Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
voflne ana llurlcy opposing. The Dill

voring anu Hurley opposing. The Dill
was killed.
The house pissed Rourke's senate
bill providing for special terms OF the
supreme court when deemed eNpe1i-
ent by the judges; also the senate Dill
requiring two directors of corporations
organized under state law to be resi-
dents.
to the manner of determining the pop
ulation of counties for fixing salaries;
provides that the vote Mt the last eiec-
ton he multiplied by five. horsmo.
providing penalties for Sabbath break
ing.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. s. Gov.
Briggs has sent to the senate for con-
1irmat1on two most important APP
po1ntments. 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
committee, which was lost. A motion
to indefinitely postpone was carried by
vote of 16 to IL, as follows:
For-Arnold Benedict, Brown, Clark,
Fuller. Gordon, Green. La MoMe, Lit
tie, Mansfield, McGillvray, Rourke,
Valentine, Vietz, Wishek-16.
Administered. Davis, Dobie, Dun
lap, Haggart, Hanna, Hanscom, Lee
wang, Mccain, McCarten, Plain, Stpm
-12.
Absent-Tufts. Marshal.
Not Voting-Elger.
The governor has approved senate
bills 90 and q, relating to procedure
in civil cases. Petitions against re-
a submission of the prohibition atles-
ton were presented by Senators Han
M, La Moure, Fuller. McCarten,
Strom, Benedict and Dobie. DObies
bill repeating the bounty on twins and
the bill relating to lien on crops passed
the senate. Bills introduced:
Davis, reapportioning Twenty-second
legislative district; Green, appropri-
ating money for state fair at Mandan,
also prohibiting county auditors from
placing the name of a candidate on
official ballot twice, intended to pre-
vent fusion in political parties; Brown.
providing that the commissioner Of
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 q
similar resolution in the house with
the additional proviso that the city Of
Fargo erect buildings as good as the
present capitol; the resolution was re-
ferred to the state affairs committee.
The governor approved Hurley's bill
making Lincoln's birthday a legal hol-
fday. The law goes into effect at
once and Friday Of next week will be
observed. Guinan's bill reducing the
amount of property exempt from ex-
ecution from $1,5OO to $500 provoked
the hottest fight of the session. Purely
led the opposition to the bill and
Twichell those fivOring. a hot ex-
change of words took place between
the two and the speaker had difficulty
in calling them to order. The bill was
indefinitely postponed by vote of 80
to %. The bill providing state wolf
bounty of So occupied considerable
time. Members from the western part
sof the state supported the measure and
eastern members opposed it. The
bill passed by a close vote. The house
passed the senate bill providing stem
ographer for the supreme court, also
the senate bill repeating the law ere
ating Russian cactus commission.
House bills introduced:
Hawk, amending the law relating to
pharmacists, provides that the county
Judge can issue perfit to druggists to
sell liquor If twenty-five freeholders
and twenty-five reputable women sign
petition; Hurley, repeating the law re-
lating to office of state superintendent
Of irrigation: Murphy. prohibits the
killing of foose, elk, antelope, beaver,
otter and quail for six years, penalty
$50 to 5000 fine or thirty days to six
months in Jail; Mitchell, regulating ap-
peals frof justice courts on questions
OF law.