The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-22
STATE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
The ProceedinEs of both Brnnches
OF the LeEislature, Arranged ana
Condemned In Convenient Form for
Rapid Reading.

Bismarck, n. D.. Feb. II. - Resub.
mission again came up in the lcgis.
'ature on motion to adopt the unfavor-
lble report of the committee. The
,'ote ON placing the substitute among
special orders for tomorrow and Sat.
!rlay was tie: on adoption. 81 to Is.
The resubmissionists admit defeat IN.
less It 10 on high license proposition,
which will now be presented. A con.
current resolution was adopted for an
investigation as to the teachings Of Q
Valley City normal school professor re.
nccting on the personal character of
Lincoln.
In the house committees reported
favorably Edwards anti.pass bill;
Guiran's. making rates On branch and
main lines equal: Tasmussen's, for
late train bulletins. and the Seventh
judicial district bill. Bills introduced:
!<orsmo. making boiler inspection op.
t:onal in owners rs to engineers II.
'ens": Hanna. for punishment; Rinde,
raising the oil test to $50. Bills
i'assel: Haggart's. for a governors
>tenographer; Whites. making di.
rectors and officers personally respon.
ssblc for expenses exceeding appropri-
atoms. 1t permits the transfer Of
funds on permission of the governor,
secretary and auditor. The sheep as.
sociation bill for licensing dogs and
indemnifying owners was lost.
The cactus commission leaves for 81.
Faul tomorrow with full Instructions
and q formulated bill for presentation
to the meeting.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 15.-After .
long parliamentary struggle resubmis.
sion was finally defeated - IS to 20.
Brainerd. who would have voted with
the majority, was absent on the cactus
commission. Cooper made sensa.
tlonal charge that the rcsubmissionists
had had meeting in Grand Forks
and sent q committee to st. Paul and
Minneapolis to secure funds from
wholesale liquor dealers and railroads
to carry resubmission; that the rail.
roads had been threatened with I'D.
verse legislation unless they contribu.
ted. Simpson denied this. and claimed
that no money was offered or was
available. The proposition came alone
from cities where the regulation
against the present blind pig system
was necessary to good government
The next proposition will be $1,000
license for cities, leaving prohibition
elsewhere. carrying . penalty for non.
enforcement into the constitution.
Senator Little offered memorial to
congress for the restoration Of the
wool tariff: also bill regulating pri-
mary elections; Burke, allowing the
supreme court Q special term at Bis
ros rck nm t~ontv Aavas rntlno. Nfrn,o
making 1t a misdemeanor TO require
Of employment involving the
surrender Of any citizenship right.
exemption from taxation to SIS. Wine.
man tried to sidetrack resubmission
by a divorce bill, which comes up to-
morrow. Richards introduced bill
authorizing the use Of convicts for
making brick for public improve.
ments, Prosser, appropriating 5000
for expenses and salaries. The com.
lnittee cactus bill will be introduced
tomorrow. as 1t will be placed before
the commissioners at st. Paul. The
sheep growers dog license bill, lost
yesterday. was revived and recon.
mitted. The Fargo club game bill
was amended and reported favorably.
The proposition to give the capitol
the 500 unexpended bal.
ance for services was defeated.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 1e.-The sen.
ate passed Strom's Kelley cure bill.
This Is substantially the Colorado law,
50 amended as to provide double chic.
ride Of gold. A letter Of Bishop Shan.
ley indorsing the cure was read. Mr..
Rourks had assisted I'VE men to take
the cure, and all were cured Senators
Young. Stevens. Hitler and vlets
voted against the Kelley cure bill.
Waite. Valentine, Hanscom and Par.
kin were absent. Young introduced .
bill to cut down the volume Of state
officers reports. limiting the number.
With view to reducing the printing
expense. Gregory introduced, by re-
quest, . bill requiring railroads to
pillow and barn fire breaks. The cactus
bill IS now before tilc interstate cactus
commission was introduced.