The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-16
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Proceedints Of the
Week In the 1000.
State Law MIL
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room cold.
A large number Of senate bills were
reported favorably.
On motion of Leech, a special commit
tee was appointed to investigate charges
made against Senator Lewis and himself
by w. F. Gaulke. The speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Hall, Mitchell.
The capital removal bill came up on
committee report without recommends
ton. Gulack moved to indefinitely post
pone, Cassell moved as a substitute that
the bill be recommended to pass. Young
moved as a substitute to the substitute
that the bill be made a special order for
2:3o p. m., which motion prevailed.
When the bill came up at the .ap-
there was much interest manifested by
members and onlookers. Many senator's
were on hand to watch.t the proceedings:
The question being upon the passage, OF
the bill, Hare said he understood that
Fargo was not behind this bill, that the
members from Cass were opposed to it,
and that there was no need Of such a
measure in the present financial condi-
ton of the state.
Leech said the only persons in Fargo
VIII ulkC0 llC pdSSueS VI I'm OiAt
promised to give $4,000, and Ed Cole
would give as much as Haas did" The
bill was lost, 16 to al. Those voting for
the bill were: Anderson, Cassell,
Chacey, Davis, Dickson, Gronvold,
Heath, Johnson, Lemke, Mclean,
Nicholson, Sergeant, Severson, Tufte,
Winslow, Pollock.
Senate bill 1874, Lewis one mill tax for
educational institutions, was passed.
The following appropriation bills were
passed: Senate bill 50, Hale, appropri-
atoms for school for deaf; senate bill
90, Little, appropriation for pen; SEN
ate bill 143, LaMoure, capital mainten-
ance; senate bill 81, Ames, Mayville
diers' home; senate biiil 81, Sharpe, in
dustrial school; senate bill 161. Lewis,
Agricultural college; senate bill 50,
Cooper, asylum; senate bill 121, Little,
repairs to executive mansion; senate bill
12s, Cashel, state sinking fund tax; SEN
ate bill 172, special committee, repeal
ing immigration Appropriation.
The old scrap over Simpsons wolf
bounty bill was renewed when the house
went into the committee of the whole
for its consideration. 1t was finally in
definitely postponed by vote of 81 to "a
AFTERNOON SESSION.
"A number of bills were reported
favorably.
The house went into committee of the
whole and when it arose it recommended
the passage of several house and senate
bills.
The governor messaged his approval
of house bill IT,, Davis, meeting of
township supervisors.
The house bills passed were: House
bill 218, road machines passed without
emergency clause; house bill 8, Torrens
land system; house bill 170, repeal OF
wolf bounty law and provides tax for
taking up outstanding certificates house
bill. 14o, rights of purchaser at tax sale;
house bill 164, amendments by the senate
roncurred in; senate bill 118. amend
ments by the senate c%oncurred in.
The house declined to concur in the
amendment of the senate to house bill
80, makig the increase of salary tor
county auditors operative with present
incumbents, and Messrs. Chaffee, Wins
low and Axvig were appointed as a con-
ference committee.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill 1913, sinking fund for
.ounty mutual insurance companies; SEN
ate bill 100, sinking fund for asylum
bonds; senate bill 48, estray law; SEN
ate bill 13o, state preferred creditor;
senate bill lao. removal of county seats:
senate bill 1913, consecutive payment OF
state warrants; senate bill los, prohibits
liens on future earnings of man, beast
Or machinery; senate bill 68, state board
If pardons; senate bill "a. annual meet
lngs of president of school boards; sub
stitute for senate bill AZ, estray law;
senate bill o6, auditors fee, for certih-
Gates of taxes paid; senate bill 172,
transportation of convicts and prison
ers; house bill II, eminent domain;
mouse bill 156, county superintendent
20 report school money to district treas
.,rers; house bill 100. Leech, protection
Of soda water manufacturers.
The bills killed were: Senate bill
cog, live stock inspection; senate bill
no. makes courts of Indian %offenses in
he state courts of Cancellation where
cases arising on the reservation may be
,ried: senate bin 50, appropriation OF
b141,6oo for asylum; senate bill 1872;
sity elections in even years; house bill
ao4, Gulack's local option amendment;
aouse bill 21o. purchase of school sup
,lies; house bill 224, securing payment
Of thresher laborers; senate bill I8o, "a
Ter day for assessors; house bill 18o,
compelling fidelity bond companies to
give reason for rejecting applications:
aouse bill 1856, Ignite coal for state and
county buildings; senate bill As, salaries
Of clerks of court.
TN THE SENATE.
When the long and short haul bill,
providing against discrimination, came
lp, Senator LaMoure opposed two pro-
visions of the bill; one of them that
which provided for transfer of cars OF
freight from one road to another with
out charge. The Pembina senator didn't
lhink railroads could be compelled to
10 this service without compensation.
He said it had cost the state some
$4,000 to $12,oco in IN endeavor to ed
acate a young attorney in enforcing inn
possible legislation against railroads,
ind that an attempt to enact this pro-
,,isHio,nn' would only mean more useless
expense for the state. Then he wanted
&c know, why there was a provision in
he bill exempting a road that be-
xan and ended in the state" Why was
he IS" left off the word road? II
.ooked to him like special legislation in
The interest of some road.
Senator Lewis said the bill was not a
parallel with the bill referred to by the
Pembina senator, and that had cost the