The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-16

be much injured, and this exception was
made to protect its interests.
Senator Lewis finally amended the bill
to provide that transfer of cars should
be made at the regular rates of switch
ing charges. Senator LaMoure still
kicked on the exception being made of
one road. On the roll call only thirteen
senator's voted for the bill and four
against. Senator Lewis wanted a call
of the house to get a constitutional ma
jority, but LaMoure raised a point of
order that the call was made too late,
and it was sustained and the bill was
lost.
Senate bill &c, the bill providing for
educational qualifications and establish
ing cities as n precinct, in order that
right to vote lot be lost by moving
from one precinct to another, was
amended to strike out the educational
qualification. Mr.. Lewis explained the
object of the bill. Mr.. Hale wanted it
recommitted, an he thought there was a
confusion of terms in the bill. Mr. La
Moure said the bill was a good one and
wa passed in the interest of the poor
man-to give him his right to vote in
city elections when he was forced to
change his residence. Hale finally with
drew his motion to recommit and the
bill was passed.
The following bills were reported:
10y, regulating mutual companies:
amended, to pass; 122, submission of
question of additional jurisdiction on
county courts, to pass; house bill 81,
allowance of costs in action to enforce
drainage proceedings, to pass; 218, pur-
chase of road machinery, to pass; 20,
terms of court in first district, to pass;
s., collection of moneys arising from
disposal of school lands, to pass; 26,
precinct bill, to pass; 1877, anti-cigarette
bill, to pass; house bill 200, free dipping
tanks, indefinitely postponed; 1917, sale
of public land, indefinitely postponed;
167, game and fish, indefinitely post
poned; 163, when township officers shall
qualify, to pass; 153, weights and meas
ures, to pass; 2o3, drains, to pass; 164,
%engrossing and enrolment of bills by
contract may be let, to pass; 168, ap-
pointment of county physician, to pass;
I78, manufacture and sale of dairy prod
ucts, indefinitely postponed; 2I3, liens
for personal taxes, to pass; 40, lease OF
school lands, indefinitely postponed; 1874,
taxation of school lands after sale, to
pass; 1, penalty and interest on taxes
to cities, to pass; senate bill 227, exam
ination of banks, amended, to pass; 221,
prize fighting, to pass; house bill 2o2,
electric line from penitentiary to capitol,
to pass; 2o7, fees of secretary of state:
to pass; senate bill 217, payment OF
funds to state educational institutions,
to pass.
The senate concurred in the house
amendments to senate bill SO, salary OF
county commissioners; senate bill 124.
fund to retire bonded Indebtedness OF
the state.
The following bills were passed: Sen.
ate bill 225, investment of sinking fund
of special school districts; senate bill
228, sale of public lands; senate bill 231::
state examiners, salary, deputy and
duties; senate bill 214, salary of county
%treasurers; senate bill 232, examination
of building and loan associations; SEN
ate bill 2oo, defining system of free pub
lie schools; senate bill 26, city precinct
bill; senate bill 100. abstracts of votes
published; house bill 1888, engrossing and
enrolling of bills by contract.