Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-24

Judgment from IL to Z per cent; Hoas-
son. prohibiting insolvent state DANES
from increasing loans and discounts
! or dividing profits, rs well as to re-
| eceiye deposits; Wineman, authorizing
townships to fund or refund indeDted'
ness: Rod, fixing passenger rates at
! not exceeding cents per mile: Inc
sneaker appointed Ole Bojskie janitor
Of the committee rooms ana II. u.
! Miller and Matt johnson assistant en-
rolling and engrossins clerks. Inc
clerks appointed as assistant ensross-
| ing and enrolling clerks have been as
signed to committees and will serve as
committee clerks until needed In their
own departments. The bill OF the
Northern Pacific railroad for transpor-
tation of national guards to and from
encampment, amounting to $6224.4l,
was presented by the governor to the
legislature. Both branches of the leg
jslature adjourned till 2 o'clock Mon
day. when they meet in joint session
for the purpose Of doing honor to the
memory Of Mrs. Senator Hansbrough
by the adoption of appropriate resolu-
tons, speeches, etc. a
Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 19-Many
members of the legislative assembly
went East to-day, intending to take in
the senatorial caucus at st. Paul.
The commissioner of statistics and
labor has issued circular requesting
farmers in Russian cactus infested dis
tricts to forward to the Russian cactus
committee at Bismarck a brief state
ment Of their views as to the best way
to check the spread Of the pest and to
eradicate it where it has gained foot
hold. Suggestions from farmers in
others states, as we'll as in the Dako-
tas, are desired. The committee de-
sires prompt response in order that
the legislature may have the benefit OF
the knowledge thus gained during the
brief session, of which only fifty days
remain.
The state authorities are in CONSUL
tation to-day as to the best method OF
tiding the state over it's present finan-
cial straits. It has been suggested that
If the legislature will indicate the Or
der in which the accounts are to be
paid from the funds as they come into
the treasury there would be no diff
Guilty in selling the vouchers at a dis
count sufficient to cover reasonable in
terest. 1t is believed that a temporary
loan can be secured, in anticipation Of
taxes, with which the legislative ex-
penses may bepaid The probable rev.
enues are sufficient to pay the ex-
penses of the state and clean up the
balances if appropriations for state in
stitutions are kept within due bounds.
The penitentiary investigating COM
mittee adjourned until Jan. %. in or
der that the penitentiary board may
he notified of the charges which may
involve them. Orr Sanders, private
secretary to Gov. Shortridge, was on
the stand to-day. He undertook to re-
late the results of an investigation
which he alleges was made by him,
which showed that some one connect
ed with the board had received from
st. Paul parties 81 per ton rebate on
water pipe purchased for the prison
water works. No testimony. however,
was taken, but adjournment had for
the purpose stated. The powers of the
committee are likely to be enlarged so
as to take in the Mandan reform
school site purchase and the printing
contracts, and it is anticipated that
| much Of a sensational nature will be
developed.