Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-01-21

railroads. This proposition comes mp
| at each session and IL generally voted
down, Whenever It has passed the re-
| suit Is a junket to St Paul Mt the ex-
pense of the state without any good
resulting. A resolution providing for
postage for use Of members In trans
acting official business was voted
down.
| Bills ENTHUSIASTICALLY, regulat-
ing salaries OF county attorneys. based
upon population ranging from $500 for
1900 people or less to $1,000 for over
10000 people; Francis, amending the
laws relating to cities, rcvises the laws
relating to municipal corporations.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. IA. - Certain
state newspapers were given Il roast
in the senate. Arnold sent TO the
clerks desk an article from the Grand
Forks Plaindealcr which stated that
| the Republicans had formed conspir-
acy to unseat every Democrat whose
seat was contested. This he vehement
ly denied. Ia Aloure said that If any
empioye of the senate placed on his
desk the Plaindcaiec OF the Fargo
Forum he would :Govc for his dis
I charge. He said that he did not want
his desk disglaced with such litera-
ture. Bill: ;:..roduced: BY Creel, spec
| flying the ;:ories of railroad commits
sDoners regarding the inspection of
warehouses and handling grain; by
Gordon, providing for Incorporated
cities bonding for the purpose of paw
ing streets.
| In the house memorial to congress,
introduced by Hammond, asking con-
gress to grant the state 10000 acres OF
land for the establishment of school
of forestry wos adopted. Tanton In
troduced a bill authorizing the county
treasurer to assign tax certificates ON
lands bid in ut tax sale by the state.
Korsmo resigned the craftsmanship of
the woman suffrage committee and
Peoples was appointed. Tie legislature
will probably adjourn Tomorrow until
Monday.
| Bismarck, n. D.. Jan. Ex-senator
Green Of Morton county introduced q
bill that will cause CONSERVATION in q
camp of Populists and Democrats. For
several years there has been complete
fusion between these parties in this
| state, and if Green's bill becomes law
it will effectually prevent anything in
| the line of combines between different
political parties in future. Under pro-
visions of the bill it is unlawful to ac-
| cept a nomination from more than one
political party and the name of the can
didate can only appear once on official
| ballot. Green also introduced bill
compelling butchers to license and to
keep a record of brands and marks on
animals slaughtered and making I'M
lawful the selling Of other than IL
censed butchers of veal or beef, with
out first exposing hide to purchaser.
! The object OF this bill is to protect cat
! tie men from thieves. The expected
war OH the present divorce law was
commenced by the introduction by Sen
ator Davis Of a bill compelling resi-
dence in the state of one year before
the cCmmencem Mt Ct action. There is
no prospect of the bill becoming law.
! Other senate bills introduced: Creel,
| reducing salary. Of railroad commits
sioners to $1,000 and limiting annual
expenses to $500; white, appropriating
$37, 700 for Valley City normal school;
Strom, appropriating SOS, 1893 for May
vile normal school; Haggart appropri-
ating $500 for expenses of state land
| board; Marshall, repeating law Great
| ing Russian thisle commission; Plain,
! amending game law; Hanna, indenni-
flying farmers for horses with CHAMBERS
killed by state veterinarians. The
first bill to pass the house was one
making Feb. II, Lncoln's birthday, u
legal holiday; passed by unanimous
vote under suspension of rules. A ma
jOrity of the elections committee made
q report on the Ryan-Kinan contest
from Grand Forks in favor of Ryan.
The minority, consisting Of Democrats,
made a report in favor of Kinan
After heated discussion it was made
q special order for tomorrow at =
o'clock. Twichell offered resolution for
appointment of five lady enrolling
clerks. The discussion which followed
indicated considerable soreness over
the appointment of clerks from differ
ent districts. Members from the Sew
| enth judicial district complained that
they had been wholly ignored. Twicll-
ell made Il strong plea for recognition
of women, but the resolution was de-
feated. The labor unions of Fargo De-
| titioned for the passage of Haggart's
bill prohibiting the use Of convict labor
in any trade or industry. Eleven bills
OH affecting railroad corporations have
already been introduced and more are
F., to follow.
KHAN contest from Grand Forks was
heard in the house and developed into
Il lively fight before the matter was
finally disposed of. Guinan moved the
adoption Of the minority report of the
election committee which favored
KHAN. He said no evidence was pre-
scented in Ryan's favor. That he
(GuinaD was Democrat, but believed
in fairness and justice, that the fact
was indisputed that Khan had eight