The Dickinson press., 1897-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE,
sreceeAlnss ee North Dakota Law.
nAkeR1.

Bismarck, N. d.. Feb. 26.-A surprise
was sprung on the prOhibitionists In
the house by the introduction Of a re-
submission bill by Ryan Of Grand
Forks. Jtwas thought that the ques-
tiOn was dead for this session when
the house adopted Speaker Williams
resolution ten day. ago declaring in
favor OF prohibitory law. The me-
mortal to cOngresy yS4trOduced by MIR.
Speaker William that the
government stop tliessssue' of liquor
licenses in prohibition states was lost
on tie vote.
In the senate Tufts. Hanna and Wi
shek presented petitions favoring the
passage of the Iowa railroad law.
which has already passed the house.
StrOm introduced a bill relating to lim-
iting crop liens. The senate passed
bills appropriating $500 for plating
and leasing school lands: revision of
game laws: amending oil inspection
and providing penalty for sale of illu-
minating oils below test.
The house passed a concurrent reso-
luton requesting the railroad commits
siOners to enforce the rates made by
them on Ignite coal; also bills relating
to compensation of officers for return
Of fugitives from Justice; prescribing
conditions upon which surety compa-
MES may do business in the state; pro.
viding for special jury to assess the
damage under the law of eminent do
main: preventing the taking of great
er rate Of interest after note or other
evidence of indebtedness becomes due;
new primary election law. Murphy's
bill providing for a wolf bounty of So
passed the senate. Wood of Grand
Forke introduced bill abOlishing the
seventh judicial district. which was
created by the last session of the legis,
laturc.
Bismarck. y. D.. Feb. 27.-A concur
rent resolution amending the constitu-
tiOn and abOlishing the railroad cons
mission was killed in the house-i3 to
II. The house passed bill preventing
all trusts from doing business in the
state. also the bill revising the election
laws OF the state and enacting the Min
nesOta law on this subject. Lind
strOln's bill repeating the Edwards
law defining the word precinct" in the
constitution to mean an incorporated
city provoked a warm debate between
LindstrOm and Cole of Cass. who Oi,-
posed the bill. House bills introduced:
Providing for the cuttin gOf weeds Oh
public highways; memorial to congress
rela ting to the tariff upon articles man.
ufactured by trusts; relating to method
of lOaning money by building and loan
associations. The committee on ways
and means introduced a bill cutting the
salaries of all county officials II per
cent. KOlsmO introduced q bill re-
lating to evasion of the law prohibit.
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors. 1t
makes participation in the passage of
an ordinance to license "btind pigs" Z
misdemeanOr. Haggart's senate bin
prohibiting the use Of convict labor ip
manufacturing articles in competition
with labor, passed the house.
THO senate rcconsidered the bill pre-
scribing the salaries of clerks in the
state Offices which was defeated yes
terday by a tie, and after an hours
wrangling settled on the following mp.
propriation: Governors offices, $500;
secretary Of state. $500: treasurer,
$2.4OO; auditor, $500; attorney gen
eral, 1880; superintendent Of public
instruction, 1900; commissioner of ill.,
surance, $2,1OO; commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, $500; secry .ary Of
railroad commission, 800. This leaves
the figures about as they We're two
years ago. The bill cutting the salary
of the land commissioner to $1.5OO was
passed, Arnold's bill making extensive
changes IN the educational laws was
passed; and ais0 the bill cutting the
salary of the supreme court reporter
$500 per year. Creels bill permitting
military companies to build armories
ana exempting them from taxation
was passed with a changed title. The
house had cut off the exemption clause
OH the ground that II was llnconsiitn.
tional. The title now makes an ar
mory a sort of educational institution
and the bill will now go through. Tie
bills introduced in the senate were, by
Geen. 0ppropriating $3O,OOO for the le
form school vt Afandan. and by the re-
trenchment committee making the
president Of the agricultural college ex
OtficiO superintendent Of irrigation and
forestry.