The Dickinson press., 1897-01-16


In the house: MIR. Hurley introduced
a bill to make Lincoln's birthday a le-
gal holiday. Mr.. Johnson. providing
for a lien upon threshing engines. sep
arators. etc. for repairs. BY Steven
son. regulating tolls in grist mills. al
lowing one-eighth, and prohibiting
custom mills from grinding their own
grain when custom grain is offered.
The chairman Of the principal COM
mittees Of the senate are: Appupria-
tiOns, Haggart of Cass; railroads. La
Moure of Pembina; state affairs, Mar
shall of Dickey: engrossing and en-
rolling, Valentine of la Mourc; Judi
ciary. Little of Burleigh; temperance,
Finger of Steele; agriculture, StrOm of
Trail.
The chairman Of the principal house
committees are: HankiEson of Rich
land. railroads: Francis of Cass, Judi
ciary: Hurley of Traill. appropriations;
Murphy of Ward. cducation: Williams
of Trail, agriculture; Wood of Grand
Forks. Insurance.: Power of Richland,
taxation; l.indstrOm of Benson. ways
and means: Hawk of Cass, engross.
ment: Mitchell Of Ransom, enrolment;
Shape of La MOure. school and public
lands; ReldeE of Logan. warehouse:
Colby Of Cass temperance; Stevens OF
Morton, boundaries.
bismarck. n. D., Jan. 12.--COnsitler-
able excitement was caused among
gamblers, ''sure thing workers and
blind piggcrs who have thronged here
expecting to reap a rich harvest dur
ing the session of the legislature, by
the introduction in the house of this
joint resolution by Representative Aas
Of Nelson county:
Whereas. We view with alarm the
bold and open violations of constitu-
ti0nal and prOhibitory law against
liquor selling and enactments against
gambling devices in this, the capital
city Of the state: therefore.
'Resolved. That the officers and eX-
ecutiye of the state Ike directed to close
forthwith all places and devices that
are thus operating; that if the police,
power of the state is not large enough
ut present to carry out the provisions
of this resolution that such aid as may
be necessary he secured to keep these
legislature
The presidential electors met in the
office of the secretary of state at noon
and cast their vote for Mckinley and
Hobart. The electors adjourned until
tomorrow, when Elector Nels ii.
Dyste of Forman will probably be
chosen messenger to carry the returns
to Washington.
The monotcny of the proceedings in
the senate was broken by the report of
the elections committee recommending
the unseating of Sanford and the seat
ing of Bailey Fuller in the Stutsmal,
county contest case. Senator McCar.
ten, of the committee. made minority
report in favor of Sanford. leourko
moved the adoption of the majority rc,
port. White moved us substitute
/ that the matter be postponed until to.
morrow. which carried. Fuller's friends
were disappointed at the postponemcnt
but state their man will surely be seat,
ed tomorrow.
| Senate bills introduced: BY Creel
regulating newspapers qualified to dc
legal printing and prescribing the
| duties of the county auditor relating
/ thereto; Gordon, providing for the OK,
emption of the wages of labOring men
from garnishment; Little, regulating
procedure In civil actions and prOvid
+, ing for the taking of dcpositions
Mansfield. providing for the prevention
I of prairie fires compelling railroads tC
burn grass for several feet on cacl
side of track; Valentine, making all
election ballots of uniform size and
color; Rourke, authorizing persons
having liens on real estate to pay take;
on same. In the house a hill was in
troduccd by Guinan, reducing tht
amount of property exempt from exc
c,ltion from 81 800 to $500
| Bismarck, \, d.. Jan. 1:;-The senate
settled the Sanfcnl-Fuller election con
test by seating Fuller. Senator Ar
| mold moved the adoption OF the report
of the majority Of the committee, I'M
seating Sanford. Dobic moved to sui,
stilute the minority report, which was
in Snnford's favor. Sanford tlcl
asked unanimous consent to address
the senate in his own behalf. He spoke
at considerable length, charging that
ballot boxes were tampewd with bc
tween time of original count AMI tina
made under order of the court. ant
asked that the ballot boxes be sent fol
and the entire case opened up. Arnold
chairman of the committee. said tlla
they had no power to send for ballo
boxes. that Fuller had clearly estab
] lislcd his claim to the seat. On rol
call the substitute was lost and til.
majority report adopted. All senator.
voted for Fuller except nobic, Dunlap
4 Eo p<n 1ofV
mittee was appointed to escort Fullc
to his seat. When he came in he wa!
loudly applauded, and in neat spcccl
thanked the senate for the action i
had taken. Mr.. Tuft introduced Il bill
taxing all railroad right Of way, lease,
or not used for railroad purposes.
In the house Mr.. Hurley's motion
ordering the proceedings Of the Itepub
lican senatorial caucus spread upol
the minutes was adopted. Mr.. Twich
ell introduced concurrent resolution
for the interstate committee to ac
with lige committee Of the Minncsot;
legislature to formulate bill for re
duction of freight rates. The rule
were suspended and the resolution wa
passed and sent to the senate wher,
it was referred to the committee ol
railroads. This proposition comes NJ
at each session and is generally votet
down. Whenever it has passed the re
suit is a junket to st. Paul at the eX
pensc of the state without any goot
resulting. A resolution providing 70
postage for use of members in trans
acting official business was votet
down.
Pills Introduced-Mi,chcll. regulat
ing Salarics Of cnur'v attorneys. base,
uron population r.r. 'iig from 500 70
5000 PEOPLE or less to $4,000 for owe
2N.ED people; Francis. amending TIL
laws relating to cities. revises the law
relating to municipal corporations.