Bismarck weekly tribune., 1885-02-20

to the storm. Alas too late, you realize that
you've left all hope behind, and in the
craft !. blind Am bition" you are stranded on
barren waste and rocky shores.
And so it is in rublicas in private life. A
few of Dakota's legislators have tasted the ex-
perience and some of them are now perched
upon the rocks of mid ocean, where they are
liable 30 remain until the session ends. Lead
ers are not always horn, my son. This is a mis-
taken idea. The moment man begins to think
that he was born a leader and that his fellow
men. with meek and lowiy mi=n must follow in
wilderness walls and the craft Of Ambition"
invites him to doom.
When darkeat the skies and deepest the gloom,
And saddles: the winds of despair;
Wh@n the vail and the weep dolorously creep,
Aud in anguish you're tearit your hair
Oh, proud legislator, brace up and be gay,
And warble some cheering refrain;
Your bill may reviv. and prosper and thrive,
If with the right crowd you will train.
THE WORK.
Much to the chagrin of the gentlemen who
do committee (?) work away in the silent hours
of the hight, the house convened at 10 O'Clock
yesterday forenoon, and still mo,e to the .atis-
faction Of those who appreciate the benefits of
sIumber, tn, work Of that body completed
ut an early hour In tie afternoon.
KEEP OFF THE GRASS.
Not exactly ''keep off the grass" but the
b,e hot fho rioht hla
members of the third house must keep off the
floor. One of the frat considered yesterday
morning was thst of admitting lobbyists upon
the floor, and by a unanimous vote they said
Keep off, Hereafter none but members and
representatives of The press will be permitted to
occupy the hall, and the resolution, ccntem-
plating the Mt her of individuals who steal in
under the broad cloak Of the press, compels the
newspaper men to occupy seats reporters
while in the hall.
OIL INSPECTOR.
The governor of minnesota receives salary
of three thousand dollars per year. The oil in
spector gets ten Thousand. Perhaps this is as
eloquent comment as can be made upon the
bill introduced in the Dakota legislature Great
ing the office Of oil inspector. However, it is
said the bill will not pass.
ANOTHER BOOKSHELF.
Another shell burst in upon some of the
Solons yesterday, by the introduction of bill!
providing for tho removal of the United States
court from Yankton to Mitchell. Strange how
things will 'turn OUT amt it? But owing to
the more central and convenient location of
Mitchell none Of the legislators will very
strongly oppose the bill, and it will pass.
MORTON MAY BUILD.
The people of Morton county may now go on
with their issuance Of bonds for the purchase Of
land and construction of court house and Jail.
Mr.. Goes bill, authorizing such action, wnic:.,
passsd both houses, wes approved by the gover-
nor yesterday.
FOR THE RAILROAD BOYS.
MIR. Coe will not lose the railroad vote by the
action he took yesterday. The various other
members Of the house had placed them>elves on
record in favor Of the dnwntrodden and bruised
labo.ing man, and yesterday Mr. Coe introduced
a bill, regulating the discharge Of railroad men
in the territory, and the payment OF the wages
due them. The bill provides that in case any
railroad employe is discharged, the company
must pay all wages due, within twenty four
hours. AS the rule now is, in number of in
stances men discharged have been compelled to
wait on expense from two to four weeks.
WANT AN ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The bill introduced some time ago, abo'ishing
the office of attorney general, the tax commits
e+1% t,~l
reading and final passage yesterday. In discus
sion, it was the majority voice of tine house that
the office Of attorney general should not be sbol
ished. while several were unable to see the cry
ing need Of the tax commi sion, now that they
have made the ir report. The bill was recon-
mitted.
NINE COMMISSIONERS
An attempt was made yesterday to re-comrait
Mr.. Johnsons bill providing for al increase If
the number of commissioners OF Brown
county to nine. But the bill is considered
good one and was not recommitted. It. ia said
that a membrr of the lob ~ took it upon him~
self to defeat the bill. failing in which he
waxed wratby heaped invectives upon MIR.
johnson and invited him to step into the cloak
room for a settlement Of the case, Marquis~of-
sullivao's rules. Mr.. Johnson upon the
grounds of gentlemaniy instincts, could not
accept.
GOES FOOT IN IT.
The handsome young member IRON Morton
now has an investigation on his hauds which
will give him work during the reminder of the
session, and if he is faithful in the perform
ance of the purgative du'l which b. brought
upon himself, he will give the house some in
teresting facts and figures. Mr.. Coe is abo e
all else an honest man. You can see honesty in
the innocent twinkle Of his eye, the round
sweet fullness of his face, the conscenti"us
curve of his lip and the placid raigh'ness of
his hair. Yesterday morning be introduced a
resol ton with preamble stating, that where
an it appears tn c;rt ain parsons had attempted
by unlawful means to infusnce members t"
favor this division Of Morton county, then be
it resolved that an investigation be made.
Several members objected that h. resolution
assumed knowledge by the house nf corrrp
ton. This they denied, aud finally Mr.. Martin
moved to amend by adding after the word zap
pears,'' ito the gentleman from Morton" }"