Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-03-07
GRIND OF THE LAW MILL
What Is Being Accomplished by the State Solons.

companies, telegraph and telephone
companies and providing for ascertain.
ing the value Of their property and
levying taxes.
The senate confirmed the appoint.
ment of Frank Wilson Of Bathgate to
be oil inspector, and the appointment
OF E. J. Walsh Of Willow City to be
veterinarian for the Ninth district.
Monday was appropriation day in
the senate, which body held two ses.
sions. The appropriation bills as re.
ported by the senate committee passed
under suspension Of the rules and
went to the house for consideration
The report of the committee was re.
ceived at the session in the morning
and at the afternoon session the bills
We're passed under suspension Of the
rules. There were forty Of the bills
carrying appropriations. There was
not a dissenting vote except in the
case of one appropriation, that for the
experiment station at Hannah, in Cav
alier county, against which Senator
Mcdonald voted. All of>the bills pro-
viding for the purchase Of land Cor
state institutions were passed with
proviso that the governor must an.
prove the purchase before the appro.
priation should be available.
The bill providing for the payment
of an expense fund for state officers
included fiat appropriation Of $500
annually for the state 0Acers, and the
adjutant general, clerk Of the supreme
court ana land commissioner were in.
cluded in the appropriation.
The library commission bill was
amended to make the commission con.
sist of the president Of the state Ii.
brary association, the superintendent
of public instruction and one member
to be appointed by the governor. The
state historical society appropriation
was passed and also bill carrying
$500 for services performed by Clerk
Of Court Saunders Of Stark county for
services in unorganized counties. The
pure food bill carried an annual hon.
orarium Of $500 to Prof. Ladd, over
and above all other salary received, a.
a token Of legislative appreciation Of
his faithful and efficient services.
After the appropriation bills had
been disposed Of Senator Simpson
presented resolution for the appoint.
ment of steering committee Of nine
members to be named not later than
Saturday. Senator Regan objected to
the consideration Of the resolution and
it went over. Senator La Moure sus.
gested that March was time enough
for the naming Of steering commit.
tee.
The senate went into executive
session for the consideration of the
appointments sent in by the governor
+, on Saturday, but no announcement
was made Of any combinations.
The house also held two sessions.
three In fact, IL the hearing Of what
the railroad commissioners had to say
was counted as session. The piece
de resistance In that body was the
wrangle which took all day, over the
Sharpe apportionment bill. The an.
portionment committee had reported
the bill with many amendments. and
when it was finally passed about ep
erything but the enacting clause had
been amended.
> Six more bills were introduced in
the house, one for dividing the Sixth
judicial district and one providing for
mechanics liens for labor. material,
machinery or fixtures and providing
that the taking Of security for the in.
debtedness Of purchase price or tax.
ing a note therefor at greater inter.
est than per cent acts as a waiver.
Another bill Of interest provides for
better safety of railroad trainmen and
special cabooses for them.
After more than an hours exceed.
ingly warm debate Tuesday the sen.
ate bill which prohibith an Official
from holding two Offices was killed by
the house.
The house passed the committee an
portionment bill, making legislature
of forty-four senators and one hundred
and five assemblymen.
The senate had long and lively
session and as an outcome the tenn
perance commissioner bill passed after
a bitter fight. The bill creates com.
missioner whose duty it shall be to see
that the prohibition law is enforced In
all parts of the state. It carries a
salary and expense list of $4,000 a
year. The bill also repeats the $50 re.
ward for conviction of blind piggers,
which law cost the state 5000 in the
last two years. 1t was thought the
commissioner would cost no more and
prove more effective. The final vote
was 80 to 10.
Simpsons valid policy bill passed
% to II. Other important bills passed
} by the senate were those prohibiting
express and similar companies from
doing banking business and provid.
ing for meetings and other duties Of
; railroad commissioners. The personal
injury bill was killed.
A girl is sure to be interested In q
man who pays her attention II hel
father finds the man Objectionable.