The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13
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Bismarck. N. D.. March Steering
committees are in charge Of the work
of the two houses and the work is
progressing more smoothly than at
any time during the session. The
bills reported by the senate steering
committee for action were passed with
one exception. that being the Fargo
state fair bill, which was indefinitely
postponed, and In its place the bill
for the encouragement of county agri-
cultural fairs was passed. The Cass
county members sought to bring &C.
.tion on the fair bill, but were unable
to do so. Another bill passed by the
senate was that Offering a reward of
$50 for information leading to convic.
ton Of violators of the prohibition
law The senate combination, with
the delegates and resubmissionists
passed the bill by a vote Of 20 to II.
The special committee on the needs Of
the Jamestown asylum for additional
land reported against any purchase at
present because OF high prices asked.
The house devoted its session to
the calendar. The LaMoures bill to
limit damages in case of death by
wrongful act of corporations to $4,000
was killed by the house, which also
defeated the bill to provide for semi
annual publication of receipts and ex-
pendltures by counties. p.... q
Bismarck, N. D., March 8. = John
Knauf, chairman of the Republican
county central committee of Stutsman
county, was rejected by the senate as
nominee for a 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 by the
governor and confirmed by the senate,
| with the following other nominations
for positions on the board: S. G.
More of Cass county, for two years;
M. L. Elkins Of Trail. county and
James Hackney of Eddy county, for
four years.
Other appointments made by the
governor were as follows: Trustees
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. ].
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 trolley line from Bismarck to
the capitol building, only three votes
being recorded against the bill. The
bill making it misdemeanor to solicit
sales of liquor in the state was passed
by vote of "a to 8. 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 penitentiary,
dividing the state into two game ward
en- districts, increasing the salaries of
the, supreme court judges and elm
mating suicide as defense in life in.
surance 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 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 meas
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 a
resubmission of the liquor question.
The supporters of the bill claimed
they were for it on its merits, regard
less of the liquor question. McGahan
and Van Arnam spoke for the measure
and Leech and Cass characterized it
as a Populistic 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 recommends
ton Of the committee for the indefi-
mite postponement of the bill, the re-
suit was announced as 40 to 4S against
the referendum. Several Of the sup
porters Ct the bill questioned the ac-
curacy Of the record, claiming the vote
stood 40 to 48 in favor Of the bill. Sub
Ssequently 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 impo rtant measures being
pAssed aside from the personal injury
bill. The house killed the bill increas.
Ing the salary Of the supreme court
Judges. bht notice was given Of re-
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