The Dickinson press., 1895-02-16
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STATE LEGISLATURE,

STATE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
OF the Legislature, Arranged and
Rapid RenilinE.
bismarck. n. D.. Feb. S.-The gov
triior appointed Senator Valentine,
Sloncr OF Agriculture Mclaughlin the
castus commission to visit st. Paul
Feb. II, to confer with commissioners
from other states, as requested by
Gov. Clou@ll. The rcsubmission rcso-
luton WAS reported on adversely in
the senate. but will not br taken up
until Senator McGillivary returns
Sixteen senators are pledged in writ
ing t" the passage. being the requisite
majority. Twcnty-cisht are pledged
IN the house. hut this is four short Of
the necessary number.
The senate spent the day reading the
code OF civil procedure and the house
the civil code. little other business be-
ing done. MIR. Twitchcll met gross de-
feat in his valued policy bill. The
vote stood ~ to 30.
Eills introduced in the senate: Ar
mold. repeating Special Laws 1885 re-
latinS to salaries of treasurer and reg
lister of deeds of Grand Forks county;
Tufts. by request Of Col. Tuller. pro-
vidins that the chief of supply shall
receive Il salary OF SOTO. and creating
the chief of supply and other officers
Il board to care for the Devils Lake
camping grounds. The county at
torncy's bill was made IL special order
for Saturday.
In the house protests continue com
Ing against Tufts drainage bill. and
Emerson Smith protests against Mr..
TwitchelfS road bill. Richards intro
duccd II bill regulating commercial
agencies. credit companies and guar
antce associations. 1t prohibits them
from doing business and persons act
ing as agents or correspondents or
receiving reports without authority
granted 10y commissioner Of insurance.
Taxes them . per cent on gross re-
ccipts. Bills passed: lIcbrandson's.
providing for division of the expense
Of bridge constructions; ProSsrr's,
brakeman's bill. two for each train
Of fOrty-tivc frciglltS and one addi-
tiOnal for each additional ten ears;
Armstrong;. reducing the number Of
Australian ballots: Norsmo's. reuuir.
ing county trcasllrers to report the
amount of town taxes. Bills lost:
Hills, making Labor day legal holi-
day; Korsmo's, allowing /. mill tax
for gopher destruction.
bismarck. n. H.. Feb. 9.-1'lc alb
ness prevented the resubmission rcso-
luton from coming up to-day.
The code of civil procedure passed
both houses and the civil code will
have passed both tomorrow. Bills in
trodlced in the senate: Strom. in
Identifying owners of sheep killed by
dogs; Day, for leasing state lands; Ar
mold, for free text books. Passed by
the senate: ParkinS. for organizing
counties from unorganizrd territory;
Gregory, allowing counties to vote on
herd law when one third petition;
Strom, for deposit of county funds;
Arnold. for natural history and geo
graphical survey of the state by the
university; I1anna's house resolution
for no state fair for two years; Wine
mans house cigarette bill received one
majority, and prohibits the sale OF
cigarettes in the state. Senator Hag.
CART presented 4 protest from the Far
20 trades unions against Edwards Goa!
bill and in favor of free text books.
In the house the bill making Labor
day a legal holiday, defeated ycs,cr
day. was rrconsidcrcd and passed. Th.
valued policy bill was reconsidcred
and again defeated. Wineman. Pros
Ser and Twitchcll We're appointed tt
confer with IL committee from Mime
sofa with Il view to securing lower
freight and coal rates. McLachlan in
troduced a bill reducing the adjutant
generals salary 5000 and expense al
lowanrc $500, and makes his uilic,
prosecute pensions free makes the
governor and military staff board to
take charge OF camp and empowers.
them to erect permanent buildings re-
tairs officers until commissions expire.
including chief of supply under the
name OF ullartrrllaSlcr. Edwards In
troduccd Crerl's bill making the gov
rrnor and staff an advisory board as
to national guard matters. giving them
charge of the camp. Sargent intro
duccd the Minnesota law protecting
dairy interests; Colby. defining intOXi-
eating drinks. including nearly the
whole line of temperance drinks; Her
hrandson. requiring Il record of coro-
n"r'S invncStS. The house passed Mr..
Svcn>rud'S bill reducing personal prop
erty exemption from tax to So. Wine
mans divorce bill was unfavorably re-
ported. but made special order for
Feb. IL. The cactus conference rcso-
luiions of the Minnesota legislature
We're approved. Gundrrson's bill to IL
crIiSe lawyers and doctors were killed
RiSmar.''. y. D.. Feb. 1O.-'rhe sen
ate passed Ilaggart'S rcsubmiSSion res
olulon by Ii to II. Tie ayes We're:
Benedict. Brown. Burke, Clark, Fuller.
Gregory. llaggart. La Mourc, Little
McGillivray. Parlin. Plain. Sorlry.
Ncits White. Wishck. Senator lIag
CART moved the usual clinchcr. which
was auOpteI. anu ten minutes LATER the
resolution was in the house, where it
will come up when four more sigma
lures are secured to the agreement In
pass IL. Both the civil and civil pro-
crdurc codes have passed both houses.
The probate code has passed the house
and the penal and justices cole is u,-
der consideration. Tho governor ap-
proved .Arncids commissioner district
bill.
Ellis introduced in the senate: Com
mittee. fixing minimum time for Of
tenders in ppnitcntiary; justices code
Davis. fixing fees for taking convicts
to pcnitentiary; Brown, free text
books. The bill reducing the salaries
OF railroad commissioners was killed
and bills passed repeating the special
law regarding the salaries Of treasurer
and register Of Grand Forks county
and parkin'S bill for licensing refresh.