Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-01-24
Resolved, That copy of this resolu-
tion be forthwith handed to the governor
by the chief clerk.
THE DAYS SENSATION.

The sensation of the day has been the
reported discovery of irregular proceed
ings in the passage of the bill for the
jamestown asylum appropriation two.
years ago. It is said that an examination
of the house journal of that session brings
the laugh on Representative Jones, mover
OF the resolutions printed above in re-
gard to the Jamestown asylum The
record it is said disclosed the fact that
Aikens member of that house and of
this, moved that the house concur in the
council amendments and the motion pre-
vailed.
On looking up the record it is shown
that $l94,O had been asked for but cut
down to 100000, which was raised in
the council to $l53,0OO. 1t is reported
that careful examination of the records
last night developes the fact that the bill
appropriating $153,O0O for the James
town asylum never passed the house
two years ago, but was signed by officers
OF the house and approved by Governor
Church without passage by the house.
1t was slip of the rush at the end of
the session.
MORE NEW BILLS
No other business of importance was
done in the house with the exception of
the introduction of bills, of which there
were four. White wants to provide the
following system of taxation for teIe-
graph companies: For the first wire 80
cents per mile, for the second 60 cents
per mile, and for the third 40 cents.
Fletcher introduced a bill amending the
laws relating to grain warehouses and
the inspection, weighing and handling of
grain. The bill defines the duties of the
railroad and warehouse commission, and
provides that all places where grain is
bought, stored or shipped are public
warehouses. Fletcher also wants the
governor empowered to appoint any fe-
male of twenty-five summers to be no
tary public. No. SO, the last house bill,
defines the boundaries of Butte county.
IN THE COUNCIL.
The council appointed temperance
committee, composed of Messrs. Harstad,
Crawford, Allin. Atkinson, and Solder
berg, and adjourned after INTRODUCING
their usual quota of bills. OF the num-
Der Stimmell has three one regulating
the conduct of primaries, and another in
cooperating some of the principles of the
Australian method of voting. Cooper
has new and complete school law, and
will probably pool interests with Van
Etten, who wants 'fevery vestige of the
present school laws done away with
Miller has bill to regulate chattle
mortgage foreclosures, and Melon
aid presents another bill for an
agricultural college at Valley City, and
asks for an appropriation of $40, 900 there
fore. One of VanOsdells bills provides
for the establishment of normal depart
ments in private institutions at the
expense OF the territory-the establish
ment of such departments is to
be designated by the territor-
lal board of education, and provision is
limited to 81 students. Another of Van
Osdell's bills has reference to the publi-
cation OF probate notices and mortgage
sales. Walsh believes that in times of
peace we should prepare for war. He
wants to create the Office OF general of
militia and provide for the officials cleo
tlon. He also wants to amend the law
governing the incorporation OF cities, and
to make abstract agents give bond in the
sum OF $4,000 as protection against er-
rors and mistakes in real estate titles.
THE TAX BILL.
The joint committee from the house
and council which was appointed today
met this evening, and decided to recon-
mend the passage of house bill No. IS
the Clark bill-which extends the time at
which the 5 per cent penalty attaches, to
June 1st, but provides that the interest
at one per cent per month shall COM
mence Feb. 1st, the time at which the
penalty formerly attached.
The house committee on territorial
affairs met again this evening and decid-
ed to recommend the passage of the
Elliott constitutional convention bill as
it appeared in print This locates the
convention at Fargo and provides for the
election of delegates March 9Th at the
same time as the township elections.
The move to unseat President Stimmel
Of the council seems to have lost its bot.
tom, top and sides. The threats of the
minority and the publicity the matter
has obtained have had their influence on
the conduct OF Stlmmel and some of the
weakened councilmen announced that
they were afraid to come to the scratch
One of the councilmen said this evening
that Stimmell's dethronement was only
postponed.
BISMARCK, Jan. 22-Special-The
jamestown asylum still keeps to the
front in the house. Today the governor
sent lengthy communication in reply to
the Jones resolution adopted yesterday,
wh1h, however, fails to shed any addi-
tional light on the questions which seem
to be greatly agitatlng several worthy
representatives i. e., whether the asylum
appropriation bill was" tampered with and
how the bill was raised from s1O2,OoO to
$153,OO0 without the house Journal show
ing any record of (which Mr.. Jones OF