Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-14
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURES

The Daily TranssctIens Of the LAwmakeEs
Mt hlsmarck-..A short Summary
of the Regular Routine.
had its killing clothes on Tuesday and
the session was notable for the number
of senate bills slaughtered. The Simp-
tenths mil! tax. was killed and buried.
The stock inspection bill was also killed.
as was Murphy's bill providing that no
this year and the. senate bill readjusting
the salaries of clerks OF court and in.
creasing the pay Of assessors Gulack.s
ton also went to the slaughter house.
Another bill killed was the senate bill
providing for q $4,000 increase in state
sste sf
superintendent. II the bill passed.
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the senate. The contract engrossing and
enrolling bill passed the senate and win
he oy the
the house and will now go to the gov
ernor. The Pan.American appropriation
bill is still in the hands Of the senate
The special committee appointed to. in
vestigate the charges Of bribery against
Representative Leech and Senator Lewis;
taking testimony for report to the
house. Nobody takes any stock in the
reports. and some surprise is expressed
sufficiently to take o6iciai cognixance
Of It.
w Shs@ar sppoi mi Aafsh Waisse Of
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City. as trustees Of the state asylum at
jamestown. A fight was made on
Young's confirmation and 1t went to the
The other
confirmed.
T: II. Pool, former private secretary to
iner, carrying out a pledge made to Fam
cher when he withdraw from the state
ticket. In the nomination Of Mudgett.
e County a
The Oil inspection bin is still a stum-
sg essk ana il in The The hsnas Of a
house today passed forty-one bills. large
Taa1y ali p ptnes bs Is tha h
twenty senate bills yet to Be considered
in the lower body
Bismarck. n. D., March s.:-The house
Of representatives of the legislature was
in a turmoil yesterday over the maxi;
house. AT first the house refused to re-
ceive the BIZ. as the rules require that
reach the house before the last two days:
The senate clerk took the bill down and
when the house refused It brought It back a
considered its determination not to re-
ceiye the bill, but then 1t had disappeared
and the senate refused to send It back.
1t was an antt-railrOad measure. were
hurled back and forth in. the house and
that body was in turmoil all afternoon
senate and friends of the bill in the SEN
ate tried to have 1t sent to the house for
passage, but a continual filibuster was
a h Bin Sed q
The reduced exemption bill was tabled
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lions to $1,000. Noble. Of Bottineau.
moved to table the amendment. and when
order that this o carried S the iii with t.
It looks now as though the reduction of
exemptions would die in the senate.
nae oil receRns from It's ne
Ramsey, fought the s" Bill vigorously y. and
states that as it now stands It prohibits
illuminant. The inspector will get 66 per
cent of the fees under the bill
The senate session. closed after hot
ment presented by Simpson. of Stark, to
prohibit the killing Of deer for five years.
Wolbert. Of Cas-. accused Simpson Of g
scheme to shut out the eastern part of
the state from hunting deer and allowing
gardiess Of the law Simpson replied so
vigorously that the chair called him to
order for personalities and although the
amendment was adopted, the roll call on
Both house and senate sessions were
scrappy and full of excitement. There
are yet about fifty measures to be acted
on today in both houses. The legislature
adjourns sine die Friday
The much discussed states attorney bill
has been referred back to committee in
the house.. and today is the last day of
grace for It, If 1t passes 1t will give the
gin prosecutions in ali counties in the
state.
W. H. Webb, of Bismarck. was today
appointed a member of the reform school
board
The appointment of Ed Young as
trustee Of the asylum was confirmed
Bismarck N D.. March s-The seventh
legislative assembly adjourned sine die at
1890 last night. The work of the assem-
o'clock, but both sides remained in ses-
sion awaiting the enrolment Of bills
passed late in the day that they might
be signed by the officers Of the two
bodies.
It was the tamest adjournment ever
witnessed in the state capitol building
and there was no attendant excitement.
Several bills died with the adjournment:
Among them were the county auditors
salary bill, the State Medical Association
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