The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-30
TAKE RECESS
OF week

Legislature dt DlSnldrCk AO)Ourn-
ed Thursday for a week-Im-
portant Business Transacted.
The Legislators are making fairly good
progress at Bismarck but large amount
Of work yet remains to be done. Very
few of the important meaures have been
touched upon and the remainder of the
session promises to be busy period.
An unusually large number of bills have
been introduced into both branches of
the legislature, involving much that is
important and more that is not.
The appropriations asked for. if all
were granted, would total over two
million dollars. This committee is
swamped with work and the appropria-
tion bills will be among the last re-
ported.
LAST WEEKS SESSIONS
The record of last week as published
in the PRESS. covered the events at the
capital up to Thursday noon. Nothing
of any particular importance was done
during the remainder of the week.
The Tuttle-Storey contest in the house
from kidder county, was the center of
excitement Friday. By vote of 50 to
"a the house gave John Storey the seat
held by w. P. Tuttle. Stark county
members, Representatives Baker, Senour
and Evans all voted for Tuttle. MI.
Baker was one Of those who spoke at
length on the legal questions involved
in the case and was in favor of seating
Mr. Tuttle The senate adjourned while
the contest was being aired.
In the senate, no bills of especial
imnOrtAncn were introduced.
On Saturday an early adjournment
was taken, 50 there was little business
taken up.
Representative Senour of Stark intro
duced resolution providing for the in
vestigation of the charges and intima-
tions recently made that the state
moneys have been placed on deposit in
certain banks in sum exceeding that
allowed by law. The failure of the
Rugby and Barton banks is responsible
for the action. The resolution would
establish committee of three from each
house to investigate. 1t was referred to
the state affairs committee.
House bill No. /. relating to the
authorization of county commissioners
to furnish seed grain to needy settlers.
was referred back to the committee for
amendments and for their consideration.
Three senate bills were passed. includ-
ing the bill to locate the terms of the
supreme court permanently at Bismarck
and abolish general terms at Fargo and
Grand Forks. Senator Baker of Ramsey
introduced s. B. 124 isolating animals
suspected of having contagious diseases.
House bill No. 36, relating to appro-
National guard was passed.
to<o1 of vuooc,,roo hod hoon IN.
| troduced in both houses up to Saturday
evening.
MONDAY
One of the most important bills intro
duced Monday in the senate was that
by Senator Simpson, creating the Office
of state tax commissioner. with an
accompanying appropriation of 81, 600.
Last week the PRESS called attention
to the discrepancies in the present mar
riage laws of the state and the many
cases where the ceremonies have been
in direct violation of the law. On. Mon
day Senator Simpson introduced bill
remedying these defects along the lines
defined last week.
Senator Steele introduced S. B. 127,
dividing the state into two congressional
districts on a north and south line.
Senator Mcdonald introduced S. B. 128.
providing for the establishment of a
serum institute at the A. c. for the
making of vaccines and serums for the
prevention Of diseases of animals. in
Guiding tuberculosis, g.anders. hog
cholera. blacklee and other infectious
diseases. He asked for an appropria-
tion of S.. 600.
There promises to be big fight over
Senator Steele bill to divide the state
into two districts congressionaly as his
plan would make 20 counties in the old
and "a in the new. which includes the
western part Of he state. The bill, Il
it passes In the proposed form. will
legislate either Hanna or Gronna out of
business as both are in the proposed
first district.
In the House, Representative Moen of
Benson introduced H. B. 1862, to regulate
the public service of stations in North
Dakota. The measure requires certif-
cate of good health by veterinarian.
license and register.
One of the first bills passed in the
senate and one of the most important
was that defining intoxicating liquors
and clearly bringing within the pr0-
hibition law. scores of drugs and COM
pounds which are sold in the state today.
Senator Simpson voted in favor of its
passage. Senator Leutz of Morton alone
voted against it.
Representative Martin of Morton
county has introduced H. B. 139,
abolishing the live stock sanitary board
of which w. L. Richards of this city is
q member. His term expires in April.
1911. The grounds are that the laws
have been inedective under the direction
of the board and that the suppression