The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-09
Cbeceaf@lature
Proceedinss Of the
Week in the
State Law Mil /.
THE HOUSE.

6lSI0dISh, JAZZ. SV.-A petlLlOn was
:ead asking an appropriation Of $4,000
With which to build a library on the site
If old Fort Abercrombie. A resolution
vas read from the Crookston Drainage
convention asking the cooperation Of
he state in securing geological surveys
IF the state.s Also a petition from New
Salem asking the reduction of exemp-
ions from $500 to $500.
The judiciary committee recon-
nended postponing indefinitely house
sill 65. Carried.
House bill Sc was recommended to
,ass by education committee. !
Senate committee recommended in
definite postponement of. house bill "a,
defining how school variants shall be
paid out on the ground that the amend
ment was designed to repeal that part
y IF the present law requiring treasurers
70 publish their annual reports. Carried.
The military committee recommended
Indefinite postponement Of house bill 81,
;epealing law giving old soldiers prefer
Asnce. Carried.
e Judiciary committee recommended
passage of house bill 12, requiring the
recording Of all licenses, of physicians,
surgeons and tobstetricians with regis
ters of deeds,
The following bills were introduced /:
House bill oo-Stafne-Appropriating
$4,000 to build memorial library on site
Of old Fort Abercrombie.
House bill yo1-Packard-Making
railway corporations liable for injury to
stock in all cases where track is not
fenced.
House bill misunderstanding
the state. county, township and school
taxes levied from 1890 to 1900.
House bill o3-Rose-Providing for
verdict by ten jurors in civil cases.
House bill o4-Michels-Is a verbatim
copy of the Iowa railway law, which is
said to be one of the most perfect rail-
way laws in the country.
House bill o5-Leech-Puts the cost
on party asking that another judge may
be called in civil cases when prejudice
House bill o6rLeech-Repeals sec
ton 5454 revised codes. providing for
setting no prejudice and calling in an
other. judge.
House bill o7-Lecch-Provides for
putting up bonds by party starting a
suit to enjoin drainage commissioners,
as, there are no provisions for the pay
ment of costs where such suits are lost
by compliments.
House bill oS-Bacon-Compels no.
taries public to write under their sigma
lures on all acknowledgements the date
on which his commission expires.
House bill oo-Ramsett-Amends law
for advertising leasing of school lands
so as to provide for general notice of
leasing in cases where it won't pay to
advertise each tract.
House bill 1oo-Young-Makes it a
misdemeanor to defame the character
or besmirch the virtue of females, not
prostitutes, over the age of IL years.
Senate bills I, 80, 20, 72, 81, were read
the first time.
Senate bills as. Sc, 80. "a, 2, and 8
were read the second time.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Keller,
Sargent, and Winslow a special COM
mittee to look into the expenses OF the
state offices.
The house went into a committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Thomas in the
chair. House bills. II, IS, and II. were
recommended to5pass and action deferred
on. house bill No. So.
The following persons were elected to
fill positions in house: B. W.. Shaw,
assistant chief clerk; John c. Adamson,
assistant stenographer; Peter Reid, as.
sistant doorkeeper; Roy johnson and
Arthur O'Connor, pages. Ihos. Doty
and Mr.; Gagnor, clerks in bill room;
A. r. Kennedy and A. E. Wood, attenl-
ants in cloak room; w. +. Gaulke, as
sistalnt journal clerk.
The speaker under a resolution passed
BY the house appointed w. F. Gushing,
Angus Frazer Edward Church. Viola
Michcls. j. "A. Delaney, John Abraham
SON. Ole Bolstad and ]. M. Patterson
on the clerical force, and they were as
signed to the various committees.
IN THE SENATE.
Mi. McDougall. presented a petition
asking for passage of bill for reduction
of exemptions.
Senate Bill ss-Licensing and taxing
the occupation of hawking and peddllng
was passed. after n debate,
The governor messaged his approval
of senate bill 81, the bill exempting sal
aries of the Legislative assembly IRON,
the law requiring the payment OF CLAIMS
in order Of priority.
The following bills were introduced,
read twice andreferred:.
Senate bill 1oa-Amcs-Cities having
1,ooo.or more-population whose area IS
within one government section may m
crease limits by resolution OF councll.
Senate bill: MISUNDERSTANDING
bond NAV be required OF city treasurer
by council when deemed necessary.
Senate bill 1o4-Hale--Divislon OF
school districts. ..,.r
Senate bill MISUNDERSTANDING
law governing liens. Proyldes5 agaanst