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6all taxing one township from tie
11ftA legislative district and adding q
% the Sixth. Bacon e 10 OaxaA do.
tr1ce had the bin made Q special oedee
after The committee had unanimously
recommended Il: for indefinite pest.
ponemsnt He urged the passage a
the bill on the ground that It would
equaliEe the population Of the two die.
tricts and make the Sixth district
more safely Republican. Lavayea 70
piled. opposing the proposed change,
and stating that the people Of Gibley
township. which 1t was proposed to r.
move, were opposed to the change.
The senate killed the bill by q vote q
20 to 10.
The house had a little fight over
the personal liability bill. Beck Of
Stutsman called for q committee re-
port on the bill, which had been
agreed to be favorably reported. After
q preliminary fight Chairman Elton
was instructed to report the bill, and
the measure was favorably reported to
the house for action. There is a lobby
Of railroad employees here working in
dustriously for the passage Of the bill.
The house passed the capitol bond
ing bill, which has already passed the
senate and insures the completion of
the state capitol during the coming
year. The bill provides 100000 bonds
for the purpose. The senate passed
the anti-connon frecracker bill, and
the bill repeating the law creating the
Office of state agent for prevention of
cruelty to animals. The only impor-
tant new bill presented was Simpsons
providing for vote by the people on
candidates for United States senator
at general election preceding the
election of senator by the legisla-
ture. The vote is to be certified to
he two houses Of the legislature and
announced, and election is then to pro.
ceed after the present fashion. A
Joint session Of the two houses was
addressed BY DR.. Henry w. Coe OF
Portland, Or, In tho interest Of IN ap-
preparation for IN exhibit. at the Lewis
and Clarke exposition in 1905. The
two houses passed q concurrent reso.
hutton for adjournment from Feb. 10 to
Feb. 20.
Mayor John Dinnie Of Grand Forks
and q number Of representatives Of
that city are here to urge the location
Of the state fair at Grand Forks and
VIII submit q proposition to the leGis.
lature.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 12.-Sharp's
primary election bill was yesterday
made special order for Friday Of this
week on motion Of Chairman Hale Of
the committee on elections. The com.
mittee recommended the bill to pass.
amended to provide for holding Of
primary elections In July instead Il
September. Senator La Moure, rep
resenting tho minority of the commit
tee, said the minority desired time to
present a report, and the matter went
over.
New bills were presented providing
for new system of oil inspection
with the gravity test, prohibiting linn
Its on tickets sold by railroad COM
panies; increasing the compensation
of county commissioners to IS a day;
providing a reward of $50 for informa-
ton leading to the conviction of vio-
lators OF the prohibition law; provid-
Ing for display of the states re-
sources at the Lewis and Clarke expo
sition. Bills were passed fixing the
salaries of supreme court judges at
$4,000 year; providing for organiza.
ton Of unorganized counties west Of
the river, and authorizing an issue OF
bonds for the deaf school. The com.
mittee on appropriations will recon-
mend an appropriation Of $142, 900 for
state asylum maintenance, $50, 900 for
the state penitentiary and $500 for
the institute for feeble-minded. The
committee passed a resolution that
the total appropriations recommended
should not exceed $4,000, which rep
resents the available revenues Of ths
state for two years. J
To-day there was no business done
except exercises in commemoration OF
the birthday Of Abraham Lincoln.
which Is legal holiday in this state.
J. M. Cochrane and Father Conaty Of
Grand Forks were the speakers. Both
bodies will adjourn Friday for a weel.
The second payment of legislative ex.
penses will be made Friday. y
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 13.-Memorial
exercises for Abraham Lincoln occu.
pied the attention Of the two houses of
the legislature yesterday. Eloquent
addresses were made by Judge John
N. Cochrane Of the supreme court and
by Father Conaty of Grand Forks in
the hall of the house Of representa-,
tives. A large audience was present.
Gov. White presided at the meeting,
which lasted for two hours. No legis-
lative business was transacted, as the
day was legal holiday
The senate appropriations commit
tee has practically settled on most of
the appropriations to be recommended.