Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-03-02

regimental band and 500 for troops
Of cavalry and batteries, in addition to
arniory rent; Erickson, for the levy Of
tax Of two-fifths Of mill for the pay
ment Of bounty OF cents on gophers
and Sanford, to enable highways to be
constructed across railroad right of
way.
Senator Creel introduced in the sem
ate bill providing for an annual Ell
campment Of the state militia at the
reservation ut Rock Island, near Devils
Lake, making the place a permanent
encampment ground. Senator Noble
withdrew his bill providing for regular
terms of the supreme court at Fargo
and Grand Forks, and introduced an
other providing for two terms annual
ly Of two sessions each. The first ses-
sion of the first term meets in Fargo
in March and the second session at
Bismarck in April. The first session of
in September, and the second session
at Bismarck in October. All cases are
to be tried ut Bismarck unless twenty
days notice is given by parties of de-
sire to try the case at one of the other
cities. The bill also provides that the
| cities must provide chambers and
courtroom with vault accommodations
without expense to the state
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 21.-The tenn
perance commission bill, which has
been the object of the greatest efforts
of the ultra prohibitionists Of the state,
went into the senate waste basket by q
introduced provided for the appoint
| q cin Of tov,
at salary Of $4,000 annually, with
power to employ deputies, for the rigid
enforcement of the prohibition law ia
all parts of the state. The bill also
provided for the regulation of the issue
of licenses to druggists to sell liquor,
requiring the applications to be filed
with the proposed commissioner and
| the licenses to be issued by judges Of
the district courts, and giving the COM
missioner the right to appear in court
| and oppose the granting of licenses.
| The bill was amended to such all e..-
tent by the temperance committee that
q substitute was reported, reducing the
salary and making the provisions of
the law less drastic. When the bill
came up for final passage Senator
Creel proposed an amendment provid-
ing that sales of liquor by druggists
be only upon physicians prescriptions.
On the roll call twelve senator's voted
for the bill-Ames. Arnold Cooper.
Dunlop, Fuller of Stutsman, Hanna,
Hegge. Lavang. Luke, McCarten, San
born and Twitchell. Those who voted
against it We're Cushel. Gao. Creel, Full
Ter of Pembina. laidlaw. La Moure.
Little. Mansfield. McDougall. Marshall,
McGillivray, Noble, Sharpe, Cronan
AID Porter.
The report of the joint committee
that investigated the matter of grain
insps ction in Minnesota and Wisconsin
with Il view to securing legislation that
would insure fairer grades and results
of inspection to the farmers OF the
state filed report. The report covers
the matter exhaustively, giving the
testimony taken and the substance of
statements of officials of the two states
and contains tifteen-page letter from
Inspector Clausen of Minnesota, de-
failing the method Of the Minnesota
inspection system. The committee
urges the passage of the McCollom law
of Minnesota, recommends a North
Dakota representative at Minneapolis
and Duluth, to act as a commissioner
before the appeal board, and reports in
favor Of federal inspection, quoting
from we'll known gentleman at SUI
perior as follows: "Provide federal
inspection under tie secretary of agri-
culture by districts for Lake Superior,
Lake Michigan, North Atlantic. South
Atlantic, North Pacific. South Pacific
and Gulf, all under civil service rules.
providing that applicants for positions
must have had five years experience
as buyers of grain. and pass Il salts
factory examination. The grades may
be continued as now, bur reccii.ted by
federal officials This plan would give
all q right to hearing and increase for.
eign trade under uncLnnging aud re!i
lie Inspection
The senate passed the bill providing
fOr fuller assessment of grain in ele
Tators i'll the state The bill requires 4
sworn statement from all elevators
and grain warehouses of the grain Oh
hand April l. the elevator companies
to pay tax on all grain and have lien
for taxes paid ,,y them On grain held
for storage.
The house passed the following bills
Providing for the burial Of animals
dying from disease; fixing the salaries
issuance of $4,000 bonds for the cree
|
insane asylum; for the removal of
weeds from streets aut! highways; re-
guiring the covering OF abandoned
wells; permitting the sale of real estate
hidden in at delinquent tax sales; pro-
viding for poundmasters in morgan.
lied townships and prohibiting the
manufacture or sale Of aGultcrated
flax seed oil.
Bismarck, Feb. 22.-The house voted
down an appropriation of $4,000 to
reimburse various persons who con-
tributed to the support Of the North
Dakota exhibit at the Omaha eXposi-
ton. No appropriation was made by
the last legislature for this expense.
although a committee was appointed
to do what work was possible to en-
courage the display. The members of
the committee. including Col. c. A.
LoGnsberry and Commissioner Barrel,
filed a bill with the state for expenses
! and outlay and for reimbursing those
| who had made private contributions.