Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-14
SAVED THE BILL
ANDERsON's RAILROAD BILL HAS A
MARROW ESCAPE.
1t IL Discovered Just Before Its
Passage i'm the House ThnAsthe
Enncting Clause Was Missing
The Dill Said to Have Been
Tempered With.

Enncting Clause Was Missing
The Dill Said to Hnvc Been
Tempered With.
THE LEGISLATIVE WHEELS TURN.
several Bills Passed in the Minnc-
sota Senate-Other Northwestern
LesisluUtrcs.
st. Paul, Feb. 1O.-Tha Anderson bill
providing for Il tax for unused rail
road lands, and which is easily one of
the most important measures of the
session, had narrow escape in the
house. Not an escape on the final vote
for the count stood 73 to 3 in it's
tavor-but in the possibility that it
might have passed lacking the final
provision, which is held necessary to
make any law effective-the clause:
This act shall be in full force from
and after its passage" The bill is an
amendment to the constitution, but no
amendment has ever passed which did
not carry the enacting clause with it,
and had the Anderson bill gone
through minus that very important
feature the chances are that it would
have been absolutely imperative. The
discovery of the fatal defect in the
bill was the subject of general talk in
the Hobbies. 1t was generally con-
coded that the railroad lobby had
hand in the plan to send the bill to the
senate in an imperfect form. AS was
the case two years ago it is to be ex-.
pected that in that body the chief op-
position to the measure will be found.
1t is known that the railroad men are.
using every means to prepare them
selves for a strong fight. The bills
passed were as follows:
An act to transfer the school text
book fund to the internal revenue
fund-Greer.
An act vacating state and territorial
roads through plated portions Of cities
-Gerlach.
An act relating to the taxation of
certain railroad lands-Anderson.
An act relating to the compilation of
the General Laws of Minnesota by
Henry b. WcnZell and others-Johns.
An act to organize a medical corps
in the national guard-Robillard.
An act to prohibit wrongful practices
by officials of the state-Robbins.
An act relating to licences to sell in
toxicating liquors-Vogel.
A joint resolution to the senate and
States-Gibbs.
Bills introduced in the house:
Wright-To prevent employers keep
Ing list of persons to prevent such
persons from securing employment OF
fine of $1,000 or imprisonment in
states prison for three years.
Smith, C.. H.-To appropriate money
to aid farmers who lost their crops in
the storms Of 1894.
Reeves-To authorize village coun-
ellis to grant to any company or cor
poration as bonus the license money
of the village, provided such action
be approved by majority of the vot-
ers Of such village.
Jones, J. Mo regulate the manu-
facture and sale of malt and fer
mented liquors and prohibit the use
of injurious ingredients.
In the Senate.
Senator OZmun sent up bill pro-
hibiting the display Of foreign flags on
public buildings in the state, and want
ed the rules suspended and the bill
pushed through. He, however, was
voted down. He tried to explain, and
have the vote reconsidered, but he was
Informed that he voted the wrong way
to move for reconsideration.
The Judiciary committee reported s..
T. 1S5 to pass after amendment. This
is an age of consent bill, and the
amendment which was adopted makes
the bill read sixteen years instead Of
eighteen years. The following bills
were passed:
10 provide for appointment of depu-
ty village clerks and recorders, and to
define their duties and powers. to ap-
propriate $4,000 for rifle range at
Lakeview; Senator 1ltis' muskrat BILL;
relating to the offices Of county auditor
and county treasurer, making the term
Of these offices commence the first
Monday in January; relating to the
liability of husband and wife for labor
performed by domestic servants.
service bill 1t provides that hereafter
the public service shall be the civil
service of the state and the cities. and
all the appointments and commissions
in this service shall be made according
w IlcIlI Auu utucSS AlCopCCClNC VI IAAS
political or religious affiliations. With
In thirty days after the passage Of the
act the governor is required to appoint
three persons as civil service commits
sioners. the terms of whom shall be
for six years, the term of one commits
sioner expiring every two years. The
commissioners are allowed to hold no
other public place and are expected to
give their whole time to their duties.
No more than two members of the
commission are to be members of the
same political party. Their compensa-
ton is SIS per day, each, and travelling
and other necessary expenses. The
duties are very similar to those of the
national civil service commission. The
rules provide for the classification of
III! officers, and placing Of employment
in the public service, and for commits
sioners to ascertain the fitness Of cam
didatcs for position.
North DnIkOtn.
Bismarck, N. d.. Feb. 1O.-The SEN.
ate passed Haggart's resublnission res
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