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house for confederation.
Mr.. Rice presented a resolution ne
questins members Of the United States
senate and house representative to sup
port the bill for an appropriation Of
$l00, 600 fot the carrying on Of the work
Of the..Lincoln Memorial Farm associa-
tion.
MONDAY
a big grist Of bills were introduced
into both the senate and house on Mon
day. including much important legis-
lation. Communications were received
from the North Dakota residents in
Washington state, writing the leeis-
lature to appropriate sufficient money
to install and MAINTAIN a representa-
tive state exhibit at the Alaska okon-
Pacific exposition in Seattle this sum-
mer. It is said that there are 5000
people in the North Dakota colony there.
Senator Duis Of Grand Forks intro
duced concurrent resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment empowering the
state to obtain and operate a terminal
grain elevator or elevators in the states
Of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Representative Duncan of Rolette in
troduced a bill in the house along the
same lines as the other annual indem-
nifty bills but. it provides that the state
board Of equalization shall levy an
annual tax of n mill for each dollar Of
assessed valuation for this purpose.
MI. Burnett of Traill introduced a
bill providing..fo a a Of n fourth of
a mill per bushel for wheat and fax
and n eight of a mill per bushel on
all other grain bought, sold, stored or
handled durindg each year.
Probably the most important measur
introduced thus far is a bill by Senator
LaMoure providing--for two terms of the
supreme court to be held in Bismarck
and abolishing the three terms under
the present law. at Bismarck, Fargo
and Grand Forks. This is an important
bit Of legislation, as the supreme court
is seriously handicapped by this con
slant itinerary.
January 18.-The all absorbing topic,
especially among the western members.
is the matter Of providing representa-
ton for the recently organized counties
west of the Missouri river: Eastern
members scarcely realize the: .imPoT-
lance Of the southwestern portion of..,our
state. When they are told that Hetting-
er. Adams. Bowman and Dunn counties
which are without representation at
present, have a combined population of
about $4,000 they are surprised in no
small measure, and at once Eecoenize
the needs of reapportionment, or a
least for the present of forming new
legislative districts. The plan which
now seems to be quite feasible and
favored mostly by many of the members
is to create two new senatorial districts.
comprising HettinRer and Adams coun-
ties, which have a population of IL, 900,
as the Forty-eighth district and Bowman
and Billings counties with a population
of is. 600 as the Forty-ninth. This will
still leave the senate with one less than
their constitutional quorum Of fifty
senator's 1t is proposed to give Hetting-
er and Adams counties. as adistEict, one
senator and two srepresentatiyes. Esand
Bowman and..Billings, as district. one
senator and two representatives.
TUESDAY
The principal business on Tuesday
was the election Of United States senat-
OF to succeed H. c. Hansborough. M. N.
johnson. received 124 votes, and j: I.
CASHIER. the democratic nominee, IS.
Representatives Baker. Senour and
Evans. and..Senators Simpson, Martin.
and Leutz, all voted for johnson.
A bill was introduced. by Senator
Koffell Of Benson, appropriating $50. 600
for q state exhibit at the Seattle expo
sition.
Senator Simpson was one Of those
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