Courier Democrat., 1901-01-31

Proceedings Of the
Week in the 90.
State Law Mill ..
IN THE HOUSE.


IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Jan. 2I.-The committee of
sheep industry reported OH house bills
Nos. ID and 36-which were passed
The concurrent resolution relating to
the issue of funding warrants was re-
considered and amended
On motion of Mr.. Chacey the ways
and means committee was requested to
confer with the governor and other state
officials and if possible devise, by an ap-
preparation or otherwise, to send and
keep commissioners at the Pan-Aneri-
can Exposition at Buffalo.
Mr. ,Leech offered a resolution ap-
pointing joint committee of two from
the senate and three from house to act
with the state bar association in ar
ranging program for observing John
Marshall day, Feb. Ia. Carried Messrs.
Lecch, Young and Thomas were named
as the house committee.
Mr.. Ramsett offered resolution stat
ing that the house has smore employees than
are needed and that no employees shall
be placed on the pay roll who come from,
any district where three or more are
already employed. The speaker ruled
tlC ICSOlullOu Oul vi OluCl dS IL SOll-
flicted with the law.
The following bills were introduced
House bill No. 47-Mr. Galbraith-
Defines usury and proviaes that no one
shall take more than 1o per cent for
loans etc., before or after maturity and
forbids compounding interest.
House bill No. 48-Mr. Axvig-Pro-
vides for thresllers' lien, priority of which,
shall be over all other liens, incum-
branches upon thresl1in gopcrators, pro-
vides for filing statement of account with
register OF deeds, which filing shall be
notice to public, etc.
House bill No. 4o-Mr. Watts-Re-
lating to real estate foreclosures by adj
vcrtisement, and provides extra safe
guards for the owner of the land in the
way of sufficient notice by publication
and personal or postal service, failure
to do which renders foreclosure void.
House bill No. 4o-Mr. Chaffee-
Amends the law defining homestead ex-
cmntions by changing section 36o5 civil
code to read incorporated city or vii
lage" instead of town plat.
House bill No. 51-Mr. Bacon-Per-
mits non-residents, who own lands in
this state, to hunt game at same rate for
permits as residents.
House bill No. 52-Mr. Winslow-
Relates to annual settlement by school
district treasurers. Provides for keep
ing proper books and examination of
same on second Tuesday in July by the
school board, which slla.4 publish same.
House hill No. t53-Mr. Chacey-Re-
peals section 1877 of political code, Civ
ing preference to old soldiers in public
works. etc.
Senate bill Nos. II and 8 were read
the first time.
The house resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole to consider general
orders, and the speaker called Mr.. Cas-
sell to the chair. House bills Nos. IL
and were amended and recommended
to pass. House bill No. was laid over
IN THE SENATE.
The judiciary committee recommended
that senate bills Nos. SO and the substi-
tute for senate bill No. 4 do pass. They
also recommended an amendment to SEN
ate bill No. 49, Adopted.
The committee on insurance recon-
1rgended an amendment to senate bill No.
40 and that do pass-adopted.
The following bills were introduced l.:
Senate bill No. 58-Mr Ames-Pro-
vides for sale of real estate by executors
and administrators when deemed for
the best interests of the estate.
Senate bill No. 5o-Mr. Cooper
Makes appropriation for current and con-
tingent expenses of the state hospital for
the insane at Jamestown. Appropriates
, $14I,ooo.
Senate bill No. 6o-Mr. Sharpe-Ap-
portionn1cnt bill. Defines senatorial and
representative districts of the state. Pro-
vides for thirty-nne senatorial districts
and for ninety-cight representatives:
Senate bill No. 61-Mr. Noble
Amends law relating to the commence
Senate bill No. 62-Mr Noble
of appeals in county court.
Senate bill No. 63-Mr Cox-Amends
law relating to veterinary districts. Pro-
vides that each county shall constitute
veterinarian district, and the county
board shall appoint veterinarian as dis
trict officer, who shall receive salary
as fixed by the county board. Provides
also for inspection of animals and pay
nlent of half the fees to county. Present
law provides for state veterinarian dis
tricts, who are appointed by the governor
and paid by the state.
Senate bill No. 64-Mr. Little
Amends law relating to the commence
nlent of civil actions.
Senate bills Nos and were passed.
The resolution authorizing the issu-
ing of $15o,ooo of funding warrants was
returned from the house so amended as
to make the warrants due March I, 1902,
and the senate concurred in the house
amendments. The bill has passed botl,
houses and the issuance of the warrants
having been authorized they will be
prepared for issuance.
IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Jan. 22.-Thc committee on
taxes and tax laws reported, favorably