Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-03-05
BISMARCK.
The Capital Removal Bill Creates Sen
sation is the House Like unto
Dynamite Expleslou.
Some Counter Charges of Attempted Brl.
berry Offered by way Of RecriM.
inatiOn and Diversion.

lnRllOn ana DIVERSION.
BISMARCK, Mar. 3, 1885.
Your correspondent arrived at the cap
ital this morning in company with Dr..
Cloes, A. A. Allen, Maj. Lyon and 3. K.
McGinnls, all we'll known and prominent
jamestown gentlemen, who are making
many friends both for themselves and
their splight]y city by their general good
behavior.
The nominations Of f. w. Caldwell for
auditor and of John w. Cowen for assist
ant superintendent of public instruction
we're promptly confirmed. These gentlc-
men are worthy and well qualified to Ill
the eminent positions to which they have
been assigned.
Mr.. Caldwell is one Of the Oldest news
paper men in the territory. has large
ACQUAINTANCE and world OF friends.
Mr.. Cowen is comparative stanger TO
US but we understand from prominent
citizens of Valley City, his home, that he
is gentleman of great popularity, both
at home and abroad.
When the nomination OF Hon. Geo
Rice. speaker of the house, for the once
of attorney general, was sent to the coun.
Gil, general surprise was indulged in by
its members The shrewdest observers had
noticed nothing during the session which
would indicate that it was the ln-
>tention Of the governor 10 nominate MIR.
Rice. The fitness OF this nomination 10
not questioned by either the northern or
southern factions, so far as ability is in
volved, but there are many who regard
the nomination very mysterious one, it
being generally known that MIR. Rice is Q
strong supporter and advocate o. the
capital removal measure.
When the house met at l:3O this after
noon, the time up to 8 O'Clock was occu-
pied in hearing the reports Of special and
standing committees. Until the report
of the special committee having charge
of the capital removal bill was read, all
appeared serene and lovely, but when this
matter came up, the angels Of peace and
pleasantness that had heretofore hovered
tenderly over the members Of both fac
tions suddenly disappeared and the smoke
Of hostility clouded the atm osphere.
The vote on the adoption of the report
Of the committee was carried by Is to %.
A resolution was then introduced
charging w. 7. Wells and v. f. Prentice
with corrupt offerings and acceptance to
members Of the legislature for the pus-
pose OF influencing their vo'es on the cap.
itsl removal bill.
After the reading Of the resolution, Mr..
Blakemore. the member from Hyde coun
ty, wi1u had sIUwu 1nuskorl- c~;douoos-,f
great excitement during the reading CT
the resolution, sprsng TO his feet and
with expressions and gesti;ulations re-
mindlng one Of monkey in convulsions,
declared his innocence and the innocence
of every member in the house. He plead.
ed for an investigation and defed the in
vestigators. II they desired blood, he had
it to spill if they wanted satisfaction,
80 far as he was concerned they should
have it. After quoting at length from
shakespere, not forgetting to include that
little clause about McDuff laying on, or
catching on, until he had enough, he
lapsed into painful silence with his face
bearing evidences of excitement, If not
guilt. AS no one up to that time had
thought of charging the gentleman with
anything irregular, his action in the mat
ter was thought strange.
The resolution was, after some debat-
ing, adopted, and an investigating COM
mlttee appointed by the chair. MIC.