Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-21

Twelve bills We're introduced in the
house Saturday. making 227 i'll all.
None of them was OF great Importance
save one. making The state engineer
eX-ohicio state mine inspector al a
salary Of S2.5o0. with a deputy ut ST.
500, and one changing the method OF
,evying and extending road taxes.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate were: Mays and means com.
mittee. increasing the salary OF the
governor from $4,000 to $4,000: attor-
ney general, from $4,000 To $4,000:
state examiner. from $4,000 to $4,000;
TO $4,000. with $1,000 for expenses,
and other state officers from $4,000 to
$4,000. The bill provides that all state
officers must reside ut the capital dur
ing their term OF Office.
Other bills were: Making sheriffs
inspectors of weights and measures:
prohibiting more than iifty-four hours
"A week work for persons under sixteen
81 females under eighteen. being Il
GENERAL REGULATION OF child labor: nom
nation oi cunn.y super!nlendents by
petition: creating board OF telegraph
examiners and regulating the employ
ment of Telegraph operators on raft
ways: defining water courses ami
amendments to drainage law; creating
state library commission 10 take over
state educational library aud approprl.
atins $2nti annually therefor: regula-
ing sale nf seeds: taxing grain in elc-
vator warehouses and granaries ut
fixed rates: fixing number and pay of
legislative employees.
\ joint special railroad committee
&as appointed in both houses to take
charge Of the reciprocal demuragc
bills.
Both hcuses will meet in Joint SEES,
sion Tuesday To observe Lincoln 5;
birthday.
The bill prohibiting soliciting for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
state came mp again in the senate
AlOnday aud was passed. Some time
;,go the bill was referred TO the attor
ney general, who pronounced ii uncon
stitulional. /, was then referred bach
TO committee ami lie alleged unconsEi
iutional provisions eliminated. though
the force Of the measure is no, i'm
paired. and in This shape it was passed
There is little doubt but that ii will
pass the house.
Halcott'e characterization bill
which is aimed at the Standard Oil
company, also passed the senate Mon
day. This bill is very similar to the
one passed in Kansas. where it has
been subjected to all kinds of scrutiny
and it would appear to be free from
constitutional defects, but the fact
that it must pass unchallenged and
without fight makes some people
wonder where the loophole is in 1t.
The senate elections committee ia
rorably reported the Sharpe primary
election bill with a few unimportant
amendments, and it will undoubtedl,
pass the senate. The house committee
will favorably report Sorley's primar.
bill slightly amended, and then the
conference committee will undoubted
ly agree Oil essentially the Sharpe bill
In the senate Monday Simpsons bill
for the assessment Of express compa
MES was passed without a dissenting
vote. The bill provided that express
companies shall make an annual state
ment of business, of capital stock AM
the amount Of cash paid in on it, ant
other matters. upon which the stat,
board of equalization shall base the as
sessment II is probable a resolution
will soon be offered in the senate TO
the equipment of commission to In
4uire into the express business in this
state, said investigation to cover re
irigerator and sleeping Car co.npanie
and car equipment companies. all o
whom are alleged to be going free o
: practically tax free.
Gov. Burke Wednesday sent spt
cial message to the senate and hous
calling attention to the necessity 10
making provision for the payment g
interest on institution bonds and 10
The payment also OF a certain PORTO
Ut the bonds soon to become due
These bonds were issued as bonds Q
certain state institutions and simila
bonds have been declared unconstit.
Sfiopal. AS $4,000 of these bonds AZ
eheld Ivy parties outside the state, tn
/ governor calls attention to the nece:
Asity OF making provision for their pa!
Yment, as the school funds from whic
{ the bonds and interest were original
nntended to be paid cannot be diverte
from the purpose specified by the eI
Mbling act. Bills have been introduce
0oking TO covering the ground sut
Skested by The governor.
Both the house and the senate hel
| the longest sessions of the teri
Wednesday. and both bodies seem
y realize that but twenty days renal
in which to get passed the great no:
Of bills already introduced. and whtc
continue 10 flow in like grain from
9,,.,resher spout. Each body passed
NSnrimary election bill which it declare
~, will stick to through thick and thi