The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-12
Proceedings OF North Dakota Law.

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the railroad committee. as La Moure,
chairman of that committee, had
enough on his hands. La Moure retort-
ed that he could attend to his duties
without any assistance from Creel and
said that 1t was rumored that Creel
had. as inspector general of militia,
money in his possession belonging to
the state, and moved for an investiga-
tton. Creel replied that he courted an
investigation. By vote of 26 to .
Williams house resolution, creating a
commission to settle Northern Pacific
unpaid taxes, passed. Sharpe's house
bill. reducing the highest legal rate of
interest from IL to 10 per cent, was
killed. Other senate bills passed: Cut
ting the expenses of printing and bind
ing public documents; appropriatlng
$4,000 for the reform school at Man
dan; appropriating $4,000 for the
maintenance of the capitol. Senate
bills introduced: Allowing expenses for
the state examiner; appropriating 5000
for the expenses of the land depart
ment.
In the house the bill creating the Of
flee of temperance commissioner pro-
voked warm debate between the tenn
perance people and resubmissionists.
The bill was supported by Francis,
Twichell, Mcpherson and Sargent, who
said they were supporting the Repub-
lican platform adopted at the last state
convention, which declared in favor Of
the enforcement of the prohibition
laws. Ryan, Ebbinghausen, Cole and
Hankinson opposed the bill and de-
clared themselves in favor of high H.
celse as the best means of controlling
the liquor traffic. Hurley moved to
strike out all provisions for salaries
and expenses in the bill, which was
lost, and the committee of the whole
recommended the passage of the bill.
There was one remarkable incident
while the bill was under discussion.
After Francis Of Cass had made O
powerful speech in favor of the bill,
telling Of thousands of lives wrecked
by liquor, Butterwick of Cavalier coun-
ty jumped up and said that he would
never take another drink as long as he
lived. Lindstrom's bill, providing for
mining coal by convicts for state insti-
tutions was killed. The house was in
committee Of the whole during the en-
tire day, and the following measures
We're recommended to pass: Extend
Ing divorce residence to one year; pro-
vidtng for granting of right of way to
telephone and telegraph companies;
prohibiting payment of mileage to
state or county officers unless a re-
ceipt is filed showing that the money
was actually expended; joint memorial
to congress praying for the passage of
an act providing for the election of
United States senator's by vote of the
people; providing educational test for
voters. Ryan's personal injury pill
was indefinitely postponed, as was 4te
bin creating another veterinary dis
trict.
Bismarck, N. D., March 2.-The house
passed Haggart's senate bill prohibit
ing the use Of convict labor in any in.
dustry which would bring it into COM
petition with free labor. The harness
factory at the penitentiary will be
closed up up as soon as the present con-
tract expires. There will be absolutely
no work for the convicts and what to
do with them is a serious problem.
The committee on temperance reported
a bill relating to the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors with recommendation that
1t be indefinitely postponed. Cole asked
the bill be placed on general orders.
The majority of the temperance COM
mittee reported in favor Of the In
definite postponement of Ryan's result
mission bill. The minority report IA
vored it's passage. The bill prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes was indefinitely
postponed. Ten additional clerks were
appointed by; the speaker. The house
passed the senate bill allowing cities to
bond for paving. These house bills
passed: Fixing salaries of clerks of
court; defining intoxicating liquors;
fixing salary of county superintendent
of schools, also county auditors and
registers Of deeds. Only routine work
in the senate. Arnold's bill revising
educational laws of state passed the
house, and the house bill providing
that five-sixths of Jury can return q
verdict in civil actions was killed, as
was the bill appropriating money for
state exhibit at the Omaha trans Mis-
sissippi exposition.
Bismarck, N. D., March 3.-The SEN
sation of the day was the report of the
railroad committee of the senate on the
famous substitute for the house rail-
road bill. The report was submitted
by the chairman, Judson La Moure,
and contained all the amendments
agreed upon by the senate committee
with the exception of the one which
compelled the commissioners of rail-
roads to accept the freight classified
ton of the railroads. 1t comes up for
final action tomorrow.
The house broke the record by pass
ing forty-one bills. Most of these were
of very little, consequence. The most
important was that creating the office
of state temperance commissioner. This
was passed by vote of 36 to IL, and
will probably be defeated in the SEN
ate. Colby's house bill fixing bounty
Of 81 per ton on sugar beets and cent
per pound for the sugar manufacturer
was also passed, likewise the bill which
permits state and county officials to
have bonds issued by fidelity insurance
companies. The bill granting right
of way for telephone companies was
killed. Murphy's bill providing for an
educational test for suffrage passed.
The bill relating to form Of mortgage
on personal property was killed: