The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27
Senate bills introduced: Valentine

providing for the inspection of illunin-
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 500 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. adj
dressed the house for an hour on the
merits Of osteopathy. and at the con-
clusion of her remarks the bill passed
by 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
mansion. capitol and state offices.
resolution passed authorizing the state
treasurer to borrow 100000 to detray
legislative and other expenses. The
attorney general reported that he was
arranging n conference with Northern
Pacific officials regarding unpaid taxes.
Bills We're 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. IIous
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. n. d.. Feb. 15.-The house
committee on railroads introduced
bill regulating common carriers and
defining the duties of the railroad COM
missioners with relation thereto. 1t is
practically the Iowa railroad law with
few additions. Cryan. Pop. introduced
bill similar to the committee bill.
Twitchell. acting chairman of the
committee. asked Cryan to withdraw
the bill. which lie declined to do.
Twjtchell 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 sergeant-at-arms to preserve
order.
Twitcllell of Ransom offered a con-
current resolution providing that no
bills be introduced in either house af-
ter Feb. 20. The resolution was tabled
A committee of five was appointed to
confer with the citizens committee rel
alive to holding the postponed inaug-
ural ball on Washington's birthday. In
committee of the whole the bill to ere
ate the office OF public defender in
each county, also the bill authorizing
the state auditor to pay reward Of
fered by Richland county for Henry
Trimble, the murderer. were indeti-
nitely postponed. The following bills
were recommended to pass by the COM
no banks shall be designated as county
repositories outside the state; prescrib-
ing the conditions upon which surety
companies may do business in the
state; regulating appeals from justices
court; providing for the compensation
of the officers of the state board of
health.
House bills introduced Erickson.
np,,rrn,.;ot;no n0n for tbo .o ~, Of
the blind: Sargent. authorizing YER
dict in civil actions for tive-sixths of
the jury: Earl. fixing the salary of
county Judge according to the assessed
valuation. $500 for the first million dol
lars. and $500 for each additional mil
lion, the salary not to exceed $1,000:
JOY. amending the law relating to the
establishment of election precincts:
Mitchell. requiring the state auditor to
transmit lists of taxable lands to cOun-
ty auditors: Carlen. preventing II
greater rate of interest after a note be-
comes due than is provided for in such
instrument before ncaturity: Hurley,
apprOpriatinE $4,000 for the building
of a bridge across the Red River of the
North.
Bismarck y. d.. Feb. 16-The war
on the railroads was continued in the
house. Williams of Trail offered Il
resolution instructing the state equal
izatiOn board to hereafter assess rail
roads 5000 per mile or more. The
railroad committee reported favOrably
on bill compelling roads to bulletin
the time OF arrival and departure Of
trains. also a hill compelling railroads
to construct Us ut the intersection of
other roads, The judiciary commit
tee reported favOrably on Twitchells
concurrent resolution amending the
constitution regarding the taxing of
express. sleeping car. telegraph and
telephone companies. The death kncll
of resubmissiOn as far as the present
legislature is concerned was sounded
in the house 10y the Introduction and
adoption of the following resolutions:
'Whereas. it is evident from the
tenor of u large number of the petit
tons now being presented to this body
that there is some influence ut work
throughout the state arOuSing public
sentiment and creating alarm among
the advocates of temperance. not justi-
fed by any action Of this body or any
proposed measure pending; and being
opposed to unqualified repeai of pro-
hibition articles in the constitution and
a return to conditions existing prior to
statehood. therefore. resolved, that
there exists no well grounded reason
for such unusual agitation ut this
time. and that the cause of tempe
rance il safe in the hands Of the regu-
larly elected representatives of the
people from the various districts Of the
state"