Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-22
IT IS KILLED IN THE SENATE BY A
DECISIVE VOTE.
The Reeves Bill Imposing a Ton.
mage Tax I'm Lieu of Other Taxes
ON Iron Ore Dies I'm the Senate
The Anti-Trust and Fire Mar
shal Bills Also t<illed-The House
Passes q Good Grist Of Bills.

the ha1se. by which body it was finally
passed, it met miserable fate in the
senate without even attaining the dig
nity of a place on the calendar. The
bill came lip on @ motion to adopt the
repOrt of the take; and tax laws COM
mittec. indefinitely pOstpoing the bill.
On call of the ayes and hayes the re-
mort OF the committee was adopted bv
vote of 80 to 10.
The senate killed the bill introduced
nv Senator Stevens, the effect of which
would have been the legislating of La
hor Commissioner Powers out of Of
flee. The vote was 16 to %.
The Whitney bill, proposing n con-
stitutional amendment so as to pro-
vide that hereafter the legislature shall
apply to the supreme court regarding
the constitutionality Of bills that it pro-
poscL to enact into laws. was passed
by the senate by q vote Of IS to 10.
The Sheehal antitrust bill was
killed without debate by a vote of 25
to 81.
The Stebbins fire marshal bill was
defeated by vote of "a to %.
Senator Dunn's bill, to compel rail-
road companies to so operate their
trains as not discriminate against Min
ncsota cities in favor OF Chicago and
the East, which was on the calendar
for passage, was the cause Of quite
lengthy debate. It was defeated by
vote of IL to 20.
BY request of Senator Hodge his bill
to extend the ,erlns Of Office of county
auditors from two to four years, was
taken from the table and advanced to
the calendar.
The following bills were passed:
To authorize villages to elect mu-
nicipal judges; to provide for the va
cation of state and territorial roads
where they cross lands now plated
into city lots; to provide for change of
venue in justice court cases; to de-
termine the descent Of real estate and
providing for an equitable division Of
estates; to legalize bonds heretofore is
sued by county commissioners, pur-
porting to have been issued pursuant
to chapter 297, Laws of 1895; provid-
ing for the manner of bonding coun-
ties by submitting the same to a vote
Of the people for the purpose of rails
ing moneys to fund certain floating in
debtedness; to provide for the pay
ment of per cent gross earnings tax
upon sleeping cars, etc.; providing for
CuC t<-AdIAOA VI AuoC AlCl3AC AlAC anu
equipment companies for 2 per cent
gross earnings tax; providing for the
taxation Of express companies, provid-
ing per cent gross earnings tax; to
provide for the imposition and collec-
ton Of 8 per cent earnings tax upon
the gross earnings Of all property with
Jig the state of all telephone compa-
MES. etc.; proposing an amendment to
section 2, article 6, of the constitution;
relating to actions against cities, vii
lagos or boroughs for damages to per-
sons injured on streets and other pub
lie grounds; to amend the laws relat-
ing to payment of license money by
saloons in certain cases, authorizing
villages to receive one-half license
where the county commissioners locate
saloons within 600 rods of said village;
to provide for justices of the peace in
cities having population of less than
5000 inhabitants; to authorize county
commissioners to issue bonds to fund
the floating Indebtedness Of said cOun-
ties; to permit voters of townships to
hold their elections within an incor-
porated village when such village is
located in such township; to enforce
the payment of taxes which became de-
linquent on or before the first Monday
of January, 1896.
The House.
The house got down to business on
its calendar yesterday and almost
cleared it up, remaining in session I'M
til late in the evening to accomplish
the work. There were forty-six senate
bills on hand ready for third reading
and eleven measures of the house. The
first bill lost was the baltimore bill
providing for commission of three
members to appraise the value OF the
grand stand at the fair grounds and
determine the title to the property.
Three new bills were introduced by
leave of the governor and both were
passed under suspension of the rules
The first came from Mr.. Staples and
appropriated 5000 to pay the expenses
connected with the examination of the
suretics Oh the bonds Of state deposit
tories. H. Il. 1929 was offered by Mr.
anderson and was designed to allow
grand juries to be called in connection
with ", special terms of the district court
IN Chisago county. This bill, too, was
passed. ii. Il. 1880 was introduced by
eli. Kendall, and transfers to the road
ard bridge fund OF Olmsted county an
appropriation heretofore made for
bridge, but never drawn. There was
no objection to immediate action.
senator Sheehan's new home rule bill
ana home rule amendment, the one
santing to each city the right to frame
ns own charter under the present con-
sututlcnal provision, and the other pro-
posing to amend the constitution on
tne same subject, We're taken from the
t aDie where they have rested since
thelr report by the house. and on mo-
elon of Mr.. Dunn were placed on the
calendar.
The following bills were passed:
- 10 legalize certain mortgage fore
s!osures; providing that dams used IN
urlVlng logs shall not be subject to the
provisions of an act allowing county
commissioners to condemn property for
.se purpose of maintaining the height
VI VI water in navigable lakes; amending
ene law establishing board Of vet
Urinary examiners; allowing county
commissioners to issue bonds for the
nalhtenance of bridges in certain
uses; codifying the law relative to the
Juice OF court commissioners, and in
Teasing the powers Of such officers;