The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-19

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Ebblghauscn, providing that no coun- |
ty officer In the state shall hold office |
for more than two consecutive terms;
Duncan, providing for the investment
Of the permanent school fund; Will |
Jams of Traill, regulating common car
riers and defining the duties of COM
missioners Of railroads and providing
for the control Of common carriers in
the state; Dougherty, repeating the law
creating state agent for the preven-
ition Of cruelty to animals.
Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. 1.-THE OPP
ponents of the resolution passed Tues
day for an Investigation Of the viola
tions Of the pro6lbi.or and other laws
of this city and county worked all last
night and this morning and were I'M
able to secure majority to reconsider
the vote. They furnished to the house
en- interesting scene. The motion to re-
consider was made by Currier of RAM
sey, and was backed by Power of
Richland. Murphy of Ward, Cole Of
Cass and others. Their reasons was
that it was unfair to single one city
and county. Francis Of Cass retorted
that a condition existed here which eX-
listed in no other spot in the state in
that there We're officers here who We're
openly violating the law, and mayor
who kept a saloon and gambling house.
called LindstrOm to the chair and re-
piled to Francis in a speech in which
he said that the assertion of Francis
was an insult to his home, Bismarck,
and he had seen in Francis home, Far
go, gambling and liquor selling carried
on as freely as they IRE here. Francis
declared that he had spoken the truth
and that conditions here We're worse
than anywhere else. The vote was
finally reconsidered and was amended
to include in the scope of the investiga-
ton all the other cities and counties of
the state. Dougherty of Walsh moved
to expunge the whole proceedings from
the journal, but the motion was voted
down. 1t Is probable that there will
be no investigation Of any Importance.
The house killed the bill reducing ex-
emptions to $1,000 and passed the bill
reducing the rate of interest from Il
to 10 per cent and prohibiting COM
pounding. The bill defining legal
newspaper was passed. A bill making
physical education part of the public
school system was killed. A bill pro-
viding for change of venue in civil &C.
ton same as in criminal action was
passed. A few minor bills were also
passed.
The senate passed the bill providing
for separate boards for the control of
the penitentiary and reform school. the
bill introduced by Senator Little of
/, this county. 1t provides that the gov
ernor shall appoint the board to con-
l al nf Ayvo
! one of whom shall be residents of the
same county. House bill No. AZ, intro
duced by Woods and passed by the
house, was also passed by the Senate
!, and 200 extra copies ordered printed.
f., This Is very long bill and provides
i for the collection of taxes delinquent
since 1895. The senate passed the bill
reducing the salaries of the railroad
commissioners and practically abolish
Ing the Office. Arnold introduced the
famous Terrence land title bill. Plains
concurrent resolution and memorial to
congress In regard to the reduction of
the minimum price of school lands to
| 20 per acre were recommended to pass.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. IL. - Trouble
between the house and senate has been
brewing beneath the surface for some
time, and the i'll feeling between the
two bodies was shown when Senator
La Moure charged in speech with ref
erence to the joint committee to revise
the election laws that the house was
ignoring the senate in everything and
had paid no attention to Joint commit
tees appointed by the senate.
Green's bill to prevent the fusion Of
political parties passed the senate. 1t
provides that the name of no candidate
can be on the official ballot more than
once. Other senate bills passed.: Linn
iting and defining law Of presumptive
evidence; authorizing persons having
liens upon real estate to pay taxes on
the same and to maintain actions to
test the validity thereof; memorial to
congress praying for the passage of an
act reducing to SIS per acre the mini
mum price at which lands granted the
state under the enabling act may be
sold.
Senate bills intrOduced: Valentine.
providing boundary and terms of court
In the Fifth judicial district; Little,
providing for the inspection of illumin-
ating oils: Arnold, entire revision of
the school laws. The committee on
state affairs introduced a substitute for
all bills amending the game laws. The
nonresident license Of $25 is main-
tanned. The senate adjourned till Mon
day.
The house devoted the greater por-
ton of the session to Haggart's senate
bill allowing graduates in osteopathy
to practice in the state. The medical
fraternity has vigorously opposed the
bill. Mrs. De Lendrecie of Fargo, wife
of IL leading merchant of that city, ad-
dressed the house for an hour on the
merits of Osteopathy. and ut the con-
clusion of her remarks the bill passed
by a vote of AZ to 16. Mrs. De Len.
drecie mercilessly scored the doctors
for attempting to defeat the measure,
and said that the medical profession
was the most gigantic monopoly of the
age; that North Dakota laws allowed
them to charge more than any other
state. She read letters from Senator
Foraker Of Ohio saying that his family
had been cured by osteopathy.
The governor sent communication
to the house sayin that $4,000 would
be required to maintain the executive
mansion, capitol and state offices. A
resolution passed authorizing tho stateI