The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-02-05
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURES.

uORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
SAe DAILY Tsaasaetasas q the LAvmaksss
% Dasossck. 4 shest Summary e
che aseGslae Rostaas.
Bismarck. N. p. Jan. 27.-The first pri-
mary election bill OF the session was pre-
scented IN the senate yesterday by Sharpe
large city ofices. Advocates Of primary
| elections want state and judiciary onlces
sented in the house embodyin1 those ID
ditional offices.
An anti-cannon firecracker bill was pre-
sented the senate We're To aaa
organization Of unorganized counties west
| Of the Missouri river and regulating the
R Rss'ts. OF expenses OF local boards OF
The house put in more Of the afternoon
| IN the discussion OF bills In committee Of
| scribing modes of examination Of wit
nesses. A bill was presented raising the
age Ct & consent at the request OF the state
A petition for the communication Of the
| to imprisonment for life has been filed
Of the State Board of Pardons is out Of
| the state, and bill proposed today to
make four members Of the board quo;
| upon without the necessity of calling the
| chief justice back from his vacation.
Bassannella is to be hanged at Washburn
Bismarck. n. D., Jan. 2s.-Bnls were
number Of subjects. Davis presented a
sss for primary for
stitution. Other bills presented were for
the issue Of $4,000 bonds for state nor
NAL schools, dividing the state into four
! game warden districts and providing places
for four game .wardens. instead Of one.
as saares Of county
$4,000 for state soldiers home: making
bonds Of county treasurers either person
al or fidelity St option Of county
| $500 for Florence Crittenden home at Bis
marck; amending drainage law, and fix
Senate the fb ri all
and license from the insurance commits
State Board Of Pardons quorum for the
transactions of business. In the senate
Lamoure called for 2 statement Of ex
for state and high schools during the last
| two years, claiming that expenses of adj
ministering the law had diverted some Of
4 bill to limit the tenure Of county
officers to two terms was killed in the
| house. The Torrens land title law was in
troduced In the house by Ryan, of Grand
Forks.
Two insurance bills were presented. one
| prohibiting foreign mutual hail compa MES
ing all contracts, and another requiring
a deposit of $1,000 by mutual hail COM
panies doing business in the state with
| the treasurer.
Bismarck. n. D., Jan; 29.--Twentty-three
| bills went in yesterday from the two
1 houses ha
Grafton Of the American flag. providing for
hs eaRpo fGd Ssfbeps
ty wolf bounty 81 s., providing for be-
Of ereane
| marian district of Stutsman, Eddy and
Foster counties.
pealing the law creating state agent to
prevent cruelty to animals and repeating
| the law providing for state reward for
the Ss
| Sixth legislative districts, making it @
misdemeanor to travel about with guns
and dogs before the bunting season opens
providing for the publication Of educa-
tional reports, creating board Of trus-
tees. for the feeble minded institute at
Grafton, creating new Eighth judicial
district The senate passed Hales bill
providing for $4,000 bonds for the state
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The house sent Lamoure's bill making
] Billy Bulge. of Grand Forks. life trustee
Of the state university. to the attorney
| general to inquire as to its constitutions
atty. Gulack presented another local OPP
tion amendment to the constitution in the
| senate similar to the one introduced yes
terday by Movius.
Bismarck. N. D., Jan. so.-rhShouse
yesterday referred to the appropria tons
sell, Of Steele county, to have published
in the Journal g complete list of house
employee nI with their salary and occupa-
committee on appropriation:
The senate passed the Regan bin for
repeal Of the law providing for contract
| votes more than a. constitutional major
ity. Little, of Burleigh, opposed the re-
| peal of the law on the ground that 1t was
| given a fair test before repeal bill be
Bills introduced today were those pro-
the State since 1875; providing bonds bonds Of Of
and appropriation Of tl5,ooo for expert
tax shall be set aside because Of technical
irregula,rities in in assessment; prohibiting
county treasurers. and sherins to two
terms Of office; directing railroad COM
doors furnished. and providing for crea-
| ton Of creamery corporations.
The senate passed q bill providing for
F, publication Of proceedings Of state edu-
i cationA association. The house passed
/ bills correcting boundary Of Ward and
/ Williams counties; providing for reassess-
| ment Of improvement taxes in cities, and
| correcting conflict In laws as to time for
| levying city taxes.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 31.-Brief sessions
I In both houses we're held yesterday. after
noon, and an adjournment was taken to
Tuesday afternoon.
Little. in the senate, introduced q bill
! years in other states before being ad-
mitted here. and another fixes the course
, of law study at three years instead Of
| two.
Taylor's bill prohibits free distribution
Of drug and medicine samples. Cashel's
bill, providing for appointment Of a board
Of managers for the Grafton institute
for feeble-minded, was passed in the sem
ate, as was Regan's bill, fixing the COM
pensatton OF assessors In un0rgantZed
counties at s. per day.
Hale's bill, providing for organization
Of district high schools, or consolida-
ton, was passed.
Bacons bill. providing that a.. voter
the same county shall have vote in
the old one until he gains one in the
new precinct, was also passed.
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