Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of North Dakota Law.
makers.

Proceedinss of North Dakota Lave
| makers.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. S.-Attorncy
General Cowan has filed an opinion in
| response to request of the senate,
holding that the law creating the board
| Of trustees for the state penitenttary
has been repealed by the Revised
COLES Of 1885, and that the present
trustees We're not acting under au-
thority of law. If Cowan is correct
| all the trustees of state institutions arc
| probably in the same dilemma, and the
| legislature will be called upon to enact
a law covering this matter and Gov.
Briggs will appoint entire new boards.
A majority of the pcnitentiary hoard
We're appointed by Gov. .Allin two
years ago for a term OF four years. 1t
is understood that they have made an
officials in office.
Senator Marshall of Sargent county
introduced Il bill Saturday by means of
which depositors in state banks will
receive greater security for their de-
posits. The principal feature is that
on July l each year all banks pay into
the state treasury IL per cent of de-
posits to be held by the treasurer us a
| reserve fund. When the amount paid
| in by any bank amounts to 3 per cent
| of the deposits the state examiner may
suspend such requirements If deemed
| cNpeGient, but must do so in case the
| amount exceeds per cent of the de-
| posts. There is on deposit in various
state banks $3,OOO,OOO. The bill pro-
vides for two assessments Turing
1897, which would establish the fund
with $SO,OOO
Senator Creel introduced a resolution
| asking the state auditor what money
the railroad commissioners had dra wn
other than their salary and under what
law: also asking the chief clerk to pre-
pare 4 statement of the number of
employees. amount of pay and how en-
ployed. Mrs. De Lendresci of Fargo
addressed the senate on osteopathy.
Haggart's bill allowing graduates of
that school to practice in the state was
passed. Plain introduced memorial
TO congress for permission to the state
to sell land at IS per acre instead Of
$40.
The ProhibitiOnists seem to be on
the alert and they are daily filing a
large number of petitions against re-
submission. The attorney general
filed an opinion that the office Of super
intendent of irrigation and forestry
was still in effect. Notwithstanding the
fact that the law was omitted from
the revised codes. Hawks house bill
prohibiting foot ball was indefinitely
postponed. Richards introduced res
olution sympathizing with Pennsyl-
vania on account of the burning of the
state house.
Bismarck, n. D.. Feb. .. - Senator
Green introduced bill for the taxa
ton of express companies. 1t is un-
derstood that he will follow this up
with a bill taxing sleeping car COM
panies. State Treasurer Nichols re-
ported to the legislature that the
amount Of cash in the treasury Jan. 30
was $324.655. OF this $6J,772 was in
suspended banks. as follows: Citizens
National, Fargo. $47,SO1; Grand Forks
National. $9,712; Second National,
Grand Forks. 1914; First National,
Minot, 5,133. The treasurer states
that each bank has given security for
double the amount of deposit; that he
has examined the securities given by
the suspended banks and finds that the
state will lose nothing.
Beldon introduced q resolution in the
house sympathizing with the Cuban
cause, and calling upon the United
States government to interfere in be-
half of the struggling patriots. The
house passed the senate bill providing
that all sheep brought into the state
must be dipped by inspectors before
being allowed to Craze. The following
house bills passed: Providing for
wolf bounty Of SO: regulating the entry
of judgment in civil actions; relating
to liens on crops.
Senate bills introduced: Valentine,
requiring chattle mortgage sales to be
made by the sheriff also regulating the
fees of register of deeds; Clark, pro-
viding for garnishment procedure in
justice courts: McCanna, providing for
board of barber examiners Same as
the bill killed in the house,; Rourke,
law of presumptfve evidence. Hawk
in introduces in the house bill which
combines the best features Of the pres
ent election laws of Wisconsin and
Michigan.
Bismarck, n. D., Feb. 1O.-The house
committee on temperance reported Il
resolution providing for the appoint
nent of committee consisting of Hur-
ley, Murphy, Colby, Towle and Aas to
investigate into the reasons and causes
inducing or permitting open violations
Of law regarding the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, gambling and other GRIM
inal offenses in Bismarck, and whether
city and county officials are directly or
indirectly interested in such violations,
as reported and alleged. McGinnis OF
Stutsman moved to table the resolution,
which motion was lost, IL to AZ. Hank
inson offered an amendment that the
resolution should include all counties
in the state. Hurley and Colby op-
posed the amendment and Hankinson
and Cole supported it in short speeches.
Cole said that public opinion was
against the enforcement of the prohibi-
ton law. and incidentally gave the
state enforcement league some hot
shot. The amendment was lost, 40 to
20. Those who voted against the reso-
luton We're: Baker, Carlin, Cole, I;b-
bighausen, Erickson, Hammond. Hank
inson. krooger. LEM. McGinnis. Peo-
pies. Porter. All the others voted yea
except Guinan. excused. The friends
OF DrOhjhitiOn Sfntn tEot +I,o ,,oto chow,