Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-02-14

reading the civil code, which will pass
tomorrow. The house passed the code
of civil procedure and free text book
bill, the latter by 38 to 6. Wineman
voted for, Edwards against. Wineman
expressed satisfaction with the amend
ments. Colby introduced a bill pro-
hibiting obscene lite1eture, drastic In
extreme, reaching the Police News and
like publications. and Gleason, fixing
the responsibility on railroads for in
juries to employees where the cause is
the fault Of company employees. Ras-
mussen's bill for licensing warehouses
passed. The civil code. as it will pass
the senate. carries with it all the
granger legislation passed during the
last few years, including senate bill 81
and house bill of 1893 and other side
track measures; also a law requiring
trains to be run every day under Sc
we're penalty. It also gives full power
to commissioners to enforce laws, and
establish maximum coal rates.
The house passed Arnold's commits
sioner district bill and killed Rays bill
repeating the Grand Forks fair appro-
priation. Logan's bill allowing stock
to run at large in winter was killed;
also his for the registration of voter
by assessors.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. S.-The gov
ernor appointed Senator Valentine,
Representative Brainerd and Commits
sioner of Agriculture Mclaughlin the
castus commission to visit st. Paul
Feb. II, to confer with commissioners
from other states, as requested by
Gov. Clough. The resubmission reso-
luton was reported on adversely in
the senate, but will not be taken I'D
until Senator McGillivary returns.
Sixteen senator's are pledged in writ
ing to the passage, being the requisite
majority. Twentyeight are pledged
in the house, but 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. Mr.. Twitchell met gross de-
feat in his valued policy bill. The
vote stood "a to 30
mold, repeating Special Laws 1885 re-
lating to salaries of treasurer and reg
lister of deeds of Grand Forks county;
viding that the chief of supply shall
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the chief Of supply and other officers
board to care for the Devils Lake
camping grounds. The county at
torney's bill was made special order
for Saturday.
In the house protests continue COM
ing against Tufts drainage bill, and
Emerson Smith protests against Mr..
Twitchell's road bill. Richards intro
duced a bill regulating commercial
agencies, credit companies and guar
antee associations. 1t prohibits them
from doing business and persons act
ing as agents or correspondents or
receiving reports without authority
granted by commissioner of insurance.
Taxes them per cent on gross re-
ceipts. Bills passed: Richardson's,
providing for division of the expense
Of bridge constructions; Prosser's,
brakeman's bill, two for each train
Of forty-fve freights and one addi-
tional for each additional ten cars;
Armstrong;, reducing the number of
Australian ballots; Korsmo's. requir-
ing county treasurers to report the
amount Of town taxes. Bills lost:
Hill's, making Labor day legal holi-
day; Korsmo's, allowing 2 mill tax
for gopher destruction.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 9.-The alb.
sence of NlcGillivray and Fullers sick
ness prevented the resubmission reso-
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
troduced 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 unorganized territory;
Gregory, allowing counties to vote on
herd law when third petition;
Strom, for deposit Of county funds;
Arnold, for natural history and geo.
graphical survey of the state by the
university; Hanna'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 a protest from the Far.
go trades unions against Edwards coal
bill and in favor of free text books.
In the house the bill making Labor
day a legal holiday, defeated yester-
day, was reconsidered and passed. The
valued policy bill was reconsidered
and again defeated. Wineman, Pros:
ser and Twitchell were appointed to
confer with committee from Mime
sofa with a view to securing lower
freight and coal rates. McLachlan in
troduced bill reducing the adjutant
generals salary $500 and expense al.
lowancc $3.50, and makes his office
prosecute pensions free, makes the
governor and military staff board to
take charge Of camp and empowers
them to erect permanent buildings, re-
tains officers until commissions expire.
including chief of supply under the
name Of quartermastef Edwards ILL.,
PRODUCED Creel's bill making the gov
ernor 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
GRANDSON, requiring record Of coro-
ner's inquests. The house passed Mr..