The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-16
requirements and new buildings. BY

pany where taxes have not been paid.
BY ROurke, allowing typewriter
briefs on appeal to supreme court
where the judgment does not exceed
5000: also, providing for stenographer
for supreme court or any judge thereof
when necessary; Also regulating the is
Suance of writs of habeaS corpus. BY
Veits. providing for keeping jurors in
custody of officer during recess in civ
il cases. BY Valentine. for the sale OF
lands forfeited to the state for nonpay-
ment of taxes. BY Eager. fixing sal
aries of clerks of court, substantially as
now. but basing on valuation instead
OF population. My Hanna. for refund
ing the debt of the state assumed on
admissions: provides for I per cent
bonds, payable in not less tlRn ten
years nor more than thirty years. BY
Hanna. changing te time for the sale
of real estate for taxes from October
to November.
Fourth Day: BILLS introduced in the
house: BY. Mr.. White. providing for a
stamp by election officers on official
ballots. to prevent fraud in substitu-
ton of ballots. BY Hammond. appro-
priatins 81. 600 for n site for schools of
loltStIv at bN SoIASSs
providing a salary of $500 per annum
for superintendent of board of public
health and mileage for II emberS when
on dutyRy Howard. providing for
state banks with capital ranging from
tion of towns. BY Francis for the tax
alton of insurance companies and cor
por;ltionS: ; per cent on gross receipts
fn,. mi, in 1907 onf y .
cent thereafter; 5 per cent in 1897, be-
cause through some oversight in code,
no taxation was provided for i'll 1896.
tiOnnl amendment creating board of
partlons.
Fifth Day: In the senate bills were
Introduced as follows: BY Senator
ing directors of corporations created
railroads. to meet outside of the state.
1t is claimed that the existing law au-
thorizes corporations to hold their
meetings beyond the jurisdiction of the
state. thus allowing them to do things
prohibited by law. escape service. etc.
Senator Haggart also introduced bills
DloN NllHS Sllll (elS vi uOulcSlkS
corporations shall lapse where they
fail to hold annual meetings or to
maintain an office for the transaction
of business; also. providing that ut
least three directors of corporations
shall be residents of the state. BY Lit
tie. governing prOof-Written instru-
ments or contracts.By Strom providing
for closing of banks by state examiner
where necessary to protect the interests
of creditors. BY Haggart, providing
clerk hire for state officers.
In the house: Mr.. Hurley introduced
a bill to make Lincoln's birthday a le
gal holiday. Mr.. Johnson. providing
for Il lien upon threshing engines. sep
arators. etc. for repairs. BY Steven
son. regulating tolls in grist mills. al
lowing one-eighth, and prohibiting
custom mills from grinding their own
grain when custom grain is offered.
Bismarck, y. D.. Jan. 12.-ConSider-
able excitement was caused among
gamblers. "sure thing" workers and
blind piggers who have thrOnged here
expecting to reap a rich harvest dur
ing the session of the legislature, by
the introduction in the house of this
joint resolution by Representative Aas
of Nelson county:
"Whereas. We view with alarm the
bold and open violations of constitu-
tional and prohibitory law against
liquor selling and enactments against
gambling devices in this, the capital
city of the state; therefore,
Resolved. That the officers and eX-
ecutiye of the state be directed to close
forthwith all places and devices that
are thus operating; that if the police
power of the state is not large enough
at present to carry out the provisions
of this resolution that such aid as may
be necessary be secured to keep these
places closed during the session of the
legislature"
The presidential electors met in the
Office of the secretary of state at noon
and cast their vote for Mckinley and
Hobart. The electors adjourned until
tomorrow. when Elector Nels II.
Dyste OF Forman will probably he
chosen messenger to carry the returns
to Washington.
The monotony of the proceedings i'll
the senate was broken by the report OF
the elections committee recommending
the unseating of Sanford and the seat
ing of Bailey Fuller in the Stutsman
county contest case. Senator McCar-
ten. of the committee, made minority
report in favor of Sanford. RourSe
moved the adoption Of the majority re-
port. White moved as substitute
that the matter be postponed until to-
morrow. which carried. Fullers friends
were disappointed at the pOstpOnement
but state their man will surely be seat
ed tomorrow.
Senate bills introduced: BY Creel,
regulating newspapers qualified to do
legal printing and prescribing the
duties of the county auditor ating
thereto; Gordon, providing for the eX-
emptiOn of the wages of labOring men
from garnishment; Little. regulating
procedure in civil actions and provid-
ing for the taking of dispositions;
Mansfield, providing for the prevention
of prairie fires compelling railroads to
burn grass for several feet On each
side of track; Valentine. making all
election ballots of uniform size and
color; Rourke, authorizing persons
having liens on real estate to pay taxes
on same. In the house a bill was ill.,
troduced by Gu!nan, reducing the,
amount of property exempt from exc
cution from 1900 to $500.
The Manly Sport.
"And you bet $50 against 500 that
Stryker would win the fight? Why, lie
hasn't the ghost Of a chance. He isn't
in Muggsy's class at all. Muggsy will
knock him out in less than a dozen
rounds. You'll lose your money to