The Ward County independent., 1903-02-11
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Bismarck, NJ D., Feb. 4.-Gen. 0. O.
Howard, the veteran commander Of
the Civil war, was a guest of the two
houses Of the legislature this after
noon. Invitation was extended to him
by both houses to address them, which
he did briefly, congratulating the state
upon it's prosperity and growth.
Little but routine work was done in
the legislative recess. Browns state
fair bill, proposing to locate the state
fair at Fargo and making an annual
appropriation of $4,000 was presented
in the senate. The board of pardons
bill was approved by the governor and
the senate adjourned after brief ses-
sion.
In the house Shells of La Moure in
troduced a bill to limit sales Of liquor
by drug stores under the medical per
nit act to four gallons a month. Other
bills presented were submitting in
to vote, and legalizing mortgages made
by executors and administrators. Bills
passed in the house were fer the relief
Of James McKechnie of Lisbon; for
armory rent for regimental band j;
amendments to the general education
al bill; for registration of apprentices
in pharmacy; exempting volunteer
tiremen from the payment of polltax;
removing the limit of clerk hire in reg
lister of deeds Office; constitutional
amendment providing that grain in ell
evators may be taxed at fixed rate: !:
changing name of state school for
deaf.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 5. - The two
houses of the legislature to-day trans
acted more business than on any day
of the session SO far. Twenty-Five bills
were introduced in the two houses, and
in addition number of measures were
passed in both houses. Senate COM
mittees recommended for passage bills
providing 100000 bonds for compile
ton Of the state capitol, with bonds for
the reform school and normal schools !;
a bill for repeal of the state reward
for horse thieves, and number of
minor laws. Bills were introduced in
the senate providing a salary of 500
for supreme court judges, allowing dis
trict judges S125 a month for stenog-
rapher and typewriter and for travel
ing expenses, and providing for the is
suance of 1920 of bonds for COM
pletion Of buildings necessary at state
asylum.
The senate passed a bill providing
for licensing peddlers, after some de-
bate. Other senate bills passed were
the constitutional amendment provil-
ing for investment of state school
fund; bill fixing fees to be charged in
administration of estates; making pos
session of game animals before open
season misdemeanor; providing that
suicide shall not defeat payment of life
insurance after one year. La Moure's
bill fixing 5000 as maximum damages
negligence of corporation was
amended to provide that suit may be
brought within two years after death,
and was recommended to pass. Sharpe
presented a bill for $4,000 bonds for
state industrial school.
Part of the time of the house was
taken up with a joint session ad-
dressed by J. l.. Crawford in the inter
est of an appropriation for the st.
Louis exposition. Twenty new bills
were presented, among them bills re-
ducing exemptions to $3.50; providing
for erection of a science institute
building at Wahpeton; creating the Of
fee of state fire warden; prohibiting
discrimination in railroad rates for
long and short haul; requiring every
vessel in which gasoline is sold to be
colored red, and appropriating $4,000
for the state firemen's tournament.
The house had long fight over the
bill to increase the per diem of jurors,
and finally the bill was lost, not having
a constitutional majority. 1t was re-
considered and made special order
for tomorrow.
held a meeting tonight and will to-
morrow present bill fixing clerk hire
OF state officers, making increases in
several departments. The committee
will also introduce a bill providing
S3G 900 for maintenance Of the capitol,
and fixing the travelling expenses OF
the state superintendent.
The board of trustees of the twine
plant to-day fixed prices for twine as
follows, prices being for car lots and
for smaller quantities: Sfsil, Old
and 93-4 cents; standard, Old and
93-4; standard manila, 10 and 10 IL;
manila, II and II u; pure manila, II
and IL 1-2.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 6. = Bonding
bills for the completion OF the state
capitol, additional buildings at state
normal schools and the reform school