Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-02-28
The Legislature

to give the peoPae a reduction, give
them one. not an ,abortive cOmpr0-
mise.
Senator Regan moved to substitute
the mileage book scheme and the two
and one half cent rate for the two
cent rate
Senator LaMoure said i'm reply
chat he favored the fat rate OF Two
cents as against the abortion OF
mileage book and two and one half
cent rate. That worked a hardship
on the farmer, the poor man and
comm on mass OF tax payers. They
Travelled but little ard consequently
paid rhe two and one hasf cents while
the travelling man and the fellow
with money bought the mileage book.
1t ought to be reversed. Give the
farmer two cents and let the other
fellow pay three. He would vote for
such a measure.
The Regan motion lost. On the
vote on the final passage OF the
amended till trere were only four
voting no: Albright, Crane, Kelly
and LaMoute.
SCHOOL LAND TILL ES.
A proposition to amend the state
constitution to allow purchasers OF
school land to pay up and get title
at any time. AS it is now, it takes
20 years to get title TO school lands.
There was wide difference Of opin-
ion en- the subject and the bill was
| warmly debated The bill was refer
red to committee to further consid-
er the objections and if possible to
harmonize the differences. Many set
tiers would like to get title to lands
without waiting 20 years, and it was
considered this would help the devel-
opment of the country. Others
thought the school fund would be bet
ter--safe guarded under the present
| arrangement.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
TIE senate appropriations con nit
tee has agreed on the total of appro-
priations which with those agreed
on by the house appropriations COM
mittee, and the standing appropia-
,tions, will aggregate ST l,990,226 for
the next two years. The senate COM
mittee agrees on Sl15, ,960 for insane
asylum expense account, and S72, 924
for new buildings, etc.
1t is probable that the amount
above named will keep within the
revenues of the state, and will be
passed by.both houses with practical
iy few changes. The reg ular standing
appropriations are S562,0 and to
these have been added, by the CON-
mittee the following:
Indefinite appropriations sll5,oo0
Transportation convicts, etc 10000
Is per cent increase on
above 2l,75O
Cost of 10th Legislative AS
sembly 100000
Among the other items agreed upon
are: paying institution bonds illegal
Iy issued S55, 600; wheat experiment.
agricultural college $1,000; repairs
on university, ordered bv emergency
commission. .$ls, ,235, land .other repairs
and buildings at university $50, 900;
aid to armories SIS. 900; promotion
OF immigration $1,000; pure food ap-
propriations $4,000: experiments
with alcohol on farms $4,000.
In the house, bill to give thresh-
ers help, security for wages by re-
quiring threshinR machine owners to
execute reasonable bond, was warm
ly debated. Some members thought
it would kill off a lot of incompetents
and irIesponsibles who launch into
the thresher business and are q men,
ance to the general interests OF the
business like farmer. A class of men
who boost wages without any var
ranty for the action and offer to pa7
prices which they never intend 10
meet. They buy machines which
no one else will buy and as mat ter
of fact intend at the right time. to fly
by night and leave all they can In
the lurch-their laborers especially.
A bill creating new game warden
districts was indefinitely postponed,
also six. or seven other house bills on
various subjects. @ ss
In tho senate a number Of bills
were passed, including taxation Of
grain in elevators at 6xed rate, and
license of transient merchants.
S..-.--.-...... ..----.-..--.. Y.
bismarck, n. o., Feb, IS. Cover
nor Burke sent another large list Of
a 3.~h.