Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-02-28
GRIND OF THE LAW MILL
What Is Being Accomplished by the State Solons


The house Saturday passed the lnirl-
alive and referendum bill, with amend.
ments eliminating from the provisions
of the law all matters pertaining to
amending the constitution. The house
also passed the bill giving lien on
personality, so much desired by the
blacksmiths of the state and for which
large lobby has been here for the
past two days. 1t is doubtful il the
law will pass the senate, as there is
strong opposition to these special leg
islation bills, all of which are Of doubt
full constitutionality. Following were
the most important bills introduced in
the house today:
Piper, fixing fees of clerks of district
courts; Burdick, giving liens for keep
ing and pasturing live stock; Halaas,
allowing the sale of articles for the
cost of labor performed OH them;
Ganssle, limiting school clerks sal
aries to $50 and treasurers' to SAYS an
nually.
The event in the senate was the
passage OF the Young anti-pass bill.
with numerous amendments which let
down the bars for almost everybody to
ride. In the opinion of most people
the bill Is fine thing for the railroads,
as it will serve as backing for the re-
fusal to grant pass favors If they are
so disposed. The bill is said to be un-
constitutional as passed, owing to an
amendment specially favoring the
farmers excursions to the agricultural
college. There was much debate.
Only Lnmoure, Palmer and Movils
voted against it.
Senator Crane tried to get his anti
pass and 2-cent rate bill substituted
for 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
people by commission were intro
duced. This is copy of the Texas law
as applied to Galveston, and has a
great many admirers, especially i'll
Bismarck.
Senator Macarthur introduced bill
for the guidance and regulation OF the
railroad commission which provides
for regular quarterly meetings of the
board, one meeting to be held at Bis
marck, 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. It is under
stood this is favored by the governor,
as 1t will give him some control OF the
commissioners.
Senator Taylor asks $4,000 for d
model high school at the university:
also 100000 for the equipment of q me-
ohanical laboratory at the university,
and $500 for an experiment station
for the encouragement Of mineral and
allied industries.
Gov. Burke sent q number of ap.
pointments to the senate for contirma-
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
Bathgate
Insane Asylum Trustees-Col. Hill.
dreth, Cass county; Walsh Of Suits
man, Henry Floher Of Barnes.
Valley City Normal-John Siver-
Williston.
Agricultural College,. B. Eaton, J.
B. Radford, H. r. Hartman of Cass;
Clark w. Kelly of Devils Lake; J.
Swensgaard of Towner.
Penitentiary - GGorgs Hancock OF
Cass, August Hoffs OF Richland, DIR.
Congers of Towner county.
Mayville Normal-Sam Torgersou
of Grand Forks, NJ. B. Casseu of Trail,
Charles Studness of Ramsey.
School of Forestry - DR.. A. r. Nc
Kay of Botuneau.
Industrial School H. H. Perry Of
Glendale.
Gov. Burke sent in another batch of
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which was referred to tn, state at
Sairs committee and will he acted upon
after all the appointments are made.
Following are the appointees: Trus-
tees of the institute for feebleminded
at Grafton. w. c. Truemann, T. D..
Gray, Grafton; c. Christianson, Park
River, and N. Hegge, Hatton. Trustees
of the industrial school at Glendale,
w. G. Mcdowell, Marion and Richard
McCarten. Cogsweu. Trustees of the
blind asylum at Bathgate, Alex Nor
rison, Bathgate; John Childerhouse.
| st. Thomas, and Robert Thompson.
Bowesmont.
| In the house the important bill intro
/ duced was one by the committee on
tax laws defining express companies,
freight lines, equipment companies,
telegraph and telephone companies
! and providing for their assessment
and taxation, the bill amending sec
tions 1927 and 1880 of the CODE
Other bills We're: Sheriff to be In
| specior of weights and measures;
! uniform, practice in criminal actions;
removal of county seats, petitioners to
| HUNDRED DEAD ARE FOUND.