The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13
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Bismarck. N. d, March ohin,
Knauf, chairman Of the Republican:
county central committee 1T HtuS1 silIs
county, was rejected ~ the senate ~
nominee for . position on the board
Of trustees Of the state asylum. when,
the senate refused to confirm his nom.
nation the name Of Frank ingalls, Of;
jamestown was substituted ~ the
governor and confirmed by the senate.
with the following other nominations
for positions on the board: s. "a.
More Of Cass county, for two years:
NJ. L. Elkins of Trail county and
James Hackney of Eddy county. for,
four years. 4S. &.
governor were as follows: Trustees
B Of the agricultural college, Alex Stern
and S. s. Lyon of Fargo. Charles Nc.
Kissick of Mayville and Addison Leech
of Cass county, for four years; for
trustees Of the reform school, w. J.
Etherington of Oliver county, Henry
Gilbert Of Billings county and w. H.
Webb, Jr, of Burleigh county; for
trustees of asylum, Alexander Mclean
of Ramsey county and. A. j. F. Voight
of Benson county; for trustees Of SOL
diers' home, Harris Gardner Of Ran.
som county and John D. Black OF
Barnes county.
The senate passed the bill to estab-
fish a. trolley line from Bismarck to
the capitol building, only three votes
being recorded against the bill. The
bill making it a misdemeanor to solicit
sales of liquor in the state was passed
by vote of "a to g. The board of
control bill was reported back without
recommendation and will not pass the
senate.
The house passed senate bills pro
viding for the execution of all capital
sentences at the state renitentiary,
dividing the state into two game ward
en- districts, increasing the salaries Of
the. supreme court judges and elm
mating suicide as a defense in life in
s,.rance suits after one year.
Bismarck, N. D., March AFTER a
prolonged fight extending over several
sessions Of the legislature the railroad
employees of the state have succeeded
in having passed through the legisla-
ture a personal injury law to their
liking. 1t is sweeping measure,
covering all classes of railroad EN-.
ployes and similar to the laws in force
in Kansas and Iowa.
In the house there was another
merry fight over the referendum plaas-
ure, as passed by the senate some
days ago. The Prohibitionists lined up
their forces against the bill, claiming
it was but another attempt to get
resubmission of the liquor question.
The supporters of the bill clais.ad
they were fer it on it's merits ro~ard-
less of the liquor question. McGahan
and Van Arnam spoke for the measure
and Ieech and Cass characterized it
as Pop@listc measure, and that the
seven Democrats in the house were
trying to make monkeys Of the ninety
three Republicans by passing it.
On test vote, on the recommenda-
ton of the committee for the inded-
mite postponement of the bill, the re-
suit was announced as 40 to 4S against
the referendum. Several of the sup
porters Il the bill questioned the &C.
curacy OF the record, claiming the vote
stood 40 to 4S in favor of the bill. Sub
sequently it was admitted there was
an error in the count, and the bill will
come up again to-day.
The session of the senate was de-
voted entirely to routine passage of
bills, no important measures being
passed aside from the personal injury
bill. The house killed the bill increas-
ing the salary Of the supreme court
judges, but notice was given of a re.
consideration
Bismarck, N. D., March s. - The
house passed the senate wolf bounty
bill, which insures restoration of the
old two-tenths mill tax on property in
the state for payment of bounty Oh
wolves. Stockmen and others in the
western part of the state have made a
hard fight for the bill and succeeded
in enlisting the support of enough val
ley members to pass the bill. 1t pro-
vides for an annual tax levy of $685.
600 for payment of the bounty.
Another division in the house was
when Weed of Logan county pressed
consideration of his bill prohibiting,
state and county officers from employ
ment of relatives as deputies. Weed
claimed this practice had been too
common in the past, and that some
years ago state officers here employed
and paid their wives as deputies, while
they were at home attending to do
nestle duties. The ant:-a cpotism bill
passed the house by a large majority.
In the senate the board Of control
bill ard the Shells bill limiting sales