Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-14
STATE LEGISLATURE.
North DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
The Proceedings of Both Branches
Of the Legislature, Arranged and
Condensed in Convenient Form for
Rapid Reading.

Condensed In Convenient Form 1OF
Rapid Reading.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 3-The senate
spent the day on the third reading of
the civil code and the house on the
first reading of the code of civil pro-
cedure. In the house the free text
book bill was ordered engrossed for
third reading. A resolution was
adopted declaring it the sense of the
legislature that the state fair appro-
priation OF 5000 should not be used
for two years. The valued policy bill
was mace special order for Tuesday,
owing to the absence of the author
BratnerGrs memorial to the legislature
Of Minnesota, South Dakota and Ne
braska to join with North Dakota in
legislation and action with view to
preventing the spread of the Russian
cactus, was adopted. Brokeman's bill,
amended to apply to freight trains.
was recommended to pass; also bill
to license warehouses. The substitute
for the act repeating the compilation
act introduced by. the minority Of tho
committee provides that repeal shall
take effect March 10, the commission
to donate their services after that date.
Edward Murphy was added to- the
force of enrolling clerks. Bills intro
duced: Brown, appropriating $500 per
annum for First regiment band; Wall
en-. exempting midwives from the law
requiring examination of physicians;
Korsmo, requiring county treasurers to
report to township clerks funds in their
hands belonging to towns and notify
when drawn by town treasurers; COM
pilation committee. code of civil pro-
cedure One hundred and nine bills
introduced in the house and ninety nine
in the senate.
The house passed the following bills:
Purdon's, adding president and vice
president to town board Of equaliZa-
ton: committees substitute for the
military bill, provides appointments to
expire with the governors term, makes
chief of supply quartermaster, and pro-
viding that the adjutant general must
have served in the national guard, vol
unteer force or regular army. and gives
authority to use the militia without the
state in case of insurrection; commit
tees substitute making liquor permits
continuous if the required number OF
qualified petitions are kept: Flack's,
prohibiting from closing public or pri-
vdlC IOduS Will UdA OCu WIG uAAASat'
guards are used; Cryan's. for the as
sessment of state bank stock where
band is located; Tyler's, curing de-
fective Acknowledgements.
The penitentiary investigation de-
velops no wrong so far. The st. Paul
and Minneapolis parties who were said
to have paid a rake-off deny it III
dispositions taken under stipulation. In
one case of alleged double vouchers it
is shown that there were two prisoners
of the same name discharged at differ
ent dates, and purchases Of clothing
correspondent with their discharge. The
butcher denied the beef story.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5.-The peni-
tertiary investigation has been con-
cluded. No facts were developed which
in any manner reflect on the managers
or officers. The butcher quoted in the
public examiners report as saying he
was requested to pay accounts, denies
this. He declares he delivered all for
which vouchers were issued, and ex-
plains his removal of beef by saying
he borrowed two quarters to meet an
emergency, and returned the same. No
evidence was presented to sustain the
charge that convicts were employed on
the warden's ranch or for private pur-
poses. The cruel treatment was for
correction, after every other method
had failed to force obedience. and was
the method known as stretching. The
cost of the buggy was shown by Bur-
well of st. Paul to be low. The st.
Paul Rubber company and Ordway &
Rogers show that there was no rake
off on hose, pipe and hydrants. Deit-
rich swears that he received the full
amount Of the omnibus voucher, and
clothiers say that there was not du-
plication of vouchers. EX-Goy. Short
ridge, Secretary San 1ers and Public
Examiner Peabody admit that the
charges are not sustained in any par
ticular, but claim the affidavits pre-
scented to them justified the charges.
The governor has signed the bill add
ing unorganized territory to Billings,
Stark and Mercer counties. Arnold's
boiler inspection bill was reported ad-
versely. Senator Strom introduced the
Colorado law providing for the cure
of inebriates at county expense where
the family 10 not abe to provide treat
ment; Rourke, adding the mayor and
aldermen to the city board Of equaliza-
ton; also requiring tile sheriff, ill.,
stead Of agent, to sell mortgaged chat
tells; Enger, fixing the salary Of clerks
of court on the basis OF population at
5000 in smaller counties to $500, but
allowing the clerk abstract fees. The
senate concurred in the cactus me
mortal to Minnesota, South Dakota
and Nebraska legislatures.
In the house Korsmo introduced a
bill giving farm laborers lien on
crops for services; Twitchell. the Fargo
Gun club bill for the protection of
game and fish. 1t creates board OF
one from each judicial district, one OF
whom may be appointed agent, the sal
airy to be paid from fines. etc. 1t pro
vides closed seasons, prohibits shipping
from the state. requires permits for
hunters with dogs and fee of 81, re-
Quires bond from nonresident hunt
ers that they will abide by the law.
prohibits going into growing grain or
upon premises without a permit where
notice is posted. Winemnn's bill pro-