The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-27

ers was heard on every hand. Appeals
kept coming to the capital from all
over the state for copies Of certain
bills. and the house acquiesced IN the
demand and has ordered bills printed
and also passed resolution to supply
each newspaper of the state with the
bills as well as the journal of the
house. The typewriter girls. again wear
smiles.
The last session 81 the legislature
appropriated $4,000 for the horses that
were killed on account Of CHAMBERS, and
this year already five bills are in ask
Ing indemnity for horses killed the past
two years. The law allows about one
third Of the appraised value of the ami
mails killed, and according to a state
ment as returned by the state veter-
inaries the state is liable for about
$4,000 of these claims.
The state university asks for an ap-
preparation Of $4,000. This covers
new college of law building to cost
100000 and $25.4O0 to cover cost of
completing the commons building. The
Agricultural college is asking for a
total Of $4,000. This sum includes
$4,000 for the construction of chem
istry building and $4,000 for a girls
dormitory. The new normal school to
be instituted at Minot asks for the
sum of $252,000, mostly to be expended
on grounds and new buildings. The
Glendale normal and Industrial is
asking for about $4,000. The White
stone battlefield commission is asking
for $4,000 to pay outstanding indebted
ness and maintain field and commits
sion the coming two years. Among the
other bills introduced are ones for the
state institution for feeble minded car
rying with it an appropriation of $145,-
900 and for the deaf and dumb school
of s45.000.
There are few business organiza-
lions Of the state that are not trying
to strengthen their laws or have them
simplified and brought UP to date. The
sheriffs have met here and will have
bills introduced looking to have the
office put on a salary basis as other
offices now are, and also to have the
mileage rate raised as they CLAIM. that
the livery prices are so high that
cover the livery bill The registers
are here and want an adjustment of
fees. The probate judges want a re-
codification of the present laws and
will ask the legislature for the ap-
polntment of a commission to prepare
a code of the laws and report same to
the next legislature. The press asso-
citation is asking for simplification
and codification of their laws. The
laws now are very ambiguous on the
matter of printers fees and the new
bill is designed to make everything so
plain that all counties will interpret
the laws alike. The educators are ask
ing many changes in their laws.
Protection Of the home merchant
who contributes to the expenses of
running the government and to the
welfare Of his community are propos-
ed in a bill offered in the senate by
Senator Welo of McHenry.
The bill provides that every tram
sient merchant shall pay a state lic-
ense of SIS which may be obtained
from the secretary of state upon
proper application, and that in each
himself temporarily he may be as
sessed $25 per day for so long as he
desires to do business there. The To-
cal license is optional with the city
itself but must not be over $25. If
complaint is made to the mayor or
the president Of the commission of any
city or village that any person en-
gagged in the mercantile business is a
transient, that person may be re-
quired to deposit bond to the amount
of $500 pending the decision as to his
standing and in the event he is found
to be a transient or fire sale" mer-
chant, the amount of the state license
shall be paid to the state and the rest
Of the money to apply to the license
fund of the city or village to which
the bond was given. Among the mer-
chants placed under the ban by the
bill are named insurance, bankrupt,
receiver, trustee, estate, fire. water or
smoke sales" Punishment in the way
of fines and Jail sentences are pro-
vided in case of violation of the law.
Senator Gibbons has introduced a
bill, which, if passed, will give the
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creased powers and more money with
which to do business. 1t was the in
tention when the warehouse license
bill was passed four years ago that
the fund thus created should make
the commission self supporting and
that will be the result if the present
bill is passed. The receipts from the
licensing of warehouse grain elevators
and flour mills for the past two years
has been trifle over $4,000 and this
will be ample to make the commission
self supporting. It is the desire of the
members Of the commission to have
in their employ rate clerk and
enough stenographers for the handling
of the business.
The resolution of Senator Pierce to
limit the twelfth legislative session to
forty five days was reported from the /
committee for indefinite postponement.
Already 115 bills have been intro
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