Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-02-23
Senate Committee Raised the
Asylum Appropriation Over
First Report.
Passage by the House Of
Numerous Senate Bills
Yesterday.
Discussion Of the Temperance
Bill-La Moure's Reasons
for Opposing 1t.

BISMARCK, FEB. OFT is likely that
Judge Glaspell will be asked to testify
before the investigating committee IN
regard to the allegations against him In
the uffidavits on file.
Both houses met in joint session at
O'Clock today for Briggs memorial SER
vice. Governor Fancher, Lieutenant
Devine and others will speak.
IN THE HOUSE.
The committee on appropriations
recommended the $500 appropriation
for repairing the governors residence.
The committee on military affairs re-
port House Bill 1873 making sppropri".
ton for band aud canteen to pass.
Yesterday the house passed senate
bills as follows:
Creel's subsidy memorial to congress-.
SO, providing rats of interest on funds
in state repositories, not less than 2 nor
more than 3 per cent and no exchange.
81, ohattle mortgage sales to be Sat.
urday from 2 to 4. pm.
80, regulating tax sales for redemption
of real property sold at tax sales. The
debate showed that the bill was heavy
tax on the uufortuuates who we're no.
able to pay taxes. Mcaarg explained
that penalty 10 excess of the legal pen
atty was necessary to force payment OF
taxes.
"a, giving commissioner Of agriculture
charge of fairs.
48, governing validity of unrecorded
Instruments.
81, fixing costs in appeal In Justice
court.
60, reducing tersn and limiting duties
Of county boards Of health.
IS. for the appointment Of guardians
ad Item.
IL, governing tho granting Of alimony
in divorce cases.
= s, MoCarten's concurrent resolution
for constitutional amendment, permit
ting the investment OF moneys OF the
permanent school funds in county and
municipal bonds.
"a, authorizing the charging OF fees by
the commissioners of university and
school lands.
09. regulating hawking and peddllng
and providing licenses
Laidlsw's Senate Bill, repeating law
providing for discharge CT record by
marginal entry.
81. providing for tax for prairie fire
protection.
l24, to cure detective acknowledge
ments.
Senate Bill %, for publication OF quar-
terly statements by county auditors and
treasurere.
IN THE SENATE.
The report OF the committee increasing
toe salary Of court stenoRrsphers, who
now get $500 day, on the ground that
they only work 80 to 100 days in the
year, was adopted.
Mr.. LuMours said he thought it would
b. good idea to dispense with the
Judges and lot the stenographers run
the business,
Senate Bill No. 8, approprlatinR $l12,-
600 for the maintenance Of tho James
town insape asylum and for the con
struction OF buildings was reduced IN
the aggregate to $llO,3OO and recon-
mended by the com mittee to pass. The
report was adopted.
The E,Ieudale Industrial school was
allowed by committee $1,000.
Among the new bile introduced was
Senate Bill No. 103. providing for an
assistant state examiner with salary OF
$500 year.
In the debate on tho temperance CON-
missioner bill before the vote which
killed it occurred, Senator La Moure
stated, explanatory Of bis vote on the
measure. that he believed the parties
who we're responsible for the bill were
conscientious and really desired to do
good but he could not help Regarding
the measure On insult to the officers OF
the state. I'VE already have q prohib,-
ton Law on ou. statute books which has
stood the test OF the court and under
that Law the selling Of liqnor 10 crime.
This bill 10 therefore . direct insult to
those OF our officers who have sworn 10
do their dnty. Section IS Of our state
constitution defines the duty OF the
ocvarnnP and the iudloiaPv The at.