Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-28
House bill 187-Prohibiting sale of
except upon severe restric-


ing fidelity insurance companies to as
applications.
House bill 1oc-Leech-Licensing
employment agencies, fee $1oo.
House bill .1o1-Leech-Permitting
the commitment of persons under FL
to the reform school.
House bill o2-Leecl-Relates to
above.
House bill o3-Leech-Relating to
sending incorrigible child to reform
school.
House bill 1o4-Leecl1-To cure de-
fcctivc acknowledgements.
House bill 1o5-Tubbs Of
county surveyors.
House bill Notwithstanding to
du.ics OF county surveyors
IN THE SENATE.
The tax ferret bill came up on third
reading and was the feature of the days
session. Senator LaMoure raised the
question of power of the commissioners
to bargain away any of the states share
of the taxes, as this bill proposed. Mr..
Wolbert stated the bill was copy of
the Iowa law, which has been held con-
stitutional in the courts. Mr.. Hale
thought the law good one and it
would remedy a defective place in the
present revenue law. Mr. Lavayea was
against the bill. 1t partook of the nat
TIRE Of spying, which was repugnant to
the sense of liberty and freedom of the
American people. Mr.. Murphy said
that if this bill was intended to get at
the money of depositors in banks it
would be ruinous to the state. Mr.. No
BILE explained the manner of assessing
banks and thought that the present law
covered all the ground necessary. On
roll call on the final passage of the bill
it was lost-I2 votes ba;-lg for it and
16 against it.
The Medical association bill was re-
ported from the committee on public
health with portion of the definition
amended, but it was referred back to
the committee.
A recommendation of $17,5oo was
made by the appropriation committee
| for the maintenance of the deaf and
dumb school for the balance of the cur
rent year.
Mr.. Murphy put in batch of peti
tons against the medical bill in its pres
emit form. The allegation in the petitions
was that this bill was an effort to freeze
out all of the branches of healing except
medicine.
The Sharpe reapportionment bill
came back from the house, with the
amendments. Senator Cashel wanted
some corrections made in the boundar
les of the third district, where they were
wrongly described and the bill went to
conference committee where it was cor
| nd
senate then conquered in the house
amendments.
Senate bills 20, 13o, 100, 40, 173, 40
and I27 were passed.
House bills and were also passed.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill 187-Cox-Notice to be
given before cancellation, termination
or forfeiture of or under instrument for
future conveyance Of lands and prohlb-
iting agreements with such notice.
Senate bill 1So-Miner-Assessor to
receive 81 a day, maximum OF $24o for
assessing one district.
Senate bill 1oo-Lavayea Amends law
governing purchase OF road machines.
Senate bill 1o1-Lavayea - Repeats
law for granting of druggists permits
to sell Intoxicating liquors.
IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb 1o.-The committee
reported favorably on senate bills 1913
1888, III, Io8,. II, las. 121, I2o, 90, 124
172, 1903, and house bills I73, 1871, 1870
40, 1853, 100, 154, 15S, 40, 14o, 100 and
1o5.
Mr.. Thomas moved the chief clerk
post each day list of bills on third
reading for the day, also a list of bills
in general orders for the day. Referred
to committee on rules
On motion, reciting the necessity for
another janitor, the speaker appointed
Lyman Brandt, who has been dropped
from the enrolling force on account OF
sickness.
Senate bill SO, increasing compensa-
ton of county commissioners to SIS per
day, was lost-vote "a to sc. The mo-
ton to clinch was lost
Senate bill o5 was lost.
House bills $50, 161 and 14o were
indefinitely postponed.
House bill 100 and senate bills "a, 80
IL. 4, %, 90, IS and 3 were passed.
The following bills were introduced
House bill 1o7-Nivcn-Relating to
sale of public lands.
House bill 1873, Packard-Penalty for
interfering with party in charge OF live
stock ell route to market on railroad.
House bin 1oo-Bacon-To repeal
druggists permits to sell Intoxicating
liquor.
House bill 2oo-Hare-Authorizing
county commissioners to build free pub
lie dipping tanks
House bill Notwithstanding
persons from acting as county survey
ors unless duly qualified.
House bill Observation-Disclosures.
ing trustees of capitol to construct and
maintain an electric light line from the
capitol to the city, and from thence to
the penitentiary, to furnish light for
capitol.
House bill 2o3-Chacey-Issue OF
bonds for drains.
House bill 2o4-Gulack-Concurrent
resolution amending constitution, pro-
viding for local option.
IN THE SENATE.
There was an interesting bit of pro-
cedurc in the senate when Senator Cox S
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