The Dickinson press., 1895-02-02

to taxing express companies.
The house received with applause
the Jews of the election Of Nelson as
senator in Minnesota. Maj. Edwards
introduced a bill for leasing coal mines
to be worked by convicts at 20 cents
per ton royalty and SOLD to individuals
at an advance OF 10 cents per to above
cost, also for taking the census.
In the senate Haggart introduced q
bill to fund the $1SO,0OO floating debt.
Parkin introduced one authorizing
''refreshment" places to be licensed,
the intention being to authorize the
sale of "drinks" as is now done at
Mandan and other places, notwith-
standing the prohibitory law; and au-
thorizing the extension Of past due
capitol warrants haunting to $63,4O7.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 26.-The state
treasurer today left for Fargo with
$4,000 funding warrants which ne Il
authorized to negotiate. They draw |:
per cent interest, and are due in sixty
days. and may be renewed from time
to time. State officers are also author
lied to negotiate an extension for one
year of $4,000 capitol warrants out
standing. They draw 5 per cent; also
$4,000 to meet bill now due. These
farrants are to become due Nov. l.,
1895, and a sufficient discount is au-
thorized to make q reasonable rate Of
interest.
Senate bills introduced: McGarten,
prohibiting county superintendent re-
ceiving $1,000 salary from engaging in
other business; Hitler, that before pro-
ceeding in condemnation suit for ware
house on RAILROAD right of way railroad
commissioners shah sit rs a board of
arbitration; il no agreement, the at
torney general to institute condemna-
ton proceedings: Plain, repeating the
appropriation for q reform school.
Enger's gopher bill and Plains bill re-
ducing salaries Of railroad commission
crs were defeated. d..
In the house bills were introduced:
Brown, appropriating $500 for seed Of
sugar beets for experiment.; Cryan, for
taxing bank stock at full value where
the bank is located; Mcdonald, declar-
ing hotel d~eadbeating a nuisance. but
excepting members of the legislature
from its provisions; Jennings, invest
ing state attorneys with authority to
require security for costs in criminal
prosecutions; Tyler, curing defective
acknowledges. i:ior to 1895; lofts
rud, reducing the salaries of county
judges in smaller counties; Hanna, re-
quiring auditors to furnish town au-
thorities a transcript of assessment
rolls. &.
Passed: Hodgeson's bill relating to
the state banks; Edwards and Wil1.-
mans authorized educational bill for
uniform text book; Edwards favoring
state instead of district uniformity.
Guinn's bill for agents ut all sidings
where freight receipts are $4,000 was
reported favorably, also Rasmusse's re-
pealing the coal rates.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. Elm both
branches of the legislature, by Strom
in the senate and Lindstrom in the
house. bills were introduced defining
the duties .nf the railroad commission
ers and regulating common carriers.
The provisions reach bridge companies
ard ferries. 1t gives the board power
to fix schedules, which shall be held
courts; declares that rates charged by
any other company in any other state
shall also be held reasonable If low
er than the rates charged by roads In
this state; provides that they shall IN
quire as to the responsibility for. ac-
cidents, and their report shall be
prima facie evidence as to facts stated.
Senate bills Introduced: Haggart,
repeating the appropriation for thu
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 g. Institutional amendment; also re-
ducing the contract rate of interest
from u to 10 per cent.
In the house bills were introduced:
Gleason, allowing the sheriff to, sum-
mon Jurors but mot talismen when
he is Interested in the action to come
before the court: Kellogg. allowing
town authorities to call for services Of
county ~surveyyors;s Logan, s%uspending
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-
conc a pauper and q 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 / to be assessed for taxa
ton, the bill being intended to tax
wheat in elevators. which, it Is
claimed, has been shipped cut to avoid
taxation; Purdon's, fixing the date of
the first meeting Of the city council,
and Senator Rourck's bill accepting
the conditions of the United States
statutes in relation to soldiers homes,
granting 500 for each inmate.
Bismarck, n. d.. Jan. 29.-In the
senate MIR. White introduced 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. It
appropriatcs $4,000 and authorizes ex.
periments as to the Russian cactus.
Prof. Bailey. Senator Casey and 9TH
ers will meet the joint committee on
Russian 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-
ance companies from January to.No-
vember; Mr.. White. the Barnes coun-
ty farmers bill, relating to- nOxious
weeds; Mr.. Parkin. appropriating $500
annually for weather service; Mr..
Gregory, a%bolishing the herd law
where the people SO vote.
In the house the military bill -lwas
reported back with material amend
ments intended to make the national
guard effective in case Of i~nsurrection.
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 $1,000;
Mr.. Hegrandson, constituting the gov
ernor, auditor and attorney general,
with all county auditors a state board
of equalization, to meet at Fargo; al
low expenses only; also, providing for
the division of the expense of bridges
between county and town.