The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-19

escapes for hotels.
| New bills by Ramsett legalising the
floating Indebtedness Of cities, two
by La Moure providing that funds col.
lected for teachers certificates shall
be turned over to the state treasurer;
Simpson designating the boundaries Of
the Tenth judicial district. Another
regarding the printing and distribution
of the proceedings Of the farmers in
stitute.
After a spirited debate in the house
bill al was killed. 1t provides agains.
the removal of a building from mort
gagged property, where the building
would tend to decrease the value Of
the property.
The committee of the whole recon.
mended to pass bill Ga, relating to the
law of succession, and ISL, doing away
with the special meetings of township
boards for the purpose of auditing &C.
counts.
The new bills introduced were:
Baker of ass-Relating to the cap
ital stock of fire insurance companies.
Senour-Tc amend the present law
relating to branding and stealing live
stock. 40
Homnes-Regarding service in civil
actions.
misunderstanding the minimum
rental of school lands.
Traynor-Fixfng the terms of court
in the Second district.
Baker of Cass-Limiting the amount
of fire insurance to be carried in any
city by one company.
Demonstrating that moneys col
!ected for elevator licenses should be
converted into the warehouse fund.
Kinney Of McI.ean-Who can file
mechanics liens and for what pur-
pose.
Kinney of McLean-Priority in me.
chanics' liens.
Baker of Cass-Prohibiting railway
employees from securing transporta-
ton under false pretenses.
White-Prohibiting railway com.
panies from abandoning railway sta
tions.
Ellingson-Carrying burglars tools,
The senate appropriations commit,
tee wrestled with the monster an.
preparation measures for day and a
half. Under the rules no additional
appropriation measures can be intro
duced after the fortieth day of the
session, and that limit expires this
week. The appropriation bills far ex.
coed all possibility of the states re-
sources and there will be some huge
cuts made.
Before the agricultural committee
Wednesday, Prof. Bolley of the A. G,
appeared in behalf of the bill intro.
! duced by Senator Cashel for pure
seed. Oscar H. Will of a local seed
house, and representative of the
seed grain people of the country, ID
, opposing the measure.
The senate committee recommend,
ed the passage of the following bills,
$. B. 177-On district school cor
porations.
S. B. 157-Providing for the use Of
dictionaries other than Webster's.
II. B. S-Amending the constitution
Tor the creation of the Offices of tu,
tees of the peace.
H. B. 46-Execution by members al
of partnership.
The committee made an advers1
report on S. B. ia, defining kidnap
ping.
The bills passed by the senate
were:
/, 162-Qualifications of embalmers.
l1S-When court cases can be con.
tinued.
lS1-Fees for poundmasters.
a3-Locating and repairing bridges.
40 Operating the penitentiary
twlne plant more than ten hours and
paying prisoners for extra work.
l4l-Fixing the fiscal year for the
penitentiary.
l42-Permitting the state auditor to
advance funds for the penitentiary.
19-Defining mechanics liens.
o-Providing for good roads de.
partment at the A. C.
S2-Plain's initiative and referen.
dun bill.
Bills Introduces:
Hemm1ngson-Anti-cigarette bill.
peart-Handling and weighing
grain.
Doyle-Providing for changes OF
judges and changes of venue in
criminal cases.
Inc committee on state affairs re-
ported that H. B. 145 be indefinitely
postponed. The same action was fob
en- on 81.
The judiciary committee reportea
senate bills SO, %, 80 to pass.
me committee on banking made
favorable reports on senate bills IA
and 81 and unfavorable on house bills
16, ISL, S.. D'-S
There was double-header renort
on H. B. Al. the measure providing
ior bank guarantees, the majority be.
Ing opposed. It will come up before
the committee on the whole on pen.
eral orders.