Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-14
IN THE HOUSE.

at 10 a. m. this morning and found the
room cold.
A large number of senate bills were
reported favorably.
On motion of Leecll, special commit
tee was appointed to investigate charges
made against Senator Lewis and himself
by w. F. Gaulke. The speaker ap-
pointed Messrs Hall, Mitchell.
The capital removal bill came up on
committee report without recommended
ton. Gulack moved to indefinitely post
pone, Cassell moved as substitute that
the bill be recommended to pass. Young
moved as a substitute to the substitute
that the bill be made special order for
2 80 p. M, which motion prevailed.
When the bill came up at the ap-
pointed hour in the afternoon session,
there was much interest manifested by
members and onlookers Many senator's
were on hand to watch the proceedings.
The question being upon the passage Of
the bill, Hare said he understood that
Fargo was not behind this bill, that the
members from Cass were opposed to it,
and that there was no need :of such a
ton of the state.
who urged the passage Of the bill were
Johnny Haas of Moorhead who had
promised to give $4,000, and Ed Cole
of the Metropole hotel who said he
would give as much as Haas did. The
bill was lost, If to Al: Those voting for
the bill we're: Anderson, Cassell,
Chacey, Davis, Dickson, Gronvold,
Heath, johnson, Lemke, Mclean,
Nicholson, Sergeant, Severson, Tufte,
NVinslow, Pollock.
Senate bill 1874, Lewis one mill tax for
educational institutions, was passed.
The following appropriation bills were
passed: Senate bill 80, Hale, appropri..
ations for school for deaf; senate bill
80, Little, appropriation for PEN; SEN
ate bill 143, LaMoure, capital mainten-
ance; senate bill 67, Ames, Mayville
normal; senate bill Is, Sanborn, SOL
diers' home; senate bill 81, Sharpe, in
dustrial school; senate bill 161, Lewis,
Agricultural college; senate bill 50,
Cooper, asylum; senate bill 121, Little,
repairs to executive mansion; senate bill
125, Cashel, state sinking fund tax; SEN
ate bill 172, special committee, repeal
ing immigration Appropriation. -.
The old scrap over SIMPSONS wolf
bounty bill was renewed when the house
went into the committee of the whole
for it's consideration. 1t was finally in
definitely postponed by vote of 81 to "a
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A number of bills were reported
favorably.
The house went into committee of the
whole and when it arose it recommended
the passage of several house and senate
bills.
The governor 1nessaged his approval
of house bill II; Davis, meeting OF
township supervisors.
The house bills passed were: House
bill 218, road machines passed without
emergency clause; house bill 8, Torrens
land system; house bill 17o, repeal OF
wolf bounty law and provides tax for
taking up outstanding certificates house
bill 14o, rights of purchaser at tax sale;
house bill 164, amendments by the senate
concurred in; senate bill 1I8, amend
ments by the senate concurred IN.
The house declined to concur in the
amendment of the senate to house bill
50. n1aleig the increase of salary tor
county auditors operative with present
incumbents, and Messrs. Chaffee, Wins
low and Axvig were appointed as con-
ference committee.
The following bills were passed..
Senate bill 1903, sinking fund for
county mutual insurance companies; SEN
ate bill 16o, sinking fund for asylum
bonds; senate bill %, estray law; SEN
ate bill 13o, state preferred creditor ;
senate bill 40. removal of county seats
senate bill 128, consecutive payment OF
state warrants; senate bill los, prohibits
liens on future earnings of man, beast
ar machinery; senate bill 68, state board
Of pardons; senate bill "a, annual meet
ines of president of school boards; sub
stitute for senate bill AZ, estray law
senate bill o. auditors fee, for certitl-
Gates of taxes paid; senate bill 172,
TRANSPORTATION of convicts and PRISON
ers: house bill II, eminent domain
house bill 156, county superintendent
to report school money to district treas
urers; house bill 18o, Leech, protection
of soda water manufacturers.
The bills killed were: Senate bil!
2o8. live stock inspection; senate bill
13o' makes courts of Indian offenses in
the state courts of Cancellation where
cases arising on the reservation may be
tried: senate bill 50, appropriation OF
S141,6oo for asylum; senate bill 1872,
city elections in even years; house oill
2oa, Gulack's local option amendment
house bill 21o, purchase of school sup.
plies: house bill ga, securing payment
of thresher laborers; senate bill i89, $
ner day for assessors; house bill 18o
Compelling fidelity bond companies to
give reason for rejecting applications
house bill 185, Ignite coal for state and
county buildings; senate bill IS, salaries
of clerks of court.
IN THE SENATE.
When the long and short haul bill
providing against discrimination, came
I'D. Senator LaMoure opposed two pro.
visions of the bill; one of them that
which provided for transfer OF cars OF
freight from one road to another with, /,
out Charge. The Pembina senator didn
think railroads could be compelled. to
do this service without compensation.
He said it had cost the state some
$4,000 to $4,000 in an endeavor. to ed
ucate a young attorney in enforcing i'm
possible legislation against railroads
and that an attempt to enact this pro-