The Dickinson press., 1895-03-16
LEGISLATURE

STATE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
f. THEIR WORK.
b Proceedings OF Both Branches
OF the Legislature, Arranged and
Condemned In Convenient FQrm fop
Rapid Reading.
Bismarck, N. D.. March 9.-The house
40 to dedicated the senate gross
earning tax. The senate passed the
code, with important amendments, in
Guiding substantially the Minnesota
general revenue law. the law of 1880
for the assessment and taxation Of rail-
roads, and restoring the old abstract
law and taxation Of notes and mort
cages. The house refused to concur in
the senate amendments and asked for
q conference.
The house passed the senate bill
(Haggart's) repeating the responsible
ty of owners for damage by defective
sidewalks; Haggart's, constituting the
law relating to the limit of indebted
ness for water works and sewers; Hag-
CARTS. city Improvements on general
tax rolls; committees, free text books;
Browns, qualification of Indian cleo
tors: McCarten's. teaching civil govern
ment in the public schools; McCarten's,
prohibiting superintendent of schools
from engaging in other business; Ar
tel mortgages: Plains, dividing school
tou,nc1,fno on1 o1O,S%ffr~ Tho 1Sot~fn%
system; SOrley's, Carlisle's tables as
road right Of way: Gregory's, fire.
breaks; Rourko's, deposit Of property
in court for auverse claimants; COM
mittre's. exemption from taxation;
Rourke's. crop liens and sales of land
OH crop payments; Gregory's, allowing
western counties to vote on the herd
law; Stevens. special assessment on
county tax roll: Strom's, courts Of con-
Citation.
Mr.. Ray introduced a concurrent res
o%lution. which was adopted. instruct
ing the railroad commissioners to pro-
coed against the Great Northern rail-
road to enforce reasonable coal rates.
Mr.. Murphy presented Il resolution
looking to a government appropriation
Of 10000 for experiments in irriga-
ton. The governor approved Dobie's
health and decency bill. The senate
passed these house bills: Hanna's,
punishment; McL-achlan's, military
code. which gives Col. Fuller a salary
Of 500 and protects the cncampment
grounds. Logan's amendment reduc-
ing the salaries OF state officers was
defeated.
Bismarck, n. D., March 1o.-The sem
ate confirmed the governors appoint
ments: Veterinarians. w. ]. Stinson,
Charles Martin. c. II. Potter, ]. ].
Clary, William Mackin; board Of agri-
culture, ]. ]. Dow, w. r. Davidson,
Charles d. Gray. T.. b. Chamberlain,
G. A. Sanford. Gus Johnson: superin-
tendent of public health, John Mont
gomery. The code on game law. as
finally passed. requires so cents FROM
residents and $50 from non-resid.nts
as a license to hunt in North Dakota.
Non-residents cultivating 1GO acres OF
land in the state are entitled to resi-.
dent permit. Open season for chick
ems, ducks and geese, Sept. 1 to Dec. i;
open season for deer, Nov. l to Dec
Is; fish protected, Nov. 1 to May Is.
The house passed senate bills: Lit.
ties veterinary bill, McCarten's quail
fications Of teachers, Clark's higher ed
ucation, Lambs maximum coal rates
La Moure's taxing peddlers. Killers
poll tax. Little's transporting persons
to insane asylum. McCarten's taxing
property forfeited to the state. Plains
noXious weeds. Plains maximum
ch"rSc on cars for stop over. Fingers
' joi,f ooGop1 1f.t,,tok ,,,ron1 VN1ifnsc n IT
t'oriZi"@ directors to meet outside a
the state, Fullcr's appropriating $50.
600 for additional buildings at the
jamestown asylum, Gregory's suspend
ing the reform school appropriation
Little's ceding to the United States jur
isd;o::.on owe land for military posts
laws. Burke's locating the supreme
court at Bismarck, amended to sub
stitute Fargo (senate refused to con
rccaded). Alnold's cruelty to animals
ties repeating codifi6 alton commission
takes effect Sept. 1; Gregory's constru
Ing code. Whites regulating salary ani
number Of legislative employees. At
o'clock every measure on the house
NV "No SACuhCu up.
The governor had determined tt
veto appropriation bills unless recalled
and scaled down by the legislature
To recall them, however. seemed i'm
practicable. and the senate refused t,
pass a resolution suggesting that in ap
proving he scale them 25 per cent. A.
q veto would involve the expense o.
m extra session. he determined to vett
items in all. and it is probable thu
Mayvi!le and Valley City normal ant
university appropriations may b.
wholly vetoed.
The house %concurred in senate
amendments to the political code. 1
re-eracts chapter 135. Laws Of 1890
for the assessment and levy Of take
by the state board Of equalization, bu
the repeal Of the gross earnings tax
1t Is claimed. leaves the period unit
July without any law for taxing rail
roads.
Bismarck. N. D.. March IL. - Tn,
North Dakota legislature has com
pletcd it's work and adjourned sin