The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-01-26
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Weeks Proceedings.

Committees were named in the
house and senate Monday by the pre-
siding officers of each body. The more
chairmanships in the SEN
ate are: Appropriations, La Moure;
judiciary, Little; railroads, simpson;
state affairs, Sharpe; elections, Han
ma; irrigation, Voss; insurance, Re
gan; temperance, Krabel.
The more important house commit
tee chairmanships are: Judiciary,
railroads, Davis; appropria-
tons, Sweet; elections, Blake; state
sffairs, Richmond.
The vacancy in the Office of the sec
rotary of the senate, caused by the res
'gnation of r. M. futile, was filled by
the election of L. M. McGlashan Of
Stark county.
Senator Little introduced the most
important bill of the day in the senate,
providing for the reconstruction and
completion Of the state capitol build
ing, the sale of the capitol endowment
lands and the appointment of capitol
commission of five members.
Senator Spoonheim introduced a res
olution to instruct congressional dele
cation to vote for the Quarles-Cooper
bill. 1t vas referred to the railroad
committee.
The senate took a fifteen-minute re-
cess during the session to call in a
body on Gov. Sarles for the purpose Of
congratulating him on his bidthday an
niversary.
A number of bills amending present
statutes were presented in the house.
T%hirty-nine of the forty members Of
the senate voted for Senator Porter J.
McCumber to succeed himself as Unit
ed States senator at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Senator Macarthur was the
missing member. The other Demo
Gratis of the senate voted for Senator
McCumber land Senator Cashel and
Senator Plain took occasion to say
some nice things Of Senator McCum-
Der in announcing their votes. Senator
McCumber was placed in nomination
by Senator Movius of Richland county.
The session of the house of repre-
ment being taken as soon as the vote
had been taken on United States sen
ator. Representative Purdon Of Rich
land county placed Senator Porter j
McCumber in nomination to succeed
himself. Ninety-four members cas-
their votes for Senator McCumber. The
only vote explained was that of Rep
resentative Casey, a Democrat from
Walsh county, who took occasion t
say that his party did not have a can
didate for senator and he asked tina
he be excused from voting.
Senator Crane offered a resolution
providing for the appointment Of
COMMITTEE from both houses to arrang'
for exercises commemorative of tn
valuable services rendered to the stat
by the late Justice John M. Cochrane
Among the state appropriation bill
was one for $4,000 to enforce the. pur'
food law, $4,000 for the deaf an
dumb school, $4,000 for the school TO
feeble minded, and $165,000 for the in
sane hospital.
Senator Little's bill for the creation
of a capitol commission consisting o
five members provides that no two Q
whom shall be residents of the sam
judicial district. This commission
shall be appointed by the governor an
shall receive S. per day and expense
while engaged in the performance o
their duties. The bill provides for tn
sale of the state lands that the Unite
States government granted to stat
for the maintenance of the capitol, j!
order to provide a fund for the worl
The commission is authorized to Gre
ate and use a fund Of soc $1,000.
Senator Hanna of Cass county ir
troduced a pure food bill which
somewhat stronger than the law unde
which Commissioner Ladd has bee
working for the past two years. A bil
providing for an appropriation for tn
enforcement of the law will be intro
duced in a few days.
In Joint session at noon Wednesda
the ninth legislative assembly forma
Nv adopted the report of both houses
taken separately Tuesday Afternoon
and President Bartlett declared Ser
ator McCumber reelected to the Uni
ed State senate for the term of 81
years. The vote in the house shove
"a for McCumber, 1 excused and 6 al
sent.
The senate showed a vote Of 80,
member absent and not voting.
In the house this afternoon Repre-
sentative Shells introduced a bill Pre-
viding for the appointment of a graf
commission by the governor to whor
every grain buyer and elevator firm j
the state shall make a daily report c
the amount of grain bought and tn
amount shipped out with the surplu
remaining in the elevator. The'ide
of the bill seems to be for the purpos
of preventing alleged short weight:
the claim being made for several year
that considerably more grain is shil
ped out than Is received. A violatio
Of the law carries with it a fine of $40
for each day such reports are not fu'
nished, and an untrue report carries
tine equaling the total value Of th