The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-02-18

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New bills by Ramsett leEalixing tho
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 spirited debate in the house
bill 141 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 1S1, 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.
Homnes-Regarding service in civil
actions.
misunderstanding the minimum
rental Of school lands.
Traynor-Fixing the terms of court
in the Second district.
Baker of Cass-Limiting the amount
Of fire insurance to lie carried in any
city by one company.
Traynor-Directing that moneys COL
lected for elevator licenses should be
converted into the warehouse fund.
Kinney Of McLean-Who can file
mechanics liens and for what Dur.
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.
tons.
Ellingson-Carrying burglars tools,
The senate appropriations commit.
tee wrestled with the monster an
preparation measures for a 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. c..
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.
S. B. 177-On district school cor
porations.
S. B. 157-Providing for the use o.
dictionaries other than Webster's.
II. b. S-Amending the constitution
for the creation of the Offices of 1us.
tees of the peace.
H. B. 46-Execution by members o4
of partnership.
The committee made an advers.
report on S. B. ia, defining kidnap.
ping.
The bills passed by the senate
were:
162-Qualifications Of embalmers.
l13-When court cases can be con.
tinued.
lS1-Fees for poundmasters.
S3-Locating and repairing bridges.
l7O- Operating the penitentiary
twlne plant more than ten hours and
paying prisoners for extra work.
l4l-Ffxing the fiscal year for the
penitentiary.
l42-Permitting the state auditor to
advance funds for the penitentiary.
l9-Defining mechanics liens
0-Providing for good roads de.
partment ct the A. G..
s2-Plain's initiative and referen.
DUN bill
Bills introduced:
Heinmingson-Anti-c bill.
Peart-Handling and weighing
grain
Doyle-Providing for changes Of
judges and changes of venue in
criminal cases.
The committee on state affairs "a.
ported that H. B. AS be indefinitely
postponed. The same action was TAX.
Ell on 81.
The judiciary committee reported
senate bills SO, %, 80 to pass.
The committee on banking mazda
favorable reports on senate bills "a
and 81 and unfavorable on house hills
1G, ISL, SIS.
There was double-header report
on II. B. At, the measure providing
for bank guarantees, the majority he.
Ing opposed. 1t will come up before
the committee on the whole on gen.
eral orders.