The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-17

making the compensation of legislative
doorkeepers and janitors 81 day;
Ovind, reducing the salary of railroad
commissioners to $1,000 per annum,
and of the secretary to $500; Lee,
amending the law providing for the
admission of pupils into foreign school
districts.
Bismarck. N. D., Feb 9.-The senate
passed the joint resolution authorizing
the issuance of S15O,OOO Of certificates
of Indebtedness for the establishment
Of Irvine plant at the state penitcu-
tiary. Senator Luke wanted the bill
made a special order for Tuesday next,
but Senator Twitchell, of the appro-.
priations committee, by whom the bill
was introduced, objected to deferring
action and the bill was passed without
debate. 1t was messaged to the house
ana read the first and second time, and
Will come UP there for early action.
The house also recommended the bill
for the establishment of the Irvine
plant to pass and the matter was made
q special order. The senate also passed
Mobiles bill providing for the approval
of trespass damage bonds by q Justice
OF the peace, and MEG ilvray's. provid-
ing for the creation of irrigation dis
tricts.
House bill 20. providing for continu-
ance OF cases in court where any at
torney or party is serving as IL men,
Der of the legislature, was passed. The
penses for railroad rate case was re-
nd
committee, their estimate having
omitted from the appropriation pro-
vision for the payment of bills aggre-
eating several hundreds of dollars in
Cured in the prosecution of the case.
Inc mousse committee reported on q
large number Of bills, and those recon-
mended to pass were: Stevens, provid-
ing for the payment of the firemen's 2
per cent tax on June 1; providing re-
Insurance and regulating the business
of insurance in this regard; Lynch,
making $500 the maximum of annual
compensation of state veterinarians,
and Daugherty, fixing the salaries of
county judges. The bills making an
annual appropriation of $4,000 for
public printing and appropriating $780,
600 annually for the maintenance of
passed by the house under suspension
of the rules to make available the need
appropriations
Chairman Kennedy, of the commit
tee on state affairs, called by resolu-
ton for report of the state oil in
spector, which has not been filed. In
the same connection a bill was intro
duced by the same committee to
change the method of payment of the
oil inspector to salary instead of fees,
the salary proposed by the bill being
$4,000 annually. At present the in
spector receives all fees collected, and
the ammount of the annual compensa-
ton exceeds the proposed salary con-
siderably. The bill also provides for
headquarters of the inspector at Fargo,
where all oil entering the state is to
be inspected.
Bills introduced in the senate were:
Lavang, reducing the compensation of
stenographers Of the district courts to
SO cents q file and 81 day. with 10
cents a folio for transcripts; Porter, by
request, appropriating $500 annually
for travelling expenses of the state rail-
road commission and secretary.
Bills introduced in the house: Die
sem, reducing maximum passenger
fares to be charged in the state to
cents a mile; Gronvold, repeating the
law making it a misdemeanor to de-
fraud an innkeeper; Thordason, amend
ing the threshing lien law, and Ugland.
tax in townships.
The state is LOW on a cash basis for
the first time in a number of months.
~E o%u%4
gone for several months behind pay
ment have been paid to the first Of the
year, and other bills against the state
liquidated, except in cases where the
appropriations nave been exhausted.
Bismack, N. D., Feb. 1O-The unex-
pected happened at yesterdays session
of the house, and committee of five
was appointed to investigate the
charges and rumors alleged against
Judge Glaspell, of the Fifth district.
A game of strategy was played, in
which neither side gained what it de-
sired. At an executive session Of the
house. held again yesterday morning, a
resolution was passed that the entire
matter of the petition and resolution
be eXpunged from the records so that
nothing whatever should appear on the
decords of the house regarding the
impeachment matter.
At the conclusion of the secret ses-
sion and so soon as the open session
was resumed, Representative McHarg
presented again the petition of Judge
Glaspell and asked the right to read it.
Objection was at once made to the
reading of the petition, and the speak
er ruled that the right of petition could
not be denied, but that after hearing
the petition the house might expunge
the matter from the records if it so de-
sired. The petition was read and i'm
mediately upon the conclusion of it's
reading Representative Stevens moved
that the prayer of the petitioner be
granted. The motion was seconded
and cariedr almost before the house
iself realized the turn affairs had
taken, the speaker appointed Messrs.
Stevens, Althouse, Allen, Wallace and
Bacon an investigating committee.
Prior to the adjournment of the
house a resolution was passed for an
adjournment until next Tuesday, but
the SENATE refused to concur in the