The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-03
and contains afteen-page letter from

and contains fifteen-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 q North
Dakota representative ut Minneapolis
and Duluth. to act as a commissioner
before the appeal board. and reports in
favor of federal inspection, quoting
from Il well known gentleman at Su-
perlor as follows: provide federal
inspection under the 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 salts
factory examination. The grades may
be continued as now, but receipted by
federal officials This plan would give
all right to hearing and increase for
eign trade under unchanging and reli-
bic inspection"
The senate passed the bill providing
for fuller assessment of grain in ele-
yators in the state. The bill requires Il
| sworn statement from all elevators
| and grain warehouses of the grain on
hand April 1; the elevator companies
to pay tax on all grain and have lien
for taxes paid by them on grain held
for storage.
The house passed the following bills:
Providing for the burial of animals
dying from disease; fixing the salaries
of registers of deeds; providing for the
issuance of $4,000 bonds for the cree
ton of additional buildings at the state
insane asylum; for the removal Of
weeds from streets and highways; re-
quiring the covering Of abandoned
wells: permitting the sale of real estate
hidden in at delinquent tax sales; pro-
viding for poundmasters in unorgan-
lied townships and prohibiting the
manufacture or sale of adulterated
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 ut the Omaha exposi-
ton. No appropriation was made by
the last legislature for this expense.
although q committee was appointed
to do what work was possible to en-
| N"uiH@E lilS NlSI'lttH. 1llc lllclllDeES Ol
the committee. including Col. G.. A.
Iounsberry and Commissioner Barrett,
filed Il bill with the state for expenses
and outlay and for reimbursing those
who had made private contributions.
Tho bill was passed by the senate but
defeated in the house after Il warm
debate. The matter will be rcconsid-
cred and it is believed that some pro-
vision will be made for paying the
claims. Both houses have disposed of
the greater part of the measures be-
fore them and will not have a great
amount Of work from now to the end
of the session, which is only ten DAYS
away.
The house passed the following SEN
ate bills which will go to the governor
for his approval:
Appropriating 5000 for benefits to
school lands from drains in Pembina
county: memorial for the passage of n
shipping subsidy bill; fixing the rate of
interest to be paid by state repositories
at and 3 per cent; providing Il meth
cd OF crop mortgage foreclosure; re-
ducing penalties for redemption of
property sold at tax sale: reducing the
term Of county boards of health to one
year; providing for the appointment of
guardians ad Item; compelling insur
ance companies to pay full legal rate
for publication of statements; permit
ting the investment of permanent
school funds in county or municipal
bonds; licensing peddlers; providing
for Il tax for fire protection in the
building fire breaks by counties; fix,
ing boundaries and terms of court in
the Second judicial district
The house passed the bill requiring
teachers to keep a record of visits of
county superintendent as Il check on
bills for mileage in visiting schools. and
defeated the bill for the publication of
quarterly financial statements of coull-
ty auditors and treasurers. whose pas
sage was requested by the state press
association. Speaker Baker appointed
Messrs. Wallace, WOlbert and Stevens
as legislative steering committee to
select and urge those measures that
demanded first attention as the session
draws to q close. A substitute bill pre-
sented to the house by the committee
on education proposes an entire read
justment of the method of apportion-
ment of the 2-mill state school tax.
amounting to hundreds of thousands
Of dollars annually The bill proposes
| tlut dLl1 litlScu Sllil1l UG itppOl-
toned by county superintendent in
the counties where collected, to be ap-
portioned generally through the state
The senate passed the La Moure bill
providing that the provisions of the
new divorce aw requiring twelve
months residence shall not apply to
any case in which the complaint is
filed prior to July. Other bills passed
were: To pay Leck & I.eck $500 for
work on the agricultural college, and
to require counties to pay the expenses
Of extradition of prisoners, instead of
payment by the state. Bills introduced
in the senate We're: Luke. providing
military instruction in public schools;
Arnod, governing the issue of bonds by
cities.
In the house the bills introduced
were: Chacey. amending the herd law;
Allen, authorizing church corporations
to hold 100000 worth Of property.
The senate committee has reported
favorably the bill to create a perma-
nent encampment ground for the state
militia near Devils lake.