The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-10

larger cOuntleSs HIKING salaries of
clerks Of courts: making the sheriff
/ sealer of weights and measures: pro-
viding for the establishment of public
scales; fixing the number and compen-
sation Of legislative efnployes: creating
a county board for the purpose of pur-
chasing printingn supplies: making the
state oil inspectorship salaried office
$4,000 81 year: providing for the ap-
ards and spcndthrifts.
| The house defeated the hill to fix 8
cents 4 mile as the maximum passen-
ger rate in the state by vote of 80 to
II.
| Speaker Baker was presented with
the chair in which he has presided
during the session, the day being his
fortieth birthday, and Il resolution was
passed expressing the confidence and
esteem OF the members of the house,
to which he responded gracefully.
The following house bills We're passed
ny the senate and go to the governor
for his approval: Providing for publ
cation of election returns by precincts;
regulating orphans home: fixing sal
aries of county auditors: authorizing
the payment Of extraordinary expenses
OF prosecutions Of the attorney general
from the general fund of the state;
governing reinsurance: providing for
joint maintenance of poor farm by
c0ultles' for county apport:onmcnt
of 2-nilr state tuition tax.
| Senator Creel introduced Il concur
rent resolution appropriatin $500 for
the state regiment ut Manila. which
| passed the senate Tnd is in The hands
OF tho house for consideration. At the
present time about fifty senate bills
and thirry-tive house bills have passed
the two houses and the total number
| OF laws made at the session will reach
not far from one hundred. The total
number of bills introduced is about
| four hundred. About the only matter
of interest before the assembly is the
report of tile committee Investigating
the Glaspell charges. and this is prom
Used by members OF tn" committee for
| tomorrow.
| The senate killed the hill changing
the location Of the state fair from Man
| dan 10 Valley City. LukeS primary
| election bill. abolishng all conventions
| and providing for nomination of all
| officers directly by the people. was also
| Killed i'll the senate. as Was the house
blll reducing tile maximum contract
rate OF interest to 10 per cent. The
| governor today signed the following
| Dllls:. Fixing salary of supreme courI
! reporter ut $1,000 annually: appropri-
atinS $4,000 for the state insane hos
p1tal; appropriating 1000 for the
state penitentiary: appropri:l1ing $1,000
| 10 pay expenses of the state exhibit ut
| the Omaha exposition. AMI the appro-
| prlatlons for the deaf school at Devils
| Lake. the Valley City normal school,
| the Mayville normal school, agricul-
| tufai college, soldiers home. repairing
executive mansion, state university de-
hclency. state industrial school and the
| tWo-ifthS mill fax. for the STATE uni
versity.
Bismarck, n. D.. March 5-The COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
charges against Judge G1aspell yester-
day afternoon filed IFS report with the
house. The report made no recon-
| mendations and merely stated the pro-
cednres and tled' tile testimony for the
consideration Of the house. The re-
port was ordered printed in the Jour-
nal aud will be considered as Il special
order tomorrow. Th" report accom-
panyins the testimony is as follows:
Your committee have to the best of
their ability confined the investigation
to the prayer of the petitioner. namely,
the newspaper report given herewith.
All. witnesses presenting themselves
have been examined under oath aud
their testimony is, hereto attached and
made Il part Of this repurt. together
! with tho correspondence between the
committee and the petitioner. Your
committee have 30 the best of their
ability StudiouslM avoided the bringing
| up of any matter not cuntpmpla ted
! by their appointment. None of the in
| formation contained in this report has
been given to the public because in
the opinion of tile committee it would
result in injustice to the petitioner to
have the same printed and commented
upon until the same could he con-
sidered in its. entirety. thus avoiding
inference and conclusion that might
be drawn when only IL part of the mat
i tiers the committee was considering
We're proven to- the public. Your com
, mittee make no, recommendations as
to what action the house should take
! in relation to the subject OF this re-
port. for the reason it is beyond the
scope of authority given to them by
: the house in their appointment as your
| committee understands the same
! Your committee begs leave TO fur
+: ther' report that after having taken the
testimony aforesaid, which was given
by witnesses: who voluntarily APP
peared before the committee. the pc
titioner's attorney was informed what
the testimony in support of the verac-
! ity Of Peter p: Pearson was, lie being
before that time in possession of what
the balance of the testimony had been,
and was asked if lie desired to have
further evidence taken and whether or
not Judge Glaspen would appear be-
fore the committee. He informed the
committee that he had not and that
Judge Glaspell would not appear as Il
witness. The committee accepted no
testimony except that of witnesses
who appeared before it and testified
except the report of Public Examiner
Langlie, hereinbefore set forth, for the
reason that it believed an ex parte af-
tidayit is not such evidence as should
convict ar acquit person charged
with an offense and that injustice
would be done the petitioner by allow
ing attidavits to be filed. as many mat
ters might be thus injected into the