The Dickinson press., 1895-03-23

~ Va 4 A1AhAS y" A~eAA
Houses, IS Senate B:l,s and " In
Have. Been Approved and Are
Awaiting Acton.
Bismarck, Specta: Corresnondence-Four
years aga the legislature appotn. Ell a com
mission for the compilation Of tne lave OF
North Dal.O;a. This commission spent two
$4,000. reporting 10 the sessca two years
ago. when $4,000 mere was appropriated
TO- carry on the work. The renewed com
well as to codlty. compile and elias SHY, anu
their work was repor ell to the leg STA ure
which has just adjourned. They repor eli
Civil code, code of civil procedure. penal
code, cole of criminal prOce lure, probate
code. justices cod" and political cole. In
these several codes the laws OF the past
thirty years have 1irSt been compiled and
classified anu then revised. The revisiOls
not only cover points necessary to harmony,
but much, very much, new legislation, the
rSsul; Of much thought and experience.
The best lawyers in the state have been
consulted. aud suggestions have come from
Judges and practical citizens OF evesy class.
from craniisni: rises above monopolis::c
lnmuences ana is in every way superior to
the COLES of even some Of the older states.
The Dakota codes were originally based on
the Field codes. prepared for New York hut
first adopted Ia Dakota territory anu later
IN California. some improvements have
been made d on these even; The law Of con.
limitations as to punishment made desira-
Die by the experience of the last summer.
While all pubic and private interests are
given the full protection they require, cause
OF alarm on TIE part of labor is removed
ny definite restrictions and limitations Of
power.
regard to railroad matters. Much in that
line has been attempted during the past
few years; but has been sidetracked or
Influence Of tile lobby. The bills have been
changed from their purpose or made in
effective by ainendmeHts sucakcd in in the
enSrassnent. They have Teen lost or
houses or r''c' nave "Af failed t finssna s Snre
ing the cut at the momeat Of tilair
f io"ie ar thy BY d 5he pFeAs All 4 of t Gtt'eer OFF Sns
legislation of the past ten years, so well
maturcd as to have taken the form Of bills
reported and passed in both houses has
l%kintcr's platforms, divers open markets,
MeCanna's daily trains, Johnson's coal
rates. provisions for VS. aud full lcgisla-
regulating railroads through the railroad
commissioners I'M the courts including
the fixing of maximum rates. should he nee
injustice. The thought Of the people was
concentrated on railroad legislation and it
Is possible the legislature has gone to the
s exit n1'is In II se eaa;ti things IS for for there there are n, sew.
these is Gu:an's requiring roads to charge
no more on branch lines than on main
amounting to $4,000 and buildings at all
crossings where in the Judgment of the
railroad commissioners the public inter-
While there was a min:fest disposition
to do all that the people demanded and
expected there was also a disposition to
pose OF c~inching railroads in order to force
i them TO feed the lobby. House bill No. 70,
introduced by I.indstrom was Of this class:
motives. It was the Iowa law pure and
simple. covered already In the codes so
far as practicable and vet It's author was
never s,,owed to become on known and IN at IT
gust and was indefinitely postponed. Han
cocks hill! declaring the Fargo distributing
rates the mlximnm lawful rates, passed
but It quickly appeared that ali the dvan.
made by the Northern tactic would be
is, m If q III! 81: "'9 n ai T w3'f 4 , Sistrib %ins
point in .:.s STATE. The horizontal reduc.
tion of ten per cent on al! lumber shiprcd
Into the ,. state q ana MIN on ara AT t Sra,rs an sh, pass.
ed the house without n dissenting voice
but in tic senate 1t appe.red, that they
were legis!ating against the VINO. any AN, one
that Interstate could not be con-
trol!ed by state legislation. These two
bills went to sleep in the senate commit
tfes. A radical measure was passed resu-
iating coal rates, reducing them even he
low the code rates but the railroad people
declare that they lack the element OF rea.
sonableness, and for that reason can not
The next question Of all absorbing inter-
est was the subject. IT railroad taxation.
The constitution provides .:r a gro ess e ti,ne
the constitution was adopted and for a sys;;
tenn of taxation when the state board
makes the ass,ssmsM, ana levy s;sn ana t1 e
ings sinai. I've in force Nntv.ithstan1ing
this the legislature Of lS"n hasse tho = ro .MM
tha option rs to which form they would
choose. Til. Northern Pacific chose the
new system and all of the others the sr0ss
Northern Pacific plan was VOID from the
bcyipning as that section of the consIiIn.
ton could not be operative while a sT Ts,s
earnings system r rem naHs,, III of iG +Ne gross
p aarnainc system and the enforcement Of the
other system. SO the one was fepeatsu
and the void law oo Vas DE re'e nnt take 'a effect
vntii Jmlv and the repeal takes effect at
once for the time Intervening there Is n
law, for the tHxat{on OF Of rd Il and pay n mo no
r"ans " 'H Me mean time ,ney w!li only act
~. nort If selfish humanity hut may force
the state to r%etaliate by \ greatly oa ,acf take
al assessment when ."e '"" ""'' ~"
effect. ,,. .,v o,os+,on r.
". "; s''''; % ss,ss + { 5 !s,s ss;;S's's$s ss;sss ne ssy
sssular standing appropr!a lat r.. Th he,
f are ! sr ssiieiyn ss'u Of sisod,oyo now existing as:
besides some past aaG n,o Ma' o \ the canital
ive wears aga, now amounting to S.u,uyu
which must BE- provided for. ne debt iim ~
has been reached ana tne M, a.sl hesn levied,
"m1 II thc hills as passed ar. approved the
Stale viii be more than $1,000 In ths
hole. even counting on Sa cO y n;rc cmvretSu 81
He e vernon vii! make some radical cn.i
In the appropriation bills. It is concede,
that the insane, the penitsnt,ars' IN inc daat
must be taken care Of: with these providst
for there will be precious little Ell Tor me
two normal schools AMI the university ano
s,nport Of these are vetoed. Had there
been time for their consideration the gov
ernor would have vetoed all OF the alpro
@Drlat'on bills. but coming late In inc SEES
Sion that wOuln have forced an extra sps
sion with its attendant evils and expenses
and the governor chose rather to hear the
responsibility himself. 80 the Knlte VIII
Many Of the laws amend laws which have
been repealed by the code. An entirely new
revenue law. for instance, has been adopted
therefore none of the new laws passed
amending the old are effective, and severa
bills will fail to become laws for want OF
the governors signature. He will prefer tt
pocket them ra.ner Than place connic.tnE
laws on the statute books.
nh following Ia Il list of all measures
nnSsed. numbering TAO:
~ Senate Bills Approved.
Rourke = Accepting provisions unitec
Rtntou a%tatutes relating to soldiers homes
involves a grant Of 500 by the general gov
ernment for each inmate.
Mctiillivray-At:aching nnorgan'zed coun
ties to Stark: Billings and Mercer counties
of state from being Interested In contracts
Notwithstanding rcdistrlctin1 count!
commissioners districts.
neutrality-suspicious. for clerks In ex
onuttvo atfioos
withdrawing boards Of trustees, etc.
personally liable for amounts expended IL
excess Of appropriations.
Arnold--t'or q geological and natural hls'
tory OF survey Of the state.
Compilntiuu Commtttce-Civll code.
COMPILATION Committee Justices code.
Tufts-Exteading time of paying personal