Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-17
SOLONS RETURN HOME
MINNESOTA LEGISLATORS ENJOY A
LITTLE REST. 6"4

No B0ildle IL Being Used In the Min
nesOtn ScnntOrinl COntcst-Work OF
the North and South Dakota LeDds
latures.
st. Paul, Jan. 13.-Every member of
the legislature who could has gone
home for the short legislative vacation,
and the hotel Hobbies are deserted.
Half dozen representatives and SEN
ators could be found at the windsor
after close search, and In the diff
ferent senatorial headquarters a few
workers were visible, but nothing
more. The capital politicians are liv-
ing to-day in the memory OF the, con-
test thus far and in anticipation of
what the future is to bring forth. The
senatorial contest is expected to take
a decided turn early next week. The
large number Of members who are
now unpledged will come from their
constituents, in most cases, ready to
talk. 1t may as we'll be said now as
at another time, that there Is nothing
so far to justify any talk Of "boodle."
The canvass has been conspicuously
free from anything of this sort, and
that it may continue to the end is the
desire of the best men on both sides.
Gov. Nelson is not rich; Mr.. Comstock
is rich, but not a man who will stoop
to such methods; Mr.. McCleary is not
rich, and Mr.. Washburn and his man.
ayers gave it out in the very begin
ming that they would win on their
merits or not Mt all. 1t has been sug-
gested that some Ct the unpledgcd
members have been waiting for offers
to pay their Campaign expenses"
but even if such suggestion is true
and there is nothing to prove, 1.-THE
members so waiting will wait in vain.
1t will be an election without the ex-
penditure of money for the purchase
of votes and without improper in
fluences of any sort brought to bear.
Investigate the Charges.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.-The pres.
ident of the senate appointed Senators
Burke, Gregory and McGillivray
committee to investigate the charges
as to the management Of the peni-
tertiary contained in the public ex-
aminer's report. and were empowered
to send for persons and papers.
Bills introduced in the senate: By
Little, raising the debt limit and al
lowing higher rate of taxation; Enger,
repeating the gopher bounty; Vale1-
tine, permitting petition to sell
liquor by druggists to be signed by
any qualified person in the county:
Wishek. amending the laws to re-
Quire the clerk instead of the at
torneys to tax costs in civil cases; also
making exemption from sale on ex-
ecution specific instead Of allowing
$500, as now. The object is to con-
form the law to the constitution, the
present law being in conflict there
with. Arnold redistricting counties
into commissioner districts.
In the house: Twitchell, providing
for the contract system in spending
tax for improvement of highways, in
accord with the governors inaugural;
Wineman, amending the divorce laws
SO as to require one years residence
before commencing suit, instead Of
three months, as now; Toftsrud. max
ing taxes a first lien on mortgaged
personal property; Roy, requiring all
property in the hands Of agents on
the list day Of April to be returned
for taxation. The effect will be to
catch wheat in elevators, which has
heretofore been shipped out in April,
escaping taxation both in Minnesota
and Dakota, there beca,se not shipped
in before April 1, and here because
shipped before May. Twitchell, max
ing Tie face value Of insurance poll
cies prima facie evidence of the
amount to be shipped in case Of total
loss; Hanna, allowing a bounty Of 81
per hundred weight for potato starch
manufactured In this state.
Practicing Economy.
Pierre, s. d., Jan. ia resolution
was presented in the house from the
secretary Of state in regard to legis-
lative expenditures. A message from
the governor was presented asking
consideration of his bill regulating the
duties of state treasurer. The COM
mittee on compensation of house en-
ployes made a cut of so cents Il day
on all employees except the chaplain
and pages. A resolution was intro
duced creating the Office of night
Waterman, and the speaker was in
structed to make an appointment for
that position. On motion that portion
of the governors message eulogizing
ex-Treasurer Taylor was expunged
from the records. A message was re-
ceived from the senate announcing
that under suspension Of the rules
that body had passed joint resolution
for the appointment of committee of
eight, three from the senate and five
from the house, for thorough investi-
cation Of the defalcation Of ex-Treas-
urer Taylor. The house suspended the
rules and passed the joint resolution.
The senate members of the commit
tee are Senators ePase, Boyce and Nc
Gee, and the house appointees are
Representatives Gold, Lucas, Dicover,
Holquist and Borrow.
The senate met at 2 o'clock and the
Journal was read and approved. A res
olution was presented by Mr.. Aplin
Of Beadle for an amendment to the
constitution allowing cities and towns
which are bonded to the constitutional
limit to issue further bonds for the
purpose of providing water supply.
Seminary Burned.
Minneapolis, Jan. 13.-The Norwe-
glan Lutheran seminary at Robbins
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