The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-10

No. 149-Euties Of sheriffs in regard
to delinquent taxes.
No. 155-Amending section S103, re-
lating to endorsement of allowance or
rejection Of claims by executive or adj
mtnistrators and providing for notice
thereof.
No. 156-Amending sections S105 of
code, relating to rejecting claims and
providing how suit is instituted.
No. 165-Anti-pass law.
No. 166-Re- enacting COCA Of code,
regarding life Insurance..
No. 180-Re- 1907 Of code.
No. Collaborating section SO23,
letters Of administration and provid-
ing statute of limitations against
claims Of decedents.
No. 219-Appropriation to meet de-
f1ciency Of VIM. Blake, state humane
agent.
No. 154-Directing secretary Of state
| to loan plates of supreme court re-
| ports.
| No. 176-Providing for the appoint
ment Of county superintendent of
highways and deputy superintendent
i in organized counties, etc.
| Primary elections will continue to be
held in June, the bill providing that
such elections be held in July, being
killed by the house.
The mechanics lien law will not be
repealed. the bill for that purpose be-
| ing killed in the house. There was a
! big lobby here against the repeal of
the law. and they were effective in
squashing the law to repeal the meas
{ ure.
The senate passed resolution pro-
viding that the governor appoint
temporary judge Of the Second judicial
district, pending the trial Of Judge
Cowan. 1t is now up to the house.
| There will be no shooting of geese
in the spring, as one bill contemplated
The game law in this regard remains
| as at present.
Senate bill SOC has passed both
houses and is now up to the governor.
This is the druggists bill which pro-
vides that liquor may be sold on the
prescription of physicians. This bill
has been hard fought through all Of
this session. At first the senate killed
the measure, but it was reconsidered
and passed that body by a vote of q
to 10. The vote was close in the
house.
The senate has passed bill requir-
ing that the candidates of a party must
receive 25 per cent of the votes on his
petition as that cast for the secretary
of state Of his party before he shall be
entitled to have his name printed on
the ballot. The supreme court decid-
ed that the 80 per cent clause was un-
constitutional, and it had quite an ef-
feet upon the last election. The Wis
consin supreme court upheld such /
provision in their primary law, and i,
is hoped the supreme court under the
new personnel, will reverse the de-
cision in this state.
The senate passed measure es-
tablishing an agricultural school at
Beach, but if the recommendation OF
needed, the bill will be indefinitely
postponed.
The Twelfth judicial district has
been formed from part of the Tenth
over the man who is to occupy the
bench. The chambers will be at Man
dan and there are four candidates al
ready mentioned for the judgeship,
namely: w. H. Stutsman, S. L. Much.
OILS, J. F. Sullivan and B. w. Shaw.
! The report Of the investigating COM
mittee appointed to check over the az
! 20 irc in hn stu o
eight years back made rather a volum-
inous report. The committee made
many criticisms of the way the books
were kept, as regards the late treas
urer as we'll as his predecessors, and
among the recommendations made was
that the auditing board be authorized
! to employ an expert accountant to as
sist the board in making its examina-
ton; that a proper check be made on
the bonds of the state with the inter-
est coupons; that record should be
kept Of the amount Of bonds that are
carried by bonding companies for the
/ benefit Of state officials.
Many of the appropriation bills have
vet to be agreed upon. There is diff
ference Of opinion between the house
and senate as to the amount certain
institutions should get, and a confer
ence will be necessary to settle the
question. For instance, the normal a,
J Valley City has been allowed s105.oot
by the house and the senate only al
lows $6S.000; the house allowed the
Minot normal s226,00O, the senate cut
this to s15O,000: all appropriations
have been trimmed closely by the sen.
ate that the money available may &C
| around.
Executive appointments that have
sent to the senate for confirmation
| are:
WIN. German. Grand Forks. hote
inspector.
oliver Knudson. Bismarck. bank ex.
aminer.
A. q. Hanson, Fargo: Geo. Wallace
wahpeton: Charles S. Ego, commission
for recodification of probate code.
The trustees Of forestry at Bot.
tineau are DR.. A. R. Mackay Of Bot.
tineau, Frank Peltier Of Thorne.