The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

OF lnQlan OHenCeS III the STATE courts OI
Cancellation where cases arising on the
reservation may be tried. ~
Senate bill I31-Taylor-At request of
State Medical Observation-Disclosures law
governing the examination of physicians
by state examining board. Certificates
may be issued without examinations to
those who have passed examinations be-
fore other state boards whose standard
is o lower than that of this state. De-
fines what constitutes practicing medi-
cine without a license.
Senate bill 132-Simpson-Repeals the
law permitting the. practice of osteop-
athy in the state.
IN TIL HOUSE.
=. F::smarck, Feb. 8.-The house is up
with the work on hand.
-: House bills 90, IS, 10, .125, 40, 76 and
46, and senate bill 81 were reported fav-
orably and recommended to pass.
House bills 81, 1903 and 121 were in
definitely postponed.
The following bills were introduced:
House bill Observation-Disclosures
that IS per cent of the cost shall be paid
out of the county bridge fund, and IS
per cent by the township. in which
bridges are constructed.
House bill 13o-Reade-Includes jack
asses in the provisions for notes given
for lightning rods, ranges, stations, ect.
House bill Observation-Disclosures
for same land at tax sale, the lowest
bidder is determined by the one who
will bid the amount due on the smallest
amount of land. Under the proposedb bill
the n willing to accept the lowest rate
of interest on the amount of his bid is
the best bidder.
House bill Notwithstanding fees
in justice court.
House bill 142-Allshouse-Amends
| the usury law.
House bill Observation-Disclosures out
the official estray paper.
House bills 1874, 135 and 1876 were
placed or second reading.
House bills 1877. 81, 81, and senate
bill II were passed.
A concurrent resolution, providing for
the printing of 5000 more copies of the
report of the experimental department
of the Agricultural college, which are to
be distributed among the farmers, was
concurred in.
The house went into committee of the
whole with Mr.. Nelson in the chair.
House bills 70, a., ia, 90, 81, 20, 20,
and senate bill 3 were reported favorably
and recommended to pass.
IN THE SENATE.
The special committee consisting OF
Senator's Hale, Wolbert and Noble, ap-
pointed to investigate the state. depart
ments, reported today. 1t was ordered
that 500 copies of the report be printed
and that the report be not printed in
the official journal. 1t deals largely with
the business management OF the state
departments and recommends more care
on the part of trustees i'll dealing with
public property. Some references are
made to the disappearance of articles
of public property and office furnish
ings without EXPERIMENTATION.
AS the results of the committees in
v%estigations Attorney General Com
stock has been ordered to bring suit
against ex-State Auditor Hannum for
the recovery Of the value of warrants
a%ggregating $1,000, issued on the last
day of his term under the law providing
for the payment Of expenses OF adjust
ing taxes with counties for which, it is
claimed, there was no legal authority.
The attorney general has also been
ordered to bring suit against the bonds
men of defunct banks in which there
were state funds deposited at the time
of failure.
For clerk hite in the various depart
ments for the biennial period the special
committee reporting to the senate today
recommended the following: Governors
Office, $4,000; secretary of state, $4,000;
auditor, $4,000; treasurer, $500; attor.
ney general, $1,000; superintendent OF
public instruction, 5000; commissioner
of agriculture, $4,000; commissioner OF
insurance, $1,000; clerk of supreme
court, $4,000; reporter of supreme court,
5000 per volume, instead of a salary.
It is recommended tnat the appro-
priation for. the adjutant generals sal
airy be repealed, the Office of commits
sioner of irrigation be abolished, the
state fair appropriation be repealed and
a contract system for cngtossment and
enrolment of bills by legislative assem-.
bly, is recommended. The expenses Of
the state board of equalization are found
to be without warrant of law. The
educational library appropriation is
recommended for repeal. also for pro-
motion Of. immigration. The appropria-
ton for capitol maintenance should not
exceedh$I6,ooo per annum Payment
Tor electric light Snould NOT Cease, ana
tho committee thinks an inventory
should be kept of state property.
The state examiners office is recon-
mended for reorganization at less ex-
pense. to the state. Public officers should
be required to keep asbills book and make
verified reports. Postage stamps "
| also found to have been bought by the
| departments OF state at other postoffices
than the capitol contrary to law,
Senate bills I22, o2. 81, 1000. ~. 81,
54, and II3 were reported favorably5 and
recommended to pass. ;
Senate bill IS wa indefinitely post
poned.5
Senate bill II came up on 6naispas-
sage and was referred 70 4 special com:
miftee for confederation consisting Of