Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-27
THE | Z. ARENA.
A Day With the Statesmen at the
Capital and Glimpses at the
Show.
Signs, Echoes and Rumors as They
Are Caught in Hall and
Lobby.
The Work Of the Law Makers as
Seen Under the Changing
Lights.

Seen Under the Changing
Lights.
Thev Arc Gone.
[From Fridays Daily.l
ADlEU-BE MERRY.
Adieu to you solons, may Christmas be merry,
And New Year be happy, to you and to yours.
May all your constituents kindly forgive you
And grant you the joy that forgiveness insures.
May thoughts OF the capitol gambols and frolics
Be buried while holiday pleasure you seek,
And face Of the iery-eyed tiger ne'er haunt you,
While with the ''prohibs' you are ''doins" the
meek.
May visions of dimpled and spa1kle-eyed maid
Be lost for the nonce to your orthodox eyes.
While dear honest Betsy, the wife of your
bosom,
Rewards your good acting with kisses and pies.
P.S-Aoain wishing you merry Christ
mas we desire to call your attention to the
fact that there is no law preventing the
reading OF newspapers carefully before
taking them home from the postofice.
AWAY THEY GO.
As in days of old-when the territorial
boom was living, prancing, snorting real
ity, the happy law-makers-never happier
than when starting out on vacati0n-de-
parted on the midnight train for their
homes and constituents. AS they boarded
the train and started on their homeward
journey, the same old spirit OF good fellow
ship and brotherhood pervaded the crowd;
the same expressions of friendship and es.
TEEN and the effervescing affection that is
born of brief but exciting association.
1t was 'take care of YOURSELF here. and
"goOd luck to you" there; the "If-l-dOn't-
see you again, Hello' fiend was there, and
the man who wanted the members to be
and RaasSs obey the na RrGhbon ito law during
We're w, songs and }ests % Of the the
olden style and the fact that this was the
holiday adjournment coupled with the un-
reserved j0llity and juvenile exuberance
of the uncaged statesmen gave to the Oc-
the crystal -jeweled air with visions of
Chrietmas trees and Santa Claus, hearth
stones and bullying stockings, pleasant
homes and big-eyed children sanctified by
the simplicity Of their sacred belief. 1t
was q holiday crowd on q holiday frOllc,
and the Bismarckers, who have learned to
appreciate the stalwart and rugged North
DaKOtans who have been senG to the capi-
tai to turn the crank of the law-making
machine, gathered at the depot to give
them q parting cheer and wish them q safe
return.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
1t was a quiet day in the legislative
halls, but in the executive chamber an his
toric event was chronicled. 1t was the
signing of the prohibitory bill. A num-
Der of the champions of the measure were
present. among them being Chas A. Pol
lock, the president of the temperance alli-
ance. With due solemnity the governor
grasped the quill from the tail of an
American eagle which had been plucked
pecially for the occasion: Dipping it in
the ink he cast a clear, cold water glance
at the Sparkling and bright group about
him, and in moment the name of .John
Miller, governor" appeared upon the bill
and made it a law. 1t was q memorable
event. To say that it is one that will not
soon be forgotten is to use an old and
chile truth to the people of North Dakota.
The bill having been signed, the good old
custom of gathering souvenirs was OBJ
served. The pen was given to Mp POLLOCK as
We're the pens used by President Dickey
and Speaker Wellman. The other members
pieces of memory away with them and the
party filed out with white ribbons and
smiles, to receive the congratulations of
the multitude. They won good fight
the glory is theirs-and may their far away
visions of blessings to the state be materi-
allied, realized. appreciated and enjoyed.
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