Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-02-21
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.


Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. 1.-THE members
Of the legislature have accepted the In
make an excursion to his coal mines at
Wilton Tuesday afternoon, the day being
Lincoln's birthday and legal holiday
The senate and the house have passed
the uniform teachers examination bill.
say made 81 tss
The house occupied most Of Saturday
ment Of additional clerks and janitors.
Several warm orattons were delivered by
members against the naming Of more
old soldiers brought out debates pro and
con over the appointment Of veterans.
1snn's D. Feb l2Ths medical 81
medicine, was recalled from the house af-
ter 1t had passed the senate and will be
reeonsidered by the upper house; The ae 6,
the bill. Representatives Of osteopathy.
this that
medical association bill would freeze
! them out completely and prevent the
90 tst
school.
The constitutional amendment for the
On ra the dollar Of ' assessed valuation was
The only, bin Of Importance introduced
freight line equipment, telegraph and tel:
ephOne companies, under constitutional
q adotsd last fall By the peo
capital stock and earnings Of the COM
panies to the state auditor in April OF
by state board Of equalization on a pro-
portion plan Of their value of property In
this state to their total value, as indi-
mated this system of taxation would pro-
duce $4,000 to SIS, 600 of taxes to the state
and counties in the state.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb 1.-THE senate
for state educational institutions: This
a%nns Of them m ssr
cultural college. 20-i0oths; normal schools.
2l-lo0ths; deaf school. ls-l00ths. and
ei The following house bills were passed:
Requiring notaries to indorse the date Of
expiration of commissions on acknowl-
law fop e
Of delinquent taxes prior to 1885; extend
ing the time for filing farm laborers' liens
Senate bills passed: Adding the college
Of medicine, pharmacy and dental surgery
to the university course; against liens on
chinery; annual tax equal to one-thirtieth
Of the states bonded Indebtedness:
sinking fund to require all state pay
entation: Increasing the debt limit to
"A new libel law was introduced by
terances against candidates for office; the
libel must be made editoriaily, and Il II
is in q daily paper at least three days
The senate committee favorably re.
ported "a. REDUCTION Of the volt , bounty
causes for divorce passed both houses:
also biz tor the issuance OF Temporary
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. 15.-Yesterdays
posed legislation to keep the committees
presented in the senate. breaking the rec
ord in that body. Seven Of these bills
| were reported by the special smelling
committee" in line with recommendations
| for better management of state affairs.
Among the bills is one that. II passed,
will knock the present secretary Sc of the
the board with an additional salary Of
and to e9 otbar fne
ment in state Offices.
support f Of Educational institutions IS on a
permanent basis has passed the senate
and viii qndoubtedly go h through rough. ths
was recommended to pass in the senate
The medical bill still provokes discus
morrow. Christian Scientists claim that
the bill is aimed at them and they are
laboring with, the public health commit
A report on the reapportionment bill il
expected in the house in day or so. II
looks now as though an agreement would
senate. with cut Of three districts in the
senate and possibly few members in
4 bin IN the senate proposes the pro-
hibition of the sale of any game at any
time in the state. sportsmen claim this
mination than any other measures.
The house today passed bills making
the sEa rate Of interest
serve as Jurors only once a year; requir-
ing fire companies receiving an Insurance
tax to 4 mills; the pure food bill. and the
bill prescribing penalties for the abandon
| ment Of minor children.
Bismarck. N. D.. Feb. 1s.-An old-time
legislative scrap was provoked in the
house Yesterday afternoon by the Sharpe
reapportionment bill.
The majority recommended the bill to
pass with three senatorial districts
knocked OF. the bill as 1t passed the
senate.
The bill went to a committee Of the
| whole for discussion, and a recess Of the
| house was taken to spar for wind. During
the recess an agreement was patched up
between the two elements in the house to
restore the senate districts and report
the bill to the house as 1t passed the
senate. The majority then endeavored to
get the bill out Of committee Of the
whole for amendment, and had majority
oe the house, but not the necessary two
thirds to suspend the rules and get the
| bill out.
The minority f1ilibustered against con-
sideration OF the bill at yesterdays ses-
| sion, and the majority then determined to
force the matter to consideration by keep
| ing the house in session all night II neces-
sary, or until the bill was reached in reg
| ular order.
the rules and take up the bill were de-
| feated by lack of two-thirds vote. The
minority members insisted upon roll
| call upon every motion. and further de-
layed the proceedings. Measures that
came up in regular order were side
tracked by the majority. and the members
fighting for the measure stated that the
majority proposed to keep the house in
session until the bill was reached II it
L ko4l oil fo1ok