The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-02-21
Cbereoislature
Proceedings Of the
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Bismarck. N. D., Feb. 1O.-The g
submission bill was killed by the
house. The Prohibitionists took a les
son from their temporary setback of
Saturday and forced the fighting,
adopting the majority report of the
temperance committee, which recon-
mended the indefinite postponement Of
the bill. The resubmissionists made
another effort to delay the bill, but
were unable to do SO.
Cassell of Steele county led the fight
ing for the Prohibitionists, and as soon
the proper order of business was
reached moved the adoption of the ma
jority report of the committee. Sew
eral substitute motions and a vote to
adopt the minority report of the COM
mittee for the passage of the I'LL were
voted down. and so on the main ques-
ton the bill was killed by a viva voce
vote. The test vote showed 66 Prohi-
bitionists and 81 resubmissionists.
"a New bills presented in the senate
were the annual appropriation of $780,
900 for public printing; repeal of the
law for the gathering of agricultural
and farm statistics by assessors, and
d bill to provide for the printing Of
special agricultural reports by the
state. Bills passed by the senate were
provide that legal executions shall
take place at the state p~enitentiary,
and providing for bonds for the state
agricultural college. The senate con-
CURED in the house resolution favor
ing removal of tariff on lumber.
La Moure, of the special committee
for Lincoln's birthday observance, re-
ported favoring a joint session of the
two houses Thursday, at which John
M. Cochrane and Father Conaty Of
Grand Forks will speak. q
The house passed the bill raising the
age of consent from sixteen to eighteen
years; prohibiting Sunday work by
BARRIERS, and changing the beginning Of
the county auditors term from March
1 to April /. Another bunch of new
bills was presented in the house,
among them a bill for the establish
ment of a sanitarium for consumptives
at Minot, and making an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for that purpose. Ham
mer presented a bill to repeal the pro-
vision Of the law permitting a change
of Judge on affidavit of prejudice in
court cases. ~
Bismarck, N. d.. Feb. IA feature
Of the senate session.yesterday was a
long debate be- Lavayea and Ba-
con over a proposed reapportionment
bill taking. n township from the
Fifth legislative district and adding it
to the Sixth. Bacon of the Sixth dis
trict had the bill made a special order
after the committee had unanimously
recommended it for indefinite post
ponement. He urged the passage Of
the bill on the ground that it would
equalize the population of the two dis
tricts and make the Sixth district
more safely Republican. Lavayea re-
piled, opposing the proposed change,
and stating that the people Of GibleN.
township, which it was proposed to re-
move, were opposed to the change.
The senate killed the bill by a vote Of
20 to 10.
The house had a little fight over
the personal liability bill. Beck Of
Stutsman called for a committee re-
port on the bill, which had been
agreed to be favorably reported. After
q preliminary fight Chairman Elton
raj instructed to report the bill, and
the measure was favorably reported to
the house for action. There is a lobby
of railroad employees here working in
dustriously for the passage of the bill.
The house passed the capitol bond
ing bill, which has already passed the.
senate and insures the completion of
the state capitol during the coming
year. The bill provides $780, 900 bonds
for the purpose. The senate passed
the a%nti.connon firecracker bill, and
the bill repeating the law creating the
Office Of state agent for prevention Of
cruelty to animals. The only impor-
tant new bill presented was Simpsons
providing for q vote by the people on
candidates for United States senator
at a general election preceding the
election of q senator by the .legisla-
ture. The vote, is to be certified to
the two houses of the legislature and,
announced, and election is then to pro
coed after the present fashion. A
Joint session Of the two houses was
addressed by DR.. Henry w. Coo Of
Portland, Or, in the interest Of an APP
prOpriationsforSan exhibit at the Lewis