The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-02-02
exported favorably,, also Easmussc's re-
,caling the coal rates.

',caling the coal rates.
bismarck, n. D., Jan. 27.-1n both
branches Of the Legislature, by Strom
In the senate and Lindstrom in the
house. bills were introduced defining
the duties of the lailroad commission
FRS and regulating common carriers.
! The provisions reach bridge companies
AID ferries. 1t gives the board power
TO fix schedules, which shall be held
reasonable until set aside by the
courts; declares that rates charged by
my other company in my other state
shall also be held reasonable if low
or than the rates charged by roads in
this state; provides that they shall in
quirc as to the responsibility for ac-
ciGcnts. and their report shall be
pr;ma facie evidence as to facts stated.
Senate bills il troduced: Haggart.
repeating the appropriation for tha
Mandan reform school; Day, repeating
the law refusing record to instruments
where taxes are not paid; ROurke, pro-
viding a code Of procedure for county
courts. granted increased jurisdiction
hy constitutional amendment; also re-
ducing the contract rate OF interest
from - to 10 per cent.
In the house bills We're introduced:
Gleason, allowing the sheriff to sum-
mon jurors but not taiismcn when
he is interested in the action to come
before the court; Kellogg. allowing
town authorities to call for services Of
county surveyors; Logan. suspending
the law prohibiting animals from rum
ming at large from November to April:
Hcrbrandson. requiring a residence of
three years before a person can be-
come a pauper and a charge upon the
state. Bills passed: Wineman's bill
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes. Rich
ards and Svensrud only voting no;
Rays. requiring all property in the
tien. the bill being intended to tax
wheat in elevators. which. it is
claimed. has been shipped out to avoid
taxation; Purdon's, fixing the date Of
the first meeting of the city council.
and Senator Rourck's bill accepting
the conditions of the United States
statutes in relation to soldiers homes,
granting 500 for each inmate.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 29.-In the
senate Mr.. White introduced a bill
constituting the governor, auditor and
secretary of state an emergency com
mission, granted power to transf"", in
ease Of emergency, public funds rom
one fund to another, and to do any
thing which the state should do, but
for which there is nc provision. 1t
appropriates $4,000 and authorizes ex-
Dcriments as to the Russian cactus.
Prof. Bailey, Senator Casey and 9th
ers will meet the joint committee on
Russian cactus on Thursday evening.
Models Of cactus burners and other
plans for the destruction Of the pest
will be considered. Senate bills in
treduccd: Mr.. Clark, changing the.
time of annual meeting of local insur-
ance companies from January to No
vember: Mr.. White, the Barnes coun-
ty farmers bill. relating to noXious
weeds: Mr.. Parkin. appropriatins $500
annually for weather service; Mr..
Gregory. abolishing the herd law
where the people so vote.
In the house the military bill ]was
reported back with material amend
mcnts intended to make the national
guard effective in case of instruction.
1t grants the national authorities the
privilege to use the militia within or
without the state. Bills introduced:
Mr.. Brainerd, reducing the military
appropriation from $1,000 to $4,000;
Mr.. Hegrandson, constituting the gov
crnor, auditor and attorney general,
with all county auditors a state board
of equalization, to meet at Fargo; al
low expenses only; also, providing for
the division of the expense of bridges
between county and town.