Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-14
CbeceoislaIture
Proceedings Of the
Week in the .....
State Law Mill ..
1N THE HOUSE.

duced from ST 900 to $780, The debate
lasted nearly an hour and a compromise
was agreed on placing the amount at
$3.50
The anti-hobo law also drew forth
considerable oratory, but the bill was
recommended to pass.
The judiciary committee recommended
senate bill 23, house bills 81 and ny be
passed; also the indefinite postpone
ment Of house bills 90, 81 and &c.
House bills 1o4 and 1922 and senate
bills 70, e and 80, were recommended
to pass.
The board of trustees of public prop
erty submitted an estimate of $4,000
| for the maintenance of the capitol for
the biennial period.
| Mr.. Winslow offered concurrent res
olution placing the ratio for apportion-
ment at 10000 for senator, and that 5000
be deducted from the total population
of the district to represent the senator,
and on the remainder to allow repre-
sentative for each $500 or major frac-
ton thereof, provided that such district
shall be entitled to at least one men,
| Der.
The following bills were introduced ::
House bill 26-Hall-Provides for
the erection of stables and hitching posts
at county schoolhouses under certain
conditions.
House bill 127-Lerone-Makes state
board of equalization consist OF COVER
nor, state auditor. state treasurer, at
torney general and one county commits
sioner from each county.
House bill NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of estates Of intestates dying in penal or
charitable institutions.
House bill I3o-Young-Making it inf
competent for party to an action OF
interested therein to give evidence con-
corning conversations had with deceased
or insane persons.
| House bill I31-McClure-Prov
for licensing fire, lightning or tornado
insurance agents within the state, but
cxe1npts county mutual insurance COM
panies.
House bill 132-Gronvold-Establish
ing public county scales.
House bill -Watson-Profibits
railroad employees from making COIL
tracts with companies restricting liab;l-
ity in damage cases through negligence
or misrna1lagement of other employees.
House bills 1873 and us were placed
OH second reading and referred.
The house then went into committee
of the whole with Mr.. Packard III tile
chair.
| Senate bill II was recommended 70
pass, after some discussion.
| IN THE SENATE.
The committee reported favorably on
senate bills 81, Fl, 1oS, 1873 and substi-
tute for senate bill AZ, and recommended
them to pass.
The committee on judiciary reported
favorably on Cashels constitutional
amendment for the location of the insti-
tuition for feeble minded at Grafton.
Senator Lewis presented concurrent
resolution for the printing of 5000 addi-
tional reports of the experiments made
was passed.
A communication from the state CAPT.
tol board, made an estimate of $4,000
required for capitol maintenance for the
ensuing biennial period, which was re-
| ferred to the committee on approprla-
tons.
Senate bills 81 and 90 were passed.
The following bills were introduced
and reat the first and second time and
referred:
Senate BILL 12o-Murphy-Liens on
future eai -1ings of machinery operated
with men and animals not to cover 50
per cent, gross earnings.
Senate bill Observation-Disclosures
of $500 for repairing and furnishing the
executive mansion.
Senate bill 122-Sanborn-| Board of
county commissioners MAJ, Q Fset due or
delinquent taxes against clait for serv-
II. lad
Senate bill 123-Talcott-P urplus and
general credit of banks to be taken into
consideration when banks are equal bid
ders for county funds.
Senate bill 1o4-Cashel-State board
of equalization to levy all annual tax OF
one thirteth of the bonded indebtedness
of the state to pay bonds as they be-
come due.
Senate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
superintendent of poor farm to be
elected at the same time other county
officers are elected in counties having
poor farms, at a salary to be fixed by
the commissioners, at not to exceed
ST. 500 year. Superintendent to investl-
gate and report OH all applications for
aid and have charge of poor.
Senate bill 126-Hegge-1ncreases
maximum ROAD TAX 10 o Hills OH tile
dollar and prescribes the manner town.
ship taxes shall be levied and the amount
for road and bridge purposes.
IN THE HOUSE
Bismarck, Feb. o.-Mallough and
Rose, both absent because Of sickness in
their relations. were the only absentees;
Mr.. Dwire's constituents petitioned
for the passage of the anti-cigarette bill.
The committee recommended house
bills II8 and 20 to pass.
The following bills were introduced
House bill 1874 -Niven-Relates to
duties of county judges, being. similar to
house bill 81, which was indefinitely
postponed. o
thistles, wild mustard, cactus, French
| weed, etc, noxious weeds.
House bill 1a6-M ichels - Repeats
present two htths mills tax for support
of university. ......
House bill 13z-commission on ware
house, grain grading and dealing-Being
substitute fqf house Dill no only