The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-02-13
NOTES FROM BISMARCK.

istlc enterprise the citizens of Grand
Forks succeeded in opening the way
to banquet, in their own town. the
member of the Legislature, Us prelude
to the very modest demand for All
appropriation of $25o,00O for the com.
pletion and further endowment of
their university. The city wore ali
unusually lively appearance on Satur-
day last OH the arrival Of the train
from Fargo, conveying Il large deleg-
alton from both houses, and the legis.
lature visitors were right royalty
entertained by the university at noon
and by the citizens ut an elegant and
sumptuous banquet in the evening.
Attorney Pratt presided will, tact and
humor and Messrs Bosard, Bangs and
others, in the maine of Grand Forks.
said the pleasantest words that could
he said, and the tide OF good feeling
and hilarity ran high. Surely when
the legislature comes to consider the
case OF the Moth Dakota University,
they cannot lie human and wholly
forget their princely entertainment at
Grand Forks The crowd got into a
decidedly loyal and sentimental mood
when Capt. Duncan from Union
County was introduced as the man
who bore from Gen. Sherman to
President Lincoln the message, 81
present to You Savannah as u Christ.
mas present." Didn't Capt. Brown
and the rest OF the boys then "hurrall
for the old flag and an appropria-
ton. The Grand Forks university
was planted, at least several years too
soon, before the intellectual soil of
this new country was sufficiently set.
tied to give it nourishment. Hon.
Geo. II. Walsh was able to get a plum
from the legislature for his town. and
not knowing what else to ask for he
got an appropriation for university.
But the time is near at hand when a
university for North Dakota may take
it's place amongst other such institu.
tions of the country. and having plant
/ ed the tree, Ivy all means let lis make
it grow and flourish. We hope the
legislature will give it an appro'
priatiOn.
Bismarck people are not yet alto
gether at ease over the question OF
capital location. For, although South
Dakota removers are keeping quiet
and Frank Psttigrew pretends to care
little more about the matter. there is
u suspicion prevalent that g vigorous
attempt may yet be sprung OH the leg
islature to get the capital away from
Bismarck. But the chances of success
would seem to he small. Bismarck
should have the capital; its citizens
have paid enough for it, more thar
they would pay again. if they had it t.
do over, and they are too tired from
the effort to support such huge white
elephant in their town.
Mr.. Harvey, director Of the Sioux
Falls penitentiary, has Handed me the
biennial report of the officers of that
institution, from which it's seen that
lifty-nine convicts were entertained
there last year ut the expense of the
territory, Pembina county furnishing
one representative. Our county sem
four prisoners the previous year. A:
usual in such reports, common laborer:
,are:thc class more largely represented
showing that education, whether lit
erary, mechanical, professional o.
agricultural is great preventative o.
lcrime. l notice. also, that of the fifty
nine convicts, only eight claim to b'
temperate, while tifty.one admit them
selves to be intemperate-the ole
story repeated.
Major Picker, of the House, ha
made himself quite conspicuous as tlf'
champion of bill to confer upol
women the right of suffrage. He i:
Equite confident that the bill will pass
but from what 1 can learn, the Council
is not likely to approve it: But tn,
major is OH the right track. Womel
will yet be allowed to vote. and before
many years. When they make NJ
their minds that it is not immodest t,
demand the right, then they will sc
it. Major Picker is Il prohibitionist
You scratch prohibitionist and il
nine cases out of ten you have ;
woman's rights man. The reverse
however, is not quite true. Fo
instance, Col. Plummer is an enthusi
;,stic advocate of womans rights
but he has no use for prohibition.
There is some quiet work being don'
here to pave the way for I;
bill to take the power Of licensing
saloons out of the hands of count.
commissioners, ut least SO far rs con
Germs incorporated cities. The exac
nature of the bill on this subject pro
posed to be introduced 1 have no.
learned. 1t will not likely pass any
way.
Jnd. IaMonre's bill "agin Ward
well will likely fail-liis bill to limit
the term Of county treasurers to two
terms. That club Would have done
beautiful execution but it proves to BIT
too big for Jud to lift, even with the
help Of all the other high minded
statesmen that he can get to join il
that kind of work.
Speaker Rice's bin to reduce the
amount of legal exemptions to $500
(above absolute exemptions) in case
of debt for household supplies, is
meeting with strong opposition.
There may be some things said il,