The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-01-31
GRIND OF THE LAW MILL
What Is Being Accomplished by the State Solons.

The emily fun going at the capitol
Tuesday was furnished by the house
and that consisted solely in turning
down Butts resolution thanking the
railroads for trying to open their lines
OF road after the storm. This was
only turned. but not allowed to appear
On the journal, all of which indicates
the friendly relations existing between
the hease and the railroads.
Among bills introduced were the fol-
lowing: Creation Of the board to In,
spect ali school buildings to see that
they are safe and on hygienic lines:
redueiRg legal rate Of interest from IL
to 3 per cent: creating superior courts
IN counties OF over 1000 population.
and practice thereof: to compel hotel
anc restaurant people who serve food
declared illegal by pure food commits
sicner to state that fact on large pla-
cards in their dining rooms. This is
a bin urged by travelling men and
meets hearty approval. Resolutions
to provide for normal school at Minot
was also introduced.
Another cincher to prohibition ls.y
is sought in a bill to allow any person
ON information and belief to secure a
search warrant for any building sus-
pected of storing Intoxicating liquors.
Hemingson introduced still another
hill to regulate the railroads, pro.
Eibiting passes and making Recent
Tat fare.
An echo of the recent convention of
retail merchants was heard in the
house Wednesday when a memorial
was read asking the repeal of tho law
for the inspection Of weights ami
measures on the ground that it was
needless expense and failed to accom-
plish the end sought, asked an amend
mcnt to the garnishee law to more
eifeetually provide means for the col
lection of bills, and making the wife
equally responsible with the husband
Cor household necessities.
Evans, the certified member of the
house from Stark, retains his seat by
. unanimous vote. J. f. Phelan Of
Dickinson contested on the ground OF
the illegality of the vote cast at LIE.
highs The proposition to establish A
state printing plant at the peniten-
larry was laid on the table.
A resolution to adjourn from Friday
to- Tuesday met with defeat in the
house, as members ON the branch
lines said it would be useless for them
to try to get home, and there was no
pressing call for vacation anyway
until the weather made trip home a
more Akely possibility.
The senate outdid all records by the
Introduction of thirty.four bills. The
most important were: Resolutions for
the investigation by the legislature OF
the alleged coal trust; inquiry as to
whether state coal lands could be sold
in visitation of the constitution, or
whether the constitution prohibited
the sale; asking the opinion of the at
torney general; to secure suff1ciency
Of state treasurer's bond; improve
ments at the Mayville normal school
TO cost $4,000; regulation of fran.
chise by cities; registration in cities
af 2,0o0; granting cites OF ancient
Mandan Indian villages to the state
historical society; apportionment
bills BY Steele and Regan; abolishing
preparatory courses at the state unit
versity: 100000 for new buildings at
the agricultural college; $65,00O for
engineering building and mechanical
laboratories at the agricultural col
lrge; $4,000 for science school; state
equalization board to consist of one
member from each county, to be elect
ed; raising the salary of district
judges to $4,000 aud giving $500 year
for personal expense money (this bill
has been a regular feature of sessions
for years, but has always been defeat
ed); $4,000 for Dickinson expert
mental station; anti-cigarette bill;
normal school for Washburn; $4,000
for school of forestry: regulation OF
the sale of seeds and tests at agricul-
taral college; 100000 for institute OF
ieebae-minded; creating the Office Of
temperance commissioner at salary
Of $1,000 per year and appointment OF
,leputaes (this has been on the boards
every session and may pass at this
session.: agricultural experiment sta
,ion at Langdon, with $4,000 attach.
neut: maximum railroad fare of IL
cents. with no passes for state officials
or legislators.
The contest case of E. D. Washburn
against Senator Crane of Cooperstown
for the latter's seat was the piece de
resistance in the senate Thursday,
that body sitting in committee of the
whole. Two hours were devoted to
hearing the testimony and then an ad.
iounmeot was taken until Friday
morning. The contestant alleges that
had not sample ballot, which was un-
lawful, been counted for Crane and
similar ballot for Washburn thrown
cot the contestant would have been
elected. The contestant claims other
s4regularities which, IL taken cogniz-
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