Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-02-07
EoRTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.


Bismarck. Jan. 2s-Both hosses Of the
Iegisiature adjourned to Jan. 80. and most
81 e Ss have as
signed by the governor. one to provide
for clerical force and the other to secure
pay for members and employees. the first
Friday night just before train time. Many
bills have progressed so far as to be cas-
ily disposed OF upon reassembling OF the
tee OF the house. during recess. will en-
deavor to arrange for the state exhibit
So the t sc1t ts ssow Il It can
dares mention in this connection.
Halls bill. providing for uniform exam-
1 has papers n
pass the senate. 1t being endorsed BY the
State Teachers Association and by every
county superintendent in the state.
state superintendent Office, and add ma
tertally to the work Of that department.
stunned work yesterday after a recess Of
several days. The senate adjourned after
adopting resolution Of respect to the
tenant governor, and president of the
senate. as an additional mark of respect
to his memory.
cense law Was the n only business Rsae Of Inn n
Lavayea's bill for the extension of time
tes and 81 11 anas T yossSs
recommended by the ways and means
committee. there will be considerable OPP
position on to the extension Of the time. az
In the house Representative Michels in
troduced the Iowa law for the control
Of railroads by railroad commissioners.
bill making it misdemeanor for any per-
son to impugn by words in the hearing
Of ANOTHER Other person the virtue or chastity
Representative Chaffee introduced O bill
calculated to legalize tax levies from 1890
e a Sinner evia. from the
because levied In per cent instead of
specific amounts. as the constitution re-
Quires.
Messrs. Keller, Sergeant and winslow
were appointed by Speaker Pollock as q
special committee OF the house to in
the the q q the state de-
covering the same grounds as that of
the senate committee appointed last
week.
The house committee Of the whole
recommended for passage a bill fixing tho
penalty for kidnapping at ten and twenty
years imprisonment and indefinitely post
poned the bill to repeal the law giving
old soldiers preference in appointive posi-
tions
a BsmaF S;' n p p. Feb 1.-The aati- 81,
yesterday. The anti.ciEarette bill Twas was
fathered by Senator Hale and makes the
or cigarette papers a misdemeanor. Sem
ator Murphy, Of Grand Forks. presented
the oil inspection e 6d bin, which provides
spectOr against the present salary of
$500 and prescribes tests for illumination
designed to give consumers better grade
The senate military affairs committee
has recommended q substitute for the
measure to repeal the law creating state
governor shall have charge Of the state
encampment grounds at Rock Island and
may govern them with e board Of three
from the sale Of timber or stone to be
converted into the state treasury for im-
provement of the grounds. The bill for
taxes went over to Friday: The Committee
on education Is expected to make re-
port soon on the uniform teachers exam
The rush Of bills Is over re now and o only
seven were introduced in both houses.
Not over half q dozen measures have
two bills have gone to the governoT nor
neither. of Importance. Reapportionment
discussion is getting warmer and the SEN
s sts he mn has voted the two mtse
opposes the Sharpe bill on the ground of
economy, but the bill will probably get
the 1avoraDle report OF the majority Oh
the committee.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.-The legisla-
tive sessions yesterday were uneventful,
the work being confined largely to re-
ports by committees of bills presented in
the past few days. A new apportionment
bill was presented by Leech In the house,
providing for thirty-seven. senator's and
seventy-seven members Of the house.
The exemption bill was recommended
to pass at 500 and the anti-hobo law re-
peal was favorably reported by major
ity of the committee.
The committee on insurance reported
against the bill to license insurance
The old bills that have been before
numerous sessions are bobbing up again,
and with an anti-cigarette bill, new
railroad bill and q bill for the better In
spection of Illuminating oils in the state,
there ought to be something to interest
the corporations that might be affected
by the passage of these measures.
The anti-cigarette. bill has been before
legislative assemblies in various forms.
Originally a bill was passed prohibiting
the sale Of cigarettes. and the consumers
purchase cigarette papers and learn to
fashion their own cigarettes. Beyond
transferring the source Of supply, the bi
had little effect.
The Raxe for Checks.
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