Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of North Dakotn's Law
Mill.

Bismarck, ". d., Jan. lO.-Ine SEN
ate adopted the house resolution in.
structing Senators Hansbrough and
Roach to vote for the ratification OF
the peace treaty. The senate adjourned
after brief session.
The principal feature in the house
session was the discussion of q bill re.
pealing the law giving old soldiers the
preference in appointments of public
works of the state. The bill to repeal
was indefinitely postponed after spir-
tied debate. Speaker Baker announced
his committees for the session. Ste
vens of Burleigh gets the chairman
ship of the judiciary committee, Nc.
Harg of Stuttsman the craftsmanship
of the committee on railroads, johnson
of Richland the craftsmanship of the
committee on ways and means, Allen
of Cass the Committee on appropria.
lions, and Sargent the committee on
temperance. Fills introduced:
Tousley, providing an annual apprO-
priation of $4,000 for the use of the
governor in meeting contingent eX-
penses of the state not forseen in any
of the regular appropriations; Gilbert
son. appropriation of 100000 for the
erection of buildings fog Il state school
Of forestry at Bottineau; Lynch, pro
viding for primary election law and
governing the holding of caucuses and
election of delegates to party conven-
tons; Tuft, making all warehouses in
the state public warehouses; Ferry, in
creasing the compensation of county
commissioners to 81 per day.
Representatives Allen and Baker of
Fargo, who were the recipients Of Il pc
tttion from the Fargo citizens to vote
for Johnson. to-day received a petition
signed by $50 of the citizens of Fargo
calling upon them to Use their own
judgment in the senatorial fight and
vote for the candidates deemed best by
them.
Bismarck, n. D., Jan. 17.-The sen
ate ways and means committee report
ed favorably on Hannas bill regarding
deeds that may be filed without a GER
tificate of taxes paid, and Mobiles bill
relating to the redemption of real prop
erty. The judiciary committee report
ed favorably on McGillivray's bill re-
quiring the publication of quarterly
county statements and Ames' bill re-
lating to the payment Of alimony in di-
vorce cases. Bills introduced:
Cashel, amending the election law,
providing that there shall be a space
between the columns in which party
nominations appear and that where a
straight ticket is voted the voter may
vote for nominees on the opposite tick
ct by making a CROSS opposite their in
dividual names; Twitchell, providing
that personal property taxes shall be-
come delinquent Feb. 1; Twitchell,
making an appropriation of S47 900 for
the agricultural college at Fargo; Cash
ell, providing that county repositories
shall pay interest quarterly.
In the house the following bills were
introduced:
Miner. providing for the ascertain
ment of the population of counties for
the fixing of salaries of county clerks;
Kennedy. appropriating $40 for the
state industrial school at Glendale;
Thomas, providing for the visiting OF
schools by county superintendent;
Allen, providing that railroad corpora
lions shall be liable for all damages
sustained by any employe when occur
ring without contributory negligence,
and that no contract shall impair Oh
diminish such liability.
In the senate. the bills introduced
were: Dunlap, providing for an amend
ment to the revenue law relating to
the redemption of real property sold at
tax sales; Noble, providing for terms of
the supreme court at Fargo and Grand
Forks aside from the term in Bismarck
and repeating the present law fixing
Bismarck as the place OF holding all
terms; Amcs, providing for the tech
meal amendments to laws governing
court procedure.
Bills introduced in the house: Cas-
sell, providing for the manner Of gov.
erning balances to be kept in county
repositories; Winslow, providing that
the penalty and interest on taxes shall
go into the court general fund. The
senate passed the Hanna bill relating
to deeds to be filed without certificate
Of taxes paid; Ames' bill relating to
the granting of alimony in divorce
cases. and Mobiles providing for the
manner of redemption of property sold
at tax sales.
bismarck. Jan. 21.-The senate held
a brief session at which these bills
were introduced:
Baker, providing for a primary cleo
tion law; Sanborn. appropriating $24,
$50 for the soldiers home at Lisbon
Sharpe. making an appropriation tt
pay the funds advanced by Governors
Briggs and Devine for the prosecution
of the maximum rate law; Arnold. pro
viding for an appropriation Of the state
university aggregating $13S,O00.
Lieut.. Gov. Devine appointed as
senate members of the committee to in
vestigate the making of Irvine at the
saltwater penitentiary Mess-s witch
ell and Mansfield. and as members OF
the committee to examine and repor'
the condition of public institutions
Mess1s. Amer and McCannu. \ con
current resolution introduced by Mr.
Hogge requested the government tt
appoint a committee to Investigate. thu
| grievances of the Sioux Indians on the
Fort TCtten reservation al.G report tt
congress. The committee appointed t.
| examine the condition of the govern
or's mansion requested an appropria
ton of $500 for the Improvement ant
repair of the building. Messrs. John
son of Richland, McIIarg and Mine
We're appointed as the house commit