The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-27
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Weeks Proceedings.

Committees were named in the
house and senate Monday by the pre-
siding officers of each body. The more
important 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,
Buttz; railroads, Davis; appropria-
tons, Sweet; elections, Blake; state
affairs, Richmond.
The vacancy in the Office Of the sec
rotary of the senate, caused by the res.
ignation' Of R., M. Tnttle, 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 ofcthe capitol endowment
lands and.the appointment of capitol
commission of five members. j.,
Senator Spoonheim introduced res
olution to instruct congressional dele
cation to vote for the Quarles- Cooper
bill. 1t was referred to the railroad
committee. >t::
The senate took 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.
'Thirty-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
~ Senator Movius of Richland county.
The session of the house of repre-
sentatiYes was brief one, an adjourn
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 cast
their votes for Senator McCumber. The
only vote explained was that of Rep
resentative Casey, Democrat from
Walsh county, who took occasion tc
say that his party did not have a can
didate for senator and he asked that
he be excused from voting.
Senator Crane offered a resolution
providing for the appointment Of q
COMMITTEE from both houses to arrange
for exercises commemorative OF the
valuable services rendered to the state
by the late Justice John M. Cochrane
Among the state appropriation bill:
was one for $4,000 to enforce the pure
food law, $4,000 for the deaf ant
dumb school, $4,000 for the school fol
feeble minded, and $165,000 for the in
sane hospital. 20
Senator Titles bill for the creation
! of capitol commission consisting OF
five members provides that no two Of
whom shall be residents of the same
judicial district. This commission
: shall be appointed by the governor and
shall receive SIS per day and expenses
: while engaged in the performance OF
their duties. The bill provides for the
sale of the state lands that the United
States government granted to stats
for the maintenance of the capitol, in
order to provide fund for the work
The commission is authorized to ere
ate and use fund of 100000.
Senator Hanna of Cass county in
troduced pure food bill which is
somewhat stronger than the law under
which Commissioner Ladd has been
working for; the past two years. A bill
providing for; an appropriation for the
enforcement of the law will be intro
duced in a few days. 49,.
In Joint session at noon Wednesday
the ninth legislative assembly formal,
ly adopted the report of both houses.
taken separately Tuesday afternoon,
and President Bartlett declared Sen.
ator McCumber reelected to the Unit.
ed State senate for the term of six
years. -. The. vote in the house showed
"a for McCumber, excused and alb
sent.
The senate showed a vote of 80, 1
member absent and not voting.
} In the house this afternoon Repre-
sentative Shells introduced bill pro.
viding for the appointment of grain
commission by the governor to whom
every grain buyer and elevator firm in
the state shall make a daily report of
the amount of grain bought and the
amount shipped out with the surplus