The Dickinson press., 1897-03-06

Bismarck. n. n. March a.-The house
passed Haggart'S senate hill prohibit
ing the use of convict labor In any in.
dustry which would bring il into COM
petition with free labor. The harness
factory at the penitentiary will be
closed up up us soon as the present con-
tract expires. There will he absolutely
NO work for the cOnvicts and what to
do with them is Il serious problem.
The committee ON temperance reported
bill relating to the sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors with recommendation that
1t be indefinitely postponed. Cole asked
the bill be placed on general orders.
The majority of the temperance COM
mtttee reported in favor OF the in
definite l,Ostponement of Ryan's resub.
mission bill. The minority report fa-
vored its passage. The hill prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes was indefinitely
postponed. Ten additional clerks We're
appointed by the speaker. The house
passed the senate hill allowing cities to
hond for paving. These house hills
passed: Fixing salaries of clerks of
court: defining intoxicating liquors;
fixing salary Of county srpcrintenlcnts
of schools. also county auditors and
registers of deeds. Only routine work
in the senate Arnold's hill revisin.
educational laws of state passed the
house. and the house bill providing
that five-siXths of jury can return a
was the bill apprOpriating money for
sissippi exposition.
Il.
sation of the day was the report of the
railroad committee Of the senate on the
famous substitute for the house rail
road bill. Tie report was submitted
by the chairman. JudsOn La Moure,
and contained all the amendments
agreed upon by the senate COMMITTEES
with the exception of the one which
compelled the commissioners of rail.
roads to accept The freight classified.
tion Of tho railroads. 1t comes up fo,
final action tomorrow.
Tho house broke the record by pass
ing forty-one bills, Most of these were
of very little consequence. Tho mos,
important was that creating the office
of state temperance commissioners. This
was passed by Il vote of rs to IL, and
will probably bc defeated in the sen
ate. COlby's house bill fixing bounty
Of 81 per ton OH sugar hects and cent
per pound for the sugar manufacturer
was also passed, likewise the bill which
permits state and county officials tC
have bonds issued by fidelity insurance
companies. The bill granting rlgll
of way for telephone companies was
killed. Murphy's bill providing for an
educational test for suffrage passed
The bill relating to form Of mortgage
Oh personal property was killed.
Among the senate bills passed were
l.egalizing the tax levy Of 1885: provid
ing for the erection If q state indus
trial school at Eilendalc; preventing
the aduitcration of candy: organization
Of the orphan asylum; permitting tlis
investments Of tho results of the sal.
of school lands in real estate; licensing
commission merchants: cutting dow
the salary of the commissioner of uni
versity and school lands: prescribin,
the duties Of district veterinarians; re
lating to sheep inspectors: fixing Ill,
terms Of court in the First and Fiftl
judicial districts and reducing the sal
ary Of the supreme court reporter Il
$500 per volume.
The time Of the senate was taken III
with the reading Of the amendments
of the senate committee on judiciary t,
the house revenue bill, which were nj
most as long as the bill. The repor
was adopted and the bill comes up fol
passage tolnorrow. The senate passc'
senate bills relating to llle 'soIqiers
home at Lisbon and providing f0y a;
exhibit at the trans-M lssissippi cxposi
tion mt Omaha. The senate also passed
the house bill which has been pushed
by the Fargo business men relating tl
the duties and powers of cities and
councils. Senator Green introduced,
bills to extend the boundaries Of Nor
ton county and raising the salaries ii
legislative clerks to So per day.