The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-01-21
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings Of North Dakota's Law
~ r. MIL, Ri

Of North Dakota'. Law
Mill. ,S@$
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 1.-THE SEES.
siOns of the two houses were brief.
Senate bills introduced:
the full legal rate for the pub
of the present half-rates; Mr.. Adams,
amending the law with relation to ad-
illustrators sales; Mr.. Slotten, amend
ing tile law with reference. to the pow
ers Of cities in making improvements.
In the house, bills introduced:
Mr.. Gullack, providing that names of
candidates on the Australian ballot
must be printed in foreign languages
under the American nomenclature
when 20 per cent of the voters Of any
county so request the county auditor;
Mr.. Thomas, providing that railroads
must fence track when requested by
the owners of adjoining land; Mr.. Sar-
gent, q resolution calling for the ap-
pointment of a special committee to
visit the Minnesota state ~penitentiary
and investigate the making of binding
Irvine, with a view to the establish
ment of such an industry in the North
Dakota institution.
Senator Cashers memorial for the
improvement of the Red river by con-
gress was passed by the senate.
The Republican caucus committee
has issued a call for a resumption OF
the senatorial caucus at 8 o'clock to-
night. 1t is expected that the caucus
will show some changes, but there is
little likelihood of q choice;
The house passed Cashiers memo
rial to congress asking for q congress
sional appropriation for plans for the
improvement Of navigation Of the Red
river and the peventing Of the over
flow Of lands along the river in Mime
sofa and North Dakota. Copies will
be sent to the Minnesota legislature
and they will be asked to participate.
The committee to visit the Minneso-
Ia state ipenitentiary to investigate the
question Of prison labor was increased
from 5 to s..
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Ste
vens to regulate elevators and ware
houses, providing that the railroad
commissioners shall have absolute
power in determining grades where
the producer objects to the grade fixed
by the receiving elevator, and pro-
viding maximum charges of one cent
a bushel for thirty days storage, re-
ceiving insurance and delivery. The
bill cuts the present charges in two.
Allen introduced a bill to regulate
the gathering Of vital statistics, and
q bill for a uniform self-interpreting
law on the question of commercial
paper and negotiable instruments.
Other bills were by Brakka, resolu-
ton for the establishment Of a state
bureau Of hail insurance, premiums
to be assessed as taxes against the
land; highland, two or more counties
to establish a poor asylum Jointly.
In the senate bills introduced were
by Little, appropriating $1,000 to pay
the expenses of the North Dakota COM
mission in making an exhibit at the
Omaha exhibition, and refunding indi-
vidual contributions, and by MIR. MUIR
ply, providing an amendment to the
present method of changing the
boundaries Of school districts.
The work of the assembly will not
begin actively until the senate and
house standing committees are ap-
pointed.
The senate committees will be an
nounced tomorrow and the house COM
mittees to-day or Friday.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.-The sen
ate seated Joseph q. Cronan upon the
recommendation Of the committee on
elections, which has had under con-
sideration the contest fired by ]. A.
Johnson of Fargo, and Cronan was de-
c1ared elected. Cronan is a fusionist.
The senate passed the house resolution
for a committee of five to visit the
Saltwater penitentiary and inspect the
Irvine and cordage plant there with q
view to establishing a similar institr
ton in North Dakota. Messrs. Sar-
gent, Baker and Hare were appointed
as the members to the house commit
tee.
Both houses have pasesd the follow.
ing resolutions: Bakers, for a recOg.
milton of the valor of the North Dakota
volunteer troops; McCarten's, for an
Endorsement of the amendment to the
Interstate commerce law now pending
in congress, and Cashel's, for a memo
rial to congress asking an appropria-
ton for the improvement Of the Red
river in North Dakota and Minnesota.
A communication was presented from
the ministerial association Of Fargo
commencing the senate for the passage
of the amendment Of the divorce law.
and urging the house members to vote
for its passage.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 14.-About
seventy bills have been introduced in
the assembly up to the present time.
Among the measures introduced yes
terday were:
Sargent, providing ar annual appro-
r.intion of $1,000 for the use Of the
commissioners of agriculture in induce
iis immigration to the state; Lish, pro-
hibiting the killing of any deer, ante
lope or mountain sheep in the state
until Nov. 1, 1908; Brotney, providing
for the licensing Of peddlers in town
ships; Michaels, repeating the law Civ
ing old soldiers preference as appli-
cants for appointments for. appoint
ments on public works in the states,
Herbrandson, authorizing the governor
to make contracts with Minnesota or
South Dakota for the car and educa-
ton Of the blind of the state until this
state shall erect a blind asylum;
Laughlin, governing the powers OF
banking corporations.
In the senate bills were introduced
as follows:
Oct. Is; Laidlaw, fixing the compensa-
tion Of chaplain of the legislature as
- 80 EAL ~~ LEE IL