The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-24
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Lawmakers. -
Weelk's Dolngs in the
State LOgislA1urD. ). /.

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consin grain inspection was concurred
in.
Both houses have invited William J.
Bryan to speak before them when he
reaches the city on Friday.
The resolution calling for the pay
ments by elevators for screening
from wheat shipments was passed.
The house passed also the pure drug
bill and the bill to prohibit in the state
sale OF liquors by travelling statesmen.
Bills were introduced prohibiting the
use of dogs in chicken shooting; pro.
hibiting the sale of firearms to minors
under fourteen years of age; providing
general law for the government of
cities, by amending the present mum.
cipal bill
In the senate, Senator Regain pre-.
sented bill providing for the division
of the state into two congressional
districts.
The houses will meet in joint session
tomorrow for the exercises in memory
OF the late Judge Cochrane of the su-
creme court. The elections committee
Is expected to report the primary cleo
ton bills and the action Of the house
Will furnish the proceedings of partic-
ular interest for the week.
The appointments of the GOVERNOR
probably will be made the latter part
OF the present week or the first of next
week. The report of the senate COM
mlttee on appropriations, which will
comprise the financial budget for the
session, probably will be made on
Thursday of this week.
The primary election bill was repert.
ed out in the house by the committee
on elections Wednesday and the report
Will be acted on tomorrow. The com.
mlttee reported substitute bill. pro.
Vldng Tor the nomination of county
and legislative officers by the direct
primary. State officers, congressional!
candidates and judicial officers are to
be nominated by delegates to be clos.
en- at primary elections. Separate bal
lot boxes are to be provided at pri-
mary elections. The delegates to the
state convention are to vote for carldi.
dates for nomination, by secret or
Australian ballot. The bill is favored
by the conservatives and it is believed
it will be passed instead of the more
radical bill formerly introduced in the
senate.
The senate passed a short session
and passed the amended educational
bill and the bill to increase the pay of
witnesses in district courts from 81
to 50 per day
Shells antitrust bill passed the house
by an almost unanimouse vote. Tt is
aimed at the alleged harvester trust.
Memorial exercises for the late John
NJ. Cochrane. judge of the supreme
court, were held by the house and sen.
ate Wednesday. Addresses were made
by Father E. ]. Conanty of Grand
Forks, r. N. Stevens of the house. l..
A. Simpson of the senate and S. G.
Skulason of Grand Forks. The pro.
ceedings will be printed in the journal
Of the house as tribute to the dead
jurist. :,
The original primary election bill,
known as senate bill IS, providing for
system of primary election of all Off
GERS in the state. from constable to
to United States senator, died Thurs.
day, and in is place was horn the sub
stitute of the house committee on cleo.
lions. This bill eliminates the state
officers, congressman, the judiciary
and United States senators from the
provisions of the bill, but provides for
primary election of county officers and
delegates to slate conventions; abol-
ishes the unit rule at state conven-
tons; provides for secret ballot by
delegates and FOR separate ballot boxes
in primary elections
The vote on the adoption of the cleo
ton committees substitute was close
and the bill was adopted only after
hard fight. Fifty-five of the members
of the house voted for the substitute
and forty-foui for the original bill.
After the substitute had been adopted,
the bill was passed by a vote of IS to
80. The amended bill now goes to the
senate.
ical original bill will attempt to defeat
the substitute, but the Republican lead
crs insist that the amended bill shall
pass the senate, as being in accord
with party pledges and covering the in
stluctions laid down in the Republican
state platform.
The senate referred the bill provid-
ing for an inn"s Ase in the salaries of
district JUDGES 20 The appropriations
committee. ~ similar bill has been
killed in the. house. The bill was up
for final passage when Senator Regan
moved it's reference to the appropria-
tons committee and the motion car.
ried.
Tn senate passed bills providing
for. board Of state examiner, for can
didates for admis ion to the bar and
for the employment of con-
vict labor wherever possible on the
new capitol wing.
q The house substitute primary cleo
ton bill that was reported as an
amendment IN the original urinary