The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-23
ceaislature
=. Proceedings Of the
Week in the !.
State Law Mill

State Law Mill {
IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb. 13.-Tke entire men,
bership of the Press association was ex-
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 &. repeal of the osteopathy law.
Mr.. Young presented a protest from
Barnes county against the bill requiring
normal school students to be graduates
from high schools, on the ground that
SUCH a provision would kill the normal
for twenty years.
Senate bills 1I3. IS, Io4, 1o1, GO, sub
stitute for senate bill D., and house bills
liz, icy and 1I3 were favorably reported.
House bills 1873 and 14I were indei-
nite!y postponed.
The following bills were introduced:
House bill 157, substitute for house
bill 20 - Gronvold - Constitutional
amendment.
=. House bill Observation-Disclosures
D for census Of deaf and dumb persons be-
y tween FIVE and twenty-five years Of age
by school clerks.
House bill 159-Leech-Provides for
the licensing of architects and creation
of a board of examining architects.
House bills 126, 11o, 90, ia, "a, los.
23, IS, 3d. 125, and senate bills 70, 81 and
So were passed.
IN THE SENATE.
Senate bills e6, II, I41, 142, and As
were reported to pass.
Senate bill 131, the medical a%ssocia-
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.
The wolf bounty bill came up on the
report of the committee on appropria-
tons reducing the levy from five to
three-tentfs of a mill. On the roll call
the vote stood ID to 10 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
hwy of a tax of one mill on taxable
efSperty through the state was reported
by the committee on appropriations with
amendments. These contemplated the
addition of. a small levy for the support
of the blind asylum at Bathgatc 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
and three-hundredtlls to the school of
forestry. The bill as amended was
recommended by the committee to pass.
1t is among the most important matters
of legislation brought up at this session.
Senate bills los, Sc, 12o, Ia8, 122, 40,
1873 and 124 were passed.
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill Observation-Disclosures
maximum coal rates. Minimum of 40
cents a ton and maximum of $I.8o a ton
for distance Of 500. miles. Carload rates
, only. 7' 5f Sas@s
, Senate bill 157-Miner-State deposit
tories may give surety company bonds.
p. Senate bill I58AJacobson-For the in
s%pection 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 cam
didates for Office must be made editorially
and in case of a daily paper at least
three days before election and of a
weekly at least ten days before cleo
ton.
Senate bill 161-Simpson-Legalizes
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.
Bismarck, Feb. 15.-A number of be-
lated anti-cigarette petitions were read.
House bills 116, as, 6o, 70 and 70
wsre killed by indefinite postponement.
Senate bills o2, 50, substitute for SEN
ate, bill ~, ia, and house bills 155, ~,
ISL, and I33 were reported favorably.
Mr.. Cassell moved the re-considera-
ton of vote passing house bill So, which
was carried and the consideration of
bill set for 8 p. in.
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 16o-Cassell- Permits
county commissioners to designate as
official papers both papers in "a town
where there are but two papers in the
county. 89&
House bill 161-Packard-Provides
that school board proceedings be pub
,Alished.
House bill 16a-Allshouse-Repeals
the present Twichell grain elevator
law. 3 e..
House bill I6s-Davis-Time when
township officers shall qualify.
House bill Notwithstanding and
y engrossiingy bills BY contract.
House bill Observation-Disclosures states