The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-03-08
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IN: rHE HOUSE.

IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb. GA number of the
members were unable to make railroad
connections on their return and empty
seats were in evidence.
Senate bill 1870 and house bill 1o4 were
reported favorably.
House Dllls 1o1, 1913, 1o1, and senate
dill IS were indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Cassell, and out of
courtesy to absent members, the third
reading of the bills was dispensed with
and the house went into committee of
the whole with Mr.. .,illison in the
chair,
Cassell moved the appointment of
steering committee of five, which pre-
vailed.
House bills III, 80, 155, 127, 100, I,
147, 142, 14S, 166, 17o, 1873, 163, 40, 165,
1856, 153, 182, 40, 164, &c, 143 were re-
ported for passage.
Senate bills 81, 117, I24, 50, were
reported favorably.
House bills $50, 90 and 154 were killed
In the committee of the whole.
Tom Conroy was sworn IN. as a
clerk.
The governor messaged his APPROVAL
Of house bills 2, 8, and 134.
The following bills were introduced:
House bill 2oo-Rose-Concurrent res
olution to amend constitution to per-
NIT of less than twelve jurors.
House bill MISUNDERSTANDING to
purchase of school supplies.
House bill 21I-Leech-Claims against
estates of decedents.
House bill 212-Leech-Relating to
time of beginning certain actions.
House bill 213-Cassell-Giving state
and county precedence over liens in en-
forcement of personal taxes.
IN THE SENATE.
In the absence of Lieutenant-G Governor
Bartlett, Senator LaMoure presided as
president pro tenn.
There were twenty-five senator's pres
ent answering to roll call, just enough
to pass bill with an emergency clause.
The principal matters involving the
attention of the senate were the appro-
priation bills. The senate appropriation
committee reported the budget for the
penal and charitable institutions, and
for one or two of the educational insti-
tutions not covered in the general tax
bill. The following were the appropria-
ton bills reported:
Senate bill ISL, appropriation for pay
ment Of expense of leasing, advertising
and selling common school lands.
House bill "a, appropriation for de-
hciency in salary and expense of assist
ant dairy and food commissioner,
Senate bill 80, appropriation for ex-
penses of stcte pc.,,tentiary. Strikes out
appropriation for hospital and allows
$4,000 for payment of deficiencies.
Senate bill Is, appropriation for SOL
diers' home at Lisbon.
Serate bill 81, appropriation for indus
trial school at Glendale Appropriation
$4,000.
Senate bill 50, appropriation for state
insane hospital. Appropriates $I33,1oo
The following bills were reported by
the judiciary committee: Senate I47,
issue of bonds for normal schools based
on lands of institutions amended, to
pass; 1885, time for redemption, to pass;
I52, legalizing certain road taxes, to
pass; 14o, power of attorney for fore
closures, to pass; house bill 113, con-
current resolutions on constitutional
amendments, to pass; senate bill 112,
support ON minor children, amended,
to pass.
On motion of Mr.. Little, a steering
committee of five was named to whom
all bills should be reported after their
return from their respective committees.
The following were named as the COM
mittee: Messrs Little, LaMoure, Sharpe,
Heege and Noble.
The senate concurred in the house
to what exemptions prevail against
claims for hospital and nurses.
Under suspension of rules all anpro-
Hill. ,uara re,J +I,a third TINA
and passed by the senate as follows:
81, appropriation for state school for the
deaf for the current year; Io2. Agricul-
tural college appropriation for the cur
rent year; 81, industrial school appro-
priation for the current year; &c. insane
asylum appropriation for the biennial
period; Is, soldiers home appropriation
for the biennial period: 80, state peni-
Tertiary appropriation for the biennial
period.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill 6-Miner-Year's estab-
lisfment necessary to make legal news
paper.
Senate bill 2o7-Ames-Prescribes
qualification for executors admins
traitors and Guardians
Senate bill 2o9-Silnnson-Irspe ction
of live stock Sheriff of each county to
prevent theft and fraudulent shipment of
stock
Senate bill o-Little-Forbds desc
Grafton of the flag with designs or adj
vertisements. Penalties for dissertation.
exposure or sale of ha"s so dcsecrated.
Senate bill 21o-Jaco!'son--Old line
mutual insurance companies to furnish
annual statement of denominations to
policy holders in this st?te
Senate bill 21I-Hale-Garnisl1ment
in justice courts.
The following senate bills were passed ::
IS, salary of clerks of district courts !;
ISL, appropriation for appraisal and sale
Of schools lands; re. repeal of appro-
priation for immigration.
IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb. 7.-Nearly all the
vacant seats in the house were filled, the
only absentees being, Parr, Gulack Nal.
Tough, and Swarthout.
Petitions for the anti-cigarette bill
were read, also one from Attorney J
e. Robinson, favoring the passage of
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