The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-01-26
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Daily Routine.
Bismarck. N. r.. Jan. l7.-Committees
were named In the house ana senate yes
terday by the presiding ohicers Of both
bodies. The more important chairman.
ships In the senate are: Appropriations.
Lamour: Judiciary. Little; railroads.
Simpson: state affairs, Sharpe: elections.
Hanna; irrigation, voss: insurance. Re-
gan: Temperance, Krabel
The more important house committee
chairmanships are: judiciary. Buttx:
railroads. Davis; appropriations. Sweet:
elections Blake: state affairs. Richmond
The vacancy in the 'office OF secretary
Of the senate. caused by the resignation
Of r. NJ. futile. was filled by the cleo
ton OF L. NJ. McGlashan Of Stark county.
Senator Little introduced the most i'm
portant bill Of the day In the senate.
providing for the reconstruction and COM
pletion Of the state capitol building; the
sale Of the capitol endowment lands. and
the appointment Of capitol commission
Of five members. a }sf{,fe ea5
Senator Spoonheim introduced a resolu-
ton to instruct congressional delegation
to vote for the Quarles-Cooper bill. Il
was referred to the railroad committee.
The senate took fifteen minute recess
during the session to call in body on
Gov. Sarles for the purpose Of congratu-
lating him on his birthday anniversary.
A number Of bills amending present
statutes were presented in the house.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 1s.-Thirty- n1ne
Of the forty members Of the North Da-
kota senate voted for Senator Porter J..
McCumber to succeed himself as United
States senator. at o'clock yesterday aft.
crnoon. t. A.
Senator Macarthur was the missing
Eocmher. The other Democrats of the
sesate voted for Senator McCumber. and
Senators Cashel and Plain took occasion
to say some nice things Of Senator Nc
Cumber in announcing their votes.
The session of the house of representa-
tlves was brief one, an adjournment be-
taken on United States senator. 1:ifF
Representative Purdon (Richland coun-
ty) placed Senator McCumber in nOmina-
ton. Ninety-fOur members cast their
votes for him. 4 Es1 =.
The, only vote explained was that of
Representative Casey. Democrat from
Walsh county. who took occasion to say
for senator and he asked that he be ex-
cused from voting. i'' 1922 '}t-s
Senator Crane offered resolution pro-
's sonees to for
cises commemorative Of valuable service
rendered to the state by the late Justice
John NJ Cochrane. its s' ~. p = ~
were one for $4,000. to enforce the pure
food law: $4,000 for the deaf and dumb
school: $4,000 for the school for feeble
minded. and $l65, 1000 for the hospital for
Bismarck. n, D.. Jan. 19.-More BUSH
than during ai the entire session e up to date.
Twentyth three bills were introduced. After
the election OF Senator Porter j. McCum-
Der had been confirmed , IN Joint SEES
concurrent resolution opposing any. re-
duction on the seed wheat tariff and in
doring the Ding!ay tariff measure. The
resolution passed the house without a
dissenting vote.
Representative McCrea introduced Jill
prohibiting so.called bucket shop, in
North Dakota in any n, place wi, where grain,
gins without any intention Of delivery
Representative Shells introduced a
mcnt Of the grain commissioner by the
governor. and making 1t mandatory for all
grain buyers and elevators to report to
him daily the amount Of grain bought
weights. This measure is aimed at short
weights on the part of INSCRIPTIONS ele-
vator companies
Bacon's resolution asking for con.
gressional appropra ton for the dredging
Of the Red River of the North was passed
by the senate.
Bismarck. N. D.. Jan. 20.-In the ses-
sion of the senate yesterday there was an
alteration over q resolution by Senator
johnson to add two clerks to the list of
ar ha Z
voted down. This was in the nature of e
test Of strength between the organizers
and the insurgents. and organizers car
An exhaustive report of the finances Of
the state was ordered printed and dis
tributcd; showing the. moneys to the
credit of state Institutions from perma-
nent endowment funds.
Phelan's house resolution calling for {,
the senate. under the rules.
ing the state delegation in congress to
have some Of the irrigation funds set
asl9e for drains and storage basins In the
Bed River valley Crane f
Services Tor the late Justice cochrane. "
Bills presented in the senate provide for
tricts: sale of lpersonal property under
foreclosure; adding state bonds Of other
states to securities mat may be pur-
CHASED from permanent SCHOOl 1uuOs dps
propriating $4,000 for livestock expert
ments and a stock farm at the agricul-
tural college.
Senators Talcott and Simpson were APP
pointed members Of Joint committee to
visit the state departments and ascertain
their needs in the way Of clerk hire and
expenses.
Among the bills presented in the house
were bills to add public corporations to
defendants in punishment; reducing
homestead exemptions from $1,000 e
to $500; increasing pay of witnesses from.
81 to 81 q day. and repeating the Herd
law.
Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 21.-After DIS
posing OF business before them the two
houses Of the legislature adjourned to-
day until Monday next.
In the, house resubmission was killed
amendment to the state constitution was
Indefinitely postponed by. vote OF two
to one Of the house members. This ends
resubmission talk for the session.
: The bill to increase the salary OF dis
trict judges also came up in the house
for passage, but encountered strong OPP
nesday. when 1t was made special or