The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1905-03-09
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Lawmakers. -
Weeks Doings In the
State Legislature.

In the house. Thursday trouble
rose ,in committee of the whole over
he bill for mechanics liens on per-
,onal property. Phelan opposed the
on the ground that it gave in
workmen a chance to file
lens dishonesty. Ryan, Stevens and
Buttz championed the bill, claiming it
for the protection of farmers
robber threshing machine
men, and finally won the fight. The
also favorably acted upon
The bill to prohibit trustees of state in.
stitutions from unauthorized expcndi-
lures for buildings and other improve
In the senate there vas a heated
debate on Taylor's bill regulating the
practice of obstetrics, which aims to
shut out all unlicensed physicians
from using "M. D." after their names,
and .disbarring Christian Scientists,
magnetic healers and o%steopaths from
practicing in the line specified. Bacon
violently opposed the bill and succeed
ed in defeating its passage, but later
the vote was reconsidered and an eff
fort will be made to compromise with
the bills opponents.
Senate committees favorably report
ed the bill appropriating 100000 for
immigration purposes; also the Tor
rens land tenure, to take effect two
go ,o LorcN . FNJo n 70 Inq ccoI tho
bill changing oil inspector from fees
to a salary of $4,000 a year, fees to go
to the state, and providing further
tests for oils and other illuminants.
The bills raising the salaries of land
commissioner and adjutant general to
81, 800 a year; making the wild rose
the state flower. and increasing the
armory rent to $500 a year, were
passed.
"A steering committe was named
Friday with fifteen members, who will
have charge of all measures pending,
and will fix the order of procedure fol-
| the last week of the session. Repre-
sentative Frank Chapman of Williams
county is chairman Of the committee
The senate Friday passed amended
game and fish bill, providing for three
game warden districts in the state.
It was expected that the house
would take up the state fair bill, bu'
on agreement the measure went owe,
until Tuesday next. Large delega
lions of Mandan citizens We're in til,
city expecting the matter would b'
taken up. Grand Forks boomers ar
still busily Working, and hope to Ian.
the fair for that city.
Gov. Sarles. sent to the senate tn
first large number of appointments a
follows:
Members of the Capitol Commi:
sion-William Rudge Of Grand Fork
county, D. J.. Laxdal of Pembina coH1
ty, Andrew Sandeger Of Ransom our
ty.
Trustees of the state Agriculture
college at Fargo-Byron N. Stone {
La Moure county, Erick Ramsted {
Ward county, Leonard NJ. Wallin
u Mclean county, each for the term {
four years from the first Tuesday i
April, 1905.
Trustees Of the state Penitentiar
at Bismarck. d. Edick of Burleig
county, w. j. Westergard of Barne
county, each for the term of fOl
years from the first Tuesday in Apri
1905, and Shore of Benson county, Il
the term of two years from the fir.
Tuesday in April, 1905.
Trustees of the Deaf School at De
lis Lake-M. F. Falahy of Towne
county, A. E. Hodgkinson of Ramse
county, l.. "A. Larson Of Pierce count
each for the term of four years frol
the first Tuesday in April, 1905.
Trustees of the State Hospital fl
the Insane at Jamestown-Jame
Grady Of Barnes county, Harry Cor
wall of Stutsman county, each for tt
term of four years from the first Tue
day in April. 1905.
Trustees of the State Soldier
Home at Lisbon-R. H. Hankinson
Richland county, Steen Hanson
Ransom county, each for the term
\ four years from the first Tuesday
April, 1905.
] State Oil Inspector. W. Jackms
of Cass county, for the term of tv
\ years from the first Tuesday in Apr
1905.
I The senate passed the amendt
5 drug permit law, raising the quaint
\ of liquor allowed to be sold to a pir
and reducing the number of signe
4 necessary to obtain a druggists pc
\ nit.
An agreement has been reached
the supporters Of Fargo and Graz
Forks in the house by which the sta
fair is to alternate between Fargo al
Grand Forks, the latter to have Il
fair in odd years and Fargo in ev'
years. If the senate concurs. it W
probably end the state fair discussi'
for the session. The Portland expo
tion bill will probably be settled
the use of the balance uneXpend
from the ST. Louis display. and 1t
said that George Fl. Piercy of Stu
man county will be executive comm
sioner. g
The senate Saturday received 7
following additional appointments:
To be trusteesso of the academy or $