The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE,
Proceedings OF North Dakota Law.
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no session Of the senate yesterday. but
and a number of important measures
were disposed Of. Among the bills
passed was one compelling insurance
companies to pay taxes of 8 per cent
ON gross premiums for the year 1897
and 2 1-2 per cent after that year. The
law taxing insurance was omitted
from the Revised Codes Of 1895 and
this bill provides for the 1895 tax now
unpaid. Towards bill removing re-
strictions on loans by state banks now
limited to three times the amount Of
capital, was passed. 1t is intended to
allow greater loans when deposits
justify. DR.. Montgomery. president
Of the state board Of health. addressed
the house on the bill appropriating
$500 to himself and DR.. McLachlan
for services as members of the board.
The bill passed unanimously. also the
bill refunding to counties tax collected
for suppression Of Russian cactus.
Baker introduced bill completely re-
vising the law relating 10 primary
elections. 1t provides that when q
voter IL challenged he must prove by
affidavit of another voter that he he
longs to the party holding the primary.
Penalties for violating provisions are
the same as prescribed for illegal vot-
ing at general elections. Hurley in
troduced bill creating the Office of
state librarian and prescribing duties.
The salary is the same as at present.
but places the appointment in the
hands of the governor instead of the
secretary of state. The report of the
judiciary committee indefinitely post
poning the bill giving hotelkeepers a
lien on baggage of guests was adopted.
Francis offered resolution Of re-
spcct for cx-Speaker Gill.
Bismarck, n. d.. Feb. 1.-THE first
real excitement in either branch of the
legislature occurred when. Creel of
Ramsey county introduced concur
rent resolution in the senate amending
the constitution and removing the cap
ital to Fargo. Little of Bismarck, pres
ident pro teln.. was in the chair, ana
referred the resolution to the Judiciary
committee. of which he is chairman.
Creel objected to this and moved to re-
call the resolution and refer the same
to the committee on state affairs. This
motion was lost by vote of IA to >.
6 absent. land Strom and Enger of
Trail declined to vote. Senator" Hag-
CART of Fargo was absent from the
senate when the resolution was con-
sidered. !: -,
!. O. Smith of CaSSeltOn was elected
secretary to succeed Gill. Resolutions
of respect for the deceased secretary
were adopted.
The house was in committee of the
whole during most of the session.
Francis and Hurley had heated de-
bate on the bill giving manufacturers
liens on threshing outfits. Francis fa-
voring and Hurley opposing. The bill
was killed.
The house passed Rourke's senate
bill providing for special terms Of the
supreme court when deemed expedi-
ent by the Judges; also the senate bill
requiring two directors of corporations
organized under state law to be resi-
dents. ::
Bills introduced: BY Porter, relating
to the manner of determining the pop
ulation of counties for fixing salaries;
provides that the vote at the last cleo
ton be multiplied by five. Korsmo.
providing penalties for Sabbath break
ing.
Bismarck. N. d.. Feb. 5. - Gov.
Briggs has sent to the senate for con-
1irmation two most important ap-
pointments. William Badger of Man
dan gets the oil inspectorship and
Public Examiner Langlie was reap
pointed. The judiciary committee re-
ported Creel's capital removal bill TO.
the senate with the recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed. Creel
moved to recommit to the state affairs
committee. which was lost. A motion
to indefinitely postpone was carried BY
vote of 16 to IL, as follows: ,
For-Arnold Benedict. Brown, Clark.
Fuller. Gordon, Green. La Moure. Lit
tie, Mansfield. McGillvray, Rourke,
Valentine. Vietz, Wishek-16.
Administered. Davis. Dobie. Dun
lap, Haggart. Hanna. Hanscom. Le-
Yang. Mccain. McCarten. Plain. Strom
-12.
Abscnt-Tufte. Marshal.
Not Voting-Elger.
The governor has approved senate
bills 26 and %, relating to procedure
in civil cases. Petitions against re-
submission of the prohibition ques-
ton were presented by Senators Han
ma. La Moure. Fuller. McCarten.
Strom, Benedict and DObie. Dobie's
bill repeating the:bounty on twins and
the bill relating to lien on crops passed
Davis, reapportioning Twenty-second
legislative district: Green. appropri-
ating money for state fair at Mandan.
also prohibiting county auditors from
placing the name of candidate on
official ballot twice. intended to pre-
vent fusion in political parties: Brown.
providing that the commissioner OF
agriculture keep records of standard
bred stock: Haggart.: relating to prac-
tice Of ostopatic treatment.
Immediately after the capital remov-
al proposition was killed in the SEN
ate Tanton of Ramsey introduced
similar resolution in the house with
the additional proviso that the city Of
Fargo erect buildings as good as the
present capitol; the resolution was re-
ferred to the state affairs committee.
The governor approved Hurley's bill
making Lincoln's birthday legal hol-
iday. The law goes into effect at
once and Friday of next week will he
observed. Guinan's bill reducing the
amount Of property exempt from ex-
ecution from $1,000 to $500 provoked
the hottest fight Of the session. Purely
led the opposition to the bill and
Twichell those fivoring.. 4 hot ex-
change Of words took place between
the two and the speaker had difficulty
in calling them to order: The bill was
Indefinitely postponed by a vote of 30
to %. The hill providing state wolf
bounty of So occupied considerable
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