The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-12
NORTH DAKOTA LECISL AZURE
REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE
STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In consequence of the fact that the
Minnesota grain board was declared
to be closed to North Dakota member
ship, bill fathered by Senator Duis
amending the state constitution by al
loving the obstruction and mainten-
ancs Of elevators at terminal points,
was passed Friday afternoon by the
senate and has splendid chances of be-
ing passed by the house also.
TIL measure will allow the state to
enter the grain business with terminal
elevators in the Twin Cities and Du-
luth.
Another important measure passed
by the senate gives the councils of
cities the power of regulating the
prices of manufactured gas. There
has been a hard fight on this measure
and a spirited contest developed on
the floor of the senate when it came
up, for final passage. After Senator
Trimble had secured an amendment
excepting natural gas the bill was
passed.
The division of the state into two
congressional districts was also con-
sidered in the senate with the result
that the report of the majroity of the
committee favoring a north and south
division line, giving one congressman
to the western half of the state and
the other to the eastern half, was
adopted after an attempt to adopt the
minority report favoring an east and
west line had been defeated.
The house passed the White anti
pass bill, but the emergency clause of
the whole several days ago was lost,
a two-thirds vote being necessary to
carry the emergency clause. The bill
is now before the senate.
The measure aimed at unfair dis
elimination was taken up by the house
again, with the result that it was
passed, an amendment being made so
as to avoid objections that had been
raised to the effect that it would re.
peal a portion of the state antitrust
law.
The Atwood bill, placing all penal,
charitable and reformatory institu-
lions under the direction of a board of
control of five members was passed by
the house by vote of Is to Is. Six
years ago the assembly had a great
fight over similar measure. finally
defeating it. So far very little opposi-
ton has developed.
The lower brancvh of the legislature
is engaged in the consideration of an.
preparation bills, passing at asst even.
ing's session many such bills. The
, Hettinger experimental station. Heb.
ron mining station, Fish lake fish
hatchery and Mandan experimental
station bills, were among those passed.
In the house Saturday morning the
appropriation of $4,000 for the Flor.
ence Crittenden home at Fargo failed.
A majority of the members present
voted for the appropriation, but be.
cause of the large number of ali.
sentees there was not the necessary
two-thirds vote required on appropria,
ton measures.
Representative Baker of Fargo Will
endeavor to have the matter reconsid-
cred.
The. house committees reported a
number of bills.
To Pass-The senate appropriation
OF $4,000 for the Wahpeton School
of Science.
The sum of $4,000 for the twelve
substations.
The establishment of a substation
at Hebron for the school of mines.
The Glendale industrial school an.
preparation was boosted 5000.
To Kill-Representative Gardens
bill to secure a physical valuation Of
the railroads was unfavorably report
ed.
IN the senate the following bills were
placed on their third reading and final
passage:
S. B. 27O, 27s, 27e, 2s6, 80, 1851 1877
"a, 100, 100, 1856.
H. B. Is. GO, IS, SO, ZIG, 6. &c 1s4
l65' 1872. SO, 70, 80, 81, III, 1S1. 1872
1876, 100, 1e1. 231. 24s, 24s, 2S5, sS 2o8
2O5, II, 100. 1874, 22S. 131.
The senate committees reported tho
Following bills to pass:
s. B. 81. 25S. $40. 31d, 1928, s17. s21
226, LOG. 176. 1877, 26s, 3O3, 29o.
H. B. 1852. 257. 2e2, 1852, s, 200.
Two new bills introduced were.
3S9-Relating to the treasurysh,n 80
the state pen. -
34O-Marking weights of grain.
The bills passed and unrenortod
were those relating to the filing Of so.
curities by insurance companies IN
creased jurisdiction of county iudees
elevator reports and extension of cor
porate limits of cities.
Senator Steele's dividing the state
into two congressional districts a..
viding the state by north and south
line into east and west districts which
passed the senate Monday afternoon
divides the state as fo,Io,,,.