The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-08

he knows all about what he Is sign
tug. Second, that signatures should
We made for almost every contract.
Verbal contracts arc mighty forget.
ful things.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
NORTH DAKOTA LAWMAKERS AND
THEIR WORK.
Fhs Proceedings Of Both Branches
Of the Legislaturc, Arranged ana
Condensed In Convenient ForM for
Rapid Rsadlng.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 1.-Senator
EnEer introduced ii bill authorizing
counties to. provide gopher poison.
Bills passed: Senator SIRENS bill
amending tho courts Cancellation act,
making compliance optional; So:isy's,
providing property shall; be exempt In
Judgment for bast:rGy: Gregory's. re-
'"alinG the act providing for purchas-
'rg reports Of the territorial supreme
court; Rourkc's. increasing the juris-
fiction Of county courts to $1,000. The
county attorneys bill was made q spe.
cial order for Monday. Wishek's bill,
relating to county surveyors, was
filled. The civil code is being read
section by section. with .Iu.l La Mourc
e ping tall to see that no section is be-
ing skipped.
IN the house Lerom's homestead ex-
rmpti6n was killed. as the subject Is
'overt,d by the civil code. Exemption
= restricted to heads OF families and
he value Of homestead limited. The
r"e school book bill was rcconlmitted
IF amendment to add county commits
'",rrs to the mard 10 select books.
tnnna's hill requiring county auditors
furnish tho town clerk list Of
,xcs was passed. Introduced: Muir
ny. nppropriating 5000 for printing
nj general Immigration purposes for
he commissioner of agriculturr's Of.
':cc: Nelson. prescribing securities nec-
ssary on bond Of officers In lncor-
Wrated towns; Simpson. that cases
.'.ust be heard Mt the first terln Of the
supreme court IL appealed within six
~ days or brief fled within twenty
i've days of time of meeting: Ras.
nusscn, requiring bulletins ut all sta.
'ons to show whether a. train IL Oh
'ne or late; also requiring the reg
'stration and licensing of all public
warehouses;: fee. +? for house under
iO.MO bushels and s. above 10000;
Hancock. providing for preserving the
photographs Of senators. congressman
MI state officers by the secretary Of
| tate.
III committee of tho whole the propo.
;:tions to reduce the amount OF per-
:onal property exempt from taxation
rom S.M to SIS and to repeal the
;j.ND appropriated for the state fair
were reported favorably.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. The senate
'pent the day reading the civil code re-
.s0rted by the compilation committee
md on amendments to the proposed
soiler inspection law. Senator Casey
vas before the committee and succeed
ID In securing 80 many changes that
hc bill was ordered printed as amend
ID. In the house there was Il lively
skirMish over the senate bill repeating
he net creating the commission to
odify the laws. The bill came from
he senate yesterday, and was reported
avorably this morning from the Judi.
larry committee. Wineman challenged
he report on the ground of NO meeting
ind NO authorized report. 1t was re.
committed. Proper notice being given,
he committee held meeting after I'D
ournment and recommnded the bill to
BASS. 1t is claimed an effort IL being
made to force revival Of the commits
lion. with another two years job at the
work Of compilation.
Rasmussen's cattle guard bill was
:illed In committee report. Bills in
reduced: Blackjack. creating the Sew
NTH judicial district from Iembina,
Walsh and Cavalier counties. leavin:
irand Forks and Nelson the First; Ty-
or. providing for 5000 banks in 100
population towns: Armstrong, reducing
about one-half the lumber or Austria
ian ballots required to be printed: mil.
tary committee. substitute for military
I'LL requiring that the chief of supply
hall be quartermaster aud all appoint.
nents shall expire with the admins.
ration making them. in addition to
provisions Of the original bill; also by
committee. providing liquor permits
ihall be good until cancelled for cause;
providing for renewing the petition
where signers become disqualified. The
'alued policy bill was made the special
lrder for tomorrow afternoon.
Bismarck. n. d., Feb. 3.-The senate
spent the day on the third reading of
The civil code and the house on the
hrst reading of the code of civil pro-
,edure. In the house the free text
book bill was ordered engrossed for
third reading. A resolution was
.,loptel declaring 1t the sense Of the
Legislature that the state fair appro-
Irritation OF $500 should not he used
FOR two years. The valued policy bill
was n"dc special order for Tuesday,
swing 10 the absence Of the author.
3raincrtl's memorial to the legislature
III Minnesota, South Dakota and Ne
!:raska to join with North Dakota in
Legislation and action with view to
preventing the spread Of the Russian
cactus, was adopted. Brokeman's bill,
amended to apply to freight trains.
v:s recommended to pass; also bill
, 10 license warehouses. The substitute
for the act repeating the compilation
, lct introduced by the minority of the
committee provides that repeal shall
take effect March Is. tho commission
Ito donate their services after that date.
Edward Murphy was added to tho
force Of enrolling clerks. Bills intro
1uced: Brown, approprlating $500 pei
> annuM for First regiment band; Wall.
an. exempting midwives from the law
etluiring examination of physicians
lSOrs,no, requiring county treasurers to
report to township clerks funds In theiz
hands belonging to towns and notify
when drawn ky town treasurers; com
I lpilntion committee. code Of civil pro
, |cedure. One hundred and nine bill.
introduced in the house and ninety mine
: In the senate.
!, The house passed the following bills
Purdon's. adding president and vict
president to town board of cqualiza
ton: committees substitute for the
military bin. provides appointments Il
I Iexpire with the governors term, makes
, chief Of supply quartermaster, and pro
viding that the adjutant general mus
7 have served In the national guard, vol
unteer force or regular army, and give,
, authority to use the militia without tn,
state In case Of insurrection; commit
tees substitute making liquor permits
, continuous IL the required number o
+ Iquali6ed petitions are. kept; Flack's
prohibiting from closing public or pri
vate roads with harbcd wire unles
guards are used; Organs, Ter the -