The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-03
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Week in the. ..
Is State Law Mil 80.
There was no session of the senate
Wednesday owing to the fact that the
thermometer registered about twenty
five degrees below zero, with a high
south wind that made it impossible to
keep the senate chamber warm enough
for comfort. In the house the mem
bers enjoyed a little killing expedition,
finally disposing of the bill to increase
the salaries of the district judges by
making an allowance of $1,000 year
for expenses. The bill was indefinite
ly postponed by vote of So to 81.
There has been much interest in the
bill and few days ago it was threat
ened with defeat but was saved by
making it special order for Wednes-
day.
The house defeated also a resolution
calling for the expenditure of funds
for drainage in the eastern part of the
state in connection with irrigation.
The bill to provide for permanent
ton of the state capitol building by
using the endowment fund provided by
the donation of $4,000 acres of land by
the general government was favorably
reported in the senate Thursday, and
will probably pass in the upper house.
A resolution presented by Representa-
tive Regain inquiring as to the failure
coal rate law and authorizing com.
nittee to investigate went to the com.
e4ittee on railroads.
The new game law bill was present.
sd Thursday, enacting an entire new
code for the sportsmen of the state.
Licenses are slightly increased and a
stricter limit put on the killing Of
game.
The most important bill presented
was by Senator Lamoure of the ap-
preparation committee calling for $154-
900 to pay the floating Indebtedness
of the state university, agricultural
college, industrial school and other in.
situations.
Other bills presented we're for the
establishment of an experiment sta
ton at Leeds, to provide for the pur.
chase Of 600 acres of additional land
for the reform school, a new railroad
tax bill by Senator Ca1hel, an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the blind asy-
lum, and one of $4,000 for the pur.
chase of the library of the late Judge
Cochrane of the supreme court. Sem
ator Bacon presented his bill to locate
the state fair at Grand Forks, and Sen
ator Spoonheim presented an anti.
lobby bill, limiting the privileges Of
lobby issue and calling for affidavit of
their expenditures In representing
various interests before the legisla-
ture.
The introduction of the primary
election bill and the passage of the
bill providing for the completion Of
the capitol building were the features \
Of the legislative session Friday.
Senator Sharpe presented the pri-
mary election bill, which has been
agreed upon by the friends of COM
plete primary law. 1t covers every Of
flee in the state and makes direct NOM
nations for every Office necessary,
from county officers to recommends
tons for United States senator. The
bill went to the committee on cleo
lions. Friends of complete primary
system claim enough votes to pass the
bill, but it is known that there is dis
satisfaction in the ranks of the pri-
mary law men over the radical nature
Of the bill, as it is feared so complete
change from the present system will
not result as election reformers be-
lieve.
Senator Titles capitol building bill
passed the senate with only three
votes against it. 1t provides for per-
manent commission to take charge of
the work of completing the state cap
itol. The bill now goes to the house
for action.
The house committee on elections |
voted to indefinitely postpone the Ca
sey corrupt practices act, and the me-
mortal to the United States senate to
provide for the direct election of sena-
tors.
The legislative session Saturday was
quiet. Only one bill of interest was
presented in the senate, the one to in
crease the salary of the governor of
the state to $4,000 annually after the
present term ends.
Several bills of minor interest were
passed in the house. The state fair
fight between Fargo and Grand Forks,
is the feature of the legislative ses:
sion just at present.
Fargo's fair bill probably will be
presented to the senate on Monday.
Each town is making hard fight for
preferment and has large delegations
here to urge its claims.
Prof. e. G. Ladd, pure food commits
sioner, addressed the house of repre-
sentatives at Mondays session of the
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