The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-24

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. ley City normal school, 81, 1875, instead
tiary, SO, 100, instead OF 81, 200. The
reduction recommended by the come
mfttee from the original appropriations
requests aggregate $4,000.
Bismarck, Feb. 1S.--The Twitchell
bill for the taxation Of express, tele-
graph and telephone companies under
the Ohio plan Of the proportionate
value of the capital stock was killed liz
the senate. The bill came up in com,
mittee of the whole without a recon-
mendation by the committee. Mr..
Twitchell moved that the committee
recommend the bill to pass, and Mr..
Porter moved as substitute that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The
motion to postpone carried, and there
were not eenough supporters of the.
measure to secure roll call on the
question Of indefinite postponement.
The senate committee on elections re-
ported the withdrawal of j. s. Green.
as a contestant for the seat of j. A. >
McDougal of Morton county, and pre-
sented statement by Green giving his
reasons for the withdrawal. The SEES
sion was nearing a close and he could ]
particular benefit to his constituents,
although he stated that he believed
himself fairly entitled to the seat. A
resolution was passed seating McDou-
gal for the four-year term. The pro-
posed constitutional amendment for
the system of initiative and refercn-
dunn was disposed Of by the senate
by the passage of motion to indef1-
nitely> postpone. The amendment for
the establishment of state bureau Of
hail insurance was likewise disposed
of in the house. The latter measure
was desired to be amended by it's sup
porters to provide for the taxation Of
all land in the state sown to crop at q
rate sufficient to pay all hail losses
that might occur. The measure was
killed by a vote of &c to 20.
The house put in the day in commit
tee of the whole and disposed of twen-
ty-five bills, clearing the work before it
nearly up to date. There was vigor-
GUS debate, on the passage of the bill
providing a check upon the mileage Of
county superintendent of schools, but
it was finally recommended to pass.
Another bill providing that copies of
chattel mortgages must he made and
delivered to mortgagors met with Wig
OANNS opJGs-14Oh as d USClcSS llllDOSlGlOu
of additional work on business men,
but was favorably recommended. The
bill to increase the compensation of
doorkeepers and janitors was voted
down. and the bill to print the names
of candidates for office on the official
ballot in Il foreign language when re-
quest is made by 20 per cent of the
voters was killed. The new estray law
was recommended to pass. Bills in
trOduced:
Thompson. authorizing county COM
missiOners to enforce the blowing Of
land to destroy loc,lsts or grasshop-
lers: Tousley, providing penalties for
discriminating by railroads against
shippers in the furnishing of cars or
platform or warehouse room.
The senate passed the appropriation
bill reimbursing state officers for funds
advanced for the prosecution of the
rate case, appropriating $1,197 to reim-
burse Burleigll county for the prosecu-
ton of w. II. Leonard, to pay S. e.
Olson $500 for supplies furnished the
state capitol in 1894. and appropria-
ting $500 for a geological survey CT
certain portions of the state The COM
mittee on state affairs reported favor
ably the house bill for the establish
ment of Il Irvine plant, and it will in
all probability pass the upper house.