The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-02-27
THE LEGISLATURE,
Proceedings of North Dakota Law
makers.

Bismarck, \. d.. Feb. 1O.-The house
committee on temperance reported a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a 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. Mciinnis OF
Stutsman moved to table the resolution,
which motion was lost, Ii to A. Hank
inson offered an amendment that the
resolution should include all counties
in the state. Hurley and Colby op-
| posed the amendment and HankinsOn
Cole said that public opinion was
against the enforcement of the prohibit
ton law, and incidentally gave the
state enforcement league some hot
/! shot The amendment was lost, 10 to
20. Those who voted against the reso-
luton were: Baker, Carlin, Cole. Eb-
bighausen. Erickson. Hammond, Hank
inson, Krooger. LEM, Mc(iinnis, Peo-
pies, Porter. All the others voted yea
except Guinan. excused. The friends
of prohibition state that the vote shows
their strength to be double that of the
"Reminiscences, and that there is no
possible chance of a resubmiSsiOn bill
passing the house.
Krooger introduced bill in the house
providing for the taxation of sleeping
car companies. The governor approved
bills providing stenographer for the
supreme court; providing special terms
Of the court and for the repeal Of the
Russian thistle law. The senate passed
Williams resolution regarding North
| viding for the taxation of insurance
companies and fixing the date of COM
mencement of the term of county audi
tors. The senate killed the bill pro-
viding that counties pay the cost of
transportation of insane.
Senate bills introduced: Dunlop. re-
pealing the law creating office Of oil
| inspector; Haggart. appropriating 81
900 for advertising school lands for
sale; Enger. increasing the representa-
ton of the Sixteenth legislative dis
trict to one senator and three repre-
lsentatives: Green, describing obliga-
lions of herders and drovers of do
nestle animals. House bills introduced:
Ebbighausen, providing that no coun-
| ty officer in the state shall hold office
for more than two consecutive terms;
Duncan. providing for tine investment
of the permanent school fund; Will
Jams of Trail, regulating common car
riers and defining the duties of COM
missioners of railroads and providing
for the control Of common carriers in
the state; Dongherty, repeating che law
creating state agent for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals.
Bismarck, n. D.. Feb. 1.-THE op-
ponents of the resolution passed Tues
day for an investigation of the viola
lions of the prohibitory and other laws
of this city and county worked all last
night and this morning and were UNI
able to secure a majority to reconsider
the vote. They furnished to the house
an interesting scene. The motion to re-
consider was made by Currier Of Ram
sey. and was backed by Power of
Richland. Murphy of Ward, Cole of
Cass and others. Their reasons was
that it was unfair to single one city
and county. Francis of Cass retorted
that condition existed here which eX-
listed in no other spot in the state in
that there We're officers here who were
openly violating the law. and mayor
who kept a saloon and gambling house.
This aroused Speaker Williams and he
called Iindstrom to the chair and re-
piled to Francis in a speech In which
he said that the assertion of Francis
| was an insult to his home. Bismarck
and he had seen in Francis home Far
go. gambling and liquor selling carried
on as freely as they are here. Francis
declared that he had spoken the truth
and that conditions here We're worse
than anywhere else. The vote was
finally recOnsidered and was amended
to include in the scope Of the investiga-
ton all the other cities and counties of
the state. Dougherty of Walsh moved
to eXpunge the whole proceedings from
the Journal but the motion was voted
down. 1t is probable that there will
he no investigation of any importance.
The house killed the bill reducing ex-
emptions to 81 900 and passed the bill
reducing the rate of interest from l.
to 10 per cent and prohibiting COM
pounding. The bill defining a legal
newspaper was passed. A bill making
physical education a part of the public
school system was killed. A bill pro-
vidng for change of venue in civil ac-
ton same as in criminal action was
passed. A few minor bills We're also
passed.
The senate passed the bill providing
for separate boards for the control of
the penitcntiary and reform school. the
bill introduced by Senator Little of
this county. 1t provides that the gov
ernor shall appoint the board to con-
sist of five members. not more than
one of whom shall be residents of the
same county. House bill No. A.. intro
dnced by Woods and passed by the
house. was also passed by the senate
and 200 extra copies ordered printed.
This is very long, bill and provides
for the collection of taxes delinquent
since 1895. The senate passed the bill
reducing the salaries of the railroad
commissioners and practically abolish
ing the office. Arnold introduced the
famous Terrence land title bill. Plains
concurrent resolution and memorial to
congress in regard to the reduction Of
the minimum price of school lands to
Bismarck. n. D.. Feb. 10. - Trouble
between the house and senate has been
brewing beneath the surface for some
time, and the i'll feeling between the
two bodies was shown when Senator
la Moure charged in a speech with ref
ercnce to the joint committee to revise
the election laws that the house was
ignoring the senate in everything and
had paid no attention to joint commit
tees appointed by the senate.
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