Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-03-07
Cbece9fslature
Proceedings Of the
Week in the 900.
State Law Min 90.
IN THE HOUSE

connections on their return and empty
seats were in evidence.
Senate bill 100 and house bill 1914 were
reported favorably.
House Dllls 1oI, 1913, 1o1, and senate
bill I6 were indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Cassell, and out of
courtesy to absent members, the third
reading of the bills was dispensed with
and the house went into committee OF
the whole with Mr. .,lllison in the
chair
Casscll moved the appointment of a
steering committee of five, which pre-
vailed.
House bills 141, 80, 155, 127, 100, I,
AZ, lag, I48, 100, 172, 158, 1853, 40, 165,
1856, 153, 18o, 40, 1o4, GO, 143 were re-
ported for passage.
Senate bills 81, III, 1874. 50, were
reported favorably.
House bills $50, 90 and 154 we're killed
in the committee of the whole
Tom Conroy was sworn Ill as a
clerk.
The governor messaged his APPROVAL
of house bills 2, 3, 6 and 1874.
The following bills were introduced
| House bill -Rose-Concurrent res
olution to amend constitution to per-
NIT of less than twelve jurors
House bill 21o-Young g Relating to
purchase of school supplies.
House bill 1-Lccch-Claims against
estates of decedents.
House bill 212-Leecll-Relating to
time OF beginning certain actions.
House bill 2I5-Cassell-Giving state
and county precedence over liens in ell
forcement of personal taxes.
IN THE SENATE.
In the absence of Lieutenant Governor
Bartlett, Senator LaMoure presided as
president pro TEN.
ent answering to roll call, just enough
to pass bill with an emergency clause
The principal matters involving the
priaton bills. The senate appropriation
committee reported the budget for the
penal and charitable institutions, ant
for one or two of the educational insti
buttons not covered in the general ta>
bill. The following were the appropria
ton bills reported:
Senate bill ISL, appropriation for pay
ment of expense of leasing, advertising
and selling common school lands.
House bill "a, appropriation for de
6ciency in salary and expense of assist
ant dairy and food commissioner.
Senate bill 80, appropriation for ex.
pcnses of state penitentiary. Strikes ou
appropriation for hospital and allows
$4,000 for payment of deficiencies.
Senate bill IS. appropriation for sol
diers' home at Lisbon.
Serate bill OF. appropriation for indus
trial school at Glendale. Appropriation
$4,000.
Senate bill So appropriation for state
insane hospital. Appropriates $133,Ioo
The following bills were reported by
the judiciary committees: Senate I47
issue of bonds for normal schools basce
on lands of institutions. amended, to
pass; 1888. time for redemption, to pass
I52, legalizing certain road taxes, tc
pass; 14o, power of attorney for fore,
closures, to pass; house bill 113. con.
current resolutions OH constitutional
amendments, to pass: senate bill liz
to pass.
On motion of Mr. Little. a steering
committee of five was named to whom
all bills should be reported after theil
return from their respective committees
The following were named as the com
mittec: Messrs. Little, LaMoure, Sharpe
Hcgge and Noble.
The senate concurrcd i'll the house
amendments to senate bill 2.7. relating
to what exemptions prevail agains
claims for hospital and nurses.
Under suspension of rules all appro
priation bills were read the third time
and passed by the senate as follows
81, appropriation for state school for tn.
deaf for the current year; 102, Agricul
tural college appropriation for the clr
rent year; 81. industrial school appro
priation for the current year: 50. insane
asylum appropriation for the biennia
period; Is, soldiers home appropriation
for the biennial period: 3o,s state peni
tertiary appropriation for the bicnnla
period.
The following bills were introduced
Senate bill 6-Miner-Ycar' estab
lishmcnt necessary to make legal news
papcr.
Senate bill 2o7-Ames-Prescribes
qualification for executors, admins
traitors and guardians.
Senate bill Observation-Disclosures
of live stock. Sheriff of each county te
prevent theft and fraudulent shipment o.
stock.
Senate bill ooo-Little-Forbids desc
Grafton of the flag with designs Or ad
vcrtiscmcnts. Penalties for dissertation
exposure or sale of flags so desecrated
Senate bill 21o-Jacobson-Old line
mutual insurance companies to furnish
annual statement of acculnulations tc
policy holders in this state.
Senate bill 211-Halc-Garnislmen'
in Justice courts. :,
The following senate bills were passed
As. salary of clerks of district courts
III. appropriation for appraisal and sale
of schools lands: 172. repeal OF appro'
priation for immigration.
| IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb. 27.-Nearly all tho
| vacant seats in the house were filled, The