Griggs courier., 1897-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Summary of the Proceedings OF the solons
At BianaArck.

THE LEGISLATURE
Summary Of the Proceedings OF the solons
at Bisnaarck.
Bismarck, Jar. 5-A few minutes after noon
the senate VS. called to crler and Lieutenant
Governor Dsvine took his seat. The senators
wsre sworn in ty Judge Winchester OF the dis
trict court. A CT mmittes on ru es was ap-
yoin'cd, consisting OF La Moure, White. Little,
Arnold. Strom md Nc Carter. A committee on
elections ard privileges was appointed, con-
sistmg Of Arnold. Hlnra. Ma,s,all Wiste'S,
for the governor-elect, whcs daughter who had
jrst died this morning in Minneapolis, the SEN
ate adjourned without rertecting an organi: D.
tion. The house met and organized, 20 mem
bers being present. Tee caucus slate went
through without break
Governor elect Briggs took the oath OF oftlce
at noon before Judge Winche ster of the district
court. He had hardly finished it before he re-
.ceiyed o telegram from Minneapolis announcing
the death CT his daughter.
smarck, N. D., Jan. 6. The long delayed
train from the cast came in ut last, tonight, in
two sections. the first train which has errivet
since Sunday morning. Nearly all the delayed
legislators arrived. Among others who came
was Col. w. H. Robinson, of Mayville, national
Republican committeeman. and the head ana
front Of the anti Hansbrough movement.
Governor Briggs left for Minneapolis this
morning.
The senate and house met at sp. M. and ut
once adjourned.
Bism arck, u. D., Jan. 7.-The senate has or
gani2ei ty electing the officers slated on Tue g.
day. except that S. B. Mahaney and M. w. Get
chell are assistant secretaries and Rev. MIR.
Mooney displac IS Rev. MIR. Rice as chaplain
The senate adorted resolutions OF coincidence
with Governor B.isgs AM family.
The house members drew for seats ard
-N,1~ Hhn al
ele ction committees: Ltndstrom. Hawk, Earl.
Baker. M. Ginnis, White Stephenson, Cole and
Guinan.
All members are here except j. E. Boyd, OF
Lnngdon.
Senator Hansbrough and Alexander Mcken-
| zie were today served with papers in silver mine
IL cation. issued from the supreme court OF
b itish C )lumtia, long ago mentioned In these
dispal cleS The Omaha and Grant Smelling
company is plaintiff and Alexander Mckenzie,
James Mcknight and H. c. Hansbroug h are de-
| PENDANTS. The suit is on tac Alpha mine in the
SLOGAN mining division OF British Columbia.
Tie writ is issued by Anson Wheeler, Of koslo,
H. c. Hansbrough's friends pronounced the
matter y fake AS roort nch the thing 10 q
| failure.
Bismarck, Jan. 8-The senate committee on
elections held two sessions today and COM
ple:c ! the contest case OF Bailey Fuller vs. E.
NJ. Sanford, Of jamestown. The committee
WILL nave auOtucf SESSION tOuOTrOW uOEulu8
and render its judgment.
| About 10 bills were introduced into the sea-
ate today ar d as many in the house. Among
the bills introduced In the house was one pro.
viding that's per cent Of the gross income OF all
| insurance companies should be paid into the
| state treasury. Another provided for 81 hool
| of forestry ut Bottineau.
| The first bill introduced into the house was
by c H. Power changing the entire system OF
revenue, but 1t was numbered No. q bill Ly
MAJOR Murphy getting In rs No. l. M Muir.
phys bill provides for raying bounty Of 70 for
each gray wolf and IS for each coyote. No. g.
ty Stevenson. provides for the protection of la
| bells, trade marks, etc. No. :, by Lindstrorl,
| changes the date o. the annual tax sale from
November to December. No 5provides for the
compelling Of railway companies to erect ware.
houses for grain where there are none and where
| they are needei introduced by Ebbinghausen.
No. 9, by Baker, pertains to the same subject.
| BIS narck. Jan. '9.-The cha:rmen Of the prin.
ciral committees of the senate are: Aprropri-
atoms, Haggart:. OF Cass; railroads. Ii Moure,
Of Pembina; siasc AFFAIRS, Marshall, OF Diclke y;
engrossing and enrolling, Little, OF Burleign;
temperance, Enger, of Steele; agriculture
| Strom, of Traill
| The chairmen of the principal house commit
! tees are: Hanliinson. OF Richland railroads;
Francis. of Cass, judiciary; Hurley, of Traili
| appropriations: Murphy, OF Ward, education:
| w llllum3, o. lFGlll, agriculture. WOOu, u
| Grand Forks, insurance: Power. OF Rtchland
taxation Lindstrom. OF Benson, ways and
means; Hawk, Of Cass, cngro ssment: Mitchell
II Ransom. enrolment: Shape, OF LaMoure
school and public lands: Beldcn OF Logan.
warehouses: Colby, OF Clss, temperance; Ste
| vens, of Morton. boundaries.
| The house and senate met at 9 p. M. oil mem
oers being present except Dunton, of Dickey
who is still delayed by snow storms. Twitcheil
If Cass. took the chair in the uhserce OF the
speaker. Time devoted to the reading Of bills
The senate also devoted the time to bill read
ing.
Sixteen pops ard democrats met today and
organized with c. w. Pain Of Milton, chair
mad, and John Butterwick, of Milton, score
:ary. They agreed to vote as unit on the sen
storship. They will support John Burke, ol
Rolla candidate for congress last year.
The senate committee on elections met this
morning and resolved to unanimously oust San
| .ord and admit Bailey Fuller.