The Dickinson press., 1895-02-02
new CAPITOL BILL
1T IS INTRODUCED IN THE MINNIE
sofa LEGISLATURE.

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sofa LEGISLATURE.
Amendments Are Made to the Prcs-
| ent Capitol Bill in Order That
| Some Work ON the Capitol
| May De Done IN the Next
| Two Years.
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURES.
Resume of the Work Accomplished
| in the Various Northwcst-
| ern Lcgixlatures.
st. Jaul, Jan. 31.-The new capitol
bill was introduced in the house and
senate. The bill does not make many
changes over the bill of two years ago,
but does arrange matters so that there
can he some progress In the work of
construction during the next two years.
There was little surprise when the
senate opened this morning. Lieut..
Gov. Cl0ugh called to order. but soon
gave way to President Pro Ten. Day,
and Senator Stevens then presented
the new presiding officer with a gavcl,
the gift of the employees Of the senate.
President Day responded britly, ex-
planning that he had about exhausted
his oratorical vocabulary.
Senator Spcrry's bill makes 1t the
duty of all county officers to report to
the county auditor statement of all
fees. enrollments. etc, received in con.
nection with their Offices
Senator Spencer's insurance bill pro-
vides for the payment of the full
amount for which a building is in.
sured, where there is a total loss. II
Is a bill that comes up every year, and
Is calculated to arouse considerable op-
position OH the part of insurance COM
panies.
Senator Jones fence bill is another
bill intended to wipe the Russian
Thistle off the earth. He would keep
out the thistle by means Of Il fence.
Senator Thorpe introduced a bill ex-
tending the privileges Of the high
school board examinations to the coun-
try districts, and under the supervision
of the county superintendents. An
other bill by Thorpe defines the duties
OF county superintendents in examin-
ing applicants for teachers. 1t speci-
fies the branches they are to be OK
amincd in. and establishes the grades
and duration of the certificates. A
board of arhitrators is also provided
for
Senator Stcbbins' bill abolishes the
lnebriatc department Mt the Rochester
insane asylum.
Senator Heneman's election bill Is
intended to head off the independent
running. Men can run for state offices
by getting petitions from 1 per cent
OF the voters: for district Offices. : per
cent; for county and municipal offices.
10 per cent OF the voters.
In the House.
For the first time this session the
house took UP general orders in com
mittee of the whole. The proceeding
savored greatly Of an experiment, and
was more for the purpose of initiating
inexperienced statesmen into the mys-
teries of the lawmaking craft than to
meet any pressing need of business.
Henry Feig was the chairman called
to preside by Speaker Van SAINT, and
his skilled guidance conducted the
neopiytes safely over the shoals of
parliamentary tactics. Three i'm
portant bills, relating to claims of
1
| OOuntlcs and the aiming Of firearms.
were considered in the committee and
recommended to pass. The fourth on
the docket. by which relief ass0ciations
OF nrelnen are organized In small cities
ana towns, occasioned a debate be-
tween MIR. jacobson and Johns, its
author. with the result that the COM
mlttee decided to report progress, but
hothing further. Jacobson's argument
on the bill brought forth the fact that
STATE funds. after once appropriated to
the relief association, even though they
were under state supervision, were not
under state control, and this was the
rcal reason for the decision to consider
inc measure more ut length. On ris-
ing, the committee of the whole re.
ported on the bills as they had de-
lcriiined IN committee, and the house
accepted the report
resolutions were introduced into the
mousse this morning proposing investi-
gationS eI INTO the rate determinations of
ene raliroads OF the state; also into the
charges of expresses companies
Wisconsin.
Madison, Jan. 31.-Gov. Upham sent
to the senate the following apnoint.
ments on the board of normal regents
and they were confirmed: T.. ID. Coe.
MnlteWater to serve until 1898: Frank
Ostrander, Superior, 1893; w. A.
browh, Marinette, 1898: Charles Pet
tieknow, Milwaukee, 1897, and James
u: Raymore, Stevens Point, 1897.
Mr. Sloan Of Superior introduced
phi IN the assembly requiring the
Doard or normal school regents tn
carry out their contract with the citv
or Superior, and build the seventh
normal school there without unneces.
sary delay. Mr.. Sholacker introduced
u Dill authorizing cities to paw tho
mayor salary. Mr. Hall introduced
an important bill relating to railroads
Wnich provided that beard of three
laiiroad commissioners be appointed
as IN iowa, to have charge OF all state
BUSINESS connected with the railroad.
thus doing away with the office Of
Iailroad commissioner. The bill fs an
important one. 1t provides that tho
commissioners be elected by tho nao.
pie and they have the power Of tixino
maximum rates.
North Dakota.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 31.-Tbe labor
alin trade III ions Of Fargo filed Dro.
test AGAINST using convict labor in
competition will, free Labor mention.
ing Edwards coal bin especially. S,n
ate DTS introGuccd: Strom. for loan.
ing portion Of the permanent schonl
Iuhi on farm mortgages to run TWEEN.
~ years. one-twrlfth to be repaid an.
n9aily; Sorlcy. making void contracts
where the signature is obtained Inv
Ilaud; Fuller. appropria ting $50, 900
for an additional hespitai building for
the insane; In Mouro, raising the gross
earnings tax to'3 per cent. The senate
passed Little's bill rcpealing the law
creating the compilation commission.
tlilllcr's bill declaring all mills custom
mills was Inadvertently carried to the
table with an ameDdmen offered by
La Moure providing that Leistikow's
mill shall be exempted from its pro.
visions. Plains bill repeating the
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