Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-02
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
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7 Octopus seems to be bothered with
wheels. >
Senator Hegge a in his seat in the
senate again yesterday.
A bill in the Minnesota legislature
abolishes capital punishment.
Hon. N. G. Larimore was accorded the
courtesies of the floor of the senate yes
terday and was the guest of Senator
Lavayea.
Brisbin's personal injury law makes
the railroads liable for damages regard
less of how the party is injured, even
through no fault of the company.
There we're two reports in the house
from committee having the repeal of the
hobo law in charge. Some of the boys
think the law is all right as it stands.
The Devils Lake people have raised
some $1,000 for a bridge across the lake,
and the bill to provide for right of way
across the military reserve at Rock Is
land, on the shores of the lake, is neces-
sary to enable them to carry out their
project.
Representative Morgan is feeling good
over the neat way in which he secured
the passage of house. bill II, reports of
supervisors, yesterday. Some of the
boys wanted to amend it out of sight, but
Vivian knocked 'em all out and is get
ting up a rep. as a hustler for his dis
trict.
Tie house finally made the penalty
for kidnapping from n to twenty years.
This was on account of the numerous
stealings by the police of criminals from
the other side of the Red at Fargo and
Grand Forks and the members thought
one year for such an ofense would be
hard enough to suit the most particu-
lar.
"Oh, the rascal! He gave it out he
was a single man, and has been having a
fine time with the girls, and now his
wife and children are here. What will
the girls say now?" Such were the COM
ments around the Northwest recently
over the supposed awful duplicity of the
handsome and debonair member from
Grand Forks of the strawberry type.
The excitement arose over the lady's re-
quest to be shown to her husbands room,
but the clerk. was tangled up in che
names and got the wrong number-and
J. Pts still single.
The Fargo Forums statement to the
effect that the high school. board adopt
ed a course of study designed to rail
road all high school students into the
university" will not bear inspection. Be-
fore the present course was adopted the
high school board called a meeting OF the
presidents of the normals and Agricul-
tural college. Representatives met
and all were we'll pleased with the
new course because it was more elastic
and gave greater freedom in choice OF
studies than the old. The new course
was endorsed by all institutions and the
principal high school superintendent
before its final adoption.
The special senate committee to inves-
tigate the state offices and make such
suggestions as they may deem proper in
the matter of expenditure of state funds
and the management of the states af-
fairs, is making a very thorough investi-
CATION, and, made up as it is of capable
and fair-minded men-Messrs. Hale,
Noble and Wolbert-its conclusions will
be of great assistance to the a%ppropria-
ton committee and interest to the legis-
lature. incidentally, it may be added
that it is the purpose of the new admin
istration1to be more particular than has
been the custom in the past infhe mat
ter of vouchers against the State; will
scrutinize them more closely than here
tofore and see that all are properly veri-
fed and attested, so that there may be
no excuse for criticism or possibility Of
irregularities. :
Mr.. Young raised the point of order
| yesterday aS W tuo NJ
Tufte's bill to create a farmers institute
board, and also to appropriate $1,000 for
the institute. Mr.. Young said he had
no desire to oppose such a desirable
measure but wanted to make sure the
combining of two matters in one bill
would not invalidate it. He quoted sec.
ton SO of the constitution as follows;
"The general appropriation bill shall
embrace nothing but the appropriations
for the executive, legislative and judi.
cial departments of the state, interest
on the public debt and for the public
schools. All other appropriations shall
be made by separate bills, each embrae'
ing but one subject" He thought this
bill came under the last sentence, ano
suggested that the bill be referred te
the appropriation committee. The mat
ter was discussed at length by Young
Bacon, Thomas, Packard, Hare, Chaffee
Mallough, Cassell, and Wade, blu Tit
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