The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-04-01

ttOn OF New Bills without the
Consent of h Governor.
st. Paul, March 27.--The senate yes
terday afternoon had a very serious
question submitted to it through a
resolution introduced by Senator Vies-
selman Of Fairmont, Martin county,
representing the district that gave
birth to the famous Dunn-Day
torial contest of 1897. This resolution
proposes to reopen the fight by calling
on the senate to reverse itself n de-
clare that it was wrong when 1t un-
seated Former Senator Frank A. Day
and recognized as the duly elected sen
ator from that district Hon. FL. ii.
Dunn of Fairmont. Senator Vessel
man is Of the same political faith as
Mr.. Day. His resolution provides that
Mr.. Day be paid for his services as
senator from Jan. %. 1897, to the end
of the session, April q, he having
been ousted from his seat by vote OF
the senate on the day mentioned. The
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on legislative expenses.
The following were among the more
important bills introduced:
To appoint a commission OF i've 10
erect a soldiers monument on the new
capitol site, or some other suitable To-
cation in st. Paul; appropriates $l,oOO
for expenses Of the commission = 10
authorize cities Of less than 5000 to
levy a special school tax. To regu
late the rental Of telephones; compa-
MES may not charge more than Is a
month. - To create a state board OF
immigration commissioners. To give
preference in employment to honor
ably discharged Union soldiers and
sailors. - To protect rights of pen
sioners residing in soldiers home. -
To amend the laws relating to mutual
insurance companies. TO further
regulate the sale Of intoxicating
LIQUORS; to prevent wholesaiing in less
than five-gallon quantities. Revising
game and fish laws and preventing
spring shooting. - To amend the laws
to prevent fraud in the sale of fax
seed and linseed oil. - For. the care
of crippled and deformed children ana
appropriating $4,000. Requiring
railway companies organized under
foreign charters to incorporate. under
laws of the state. - To regulate cleo
tons in cities and villages of less than
10000. - Amending laws relating to
prevention of fraud in the manufac-
ture and sale of baking powder, etc.
Amending laws relating to automatic
voting machines.
The House.
Saturday was the last day on which
bills could be introduced without the
consent of the governor and the mem
bers took advantage of this fact to
unload. When the unloading process
was completed it was found that
seventy-nine bills had been introduced.
Among the more important bills in
troduced were the following:
To amend existing laws relating to
use Of automatic ballot machines. =
To amend existing laws relating to the
issuance Of licences for the sale of in
~toxicating liquors. - To require rail-
road companies organized under the
laws of a foreign country to incorpor-
ate under the laws of this state be-
fore extending their lines or acquir-
ing property rights in this state.
To amend existing laws relating to the
assessment Of mortgages. = To pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of un-
healthy or adulterated dairy products.
- Relating to the fees for the inspec-
ton Of Illuminating oils. To provide
for q tax on certain mines and lands
containing mineral ore in lieu Of other
taxes.- 10 regulate the sale Of drugs
and medicines by persons other than
registered pharmacists. To amend
certain laws relating to insurance COM
panies. - To protect the public against
adulterated food products. To amend
existing laws relating to organization
Of the state agricultural society. = To
amend the Laws Of 1897 relative to
adulterated food jellies, etc. To
license itinerant vendors of drugs. nos
trums, patent medicines, etc. - To
regulate, the voluntary sending Of
newspapers and the receiving of the
same, - To authorize towns, etc., to
purchase lands containing material
for the construction Of highways. To
amend existing laws relating to the
formation Of drainage districts. - To
amend the constitution relating to the
franchise Of women or questions OF
local option. - To regulate the price
Of binding Irvine manufactured in
the state prison. To fix q reasonable
freight rate for transportation Of po.
tatoes, grain. coal, etc.
The following bills were passed:
Allowing cities to settle claims fol
loss on contracts. Amending the. law
relative to trust companies. Relative
to bounty for arrest Of horse and BIZ
cycle thieves. ~ Repeating the law
relative to teachers examiners In indie
pendent school districts. Relating to
the conveyance Of land for. sites for
scLoolhouses. Relative to the filling
Of vacancies In schoolbcards.-- Rel
alive to the time Of meeting Of village
and city boards Of equalization.
killed "A = street Dae1.
Chicago, March 28.-Frank Kinhain,
Al electrician, was killed IN Y street
duel with two unknown men. Kinhain,
before dying, acknowledged that he
sknaw his ASSISTANTS, but refused Il
divulge their names or the motive for
the assault. g ss