St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16
Territorial Solons Crowd the
Calendar With ALI Sorts
of Measures.
The Badger Legislature Will
Investigate the Northern
DenS.
"Blocks Of Five" Dudley
Likely to Steer Clear Of
Indictments.
Saulsbury's Seat in the Sen
ate Will Be Occupied by
Higgins.
Special to the Globe.


Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Dak., Jan. 15.-Among the
bills introduced ip the council to-day
was one by Van Osdell for the relief of
the families of Il g workmen killed by
the falling of the walls at the Yankton
insane asylum. Under the suspension
of the rules it passed its third reading
and was defeated on final ballot. MIR.
HALEY wants an appropriation of $49,3
for the maintenance of the Rapid City
school of mines. By Mr.. McHugh, pro-
hibiting county commissioners from
issuing warrants in excess of 81 per cent
of the tax levy; making them give a
bond to comply with this, and limiting
their sessions to forty days each year.
Legislation regulating taxation con-
tinues unlimited. The committee on
rules offered a resolution to have a spe-
cial committee appointed to consider the
adviSability of accepting the compiled
laws and merely questioning their ac-
ceptance raised hornets nest. Petl-
tions from several counties favoring the
passage of the seed wheat bill were pre-
sented. The committee OH elections re-
ported on the Walsh-Winship case re-
questing the council to consider
it in committee of the whole
which will be done tomorrow forenoon.
In the house. Burnham introduced
measure requiring county treasurers to
deposit funds in designated deposito-
ries; by Van Etten, reducing exemp-
ton from 800 to $500. striking out
every vestige of the school law now in
force, and extending the elective fran
chise to women; by Adams, to abolish
the Office of public examiner: by Well
man, requiring railroads to distribute
cars among shippers equally: by Green,
requiring Divorces to wait year be-
fore remarrying; by the committee on
joint resolutions, for the appointment
of a special committee to visit terrific
rial institutions, which last was passed
under suspension of the rules. The
judiciary committee reported favorably
the bills for constitutional convention
for North Dakota, and enacting uSnry
law. The following additions were
made to committees: Railroad, Rams
dell, Lillibridge; temperance. Fletcher,
Mallory; woman suffrage, Van Etten,
Cook, Lillibridge, Newman, Price,
Burnham. Adams resolution, offered
yesterday, shutting out reckless appro-
priations near the closing hours of the
session, was adopted, being slightly
amended. An invitation from the
Grand Forks chamber of commerce to
territorial officials and legislature to
visit the university there was accepted
by the house and deferred in the cOun-
Gil until tomorrow.
IT IS BECOMING TIRESOME.
Newspaper men are becoming very
weary of the constant stream of abuse
which is poured into them concerning
the president of the councils alleged
devious and crooked ways. The latest
is that he refused to appoint deserving
boy, who has to make his own living, to
the position of page. on the ground that
he had promised it to the son of poor
widow, and then 'turned around' and
gave the plum to the heir apparent of a
newspaper man, whose protecting care
he coveted-all of which Mr.. Stimmel
had a perfect right to do. But still peo-
pie will talk. The impression prevailed
very generally that the Republican
caucus called for Monday evening
was for the purpose of devising
wavs and means to secure an apprOpria-
ton for the proposed soldiers home at
Hot Springs, the famous sanitarium of
Fall River county, Notwithstanding and
in direct opposition to the governors
message recommending that no new in
stitutions be endowed at this time, but
for some reason this subject was not
broached. Instead Semi-official letter
was read stating that the
GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY
was full to overflowing and that thirty
seven applications for admittance were
now in the hands Of the dean. Tom
Elliott jumped on this point with great
alacrity and insisted that this was
proof positive that another educational
institution was needed in North Da-
kota, and demonstrated with mathe-
matical satisfaction that his pet bill
the establishment of a Normal school
at Lisbon-was the one true and living
method of filling this urgently felt want.
OF course he ignored entirely the prime
object of the Grand Forks communica-
tion-the absolute necessity of funds
with which to enlarge facilities. Things
were getting pretty we'll mixed by this
time. and, to dispose of the whole mat
ter. Messrs. Elliott, Mallory and Par
fridge were requested to have the legis-
lature appoint two joint committees,
whose duties it would be to visit the
various public institutions of the terri
tory. learn their real needs and report
to the committees on appropriations.
1t is very evident, however, that the
soldiers home is still living issue.
The G. A. RS of the territory of the
have ordained that it shall be, and, fur
ther, they have removed
THE CHIEF OBSTACLE
encountered two years agO-the fight
for where it should be located-by de-
Gliding on Hot Springs as the. proper
few may admit it, that this organization
is mighty power in affairs political.
And this is why no one seems to think
that the governors opinion will carry
it's due weight in the matter of estab-
fishing any new institutions at least.
Speaker Keith's mail consists princi-
pally now of marked copies Of papers
and personal letters stating that the
writers don't believe the newspaper
report that he is serving one master,
the great corporations, and pretending
to serve another. the self-asserted arch
enemy of the first, the Farmers Alliance.
Mr.. Keith admits that these SurmiSeS
are accurately correct, and impartial
Judges agree with him, believing that
he serves no master save duty. Mrs.
Barker, of Fargo. president of the ter
ritorial W. G. T. o., arrived in the
capital Monday. She called her trusted
field marshals around herin one corner
of the house during the session, re-
ceived their reports. surveyed
THE BATTLE GROUND
with the critical eye of experience,
dimmed, perhaps, a little by ex-
citing enthusiasm, but remarkably
quick to detect a vantage point, never
theless, and mentally planned the ap-
preaching campaign against. the rum
power. It is thought the attack will be
commenced in few days. No flag of
truce will be recognized, and the
cannonading will be ceaseleSs until