The Dickinson press., 1897-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE,
PrsceeainEs OF North Dakota Law.
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Bismarck, N. d., Feb. s. - Gov.
Briggs has sent to the senate for con-
two most importa. ap-
William Badger of Man
dan gets the oil inspectorship and
Public Examiner Langlie was reap
pointed. The judiciary committee re-
ported Creel's capital removal bill to
the senate with the recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed. Creel
moved to recommit to the state affairs
which was lost. A motion
to indefinitely postpone was carried by
a vote of 16 to IL, as follows:
For-Arnold BENEDICT. Brown, Clark
Fuller. Gordon, Green. La MOure. Lit.
tie. Mansfield. Mct;illvray. Kourke
Valentine. Vietz. Wishek-16.
Administered. Davis. Dobie. Dun.
lap. Haggart. Hanna, HanscOm. I.e
wang. McCann. McCarten. Plain. Strom
-12.
Absent-Tufts. Marshal.
Not Voting-Elser.
The governor has approved senate
bills 26 and %, relating to procedure
in civil cases. Petitions against re
a submission of the prohibition qucs
tion were presented by Senators Han
na. La Moure. Fuller. McCarten
Strom, Benedict and Dobie. Dobie't
bill rrpealing the bounty on twins and
the bill relating to lien on crops passed
the senate. Bills introGuced:
Davis. reapportioning Twenty-seconi
legislative district: Green. appropri
ating money for state fair Mt Mandan
also prohibiting county auditors from
placing the name of candidate OF
official ballot twice, intended to pre-
vent fusion in political parties; Brown
providing that the commissioner o
agriculture keep records of STANDARD
bred stock; Haggart. relating to prac
tice of ostopatic treatment.
Immediately after the capital remov
al proposition was killed in the sen
ate Tanton of Ramsey introduced {
similar resolution in the house will
the additional l.rovisO that the city o
Fargo erect buildings as good as th
present capitol; the resolution was re
ferred to the state affairs committee
The governor approved Hurley's bill
making Lincoln's birthday legal hol
iday. The Jaw goes into effect a
once and Friday of next week will b
observed. Guinan's bill reducing th'
amount of rra,ferty exempt from eX
ecution froln $500 to $500 provoked
the hottest light of the session. Purel.
led the opposition to the bill AM
I'wichell these fivoring. \ hot ez
change of words took place betwcel
the two and the speaker rad difficult.
in calling them to order. The bill wa
indefinitely postponed by vote of y
to %. The hill providing state vol
bounty of So occupied considerable
time. Members from the western par
of tae state supported the measure an,
eastern members opposed it. TIL
bill passed by a close vote. The hous
passed the senate bill providing sten
ographer for the supreme court, ais
the senate bill repeating the law ere
ating Russian cactus commission
House bills introduced:
Hawk, amending the law relating t
pharmacists, provides that the count
judge can issue perfit to druggists I
sell liquor if twenty-five freeholder
and twenty-five reputable women sig
petition: Hurley, repeating the law re
lating to office of state superintendent
of irrigation: Murphy. prohibits til
killing of foose, elk, antelope, beaver
otter and quail for six years, penalt
$50 to $1,000 fine or thirty days to 81
months in jail; Mitchell, regulating az
pcals frof justice courts on question
of law.
Bismarck. n. d.. Feb. 8.-The mos
important legislation of the curren
session was disposed Of in the hOus
yesterday. Hankinson moved reco1
sideration of the vote by which Gu
mans bill. reducing personal propert
exempt from execution to $500. was il
definitely postponed. which motion prt
vailed by a vote of So to "a. An ament
ment was adopted making the amour
passed. Leading men Of all partie
conccle that this is step in the righ
direction. as high exemptions have a
ways been an incentive to fraut
Should the bill become law it will b
thoroughly appreciated by jobbcrs an
manufacturers doing business in TIL
state. SEarpe's usury bill reducing til
highest rate of interest chargcabl
from II to 10 per cent was considere
and passed III conjunction with til
exemption bill, the idea of majorit
of the members being that if the g,
emptions We're reduced interest rate
should be lowered. Woods house bi
providing for the collection of delil
Quent taxes was also passed. This
a very important measure, as taxe
which under its provisions must |
paid. will relieve the present deplete
condition of the treasury.
Local newspapers criticised greel fe
introducing the capital removal bill an
charged that he was ugly because Iii
marck members supported Hansbroug
for reelection. Creel presented to til
senate Il sarcastic communication in l.,
ply TO the criticism. stating that Han
brOugli's reelection was political VII
tory to him and had nothing to do wit
his desire to remove the capital; TIA
his reason was because the capital ,va
not located at Bismarck as provided b
law. but was halfway between Iii
maEck and the Sioux reservation. Sci
ator 1aggart presented two petition
from Fargo on the resubmission que
! tion. One was signed by Alex Ster
and 800 others favoring resubmissiol
and the other had nineteen signature
and was opposed:
Bismarck, N. D., Feb, B,-Attorne
General Cowan has filed ap opinion
response to request of the senate
holding that the law creating the boar
of trustees for the state penitentiar
has been repealed by the Revise
Codes Of 1895, and that the prescr
trustees We're not acting under a,
thority Of law. If Cowan is corret
all the trustees Of state institutions AZ
probably in the same dilemma, and til
legislature will be called upon to cnat
law covering this matter and Go,
Briggs will appoint entire new boards
A majority of the penitentiary boar
were appointed by Gov. Allin tw
years ago for term of four years.
is understood that they have maGA a
agreement to keep the present priso
officials in office.
Senator Marshall of Sargent count
introduced bill Saturday by means c
which depositors in state banks wi
Yeceive greater security for their dt
posits, The principal feature is tina
on July each year all banks pay int
the state treasury IL per cent of d,
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