Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-21

Proceedings Of the
Week in the 80.
State Law Mill :.
IN THE HOUSE.

State Law Mill 30.
IN THE HOUSE.
Bismarck, Feb. 11.-Ihe speaker being
absent, Chief Clerk Seaman called the
house to order yesterday ana announced
that Mr.. Casscll had been designated to
act as speaker, and he was formally
elected as speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Stafne presented petition from
Walpcton people protesting against di-
viding the county into two senatorial
districts, and suggesting that the reap
portionment be upon the basis of one
senator and five members.
House bills 1903, and substitute for
house bill 20 were recommended to pass.
House bills 143, 100, 80 and I3o were
referred to the committee of the whole
The senate recalled senate bill 131,
defining medical practice.
The following bills we're introduced
and placed on their second reading:
House bill INSTRUMENTATION s GER
tifcate before tax deeds can be recorded
House bill 154-Thordarson-Terms
of Office and bonds of county commits
| sioners.
House bill 156-K Keller - Requires
county superintendent to report all
school moneys to district treasurers.
House bill 5-Cassell-De6ning duty
of land commissioner.
The speaker signed senate bill II.
The house went into general orders,
with Mr.. Davis in the chair.
House bills 100, 70, S. and "A were
reported favorably.
House bill IS was indefinitely post
poned. Further time was asked on house
bill I22.
IN THE SENATE.
| Several belated cigarette petitions
were received in the senate. One pc
tition was also presented asking the
senate to support the bill for the farm
crs' Institutes. A petition was presented
by constituents of Senator Hale asking
support of Cashel's primary election law.
The petition was worded in such lang
uage that Senator LaMoure objected to
its printing in the journal. 1t alludes to
packed conventions" BRIBERY" and
other things alleged to prevail under the
present system, stating that men of lit
tie worth were enabled to get into pub
lie positions, and in other ways reflected
strongly upon the political system OF
the stae.
Senate bills 100. 1913, 1928, I4o, 1888, and
house bills 1877 and 81 were recommended
to pass.
Senate bills 14o, $50 and 154 were re-
ferred
Under suspension of the rules, house
bill 81 was placed on its third reading
and passed.
The following bills were introduced,
| ,o,J +uica ,,,1 ,ofarrad.
Senate bill Observation-Disclosures
for road and general purposes in 1899
and 1900.
Senate bill 153-Baker-kxempts real
and personal property of charitable and
fraternal organizations used by them for
places of meetings and to conduct their
business and ceremonies.
Senate bill -Wolbert-provides
for the taxation of express telegraph
telephone, equipment and freight line
companies in the state Report of COM
panies to be made to the state auditor
between April I, and 80 OF each year
Property to be assessed by state board
of equalization and certified to county
auditors.
| oeHdee plllo 1oo Law a1 N' -'oto'-
weed bill
Senate bill 131, defining medical prac.
tice and amending the law governing the
examination of physicians, was recalled
on motion of Mr.. Taylor, who intro.
duced the bill, after it had been sent tc
the house and where it had passed its
first and second reading and referred te
committee. The bill was prepared fol-
the State Medical association and aa:
some provisions that are far-reachine
which is claimed, prohibited any sort Of
aid being given sick or injured, except
by licensed doctor. It's made a mis-.
demeanor for anyone to do doctorlne
unless licensed; the penalty is $50 OF
Imprisonment, or both for anyone te
pretend to be doctor, without a license
or who accepts fee for prescribing o.
treating, for any disease, mental all
ment, injury or inhrnlity. This clause
is claimed to hit osteopathy, magnetic
treatment, Christian Science, travelling
healers and oculists.
IN THE HOUSE.