Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-01-19
INDEMNITY FOR
GLANDERED HORSES
MONEY WHICH STATE is CALLED
Upon TO PAY FOR HORSES
KILLED BY VETERIN.
ARIANS
THE BTqKFoRDs DISPOSE OF
1HR BANK AT BOWBELLs,
II. d. LEGISLATIVE
NEWS

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 15th.-In
the house Saturday Mr.. Thompson
offered resolution to provide free
postage stamps for members. Last
session free stamps were provided
and the bill amounted to $1,000.
sPloyher moved that there be a limit
Ito the amount of stamps used, which
was approved and the matter referred
to the committee on expenditures and
supplies.
The Agricultural committee was
authorized to attend the Grain Crow
er's convention at Fargo. ~
A committee was appointed to in
spect the capitol building power
plant and electric line, and report
what necessary improvements are re.
quired.
House Bills Introduced
Stern introduced bill for $85, 900
appropriation for new chemistry
building and laboratory at the agri-
cultural college.
Burnett introduced an anti-pass
bill which will not go into affect until
Jan. IL, 1912.
Hoge offered an amendment maxi
ing the violation of the prohibition
law felony, and providing a six
months penitentiary sentence and
$500 fine for the first offense and the
second offense punishable by from
one to two years in the pen.
Tolefson has a bill to raise the
pay4of district court bailiffs, 50 a day
and jurors 81 day, and pay of JUS
tices and coroner's witnesses at 81
a day.
Johns introduced bill carrying
$4,000 appropriation for the pur-
chase of buildings, stock and machin-
cry for the Hettinger experiment sta
tion. He also introduced bill call
ing for $4,000 each for Dickinson,
Williston, Langdon and Hettinger
stations as an annual maintenance
fund and $4,000 for a station at
Fargo.
Akesson introduced bill for the
appointment of township road over
seers by the supervisors instead of
electing them.
Sgutt wants an agricultural ex-
pertinent, station established at Har-
vey and asks for a $4,000 appro-
priation therefor.
Tuttle is against the sale of cigar
cites in the state and offers a bill
prohibiting their sale and prescrib-
ing penalty.
Lageson wants the fish and game
commission law of 1909 repealed aud
I offers bill embodying his ideas on
the matter.
!, Senate Proceedings
{ In the senate there was a livs.v
debate over the resolution by Gun
derson to investigate the expendi-
lures. and methods of the game and
fish commission. Duis Of Grand
Forks tried to head of the investi-
CATION and to give the commission
time to file it's printed report. The
motion for the resolution was adopted
by a vote Of ~ to rs and the method
and expenses of the state game board
will therefore have an official inves-
tigation.
The resolution to investigate the
methods OF the state auditing board
and the state land department was
referred to the committee on state
affairs. :
In the senate bill was introduced
by Gardiner of Nelson county to re-
peal the hotel inspection law.
A bill Of interest to cities pro-
vides that penalty and interest col
lected by the county for special city
assessments be given to the city in
stead Of being held out by the coun-
ty.
Walton has bill for $4,000 to pay
Tor improvements on the Whitestono
Battlefield.
other bills are as follows:
ss,B. ~, Pierce To amend the
laws on mechanic liens.
s. B. As, Pierce TO regulate tele-
phone and telegraph rates and pro-,
vide for exchange service between
telephone companies.
S.: b. s46, Plain Creatingsa hail In,
surance department in charge Of the