographs of senators. congressman
and state officers by the secretary Of
state.
In committee of the whole the propo-
sitions to reduce the amount of per-
sonal property exempt from taxation
from, 5000 to $25 and to repeal the
$1,000 appropriated for the state fair
were reported favorably.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 2.-The senate
spent the day reading the civil code re-
ported by the compilation committee
and on amendments to the proposed
ooiler inspection law. Senator Casey
vas before the committee and succeed
ed in securing so many changes that
The bill was ordered printed as amend
ed. In the house there was a lively
skirmish over the senate bill repeating
the act creating the commission to
,odify the laws. The bill came from
The senate yesterday, and was reported
tavorably this morning from the judi
GARY committee. Wincman challenged
The report on the ground Of no meeting
md no authorized report. 1t was re-
committed. Proper notice being given.
he committee held meeting after ad-
iorrnmcnt and recommnded the bill to
bass. 1t is claimed an effort is being
made to force a revival of the commits
sion, with another two years job at the