Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-29
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Goes East-Hon. Alexander McKen-
zie, who has been in the city since the
opening of the Legislative session. has
gone east to be absent several walks.
Nelson Appointed-The press dis
patches contain the announcement of
the reappOintment of Nelson Z. Nelson
of Pembina as collector of customs at
that port.
For the Dairymen-Prof. Kaufman.
of the State Agricultural college. was
a visitor at the capitol yesterday,
talking with some of the members as
to the bills desired in the interests of
the dairymen of the state.
Committee Meetings-The commit
tee on taxes and tar laws will meet
in the Douglas block at 10 a. m. today.
The judiciary committee meets every
grocery. opposite Northwest hotel.
Senator Talcott Returns-Senator
Talcott. who has been i'll at his home
at Buffalo. returned to the city yester.
day. He is still weak from the effects
of his illness and looks u little thin.
but hopes to improve rapidly from
now on.
Mailing Bills The unemployed
clerks in the senate were yesterday
directed by resolution to assist with
the mailing of senate bills and jour
ais to the press of the state. as pro-
vided for in a senate resolution intro
duced some time ago.
Experiment Station - President
Worst, of the State Agricultural col
lege. was among the guests in the city
Yesterday consulting with Senator
Lewis regarding the state agricultural
college appropriation bill soon to be
introduced in the Senate by the Fargo
senator.
Board OF Pardons-The state board
of pardons will meet next Monday at
the governors Office to pass upon sew
eral applications for reprieve and COM
mutation of sentence. The Bassan-
nella petition is likely to come up. al.
though it Is not believed the board
Will grant the Communication asked for.
For Board Of Health-Dr. Taylor's
bills for the making of provisions for
the state board of health, it's Offices.
and providing clerk and other neces-
sary assistance, are intended to place
the health matters Of the state upon
a better footing and build up a better
system than has prevailed in the past.
Would Repeal law-Senator La
Moure yesterday presented a bill in
the senate for the repeating of those
sections of the code providing for the
position of state agent for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals. Mrs.
Holley's death the first of this week
removed the present incumbent Of the
office which was held for many years
by Mrs. Judge Bartholomew.
Torrens laW-The TOrrens law has
been introduced in the house by Hugh
Ryan. This bill provides for an entire
ly new system of land titles, and
would. if adopted, do away largely
with the business of abstractors. In
many states where it has been passed
1t remains a dead letter for the rea-
son that its provisions have to be
voted into operation and that has
never been done.
Mrs. Williams Has Narrow Escape
jamestown Capital &c: Mrs. M. d.
Williams fell on an icy pavement Sat.
urday evening striking on the back of
her head and was rendered neon.
scious for over two hours. The only
thing that saved her was her fur col.
lar which was turned up, which soft.
ened the blow. She is resting well to-
day and no serious results are feared
If complications do rot set in in the
next few days. Senator Williams is
here with her.
Ignite Coal Repeai-The bill 10,
the repeal of the law requiring state
institutions to use Ignite coal was pre
sented In the house yesterday. OWNS
to the shortage of anthracite Goa
through the state the past few months
tnere Is a general tendency to charge
the scarcity of fuel to the Ignite min.
operators. who have been swampef
with d 1t has been suggested II
some quarters, therefore, that the liz
mite people do not need further en-
couragement and hence the prorose
repeal Of the law.
For lmmigration-There are appro
priatiOn bills in the house and senat,
for the purpose of promoting immigra
ton to the state. The state has here
tofore been derelict in this work, an,
all advertising and literature to prc
mote the of immigration ha
come from railroads and private Ian,
corporations. The state should hay,
an appropriation that will enable 1t I,
send out timely and effective circulars
cooperate with other interest
that are working toward the deye'
opment of the state.
Local ontion-Local option for tn
restriction Of the sale of LIQUOR is prf
posed In the senate and house. by tw
constitutional amendments presente
by Movius in the house and GuIac
IN the senate. There are man