The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-01-13
MESSAGES ARE READ.
Retiring and Incoming Governor.
Deliver Their Messorex

Governors
Deliver Their MessnEes.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 5.-The two
houses Of the legislature met in joint
assembly in the hall of the house of
representatives to receive the mes
sages of the incoming and retiring gov
errors. Brief sessions of the house
and senate We're held prior to the Joint
assembly. The joint committee of the
house and senate escorted Gov. Fan
cher and retiring Gov Dcyine to the
speakers stand. whence the messages
were read. The delivery of the mes
sages was the only business before the
joint assembly. which was in session IL
little over an hour. Owing to an irreg-
ularity in the introduction and reading
of Senator LII Mour's divorce bill it
was reread and referred to the commit
tee of the whole. The bill has many
friends in both houses. \ strong lob
by against the measure is looked for
when it COMES up for disposition by the
senate. The senate committee OH cleo
lions and privileges was also an
,lounccd by the lieutenant governor.
The committee is composed of Sena-
tors Arnold chairman, Cooper, La
Mourc. Porter Sanborn, Cashel and
Noble-five Republicans and two fu-
sionists. The committee will report
upon the contests brought by Mayor
Johnson of Fargo against i. T.. Cronan.
and by J. s. Greene of Mandan against
J. \. McDougall. The first move in
the direction of senatorial caucus
was made after the session of the two
houses, when caucuses of Republicans
Of the house and senate were held for
the appointment of caucus committees
upon the matter OF the senatorship,
thus giving an official head to the SEN
atOrial caucus movement. The joint
caucus committee will hold a meeting
tonight to confer, and if deemed ad-
visable ut this time appoint u date for
of Pcmbina and Tufte of Cass in the
house. and Murphy of Grand Forks
and Mc(1ilvray of Stark, of the senate,
are the committee.
The report is that there will be an
early caucus ON the senatorship matter
and that the committee will cali
caucus either Friday or Saturday.
Bismarck. Jan. G-The routine work
in the legislature was light. The SEN
ate committee of the whole reported
favorably on the la Moure divorce
bill. amending the present required
residence from three to twelve months.
La Moure took occasion to roast news
paper correspondents for impugning his
good faith in introducing the bill. The
divorce matter is now before the sell
ate for final action on the bill when
the third reading of bills is reached il
order of business and the early intro
duction of the bill and the prompt ac-
tion taken in favor of it's passage by
the upepr house means practically the
passage by the assembly, as the lower
house is almost certain to pass it il it
reaches there. Bills introduced: BY
Senator Creel. abolishing the office of
oil inspector; by Senator Fuller.
making an appropriation of $4,000
for the state hospital for the insane. of
which $4,000 is proposed for the cree
ton of new buildings; for a constit,l-
tional amendment permitting the in
vestment of the permanent school
fund in county and municipal bonds
within the state. in state bonds and in
first mortgages on farm lands.
In the house Bill No. 1 was intro
iuced by Mr.. Chacey. providing that
railroad commissioners he authorized
to make IL schedule of reasonable rates
for common carriers, and providing
that the first schedule be promulgated
within sixty days of the taking effect
of the act. This is a revival of the
maximum rate matter. State Treas
ure Nichols has been i'll, and the trans
fer of the state funds will not take
place until tomorrow. There is S17O,-
900 in cash to be transferred, and an
overdraft of $4,000 on the general
fund.
SENATORIAL CAUCUS.