Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-07
ST TIE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.

NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
The PrOcccdings of both Brnnchca
Il Of the Legislature. Arranged and
4 Condensed In Convenient Form for
Rapid Reading.
Bismarck. n. D.. Jan. 27.-In botl,
branches Of the legislature, by Strom
lin the senate and Lindstrom in tho
house. bills We're introduced defining
the duties IF the railroad commission
sers and regulating common carriers.
The provisions reach bridge companies
sahd 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
any other company in any other state
shall also be held reasonable if low
ser than the rates charged by roads in
this state; provides that they shall i,l-
squire as to the responsibility for &C.
cidents. and their report shall be
prima facie evidence as to facts stated.
Senate bills iLtroduced: Haggart,
repeating the appropriation for TIL.
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
by constitutional amendment; also re-
tducing the contract rate Of interest
from IL to 10 per cent.
In the house bills We're introduced:
Gleason, allowing the sheriff to sum-
mon jurors but not talismen 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 run
ming at large from November to April:
Herbrandson, requiring a residence of
three years before a person can be-
come 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
state April 1 to be assessed for taxa
Stfon, 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
sthe 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 q bill
constituting the governor, auditor and
secretary Of state an emergency COM
mission, granted power to transfer, in
case of emergency, public funds from
one fund to another, and to do any
thing which the state should do, but
for which there is no provision. 1t
appropriates $4,000 and authorizes ex-
speriments as to the Russian cactus.
Prof. Bailey, Senator Casey and 9th
1ers will meet the joint committee on
sRussian cactus on Thursday evening.
Models of cactus burners and other
plans for the destruction of the pest
will be considered. Senate bills in
;troduced: Mr.. Clark, changing the
time Of annual meeting of local insur-
sance companies from January to No
vember; Mr.. White, the Barnes coun-
3ty farmers bill, relating to noxious
weeds; Mr.. Parkin, appropriating $500
annually for weather service; Mr..
Gregory, abolishing the herd law
where the people so vote.
81 In the house the military bill was
reported back with material amend
,ments intended to make the national
guard effective in case Of insurrection.
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
sernor, auditor and attorney general,
With all county auditors state board
5of equalization, to meet at Fargo; al
low expenses only; also, providing for
the division Of the expense of bridges
between county and town.
@S Bismarck, N. D., Jan. Ex-senator
3Hillier's bill regulating warehouses
and elevators on railroad rights of
way was again referred to the COM
smittee on warehouses. Valentines
bill relating to petitions for the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors was amended
to require SO per cent of the voters and
passed. The resolution of Senator
sDObie raising committee to report on
ways and means of retrenchment was
adopted.
Bills introduced in the senate: Lit
tie, to prevent the spread of infectious
diseases among animals, creating the
office of chief state vetinarian; by COM
Inittee, substitute reducing the amount
OF personal property exempt from tax
alton; Lamb, repeating the wolf
bounty; Haggart, prohibiting contract
labor at the penitentiary; Young, re-
spealing the gross earnings tax; Enger,
repeating the militia appropriation;
Clarke, appropriating $4,000 for the
promotion Of higher education, sub
stantially the Cashel bill of 1893.
In the house: Hodgson's bill re-
pealing the gross earnings tax, passed
without dissenting voice. If the bill
becomes q law it is claimed that it
Will require the roads now paying a
gross earnings tax to pay on valua-
ton fixed by the state board of equal
ization. Wineman's bill providing for
the deposit OF state funds was passed
Edwards, Hanna, Mclaughlin and
Porter voted no. The house also