The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-02-13
18th the -
! Lawmakers. -
Weeks Doings In the
State Legislature.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. s.. 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 a number OF
minor laws. Bills were introduced in
the senate providing salary of $500
for supreme court judges, allowing dis
trict judges $125 month for stenog-
rapher and typewriter and for travel
ing expenses, and providing for the is
suance OF $123000 of bonds for COM
pletion of buildings necessary at state
asylum.
The senate passed bill providing
for licensing peddlers, after some de-
bate Othe>senate bills passed were
the constitutional amendment provfd-
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 shai' not defeat payment of life
insurance alter one year. La Moure's
bill fixing $4,000 as maximum damages
to be recovered in case of death by
negligence of corporation was
amended to provide that suit may be
brought wit two years after death,
presented bill for $4,000 bonds for
state industrial school,
Part of the time of the ,'ouse was
taken up with ;oi~l session ad-
dressed by ]. L. Crawior. in tie inter-
est of an appropriation for the St.
Louis exposition. Twenty new bills
were presented, amo-g theni bills re-
ducing exemptions II $3.50: providing
for erection of a science institute
building at Wahpetcn; 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 appropri&,ing $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
constitutional majority. 1t was re-
considered and made a special order
for tomorrow.
The committee on appropriations
held a meeting tonight and will to-
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of state officers, making increases in
several departments. The committee
will also introduce a bill providing
$4,000 for maintenance of the capitol,
and fixing the travelling expenses of
the state superintendent.
The board of trustees of the Irvine
plant to-day fixed prices for Irvine as
follows, prices being for car lots and
for smaller quantities: Sisil, 9 IA
and ga cents; standard, Ola and
9 ga; standard manila, 10 and 10 IL;
manila, II and II IL; pure manila, IL
and IL IL.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb 6. - Bonding
bills for the completion of the state
capitol additional buildings at state
normal schools and the reform school
passed the senate to-day. A favorable
report on the state capitol bonding
bill Is expected to be made by the
house judiciary committee tomorrow,
and supporters of the bill believe it
will pass the house without difficulty.
The house this afternoon passed a
bill increasing the per diem of jurors
after parliamentary battle of two
two days. Attorney General Erich
rendered an c-'lion that the La Moure
bill, providing that William Bulge of
Grand Forks be a life member of the
board Of trustees CT the state unEersi-
ty was atlegal Measure, and the bill
was placed on the house calendar.
Appropriation bills for maintenance
3 of the state capitol and clerk hire CT
state departments were presented.
Other new bills were those providing
for four-week terms of the supreme
court at Fargo and Grand Forks; re.
pealirg the entire oil inspection law
and abolishing the Office of inspector;
prohibiting discrir nation in charges
for carrying telegraph messages, and
applying the Sherman antitrust law to
the state courts. A bill prohibiting
the practice of Christian Science and
faith healing, under penalties for mis-
demeanor, was introduced by Senator
Moss of Morton county, and provis es
tt in case of the death cf child due
to fifth healing the person who prac-
ticea 1t may be punished for man
slaughter In the second degree.
In the senate debate was hot for a
few minutes over. the resolution pre-
scented by Crane of Griggs, declaring
the omnibus statehood bill inimical to
the best interests of the country. La
Moure sid the bill was an insult to
the representatives of North Dakota
who Fave been supporting the meas
,ure in congress- Crane retorted tl;st
he did not believe that North Dakota s
4 " went over until tomorrow on a
point of order raised by La Moure
Bismarck,sN N. D., Feb. THE sen.
ate passed the bill authorizing bonding
the state university att Grand Forks