Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-25
without a dissenting vote. This is tho

without dissenting vote. This is the
resolutions:
1T being evident that railroad prop
er.y within the state Ia returning good
revenue on capitalization. ranging from
1924, 600 to $4,000 per mile. while pay
Ing taxes on mere nominal Vniuatioh'
and the necessity for revenue for state
institutions being apparent, the state
hoard of equalization Ia hereby direct
ed to assess all railroad property Mt
lust and fair valuation, which IN no
case in future shall be less than So,ouO
per mile"
The house in committee Of the whole
recommended to PASS the Iowa rail-
road law introduced by the house COM
mittee on railroads. Ianton's concur
rent resolution removing the capitol 10
Fargo was returned to the house by
| the committee on state affairs without
recommendation. 1t will be considered
| in general orders tomorrow.
The special committee of the senate
| to investigate the state government,
reported a bill abolishing the office Of
commissioner of irrigation and for
cstry A bill was also introduced re-
| ducing the salary Of the commissioner
| of agriculture and deputy. The house
| resolution instructing the state treas.
| urer to proceed against bondsmen OF
insolvent banks where state funds are
deposited, was killed in the senate. The
senate passed bills prescribing the
duties of district veterinarians, also al
lowing cities to issue bonds for paving.
Senate bills introduced: Licensing
commission merchants; relating to pro-
bate OF foreign wills; preventing the
AL tod Ndy
| for the Office of assistant county at
torney in counties Of 5000 population.
Bismarck. n. D.. Feb. 1S.-Only anti
railroad bill was introduced in the leg
islature yesterday. Twichell of Cass
offered bill in the house defining eX-
press companies, freight lines. tele-
graph and telephone companies, and
providing for the taxation of the same.
From the great bulk of this class Of
legislation introduced it is safe to pre-
| diet that very few of these measures
Will pass. Tho house in committee of
the whole considered the proposed re-
vision of the revenue laws and amend
ed the bill so that taxes will become
| due Nov. and delinquent March !,
with a penalty Of per cent per month
| until the following November, when
per cent penalty is added. After con-
siderable debate the bill was unani-
mously recommended to pass. Lind
strom's bill repeating the law contain
ing the word precinct in the consti-
tuition to mean any corporated city
provoked a spirited debate. This law
was introduced at the last session by
Mai. Edwards of Fargo and Cole of
Cass, who. to-day. opposed it's repeal,
paid Il high tribute to the author. Mr..
Francis. who favored it's repeal said
that the voters could be colonized and
that many frauds had been perpe-
trated in different cities under its pro-
visions. The bill was recc mmended to
pass by close vote. The governor has
approved house bills relating to in
corporation of villages and providing
diminution Of sentence of convicts for
good conduct. McGinnis introduced
bill reducing the salaries of all state
officials to $1,000 per year and reduc-
ing the appropriation for clerk hire 50
per cent. Other house bills introduced:
Francis. Judgment may be entered by
clerk OF court in default only in GER
tain cases; Mcpherson, providing for
submission to the people at each gen.
elal election any public measure or
proposition Of government for their ap-
prevail.
The senate passed a revision of the
game laws reducing non-residents' IL
cense fee to $40. Other senate bills
passed: Prohibiting attendance at
school of persons not successfully vac
cinated; regulating fees Of register OF
deeds; regula ting practice of veterinary
surgeons.
The governor has approved the sell
ate bills providing that u jury in civil
actions may be kept iii charge of Of
iicers: regulating domestic corpora
tons; relating to redemption of real cs-
tate from. judicial sales; relating to
number of county commissioners.
Green introduced bill legaliziug the
tax levy Of 1895. The legislature will
meet in joint session to receive the
Omaha citizens concerning the trans
Mississippi exposition.
Bismarck. y. D., Feb. 10. - Gov.
Briggs sent to the senate names of
members Of boards of trustees for all
the state institutions except the pen
itentiary, and they were unanimous
ly confirmed. The appointments are
for Il term OF four years and are As fol
lows: Agricultural college, Roger Allin
of Walsh, II. ]. Rusch of Cass and A.
@. Clark, Of kidder; state university,
Steve Collins of Grand Forks, H. L.
Helgeson of Cavalier and f. II. Pross-
er OF Ramsey. but Prosser wired de-
Ginning to serve, and the nomination
was Withdrawn: insane hospital, Z. H.
Shiels of La MOure and John Mil
stead of Stutsman: deaf and dumb
school, A. q. Whipple and ID. Mcleod
of Ramsey and l.. A. Larson of Pierce:
soldiers home, A. c. Geary of Cass and
NJ. +. Brown Of Ransom; blind asylum,
J. L. BlOcklock and Il. j. Mayer of
Pcmbina; Mayville normal school, c.
NJ. lGcllland and y. d. Nelson of
Trail; Valley City normal school, A.
L. Peck of Barnes. Nels Larson Of
Daisy and NJ. r. Cassell of Sherbrook.
Senator Haggart introduced q reso-
luton sympathzing with Grand Forks
on account OF the fire loss in East
Grand Forks. The resolution was
tabled. The senate passed n bill pro-
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