The Dickinson press., 1895-01-26
STATE LEGISLATURE
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
The Proceedings of Both Branches
Of the Legislature, Arranged and
Condensed I'm Convenient Form for
Rapid Reading.

The Proceedlngs of Both Branches
Of the Legislature, Arranged and
C~Ondensed in Convenient Eorm for
Rapid Reading.
Bismarck, N. d., Jan. 1.-THE sen.
ate committee reported bills granting
the governors Office a s~tenographer
and reducing the salary of railroad
commissioners to $1,000; also Senator
Hagsart&s resolution for adjournment
Feb. @. and Mr.. Little's amendment
raising the debt limit. An amendment
extending %penitentiary investigation
to cover four years was adopted. Bills
introduced In the senate: Little. ap-
prOpriating $1,000 for a penitentiary;
Dogs, $51,A00 for a school for the deaf;
BOurOk, $4,000 for Il soldiers home;
being bills which passed the house
last session, but failed to reach the
senate; boy, reducing the closed sea-
son to game and protecting against
states; Valentin. providing for free
creating courts of Cancellation; boy,
men voting on school matters; Stew
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right of way clear from grass and
weeds liable to distribute fire; Hans
com, prohibiting license to reach to
persons not citizens unless they have
resided in the United States one year.
In the house of representatives:
Logan, for free and uniform text
books; Hill, making labor day a lagal
holiday. Messrs. Brainerd. Colby,
Svensrud, Brown and Purdon were up
pointed members Of the joint commit
tee on Russian cactus with McCartcn,
Valentine and Bourke Of the senate.
Messrs. Little and Burke are the SEN
ate committee to confer with the Min
nesota legislative committee on grain
and coal rates. Senator Haggart has
J. learned that the railroads in North
Dakota have practically granted Far
go and Grand Forks distributing rates,
placing these cities on tho same foot
ing as the Twin Cities in that re-
spect. Numerous letters were re-
ceived from Fargo asking for copies
of the Edwards-Irons freight bill,
ella that it should be examined
by Fargo business mel If in their in
terest.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 10. - Among
the bills lost, sidetracked or stolen
during the last legislature was the
substitute for the Mclean warehouse
bill. 1t passed both houses and
reached the governor on the last night
Of the session. but did not have the
signature Of the lieutenant governor
and therefore failed to become a law.
1t was hotly contested throughout. 1t
provides for the condemnation of
warehouse sites OH railroad right of
way. The measure has been intro
known as senate file No. 10.
Another important measure required
railroads to provide platforms for the
shipment of live stock or grain at sta
lions, with the object Of relieving ship
pers from elevator monopoly. This
its passage on it's way from the SEN
introduced by Senator Strom and will
Senator Haggart's resolution to adj
journ Feb. % was practically beaten
by a motion to defer consideration I'M
til Feb. II. Among the bills intro
duced in the senate were. BY Tufts,
extending time for restraint from sale
of delinquent personal tax from March
to October; Day, raising the test for
Illuminating oil from 100 to $50; Nc
Carten, changing the law requiring
duplicate receipts for taxes to be filed
daily with auditor to monthly; Bourck,
defining duties and limiting powers of
boards of education in relation to ex-
pulsion Of pupils; Arnold. providing
for geological and. natural history sur
vey of the state.
In the house the following bills were
introduced: Mcdonald, reducing in
terest during period of redemption on
Judgment from IL to Z per cent; Hodg-
son, prohibiting insolvent state banks
from increasing loans and discounts
or dividing profits. as well as to re-
ceive deposits; Wineman, authorizing
townships to fund or refund indebted
ness; Rod, fixing passenger rates at
not exceeding 3 cents per mile. The
speaker appointed Ole Bojskie janitor
of the committee rooms and Il. G.
Miller and Matt johnson assistant en-
rolling and ensrossing clerks. The
I clerks appointed as assistant engross-
ing and enrolling clerks have been as
signed to committees and will serve as
committee clerks until needed in their
own departments. The bill of the
Northern Pacific railroad for transpor-
tation of national guards to and from
encampment, amounting to $624.41,
was presented by the governor to the
legislature. Both branches of the leg
jslature adjourned till 2 o'clock Mon
day, when they meet in joint session
for the purpose of doing honor to the
memory Of Mrs. Senator Hansbrough
by the adoption of appropriate resolu-
lions, speeches, etc.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.-Many
members of the legislative assembly
went East to-day, intending to take in
the senatorial caucus at st. Paul.
The commissioner Of statistics and
labor has issued a circular requesting
farmers in Russian cactus infested dis
tricts to forward to the Russian cactus
committee at Bismarck Il brief state
ment of their views as to the best way
to check the spread Of the pest and to
eradicate 1t where it has gained a foot
hold. Suggestions from farmers in
others states, as we'll as in the Dako-
tas, are desired. The committee de-
sires prompt response in order that
the legislature may have the benefit Of
the knowledge thus gained during the
brief session, of which only fifty days
remain.
The state authorities are in consul
tation to-day as to the best method of
tiding the state over it's present tinan-
cial straits. 1t has been suggested that
IL the legislature will indicate the or
der in which the accounts are to be
paid from the funds as they come into
the treasury there would be no diff
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