The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20

BISMARCK, n. D., IeD. L.. - lfOuDIe
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
In MOure charged in a 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 40 candidate
can be OH the official ballot more than
once. Other senate bills passed: Lin.
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 So per acre the mi"i-
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 substitute for
all bills amending the game laws. The
nonresident license Of S25 is MAIN
| tanned. The senate adjourned til Mon.
day.
The house devoted the greater por.
ton of the session to Haggart's senate
bill allOw:.- graduates in ostcopathy
xnt.
fraternity :t&s vigorously opposed the
bill. Mrs. ire LenGrccie Of Fargo. wife
| of q iaH Ci..::g merchant of that city. ad-
dressed i;,a house for an hour on the
mer .: asteopathy. and at the con-
b.; :, vote OF AZ to 1G. Mrs. DE Len
foT attempting to defeat the measure.
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 ostcopathy,
The governor sent q communication
to the housa sayin that $4,000 would
be required to maintain the executive
mansion. capitol and state offices. A
resolution passed authorizing the state
treasurer to borrow 100000 to dafray
legislative and other expenses. The
| attorney general reported that he was
arranging a conference with Northern
Pacific officials regarding unpaid taxes.
Bills were indefinitely postponed pro-
viding for the right of erection Of grain
warehouses and elevators on the right
| Of way OF railroads; authorizing the
building OF railway tracks to connect
! with elevators. The house passed SEN
ate bills relating to the redemption of
real estate from judicial sales and re.
lating to the number of county COM
missioners. The state affairs commit
tee made minority and majority re-
potts on Korsmo's bill reducing coal
rates. The minority report recon-
mended indefinite pOstpOnement. I{Ous
bills introduced: Boyd Of Cavalier,
compelling railroads to bulletin the ar
rival and departure of trains: Cole,
amending the law relating to the con.
struction of "Ys' to connect railroads.
Bismarck. \. D., Feb. 15.-Thc house
committee ON railroads introduced
bill regulating common carriers and
defining the duties of the railroad COM
nissIoners with relation Hereto. 1t Is
practically the Iowa railroad law with
few additions. cryan, Pop, introduced
q bill similar to the committee bill,
Twitchell, acting chairman OF Inc
committee. asked Cryan to withdraw
the bill. which lie declined TO do.
Twitchell accused Cryan of bad faith
and the latter angrily resented the
charge. A war of words ensued be-
tween the two and the speaker called
upon the sergeantrat-nrms TO preserve
| order