The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-03-09

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were lost.
Bismarck. n. d., March 1.-The kee.
Icy cure bill was defeated in the house
by II majority against, then recon
sidcrcd. and made Il special order for
tomorrow. Tho governor signed the
bill extending from March to October
the time for the penalty attaching to
unpaid personal taxes. The probate,
penal, civil procedure and criminal
procedure codes are now in the hands
Of the governor. Lindstrom's Iowa
railroad law WAS recommended for in
definite poStponcncnt from the COM
mittee of the whole, the vote being 3:3
to 27. The house refused to adopt the
rcport-::W to W-and it was made Il
| special order for Saturday. 1t is
claimed the code approved by the gcv-
ernor yesterday contains every essen
tial feature of this bill without it's I'M
constitutional and unnecessarily harsh
features.
The house committee recommended
the taxation of the Bismarck bridge.
The committee on railroads reported a
horizontal 10 per cent reduction. bill
without recommendation. The house
passed the following senate bills: Greg
ory's. repeating the law relating to ter
ritorial reports; Davis. changing the
place of holding court in Wells county:
Strom's. regulating deposits of county
funds; Arnold's. repeating special laws
relating to the salaries of register and
treasurer OF Gra1.d Forks county; Per:
kinS', organizing into counties unor.
ganized territory. This bill will pro
vide for organizing other counties if
the Stark county bill proves uncon-
stitutional.
Bismarck. n. D., March BIN the
senate Strom's bill declaring it a mis-
demeanor on the part of employers to
require the surrender of any right Of
citizenship as a condition Of employ
nlent. was defeated. The judiciary
committee reported the bill for gross
earnings are $1,000 per mile. and 4
per cent where less than $1,000. The
political code. which has passed the
house. rcpeals the present gross earl
ings tax. The senate passed these
bills: Parkins'. appropriating $500 for
the weather service; Plains. relating
to the boundaries of school districts:
Dobie's. protecting fish: Hilliar's. e g
ulating the construction of warehouses
on railroad rights Of way. Also the
following house bills: Richards. au-
thorizing the trustees of the p%cniten-
tiary to employ convicts Oh public i'm
provements: Colby's. suppressi1.g i'm
mora! literature: Tyler's allowing state
banks 5000 capital; Purdon's. describ-
ing the time for the first meeting of
city councils; Browns brakeman's bill.
The house passed the political code;
Wallcn's. bill allowing women to prac-
tice midwifery without a technical ex-
animation; Rinde's, fixing the salaries
Of county officers. Edwards convict
coal miners bill was finally defeated.
The house passed Senator Strom's
Kelley cure bill after amending it by
striking out bichloride of gold. The
probate code has been signed by the
governor. Murphy introduced a bill
providing for the survey of under
ground water 1urses for irrigation.
Several unimportant bills We're intro
duced.
The governor nominated and the
senate confirmed Roderick Johnson, Il.
II. Register. w. II. Bratton, c. A.
Lonnsberry and Ole G. Wing members
of the Bismarck p%enitentiary board. ].
w. Mitchell member of the soldiers
home board. Lisbon. Edward n. Lib
hey. John n. Bishop and Milton Il.
Merchant. Industrial school. Glendale.
Thegovern y has signed Guinan's
bill requiring railroads to maintain
station buildings where freight ship
ments amount to 100000 annually, also
Purdan's bill relating to city boards
of equalization. The house passed
Wineman's resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment.
!. Bismarck, n. H.. March 5.-The sen
ate passed the house bill repeating the
gross earnings law, and passed La
Moure's bill as amended by the COM
mittee for a gross earnings tax of 3
per cent on roads earning $1,000 or
more per mile and 4 per cent on those
earning less, effective only in case all
accept the provisions: Lindstrom's bill
Qowa law was indefinitely postponed.
The governor approved the penal civil
procedure and criminal procedure
codes. also Wells county court bill.
The senate passed a resolution accept
ing Rock island. Devils lake. from the
general government for militia pur-