Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-28
FUN AT FARGO.
Banquet to the Legislature, and Its
Object

Object
Special Correspondence Of the Ixrrl-OoxAx.l
BISMARCK, Feb. 26.-The only event Of
legislative import since my last was the
Fargo banquet. 1t was grand affair,
but were legislator would prefer to
remain away from banauets. The object
OF these things, as everyone knows, is to
Influence the members, and it goes a
great way in that direction. The guests
met about the festive board and told
stories and consumed champagne and
got to feeling good and thinking that the
Fargo people were so nice that anything
they might ask for should be given
them; and the good Lord knows that
Fargo people are not backward about
asking for anything. I could not help
laughing at some Of the rural members
falling 80 easily the victims Of Fargo's
scheme, and promising their aid. Ed
wards, with his Argus, can "work" the
unwary; in fact he has gained fair rep
utation as "capper" for schemes. He
will approach his victim with a slap on
the back and "Howdedo, Colonel" or
General or "Judge," and you know
these titles applied to some men 20 a
long way toward making them feel their
Importance. Then Edwards will writea
long story to his Argus about Judge
Jones, or Col. Cottonwood, or Gen. Jenks,
and so on, hitting them still harder upon
the back and becoming more familiar
with them until he carries his point and
gets the ''scads" for his services ~ a
lobbyist In this way the Argus is max
Ing money this winter.
The bill reported by the conference
committee In relation to wheat grading
was made the special order for Friday.
Authorizing town supervisors on .
majority petition Of taxpayers to issue
bonds for grading and ditching roads,
not exceeding In amount 5000 or five
por cent. Of the last assessment OF taxa
bic property, passed.
Bills introduced and under considera-
ton as follows:
Creating Nelson county subdivision
judicial district.
Prescribing the duties and regulating
the salary Of the county treasurer Of
Grand Forks county. This provides for
depositing the funds in national bank,
allows the treasurer g., 900 year salary
and authorizes the county board to allow
not exceeding $1,000 year clerk hire.
Dividing Foster county and creating
the county Of Eddy. This locates the
county seat Of Eddy county at New Rock
ford, leaving that of Foster at Darlington.
Offering bounty of two dollars per
acre annually for ten years for the culti-
vation Of forest trees, except black locust
and cottonwood.
Preventing the sale Of intoxicating
liquors within three miles Of the univer-
sity Of Vermillion. The bill passed,
thirty-five to eight, although 1t prohibits
the sale Of liquor at Vermillion.
The following appropriation bills are
now before the legislatures: School Of
mines, Rapid City, $4,000; university,
Vcrmillion, sls,5oO; insane asylum,
jamestown, $4,000; agricultural college,
Brookings, 5000; normal school, Mad
ison, Sl4 900; North Dakota college, Far
20, 5000; Central Dakota university,
Ordway, $4,000; juvenile offenders
building, Plankington, $4,000; Dakota
forestry institution, Mandan, $4,000;
North Dakota university, Grand Forks
$A, 900; normal school, Mimic, $1,000.
A HITCH.
There is some strife between the gov
ernor and the council owing to the latter
refusing to confirm the appointments of
the former. The governor is inclined to
way, such as auditor, treasurer, etc., and
the council objects.