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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE

Daily Proceedings of the Last Terri
torial Legislative Assembly
of Dakota.
Synopsis of Bills Introduced, by
Whom, and the Disposition
Made of Them.
Notions, Debates, Resolutions and
Gossip of the Members of
the Two Houses.
From Fridays Daily.]
COUNCIL.
Immediately after convening the election
tion bills of Messrs. Hughes and Stimmel
came up for consideration in committee OF
the whole.
Mr.. HUGHES moved that council bill
No. 60 be considered first as it was intro
duced first. Nh. Stimmel moved as sub
stitute that No. 112 be considered first.
Mr.. HUGHES said that as the bills were
substantially alike, with but few excep-
ti0ns, and as his bill was introduced first
he thought it only fair to consider his first
The special committee who had reported
favorably Mr.. Stimmels bill ne ventured
to say had not considered the bill and the
report should not have any weight on that
account.
Mr.. POINDEXTER said that the fairest
to do was to consider the bill first intro
duced and to imbody in it any desirable
features contained in Mr.. Stimmeps bill
that were not contained in Mr.. Hughes,
and to make such changes in the latter as
was deemed necessary.
Mr.. PATTEN said he had no choice in
the bills. but he did want to see some
such law 80 into effect for it was needed
in the territory, and he hoped that the gen.
tlemen would not permit personal feeling
to stand in the way of the passage of the
law. He did not think that the question of
having the honor of fathering the bill
should be considered important.
Mr.. ST1MMEL said that it was his de-
sire to see such bill pass, and rather than
to put the bill in danger he would not let
his personal preferences stand in the way,
and he withdrew his substitute.
An hour was spent in amending the bill,
and finally, when it was put on its passage,
Mr. Dollard made vigorous attack upon
It. quoting an opinion clipped from the
Chicago Inter- Ocean, of Judge Tourgus,
which was in the nature of severe criti.
cism.
The committee arose and reported, IA
voring the passage OF No. 60 as amended,
and indefinitely p0stponlng No. 112. No.
90 passed. Ayes, Allin, Atkinson, Cam
eron. Campbell, Cooper, Crawford, Glas-
Reil, HALEY, Hughes, Mcdonald, Patten,
hiser and Mr.. President-16; nays, Dollard.
Ericsson. Harstad, Walsh and Washabaugh
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HOUSE..

The house met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by President McLouth of the
Brookings Agricultural college.
Mr.. ADAMS wished the Journal to be cor
rected to show that in the pair with Mr..
Lillibridge on !the railroad bill he would
have voted for the bill and Lillibridge
against.
Mr.. sWANsTON said he would have
voted no.
Mr.. JONES paired with Mr.. Lillibridge
on the Valley City bill. He would have
voted no.
EXPLAINED By THE SPEAKER.
The speaker explained that last evening
Mr.. Adams moved to reconsider the motion
whereby the railroad bill was passed and
that the motion to reconsider be laid upon
the table.
to adjourn was made. This motion is
always in order except when vote is
actually being taken or after the vote has
been taken and before the result is an
nOunced.
On the motion to adjourn there was
clear majority in favor and he announced
the vote accordingly. Indeed a canvas of
the members has since been made and
2B state that they voted for the motion to
adjourn and II against. The call for q
division was not made until after he had
announced the result of the vote.
Mr.. PATTON said he called for divi-
sion before the result was announced.
Mr.. BURNHAM said he called for d.
vision before the result was announced
and appealed from the decision Of the
chair.
MI. SPEAKER said as to the appeal that
the house having adjourned the appeal
could not be considered. t33
Mote. The facts are these: The mo-
tion to adjourn was put and the speaker
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amid considerable merriment. Ayes 81;


nays, none.
TOO BIG A FEE.
Mr.. WALSH'S bill regulating the alb.
stracting of titles came up for considera-
tion by consent of the council.
The bill had passed the house with an
amendment fixing the fee for each descrip-
tl0n. aiter The hrst, at 26 cents. The orig
inal bill fixed it at 10 cents each descrip-
tiOn.
Mr.. ERICSSON said that he thought this
was too much. The law required REGISTERS
OF deeds to do the work for 10 cents per de.
scriptiOn, and he saw no reason why out
SIDE parties should receive more than this.
he moved that the bill be recommitted to a
concurrence committee. Adopted. The
following were appointed: Messrs. Eric
son, Walsh and Hughes.
MADISON NORMAL. SCHOOL.
Mr.. PATTEN'S bill, providing Tor an
appropriation for maintenance, came up in
special order.
The original bill called for $4,000 for two
years salary for the nine instructors, The
committee cut this down to $4,000 and q
motion was made to make it $16OOO.
Mr.. PATTEN insisted that this was not
enough; that the school had about 1856
pupils enrolled and they would need more
Mr.. DoLLARD said that the spear6sh
school also had nine teachers, and they had
voted $4,000 for the same purpose for that
school, and therefore, it would be proper
to do the same thing In this case.
II was shown that but very few pupils
OF that school had come from outside of
the city of Madison and Lake county, and
it looked as if it was more of local than
a territorial institution.
Mr.. HUGHES said that nineteen-twen-
tieths OF the high schools of the territory
graded higher than this school did, and if
there was not teachers enough they had
son and let them attend the local public
schools.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill as finally amended and passed was as
follows.
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Salaries of president and other instruct
BOARD OF OBLIGATION BOUNCED.

BUA1sD OF EDUCATION BOUNCED.
Council bill 291, repealing the law Great
ing the territorial board of education, was
passed under suspension of the rules by
the urgent request OF Mr.. Dollard. Ayes,
20; nays, 2.
Adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock a. m.
Saturday.
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Evening Session.
BIILs INTRoDuCED.

Mr.. CAMERON, to repeal chapter 1O5,
'awsof 1883, entitled Security" Referred
to committee on judiciary.
Mr.. ERICSSON, making an appropriation
to cover deficiencies in the university of
Dakota, the school of mines and the Yank-
ton insane hospital. Referred to committee
on appropriations.
MIR. DOLLARD, to declare and fix the
character of railroad property for the pur-
pose Of taxation. Referred to committee
on railroads.
Council bill 107 was taken up. 1t appro-
PIRATES $22,7O0 to refund moneys to the
citizens of Grand Forks who advanced
funds to repair damages to the university
done by. storm in June, 1887. 1t was
amended slightly and passed. 16 to 1.
Council bill 142, bill for an act defining
the class of newspapers in which legal
notices shall be published. was considered
and passed. 1t requires such to file an affi-
davit that they have been published not
less than SIX months, at intervals OF not
greater than one week; and for the last
three months has had not less than $50 paid
subscribers.
Council bill No. 1O5, defining who may
make acknOwledg of legal instrl-
ments ontside of the United States: also,
validating all proofs heretofore made by
such officers as are herein mentioned.
Passed by vote of Is to2.
a number of bills were placed on the
calendar for eafly consideration.
Adjourned till 10 a. m. Monday.
HOUSE
The house met at q p. m. pursuant to
adjournment.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. PALMER moved that the house 20
into committee of the whole on appropria-
tions.
Mr.. ADAMS moved as substitute that
house bill No. 296, the Minnesota railroad
law held under the motion to reconsider
be called up, claiming that the house under
rule 56 could call this bill up at any time
He was prepared to submit authorities If
desired.
Mr.. NEWMAN made the point of order
that the substitute did not pertain to the
original motion.
Mr.. WELCOME held that 296 was held
under the order of unfinished business
and could not be called up without two
third vote.
Mr.. AlKENS said the house adopted
rule 56 in order to enable the house to con-
troll any bill at any stage by majority
vote.
Mr.. NEWMAN made the point that the
motion related to a motion and not to bill.
Mr.. SPEAKER ruled the substitute not
in order.
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[From Saturdays Daily.l
COUNCIL.

The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 O'clock p. m. for the purpose of
considering appropriation bills.
Mr.WASHABAUGH'S bill providing for
an appropriation for the maintenance of
the Spearfish normal school was consid-
cred, and the total amount decided upon
was $27, 100, divided up as follows:
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From sundays Daily.l
COUNCIL.
Council met at 10 a. m.
PRAYER bl chaplain.

Prayer by chaplain.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. DOLLARD introduced No. 3O1, au-
thorizing the commissioner of immigration
to publish certain advertising matter in
the German. Dutch and Scandinavian ian
guages, which was read the first time.
Mr.. Cameron introduced No. 3O2, appro-
priating $1,000 year for each of the next
two years, to pay for the printing OF the
commissioner of immigration; read twice
and referred to the committee on printing.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. GLASPELL moved to consider ap-
preparation bills. Carried.
Mr.. DOLLARD had No. 29l, passed last
night, and which abolishes the board Of
education, reconsidered for slight error
which was corrected and the bill passed.
Is too.
North Dakota Insane Asylum appropri.
alton bill was taken up.
Mr.. GLASPELL moved an amendment
of $4,000 for an artesion we'll and water
supply.
He said there are 29O persons in all there
who depend on one well for their water
supply. When the we'll gives ont thev have
to haul water in barrels from the James
river. Really, there is no fire protection.
Mr.. CAMERON favored the amendment.
Mr.. ERICSSON moved to amend by max
ing it 5000 instead of So 900. He thought
this mas sufficient sum.
Mr.. VAN OSDEL favored $5, 900.
The amendment prevailed.
., -,
Mr. ppS1nENr % = @ tola .As tha sarooon+ 80
arms 70 send 1or the engrosslng CLERKS, and
if they were not here at every session, he
would refuse to sign their vouchers.
1r- nnTCs,o,y e.. 49, -, 80,
a.i;uei MI; G'iGuN - dntveu - tnaS az Gielks 9e
20 hn oiG fnrfoit ~ e. ' aa,ure 70 10
so; ~ G.lIS pSnnNmEXTFP TT na8s 9ay.
nv adding. aand for the failure thew will
be dropped from the pay roll.'' The mo-
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"B1z FOR OLD RosY.o

BIZ FOR OLD ROSY"
Mr.. CAMERON moved the rules be sus-
pended and house bill No.. 290 be passed.
Carried. It makes Rolette county a judic-
ial subdivision Of the Sixth district.
AFTER YOU, SON.
The governors vetoes of all bills now on
the clerks desk were made special
order for 8 p. m, Monday.
Mr.. ERICSSON moved that Mr.. Camp
bell's resolution be made a special order
for O'clock next Thursday. Carried.
MI. WALSH moved to take up and pass
council bill No. 289, and the motion won.
1t appropriates enough of the unexpended
appropriations of the Grand Forks uniyer-
sity to keep the university of North Da-
kOta going until the regular apprOpria-
tiOns become available.
REFUSING THE GOVERNOR MORE POWER.
MIR. DOLLARD moved to take up house
bill No. 289 which authorizes the governor
to remove at pleasure any officer appointed
by him.
motion on the table. Lost, 10 to IL.
=, A call of the house was ordered and
then dispensed with.
The previous question was ordered and
the bill put on it's final passage. 1t was
lost by a vote of Z to 15, as follows: Ayes,
Atkinson. Campbell, Cooper, Ericsson, POin-
dexter, Van Osdel, Washabaugh. NAYS,
Messrs. Allin, Cameron, Crawford; Dollard,
Glaspell. Haley, Harsted, Hughes, Nc
Donaid, Patten, Ryan, SOderberg, Walsh,
Woolhiser, Mr.. President.
Mr.. Dollard SAID he voted aye for the pur-
day.
Recess till 8 p. M.
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THEY MAY DO TT,

Mr.: HUGHES, by consent, introduced
NO. SO4, authorizing county commissioners
in their judgment to transfer building and
road funds to the general fund.- Rules sus-
pended and bill passed.
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Inc OIL was recOnsldered to pass, 70 to
And it passed. Ayes, Aikens, Bennett,
Bergman, Bixler, Burnham, Cooke, Doug
Jones. Lampman, Logan, McHugh, Miller,
Royer. Van Etten-2s; noes, Allen, Clarke,
Hunter, Mallory, Mcneil. Newman, Pal.
mer,. Parkin, Patton, Ramsdell, Ryan
Sheets, Smith, Trude, Turnbull, Upham,
White, Welcome, Mr.. Speaker-l9
Adams was paired with Mr.. Lillibridge
and Baldwin with Mr.. Swanston. Messrs
Howell and Wellman were absent.
Messrs. Allen, Fletcher, Lampman
Sheets, Smith and Van Etten explained
| their votes. !
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Council bill No. 129 which provides fol
the appointment of trustees for the several
public institutions of the territory of Da-
kOta and define the tbrms of office. duties
and compensation.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. CLARK, locating hospital for the
insane in the Black Hills, rejected.
Mr.. r.NEWMAN,p providing for appeals t.
the district court to enforce the awards Of
railroad commission.
M. McHugh, providing for clerks in pro
NJ. SHEETS. providing and distributor
stituti0n.
COUNCIL BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. WALSH'S bill providing that ab
l.stract ofhces shall give securities and in
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announced. "The ayes have it. The house
stands adjournedD The decision was % then
called for by Mr.. Patton, Mr.. Burnham and
others. When the speaker giving stroke
of the gavel again said, 'sThe house stands
adjourned,n and left his seat Mr.. Burnham
appealing from the decision which of
course could not be considered, the house
having adjourned. RepOrter.]
APPROPRIATIONS. =.
The majority and minority of the COM
mittee on appropriations reported omnibus
appropriation bills as shown below:
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
SHERu4N5S ELECTTON BILL.

The bill introduced by Senator Sher-
man, proposing important changes in
the laws regulating the election of con-
gressmen, is an earnest of the inteu-
tions OF the republican party to reform
the method of choosing representatives
in congress so as to secure n free and
fair ballot in every congressional dis
trict throughout the country. 1t is not
TO be supposed that any bill for this
purpose, however fair and just in its
provisions, could pass in the present
congress, but Mr.. Sherman's introduce
ton OF his measure at this time is not
inopportune. 1t will be in a position
TO command the early attention of
the next congress, and meanwhile
it IA receive such public discussion as
its Importance demands.
The safeguards which Senator Sher-
man proposes to throw around the cleo
ton of congressman consist in the APP
pointment by the president, with the APP
prOval Of the senate, of five qualified
voters in each state, to be known as a
board of state canvassers, and three
voters in each congressional district to
serve as an electoral board, the ap-
pointees to hold Office during good be-
havior. The latter board is empowered
to appoint registers and judges,
increase election precincts when
ever necessary to secure a free n fair
ballot, and to appoint commissioners Of
election. Provision 10 made for a COM
plete registration of voters, and offenses
against the law are to be punished with
heavy penalties. The powers given to
the boards and the election judges APP
pear ample for the protection of voters
and the prevention of fraud, while the
methods prescribed are not compli-
Gated. The expense is to be paid out OF
the federal treasury, a provision which
may encounter some republican oppo-
s%ition, although the proposed plan could
not otherwise be carried out.
The measures will very
likely invite a great deal Of
discussion, particularly in the
south, where such a law would certainly
change the political tation of o.
number ofcongressional districts, but
it is not more radical in the reform of
election methods it proposes than the
circumstances require, and it Is strictly
within the constitutional authority of
congress to prescribe regulations for
the election of congressman. Nor can
it be fairy criticised as a partisan
measure, since it is provided that the
judges of election shall not all be of one
party. But whether this bill shall
prove acceptable to a majority
of republicans OF not, it is
not doubted that the next congress will
adopt legislation designed to secure a
free and fair ballot everywhere in the
election of congressman.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
THREE MORE COMPLIMENTS.

Strang Record TuE OMAHA BEE has put n
train OF its own on the B. Il M, IN order tn
eaten the flyer at plattsmouth, thus supply.
ing its South Platte readers hours IN advance
OF its rivals. The enterprise is n big one and
comes high, but nothing that will give its
readers all the news and promptly on time
costs too much for TuE BEE.
Red Cloud Republican: TIM OMAHA BEES
latest metropolitan move is the running of 4
special newspaper train to Plattsmouth to
connect with the west-bound flyer. BY this
means Tue BEE is circulated throughout the
South Platte country several hours in ad-
vance of its competitors. The train was put
on ut an expense of 81 900 por month.
Niobrara Pioneer; The new year brought
into life a new feature in THE OMAHA BEES
daily circulation. THE BEE company has
started a morning train over the b. & NJ,
thus giving its south Platte readers the news
from four to twenty-four hours earlier than
any other newspaper. For enterprise this
surpasses anything Of the kind west of Chi.
cage, As a newspaper The BEE now takes
rank with the great eastern dailies. Its
opinions are not always in harmony with a
good many people, but $40 a year is a good
deal OF money for opinions when you pay for
news
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
INTERESTING IOWA ITEMS.

Wo Hong took out naturalization papers in
Dcs MONIES He was the first Chinaman in
Iowa to do so.
There has been a "hen on" at Little Sioux.
Last Sunday she came off, and twelve little
chickens followed her.
The Davenport proprietor of n pickle works
is going to Germany TO study n new method
OF putting up sauer kraut.
A child was recently born in Audubon
county with but one arm and one leg.
The mayor of Creston gave the Salvation
army u half ton of coal by way of contribu
ton.
An old gentleman at Jefferson, who for
years has used "specs'' to read with, finds
out that with the glasses removed he reads
as well as ever, provided he has the bars on
and the frame to look through.
Manual Arandus. q Mexican living near
Ottumwa, was found dead in the road with
his horse lying on the top of him. He had
been drunk and the horse fell over on and
crushed him.
The Poweshiek county court has decided
the case of a charivari party composed of
eighteen young men residing between NAL
com and Brooklyn, who had been indicted
for disturbing the peace. Judge Lewis i'm
posed fines ranging from 81 to $50. The
fines and costs assessed against the bows
amounted to over S400.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
4 CRIMINAL

In placing a notorious and disrepu-
table railroad capper ut the head of the
railroad committee Speaker Watson
has committed an objectionable blum
der. He has not only stultiied himself
by publishing TO the world that the
railroad influence is potential with
him, and will dominate the railroad
committee OF the house through
out this session, but he has
seriously jeopardized republican SUI
premacy in this state in the near future.
The republican party will justly be held
responsible for bad government and de-
cent republicans will resent the choice
OF n rotten old reprobate like Olmstead,
whose record in connection with the iu-
vestigation OF school land swindles was a
disgrace to the party and whose
conduct as n man has simply
been infamous-if we can believe
the records Of the divorce courts.
Mr.. Watson has rendered no service
to the railroads by placing such a no
toriously plant tool as chairman of the
railroad committee. On the contrary,
he has emphasized the fact that the
railroad managers Of Nebraska are
not content with fair and rcputa-
Bile men, but persist in thrust.
ing upon the state servile tools
and loud mouthed lackeys in every
responsible position. Mr.. Watson can
not plead that this blundcr, to call it
by a very mild name, was the result of
ignorance as to the character or rather
the utter want of character IN this man
Olmstead, but he has made this choice
s~trancp..
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
They Wrote to Harrison, But He
Never Received Them.

Two little fellows way out in Nebraska
are wondering, no doubt, why they have not
heard from General Harrison long before
this, says the indianapolis Dispatch. They
live in Loup City. 1t will be remembered
that a short time ago a large cabin reached
this city from that place. 1t was intended as
a present to General Harrison, but the donor
never turned up and the cabin was turned
over to the Big Four railroad people. II is
filled with products of Nebraska, and weighs
Just 9,200 pounds. To-day two tiny notes were
found in the cabin among the sheafs of
wheat. They were scrawled on pieces of
note paper. One was as follows:
DEAR Mr.. HARRIsoN: | thought l would
write you a letter and send you my compli-
ments, | was very glad when | heard you
was elected, and so was the rest of my
schoolmates. There are only five democratic
boys going to our school. Please write if
you get this letter. My school teacher is a
father is a republican, and he was very glad
you were elected. must close, hoping you
will stay in Office two terms. Yours truly,
Loup City, Neb. ERNEST j. PMGEE.
The other was in about the same strain. II
read:
that you are elected. My papa is a republi-
can and is very glad you are elected. ! hope
you will stay in Office two terms. We hope
you will like the office. ! am in school, and
| heard the sod house was a going to go this
noon. Please write soon. | haven't much
TO say. | will write you when you are III the
white house.
[Then follows a pencil sketch of a bird
bearing a letter in its mouth, and underneath
"Yours truly, ASHLEY CoSGER.
'Loup City, Sherman County, Neb."
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-10
MORE TRUST LITERATURE.

The Quarterly Journal Of Economics,
published by Fair Harvard" is in
pleasing contrast to the political science
quarterly published by unfair Columbia,
which latter periodical permitted itself
to be grossly victimized by literary
s%harpers. 1t will not be forgotten that
in the magazine of Columbia college
Professor Dwight, the president of Co
lumpia college law school, published an
article on the legality of trusts, which
was something more than an apology
for them. For the writer deliberately
ignored all hat was wrong and hurtful
to the public in such organizations, and
then argued in their favor because
nothing blameworthy had been alleged
against them. If this is the kind OF
law taught in the great New York law
school, the reputation OF all the New
York lawyers will soon be on a par with
that of the shysters of the Tombs. For
tunately the antidote comes quickly
after the bane, for by a singular
coincidence there is an article
on trusts in the January number of
ne IOStt pci iiioIpionSu dDONc.
The writer is e. Benjamin. Andrews,
and his aim is to gather together the
results of the three trust in vestigations
ordered nearly simultaneously by the
United States house of representatives,
by the New York state legislature and
by the Canadian house Of commons, a
circumstance somewhat significant, as
Mr.. Andrews points out.
The writer has studied the reports
lovingly and has deducted from the
~multifarious evidence some facts of i'm
portance. 1t is clear that the name
trust is applied to associations aud to
agreements between associations that
differ widely in character and aims. He
analyses them and finds that there are
eight kinds of trusts, all differing from
each other in we'll defined points. The
most important of these, however, are
those which belong TO the category in
GLIDING the Standard Oil and the
Brooklyn Sugar trusts. These are
armor-clad institutions in which, be-
You'd any question, the owners OF stock