The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-02-28


a;ive and referendum bill, with amend.
n'en's eliminating from the provisions
OF tho iE,w all matters pertaining to
amending the constitution. The house
also Passed the bin giving a lien Oh
personality, so much desired by the
uaclssznitfs of the state and for which
= lS:;se lobby has been here for The
past two days. It is doubtful II the
saw will pass the senate. as there is
strong opposition 10 these special leg
is1atioa bills, an Of which are of doubt
full constltutionality. Following were
the nest important bills introduced in
tie house to-day:
Piper, fixing fees of clerks Of district
courts; Burdick. giving liens for keep.
ing end pasturing live stock; Halaas.
allowing the sale of articles for the
cost Of labor performed OH them:
Carssle. limiting school clerks sal
:..ies to $50 and treasurers' to si26 an.
IG~;;J.
The event in the senate was the
passage of the Young anti-pass bill.
with numerous amendments which let
trwn the bars for almost everybody to
:!.e In tire opinion of most people
the bill is fine thing for the railroads,
as viii serve as a hacking for the re-
tusal to grant pass favors if they are
so disposed. The bill is said to be un-
constitutional as passed, owing to an
:nlendment specially favoring the
farmers excursions to the agricultural
college. There was much debate.
Only Lanioure. Palmer and Movius
voted against it.
Senator Crane tried to get his anti
PASS and 2-cent rate bill substituted
fer the Young bill. but was heavily out
voted. 1t is apparent the conference
committee on pass legislation will
have plenty to do before anything
worth mentioning is passed.
In both houses bills providing for
the government of cities of over 1000
Eeople by a commission we're intro.
tluced. This is copy of the Texas law
as applied to Galveston, and has a
great many admirers. especially In
bismarck.
Senator Macarthur introduced bill
for the guidance and regulation of the
railroad commission which provides
for regular quarterly meetings of the
hoard, one meeting to be held at Bis
nnarcll. one at Minot, one at Fargo and
one at Grand Forks. The governor
may call special sessions, and reports
of each session are to be made to the
governor within ten days. The attor-
ney general or his deputy Is to be
present at each meeting. 1t is under
stood this is favored by the governor.
as it will give him some control Of the
commissioners.
Senator Taylor asks $4,000 for a
model high school at the university:
also $4,000 for the equipment OF a me-
chanical laboratory at the university,
and $500 for an experiment station
for the encouragement of mineral and
allied Industries.
Gov. Burke sent number of ap-
pointments to the senate for conttrma-
ton. They were received in executive
session and referred to the committee
on state affairs. Following Is par
tial list:
Oil Inspector-Frank Wilson OF
Bathgata
Insane Asylum Trustees-Col. Hill
dreth, Cass county; Walsh Of SUITS
man. Henry Floher of Barnes.
Valley City Norlnal-John Siver-
ancc, Jamestown; E. r. Brownson,
N.illiston.
Agricultural College,. B. Eaton, J.
B. Radford. H. R. Hartman Of Cass;
Clark W. Kelly of Devils Lake: j..
Swensgaard of Towner.
Penitentiary Georgs Hancock OF
Casa, August Hoffs of Richland. DIR.
Congers Of Towner county.
Mayville Normal-Sam TorgersoE
of Grand Forks. M. B. Cassell OF Trail,
Charles Studness of Ramsey.
School of Forestry - DR.. A. r. NC
Kay OF Bottineau.
Industrial School - IL. II. Perry Of
Glendale.
Gov. Burke sent in another batch OF
appointments to the senate Monday,
which was referred to the state az
fairs committee and will be acted upon
after all the appointments are made.
following are the appointees: Trus-
tees Of the institute for feeble-minded
at Grafton. w. c. Truemann, 4. u.
Gray, Grafton; C. Christianson, Park
River, and N. Hegge, Hatton. Trustees
of the industrial school at Glendale,
W. G. Mcdowell, Marion and Richard
McCarten, Cogswell. Trustees OF the
blind asylum at Bathgate, Alex Nor
rison. Batkgate: John Childerhouse,
St Thomas. and Robert Thompson,
Bowesmont.
In the house the important bill intro
duced was one by the committee OH
tax laws defining express companies.
freight lines, equipment companies.
telegrc oh and telephone companies
and providing for their assessment
and taxation, the bill amending Sec
t!cDs 1927 and 1890 of the code.
Other ILLS were: Sheriff to be In
spcctor OF weights and measures;
uniform practice in criminal actions;
removal OF county seats, petitioners to