The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-08

Bismarck. n. D., March 1.-The Kee.
ey cure bill was defeated In the house
" IA majority against, then recon-
idereL. and made u special order for
o-hlorruw. Tho governor signed the
Ill extending from March to October
he time for the penalty attaching to
.Ipaid personal taxes. The probate,
4sp fl cI eSJjtsrff5f.. Llniddstrom's Iowa
.l:lrOad law was recommended for in
.elinite postponcment from the COM
.iittce Of the whole, the vote being 33
. ~. The house refused to adopt the
eport--30 to 30-and 1t was made q
pccial order for Saturday. It is
!aimed the code approved by the gcv-
rnor yesterday contains every essen
al feature Of this bill without its un-
Constitutional and unnecessarily harsh
On lures.
The house committee recommended
IL taxation of the Bismarck bridge,
'''n committee on railroads reported
'n!:zOntal 10 per cent reduction bill
Without recommendation. The house
'1sscd the following senate bills: Greg
Hy's. repeating the law relating to ter.
'Itnrial reports: Davis, changing the
lace Of holding court in Wells county:
irom's. regulating deposits Of county
.tls; Arnold's. repeating special laws
'elatlng to the salaries Of register and
treasurer OF Grahd Forks county; Per-
';ins'. organizing into counties unor-
.an!zed territory. This bill will pro.
vide for organizing other counties IL
the Stark county bill proves uncon-
stitutional.
bismarck. n. d.. March 3.-In the
senate Strom's bill declaring 1t mis-
lenleanor on the part of employers to
rcnuire the surrender Of any right of
citizenship as condition Of employ
mcnt. was defeated. The Judiciary
committee reported the bill for gross
earnings taxation: 3 per cent where
"'tn'ngs are $1,000 per mile. and 4
rrr cent where less than 5000. The
nolfttcal code. which has passed the
house. repeats tile pre- sent gross carr.
'nss tan. The senate passed these
bills: Parkins. appropriating $500 for
'ie weather service: Plains, relating
to the boundaries of school districtS;
Dobe's. protecting fish: Hilliar's, reg
nlatin. the construction Of warehouses
nn railroad rights Of way. Also the
following house bills: Richards. au-
Il .r''z'ns the trustees Of the peniten-
tia"v to employ convicts on public i'm
oro.-""'"n:s: C0lby's, suprressil.g i'm.
moral literature: Tyler's allowing state
hunks s@:'tHM capital: I'urilon's. describ-
ing the ;':ne for tho first meeting Of
city coanr''s; Browns Trademarks bill.
The nous" passed the political code;
WallcRs bill allowing women to prac-
'ice midwifery without a technical ex-
"m'nation: Rinde's, fixing the salaries
nf county officers. Edwards convict
co,l miners hill was finally defeated.
rhr house pissed Senator Strom's
K""lny cure bill after amending It by
stirling ont blclllorlde Of gold. The
probate code has been signed by the
governor. Murphy introduced q bill
providing for the survey Of under.
ground water courses for irrigation.
Several unimportant bills were intro.
duced.
The governor nominated and the
senate confirmed Rodcrick johnson, F.
II. Register. W. II. Rratton. C. A.
I.0Mrsl'erry and Ole C. Wing members
0f the E'sMarch pcnitentiary board, J.
W. Mitchell member Of the soldiers
home board. Lisbon; Edward \. Lib.
hey. John y. Bislicp and Milton +.
industrial school. Glendale.
Thegovarn or has signed Guinnn's
bill requiring railroads to maintain
station buildings where freight ship.
ments annrrt to $4,000 annually, also
Purdan's bill relating &c city boards
Of equalization. The h.dse passed
resolution for constit,l-
tlonal amendment.
B,smarck. y. H.. March 5.-The SEN
ate passed. the horse hill repeating the
gross earnings law. and passed La
Hill us amended Ivy the COM
mittrr for II GROSS earnings tax of 8
per cont on ro,fI cunning $o.OOO or
more pcr nile aud : per cent on those
earning less. cffrct'vr only in ease all
receipt tlr provisions: Lintistroml's bill
Iowa law) was indefinitely postponed.
III" governor approved the penal civil
prnrndi.r. arh criminal procedure
'o'lrs. also Wells county court bill.
r." scn'.r passa! ~ resolution accept
IN: l.orl island. Eevils lake. from the
general government for militia pur.
mses; s;,slmnding military nppropria-
IONS two years: repeating the law
"G.':...na the cyg'tnrc Of fer;I;t trees;