The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-20

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the personal liability. bill Beck OF
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aostsAus the... biM.tYhtchs, had. been
agreed ,tQ. he. faYsorahssy;: Espprteas After
q preliminary fight. Chairman; Elton
was instructed to. report tue bill. and
the. measure was faYQrably reported to
the house for action. There is lobby
of railroad employees here. working in
dustriously for the passage of the bill.
49, 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 ffrecracker 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 a general election preceding the
election of senator by the legisla-
ture. The vote is to be certified to
the two houses of the legislature and
announced. and election is then to pro,
coed after the present fashion. A
joint session of the two houses was
addressed by DR.. Henry w. Coe of
Portland, Or. in the interest of an ap.
preparation for an exhibit at the Lewis
and Clarke exposition in 1905. The
two houses passed concurrent reso-
luton for adjournment from Feb. 13 to
Feb. 20.
" Mayor John Dinnie of Grand Forks
and number of representatives of
that city are here to urge the location
Of the state fair at Grand Forks and
will submit proposition to the legis-
lature.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 12.-Sharp's
primary election bill was yesterday
made a 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 of
September. Senator La Moure, rep
reseRting the minority of the commit
tee, said the minority desired time to
.present report, and the matter went
over. : HI. +. '-...
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 SIS day;
providing reward of $50 for informa-
ton leading to the conviction of VIC
lators of the prohibition law; provid-
ing for a display of the states re-
sources at the Lewis and Clarke expo
sition. Bills were passed fixing the
salaries of supreme court Judges at
IS 900 year; providing for organiza-
tion of unorganized counties west of
the river, and authorizing an issue of
bonds for the deaf school, The COM
mittee on appropriations will recon-
M iofi 0P
state asylum maintenance, $S3 900 for
the state penitentiary and $4,000 for
the institute for feeble-minded. The
committee passed a resolution that
the total appropriations recommended
should not exceed 1892 900, which rep
resents the available revenues of the
state for two years.
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 weeA.
The second payment of legislative .ex-
penses will be made Friday
Bismarck. N. D., Feb. 13.-Memorial
exercises for Abraham Lincoln occu-
pied the attention of the two houses of
the legislature yesterday. Eloquent
addresses We're made by Judge John
M. Cochrane of the supreme court and
by Father Conaty of Grand Forks in
the hall of the house of representa-
'tiyes. 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.
The following appropriations will be
recommended in approximate figures:
Penitentiary. $50. 900; insane asylum. s142.-
OWl. with provision for bonds for addition
al buildings: institute for feeble minSed,
SOD GOO; reform school at Mandan S14.