Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-25
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JAN. 25 1850

situation when the house had referred the
matter back to the members from North
Dakota, it is understood that they were
making diligent inquiries regarding the
condition of the walking for distance OF
200 miles due east.
THERE is general verdict that Governor
Church's message to the council yesterday
afternoon was straight from the shoulder
and that it was pretty thorough refuta-
ton of the charges made against his ad-
ministratiOn by the Pioneer Press. The
governor hasn't time to answer all the
cheap attacks upon him, but it is pretty
easy for him to convince sensible men that
he is not responsible for the extravagant
measures OF the last legislative assembly.
TEE bill extending the time when taxes
shall become delinquent to June, 1889,
passed'the house yesterday by an almost
unanimous vote, and yetit is the expressed
opinion of nearly every member of that
body that this is dangerous and injurious
legislation. How farmer can have more
money in.June after he has paid his last
in February, before these expenditures are
made, is c0nundrum which the ablests'end
man" of politics have labored with in vain
for years.
COLONEL PRICE was sailing grandly
lecture last night when a member of the
house who does not belong to the cOmbi-
nation awoke from his reverie, and through
force of habit, rO Sc to point of order on
the ground that while the Dakota legisla-
ture might legislate for the territory and
several surrounding states it had no juris-
diction over the French revolution. For
tunately he realized that the house was
not in session Just in time to check HIM
self and avert A sensation.
w. E. DODGE OF Fargo, the sunny-haired
son OF Vermont who so ably represented
the jamestown district in the last legisla-
terday to represent the farmers interests
in the Third house. Mr.. Dodge was reared
on farm in the Green Mountain state, and
his heart beats in sympathy with the call
ing Of his boyhOod. He informs us conf
dentially that at evening as he sits by the
fireplace and watches the dying embers,
the dear old homestead returns to his
vision, while the lowing of the kline and the
babbling of the brooks come back In sweet
est music to his ear.
SENATOR LOWRY has returned from his
visit to Huron with severe cold in his
face, which gives his nose and other facial
the most unjust suspicious in the minds of
those who are prone to believe that no man
can take legislative junket "on water"
AS the venerable senator is one of the most
exacting "abstainers'' in the territory and
as these unwarranted jokes, hints and in
situations do him great injustice, we
take this opportunity to publicly refute any
charges that his enemies may prefer
against him.
REPRESENTATIVE JONES is an indus
trlous legislator. He has introduced res
OlutiOn calling for an investigation of the
passage of the jamestown appropriation
bill two years ago, and another requesting
Governor Church to inform the house
whether or not he was "talked to" by the
officers OF the asylum. It is understood
that Mr.. Jones will introduce the follow
ing resolution to-day:
Revsolved, That Speaker Keith be re-
quested to inform this house forthwith
whether or not, in the formation of the
combination which elevated him to the
speakershlp of this hody, he was seen by
any. members of the house and whether,
during the conversation, any questions
other than "the weather." "crops," "state-
hood" and ''the eclipse OF the sun" were
discussed or mentioned.
1t is evident that this resolution has
been weighing heavily upon Mr.. Jones'
mind for several days, and there are many
reasons for believing that he will fire it
into the house to-day. We predict that it
will be the sensation OF the session.