The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

garding the probate of foreign wills;
relating to the duties of commissioner
of agriculture and labor; legalizing the
tax levy of 1895; preventing the sale
Of adultemted candy. The senate
passed the house hill amending the in.
solvency law. The governor approved
bills amending the law relating tn
adultery; regulating the liability OF
common carriers; prescribing the num-
Der of challenges in criminal actions:
defining subjects Of which courts will
take judicial notice.
In the house Cryan offered a rcsOlu.
tion for an Investigation regarding the
competency of clerks employed by the
legislature. The house. passed the fol.
lowing bills: Revision Of the gar.
nislment laws laws: establishing the
township system for care Of poor: pro.
tecting planted fish in state waters.
The governor approved the bills tax
Ing insurance companies; providing for
sheriff's fees in inclosure proceedings;
providing rewards for the arrest and
conviction Of horse thieves; enforcing
the payment OF delinquent taxes prior
to 1895; providing for the dissolution
Of civil townships: providing that the
term of office of county auditor shall
SOluuAtNS(- VII lIlc UISt NIuuUlN III
March.
Bismarck, y. D., Feb. 24.-Much inl.
nor,ant legislation was disposed Of in
the house yesterday. \ hill prevent
Ing fusion Of political parties by pro.
lihiting the placing of the name of a
than once, passed. Populistic and
10 nNaA1NN 81,
posed the proposition. l.ittlc's senate
bill legislatlng the present peniten-
tiary trustees Out of office passed by Il
two-thirtls vote. which carries the
emergency clause Tnnton's house
hill removing the capitol to Fargo was
indefinitely postponed without any
discussion. KOrSmu's hill fixing the
| maximum rates that railroads may
charge for transportation of native
coal was indefinitely postponed. The.
house in committee of the whole rec
commended 10 pass bills prescribing
| conditions upon which surety com.
lanics may do business in the state
and one providing Il special jury to
assess damages under the law Of EN-
inent domain: concurrent resolution
amending the constitution providing
for the taxation of telegraph. express
and sleeping car companies; fixing tile
salary of the clerk of distric courts:
amending law relating to Sabbath
breaking; preventing operation of all
trusts IN the state; preventing greater
rate Of interest after note or other ev-
idence of Indebtedness becomes ue:
authorizing verdict in civil action by
| tive-siXths of jurors. regulating fore
closure IN land contracts; providing
for cutting of weeds and other yrgc-
tatiOn along public highways.
In the senate: Petitions for increase
of penalty for Sab)mth-breaking were
presented by Stipln. also petition for
appropriation to aid fire departments.
Nearly all of the session was taken up
by pading of the revision of the rev.
enue laws. Crcel introduced u hill
providing for special school districts
and for bands for same. Special COM
mittee OH public expenditures appoint.
| ell by the senate introduced Il mum.
ber OF bills cutting snlary and fees Of
state officials. as follows: Cutting fe.
of supreme court reports to 5000 TO.
each volume: repeating weather and
crop service; reducing salary of com.
missioner Of public lands to $1,5Oo;
reducing the cost Of printing Of eX-
ecutive documents and limiting the
cost thereof: repeating the law re-
lating to additional fees for clerk Of
supreme court: relating to printing
and binding required by state officers
approprating $4,000 for supplies FOR
capitol and executive nansinn. re.
pealing the law relating to appropria.
tion for teachers institutes: cutttnr OK
pense account Of commissioner oi' ns
riculture and labor to $500 per year
senator Arnold introduced a bill rails
ing educational qualifications Of teach.
ers In common and public schools. =