The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-09

sion Of school districts; ~, rLaldoure,
converting of school boards once a year;
los, LaMoure, amending law governing
liens; substitute for senate bill 81, Hale,
state military board; 16o. special COM
mittee, complete records for state treas
urer's Office; I73, special committee,
claims for transportation of convicts and
insane; I2o, Wolbert, itemizing and veri-
flying state bills; 1o8, Wolbert sinking
| fund for county mutual insurance asSo-
Citations.
The following bills were killed: SEN
at bill 1853, Wolbert, sale of game; house
bill 217, Palmer, legal highways; house
bill 176, repeating law for purchase of
road machines; house bill 2o6, Strutz,
duties of road overseers; house bill rs,
Mcclure, increasing salaries of county
commissioners; house bill 22o, Severson,
duties of overseers; house bill 2I5, Gal
braith, salary for county surveyors in
addition to fees; senate bill liz, Lewis.
felony to fail to provide for support of
minor child; senate bill 1873, Titles con-
current resolution for increasing debt
limit 16 to 81.
I IN THE SENATE.
Governor White sent a special message
to the senate yesterday urging upon that
body the necessity for further econ
omy. The governor presented figures to
show. that with the standing a%ppropria-
lions and the appropriations that have
been favorably reported from committees
and arc in line for passage by the two
houses, there will be a deficit at the end
of the biennial period notwithstanding
the fact that the educational institutions
have been provided for by a one mill tax,
and the general fund will be relieved of
their support. The governor stated the
probable revenues from all sources for
the biennial period would be approx
mately $o55,ooo. Standing appropriations
call for $4,000 of this and the appro-
priations that have been recommended
for passage by the two houses aggrc-
gate $4,000. This is a total of expend-
itures for the ensuing two years of
$o77,2oo, or $4,000 more than the total
receipts according to the figures of the
governor, to say nothing of the $4,000
of funding warrants that are due and
payable lex year. The legislative as
sembly is urged in the special mes
sage to pay careful consideration to the
matter of appropriations.
The bill for the appointment of sher-
ifs as stock inspectors in counties came
UP again on reconsideration. Mr.. Simp-
o amended the bill to make the ap-
pointment discretionary with the com
mi%ssioners. Mr.. LaMoure was inclined
to oppose the bill. He said the provi-
sions of it might drive stock buyers and
shippers UP in his county out of bust
ness. MI. Simpson said he couldn't see
where there could be any sound objec-
ton to the bill. 1t was designed to pre-
vent the wholesale theft of horses or
the ranges and their shipment out of tho
state by the carload. The fees for in
spection of stock were small and the
stockmen would cheerfully pay them ii
order to obtain this measure Of protec.
ton. The bill was passed.
The amended oil inspection bill wa:
passed after some debate. Mr. LaMourt
didn't like the restoration of the fees tc
the Inspector. The appropriation con
mittee in its work, he said, had fgured
Las among. the states evenues $1,000 fol-
the biennial period from the fees for OF
inspection as net to the state. 1t STRUCK
him as a good deal of a farce to worl
sixty days to cut down appropriations
and keep the state within the limit ant
then have the revenues knocked out. j
this bill passed there ought to be $1,000
cut off some of the appropriation bills
in the house to compensate the state fol
this loss of revenue. He moved te
amend the bill to give the oil inspector
only Is per cent of the fees. This was
lost. MI. Hale then moved to give the
inspector 80 per cent of the fees and
this was lost also. Vote on fund pass
sage-22 to a.
The bill to compel old line and mutual
insurance companies to furnish annual
statements of the earnings of their poll
cies was lost by failure to get a consti-
tutional majority. Vote 10 to 10.
The bill to repeal the penalty clause Of
the prohibition law died without a strug-
gle and not eve a solitary mo" when
the vote was called on the indefinite
postponement of the measure served as
a requiem for the bill. The measure was
reported back from the temperance com
mittee with a recommendation for in
definite posponement. The report was
adopted unanimously. The bill to repeal
druggists permits was killed also on the
recommendation of the temperance com
mittee. ss
Only one bill was introduced. senate
bill 2s4. Hegge, providing that the secre-
tary of state shall publish the list OF
commission men licensed and bonded tc
do business in this state.
The following senate bills were
passed: 2o8, appointment of county
stock inspectors; 218, amendment to road
machine law; ZIG, salaries of county
judges; 10Y, oil inspection; 22o. county
boards Of supervisors 81, bonds for state
agricultural college; 1o2. election in cities
in ever numbered years; Io5, extraor-
binary, expenditures in counties 50, state
aid for high schools and high school in
spector.
The following bills were passed: 145
bends for maintenance of state Irvine
plant I57, state repositories.
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