Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-01-29
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Weeks Doings in tn.
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! State Legislature. 20.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.-The legis.
lature made amends for a week recess
to-day by food of bills and resolu-
TONS covering multitude of topics.
The grain inspection matter was COW
cred by a resolution providing for the
appointment of committee of seven
members to hear representatives of
West Superior interests and make a
recommendation. Resolutions were
introduced providing for commit
tee to investigate the feasibility of the
state mining coal or leasing it's coal
lands, and for a committee to inquire
into the necessity for building an adj
dition to the state capitol and to re-
port bill covering what is necessary
to do. Maj. Hamilton OF Grand FORTS
was requested by the legislature to
remain during the session in an ad.
visory capacity to assist the speaker.
members and clerks with the clerical
work. Among more important bills
introduced were Tuftes antitrust
bill. giving district courts jurisdiction
in case of illegal trusts or combina.
tons; Tufte's, prohibiting remarriage
of divorced persons within six months
after divorce, and making it a felony
to receive deposits in insolvent banks:
Buttzs, making provision for school
ing of James McKecknie of Lisbon.
crippled in firing of salute some time
ago; McClure's, requesting mutual fire
insurance companies to deposit $500
i'll cash or securities with state treas
urer; McKenzie's personal liability
bill for railroad employees, which failed
last session. and which will be hard
fought for by railroad men of the
state; Davis. permitting shipment of
limited number of game birds out of
the state by licensed Nonresident
hunters; Beck's, $4,000 deficiency an.
preparation for the state insane lbs
pital.
House committees will be named by
Speaker Baker on Wednesday, and
also other special committees pro-
vided by the resolutions of TODAY,
The senate did nothing beyond the
naming OF committees and Introducing
of four bills. Both houses adjourned
to meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow and
ballot for United States senator.
Bismarck. N. D., jan 2O.-The two
houses in separate session elected H.
c. Hansbrough to succeed himself in
the United States senate.
House committees will not be an
nounced until Wednesday,
Senate Bills lntroduced-By Pierce,
investment of permanent school fund
and fixing fees of clerks of county
courts; by Tavayea, authorizing tile
governor to remove sheriffs for failure
to do duty in the prevention of lynch
ing or mob violence; by Crane. appro-
priation Of $305,750 for hospital for in
sane.
In the House - Buttz presented a
resolution that a joint committee on
public buildings investigate the mat
ter of the proposed addition to the
state capitol at Bismarck and report
on needed improvements.
Senator Crane of Cooperstown is the
father of the Jamestown asylum APP
preparation bill in the senate. the SEN
ator from the city of jamestown being
of the opposite political faith to the
controlling political party in that
body. The bill calls for all appropria-
ton of $305,O00, of which $4,000 is
for new ward building. $4,000 for a
hospital building, and about $4,000
for needed improvements and repairs.
The trustees of the institution, in their
report to the governor. call especial
attention to the needs OF this institu
ton Under the present limited IA
cilities the institution has to discharge
patients before they are completely
cured to make room for others more
in need OF treatment; patients are
crowded in quarters much too small.
and there is no hospital building
where necessary operations may be
performed The trustees also stated
that owing to the failure OF county
commissioners of insanity to look at
ter the enforcement Of the law. which
requires the estates OF patients to pay
the cost of their maintenance in the
asylum where they are sufficient to do
so, the law is poorly enforced and
should either be repealed or some
steps taken toward it's enforcement
The institution has 10000 acres of
land which is worth at the least calcu-
lation 100000. against which there is
a debt of $4,000 in bonds issued for
the erection of buildings several years
ago. The trustees believe this land is
a sufficient guaranty for an additional
issue of bonds which, will give the iii
stitution the buildings Of which it is
so badly in need.
The Lavayea bill against lynching
makes the lynching of any prisoner
who shall be taken from the hands of
the sheriff or his deputy immediate
cause for removal, provided that the
sheriff may afterward be reinstated by
the governor on showing that he did
everything in his power 70 protect the
prisoner.
Senator Pierce's bill providing for
the investment of the funds of the
permanent school fund is designed to
relieve the congestion of cash in the
fund. and does away with the provis.
ion that not more than $1,000 can be
loaned to any one person, firm or cor
poration on such security, which
makes investment in these securities
SLOW and unsatisfactory, while pro-
yiding also for the adequate protec-
ton OF the fund in case of such leans.
Senate Committees.
The complete list OF senate commit
tees is as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, Hale. Cashel,