St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16
IN THE NORTH STATE.
Cheaper Grain and Coal Rates
Are Wanted.

are W anC6Us
BISMARCK, n. D., Jan. 15.-The SEN
ate committee reported bills granting
the governors office a stenographer and
reducing the salary of the railroad COM
missioners to 1000; also Senator Hag-
CARTS resolution for adjournment Feb.
%, and Little's amendment raising the
debt limit. An amendment extending
the penitentiary investigation to cover
four years was adopted. also resolu-
} ton by Mr.. White for committee from
districts not having public Institutions,
viz: To visit the university, agricul-
tural college, normal schools and other
public institutions and investigate and
report as to methods, utility, number of
students. course of studies, etc. The
senate adopted q resolution for q JOINT
session On the occasion of the funeral
of Mrs. Hausbrough for appro-
pirate ceremonies. The bills in-
, trod in the senate were: Little, app
propriating S75, 100 for penitentiary;
Dogs, S51. 400 for a school for the deaf;
.Rourke, $50, 600 for soldiers home;-
l,Strom, defining the duties Of clerks,
satlon, etc., being bills which passed
the house last session, but failed to
reach the senate; boy, reducing the
closed season to game and protecting
against pot hunters and sportsmen from
other states; Valentine, providing for
free text books; RourBe, repeating the
act creating courts of Cancellation; boy,
providing a. separate ballot box Tor
women for voting OH school matters:
Stevens, requiring railroads to keep
right-of- way clear from grass and
weeds liable to distribute fire; Hans
com, prohibiting license to teach to per-
sons not citizens, unless they have re-
sided in the United States one year.
In the house, Representatives Logan,
for free and uniform text books; Hill,
making Labor day legal holiday. 4
Messrs. Brainerd, Colby, SVensrud,
Brown and Purdon were appointed
members of the joint committee
On Russian Cactus
with McCarten, Valentine and Roulke,
of the senate. Public Examiner An
heirs letter calling attention to the fact
that the assessment Of bank stock in a
corporation, as proposed in the pending
bill, is unconstitutional, was referred to
the banking committe. Prof Wood adj
dressed the house on the Dill relating
to free text BOOKS. The speaker ap-
pointed L. Brandt dooekeeper of the
galleries, Alfred Cossey and A. S. Hod-
son janitors of the committee rooms, J.
A. Jacobson superintendent of cloak
room, I. w. Allshuuse assistant post
master, and foreclosing, assistant en-
crossing and enrolling clerks. w. II.
Carlton, S. Thompson, w. b. Aymar.
Boyd, William Collins, Shaver. w. j.
Smith. Messrs. Wood. Hodgson and
Taftsrud were appointed committee OH
mileage. Mai. Hamilton was assigned
to duty temporarily as clerk eff the jul
dietary committee. Messrs. Little ana
Burke are ihe senate committee to con-
fer with the Minnesota legislative CONF
mIttee on lower grain and coal
rates. Senator Haggart h as learned that
railroads in North Dakota have prac-
tically granted Fargo and Grand Forks
distributing rates. placing these cities 1
on the same footing as the Twin Cities
IN that respect. Numerous letters have
been received from Fargo, asking for
copies OF tle EdWaruS-lFouS freight DILL,
claiming that It should be examined by
Fargo business men. in their interests.
At meeting of the board Of university
and school lands Commissioner Will
Jams filed his resignation, 10 take effect
July l. Section 8 of the law creating
the board makes the position Of land
commissioner subject at all times to
contract as to tenure and in all respects.
Section IL provides that the first ap.
pointee shall hold his office three years.
and after that the tenure shall be TWO
years. Under the latter the commits
sioner denies the power of the board to
remove, but offers to surrender nine
months of the term if they will allow
him to remain six months. No deter
Inination was reached. 1t is understood
the board will appoint George H. Win
tiers, with Walter Fleushing deputy.