The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-22

m THE. HOUSE.

tended the courtesies Of the floor and
felt duly honored thereby.
A lot Of belated petitions for the pass
age Of the anti-cigarette bill were read.
Also one from Barnes county protesting
against the repeal of the osteopathy law.
Mr.. Young presented protest from
Barnes county against the bill requiring
normal school students to be graduates
from high schools, on the ground that
such provision would kill the normal
for twenty years. 8
Senate bills II3, IS, 1o4, 1or, 90, sub
stitute for senate bill 4, and house bills
III, 127 and 1I3 were fayorably reported.
House bills 1888 and 141 were indeh-
nitely postponed.
The following bills were introduced:
House bill Isl, substitute for house
bill go - Gronvold - Constitutional
amendment
House bill Nicholson Provides
for census of deaf and dumb persons be-
tween FIVE and twenty five years of a.e
BY school clerks.
House bill 1so-Leech-Provides for
the licensing of architects and creation
of board of examining architects.
House bills I26 IIo, 90, ia, ~, los,
23, 86, So, I25, and senate bills 70, 81 and
So were passed.
IN THE SENATE.
Senate bills o6, II, 141, 142, and As
were reported to pass.
Senate bill 131, the medical associa-
ton bill defining practice came up, hav-
ing been sent back from the house on
the request of the senate. 1t was re-
considered and sent back to the commit
tee. RAJ,
The wolf bounty bill came up on the
report of the committee on appropria-
tions reducing the levy from five to
three-tenths of mill. On the roll call
the vote stood ID to - for the adoption
of the report and it was adopted.
The bill for the support of the edu-
cational institutions of the state by the
levy of tax of one mill on taxable
property through the state was reported
by the committee on appropriations with
amendments. These contemplated the
addition of small levy for the support
of the blind asylum at Bathgate and the
school of forestry at Bottineau. The
bill as amended gives four-tenths to the
mill to the university, two-tenths to the
Agricultural college. twelve hundredths
each to the normal schools, thirteen
hundredths to the deaf and dumb school
and e-hundredths to the school OF
forestry. The bill as amended was
recommended by the committee to pass.
It is among tic most important matters
of legislation brought up at this session.
Senate bills los, Sc, 12o 1a8, 122, 40,
1873 and 1874 were passed.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill Notwithstanding
maximum coal rates. Minimum of 20
cents ton and maximum Of $1.So ton
011lnrs-urr s....-L>.d -ra+ac
tories may give surety company bonds.
I Senate bill 158-Jacobson--For the in
I speetion of coal mines. Mines and min-
ing. ..
Senate bill 15o-Lewis-To provide
against discrimination on long and short
hauls on shipments over connecting lines
or railroads.
Senate bill 16o-Cox--Amends libel
law. Libels in newspapers against can
dldates for office must be made editorially
and in case of daily paper at least
three days before election and of a
weekly at least ten days before cleo
ton.
Senate bill Observation-Disclosures
taxes in territory which has been held in
civil and criminal jurisdiction by organ
lied counties in the state for the past
Four years.
Senate bill 162-Lewis- Makes appro-
priation of $4,000 for maintenance of
Agricultural college for year of 1901.
IN THE HOUSE
Bismarck, Feb. 15.-A number of be-
lated anti-cigarette petitions were read.
House bills no, As, 60, 70 and 70
were killed by indefinite postponenent
Senate bills oo, 88, substitute for SEN
ate bill AZ, ia, and house bills 155. II,
ISL, and 1873 were reported favorably.
Mr.. Cassell moved the re-considera-
ton of vote passing house bill s.. which
was carried and the consideration of
bill set for 8 p. m.
On motion. it was decided all house
and senate bills should receive their first
and second readings at the same time.
The following bills were introduced,
placed on their first and second reading
and referred:
House bill 100 - Cassell - Permits
county commissioners to designate as
official papers both papers IN a town
where there are but two papers in the
county
House bill Observation-Disclosures
thai school, board proceedings be pub
lishcd.
.Honse bill Observation-Disclosures,
the present ,fwichell grain elevator
law
House bill 163-Davis-Time when
township officers shall qualify.
House bill I64-Davis Enrolling and
engrossing bills by contract
House bill 1o5-Leech-Gives states
attorneys supervision OF all divorce cases.
filed and provides fee for each snit.s
House bill 166 eech-Satisfactio Of
judgments when persons having author
ity to satisfy the same can't be found.
Senate bill II3, and house bills a..
I34, 70, IS, ~, I2o, II, Io3, IS, I3o and
Iz3 were passed.
Senator Cashel offered memorial
from the Tri-State Drainage Commits
sion. 3 8s
95 hit IN THE SENATE.
There was a majority and minority
report in the senate on the tax ferret"
bill allowing county commissioners to
contract for the discovery Of personal
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