Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-09

based on the assessed valuation, not
less than $500 nor more than 1000
annually
The joint committee to visit and re-
port upon the condition of state insti-
buttons will begin its trip to-day. It
will visit the state agricultural college
at Fargo Wednesday, the deaf school
ut veDils Lake Thursday and the state
university Friday, returning to the city
probably Sunday next in case 1t makes
two trips, which is the present plan.
The divorce bill is expected to be re-
ported from the judiciary committee to
the house to-day, and according to
statements the report will be favor
able.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.-The joint
committee to report upon the binding
Irvine plant at the saltwater peniten.
tiary with view to the establishment
of similar institution at the North
Dakota penitentiary presented it's re-
port to the house and senate. AS fore
casted several days ago, the report is
highly favorable to the establishment
of Irvine plant, and will be followed
by legislation granting authority to
the proper authorities for the begin
ming of the work. The committee
speaks in the highest terms of praise
for the management of the Minnesota
plant, and its report contemplates the
Investment of $15O,OOO in the plant
proposed to be established in North
Dakota-$25, 900 for machinery. $780,
600 for buildings, $4,000 for incidentals
and 100000 as q fund for operating
expenses. The committee expressed
its gratitude to Warden Wolfer, of the
Minnesota penitentiary, and.th men,
bers of the board of trustees for the
courtesies shown them in making the
Investigation. The session of the SEN
ate was brief and it's work comprised
the passage of few comparatively I'M
important bills. Cronan's bill provid-
ing for judgment of dissolution in ac-
lions against corporations, Laidlaw's,
regulating Justice court practice, and
the Judiciary committees providing for
the appointment of guardians adj Item,
were passed. Bills introduced:
Cashel providing for the adoption of
the Torrens system of land titles at the
option of counties; Laidlaw, protecting
grants of real estate where titles prove
defective; McDougal providing for the
issuance of warrants by counties or
cities where the debt limit has been
reached, for necessary expenses;
Hegge, requiring fire insurance agents
in the state to pay license annually to
the secretary of state, a minimum OF
$50 and a maximum Of 5000, according
to population; McGillivray, providing
for the creation of irrigation districts
and the payment of expenses for irri-
CATION; Hanna, appropriating $1,000
annually for the purpose Of creating
travelling public libraries; from the Of
flee of the state superintendent, pro-
viding for the consolidation of county
school districts and regulating the
matter of teachers and state schools,
as requested by the state educational
association.
The house occupied the day with the
discussion of minor bills in committee
of the whole. A bill to increase the
report was made by the house commit
tee on judiciary on the divorce bill, as
was expected, and it will probably be
| reported tomorrow. There is lobby
in the city opposed to the passage of
the measure and additional lobbyists
against it are expected to arrive, but
it is the general opinion that the bill
will pass without amendment.
Bismarck. N. D., Feb. 2.-The house
passed the La Moure bill amending the
present divorce law and requiring
residence of twelve months in the state
instead of three months before action
may be begun for divorce. The bill has
already been passed by the senate and
will be signed by the governor, thus
effectually ending the divorce industry
in the state after July 1, when the law
takes effect.
A minority report was introduced in
the house by Chairman Stevens, of
the judiciary committee, for an emer-
feet Immediately upon it's approval,
but the house passed the bill as orig
inally drafted. Mr.. Stevens urged the
son. he said, that the state was full of
applications for divorces: that the
traffic of divorce bureaus in Eastern
the deferring Of the effect of the law
until July I would bring into the stat.
host of all classes Of matrimonial
the law before the proposed measure
SoOh CAICSCs anu IAdt IuC CACCI fOulu
be better if the measure were effective
at once. The vote by which the bill
passed the house was 40 in favor and
3 against, the latter being Baker of
Cass, Bacon of Grand Forks and Ais
house of IXidder. There was some lob
by work against the passage of the
measure, but it was Ineffective The
sentiment of the house was over
whelmingly in favor of the measure
and the wholesale divorce business in
the State of North Dakota will be a
closed book after the LIST of July.
The senate passed the Kreel bill for
the payment of full legal rates by in
surapce companies for the publication
of annual statements. The bill to pay
the reporter of the supreme court an
annual salary of $1,000 in lieu of the
present payment of $500 volume also
passed. with the bill for an appropria-
ton of $500 for repairs of the execu-
tive mansion. The senate committee
on appropriations reported favoraDiy
the bill for the payment of $500 reward
authorized for the arrest and convic-
fioO of tho Spioor, m ,,pfl oporc two voo,c