The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ASSEMBLY
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS
OUR FIRST BILL PINNED

On the Second Readins.-A Glimpse in
to the Arena.
Monday night our legislators. having
completed the greater part Of Introductory
work, and the majority Of the Honorable
members from distance having arriyed,got
down to business. Bili No. l introduced by
Hon. Dinwoodie Of Dist. No. Is to the effect
that counties already bonded to extent Of 4
per cent he allowed to hond further to the
amount Of $4,000 for the purpose Of erect
ing court houses, brought. out good debate
in which AonorabIes Harmon, Thompson.
McBain. Lowry. Iibbits, Williamson and
Cathro dubbed up sserenely and elected
much applause. The bill was read clause
by clause. In the first clause Hon. Thomp-
son Of Dist. IA moved in an eloquent speech
that the words ..bear per cent be struck
ont and and "24 per cent" he inserted.
Hon. Medium of Dist. No9. opposed the mo-
tion. He could not sse how we could gain
anything by such change. True we might
save little in way Of Interest. but the
bonds would not bring their face value-so
we would lose heavily. He closed his
star-scraping speech by an amendment that
~ per cent" be struck ont and "6 per cent
be inserted. Hon. Harmon Of District II,
supported the motion. He had no fears rs
TO the bonds bringing their face-not fear.
In closing his grand sweep Of eloquence, he
said: "Why a little Institution over in
Manitoba known by the name Of the &C. P.
r." had no trouble to float its bonds lately
at 8 PER cent, and a little village down on
the Atlantic known as New York the other
day put millions on the market at per
cent He was surprised at the remarks
made hy the Honorable gentleman from
Dist No 9. He scented doodle in the
thing. Hon. Cathro OF Dist. No. 8 supported
his associate (this really looks like boodle)
and in powerful oration claimed that
every word was true that Hon. McBain had
uttered-rhe interest must he at the rate Of
not less than per cent.
On heing put to the house the motion
prevailed--that p be inserted.
The second clause wss to the effect that
commissioners he empowered 10 bond to the
extent Of 81 O,O0O. Hon. Lowry from Dist.
I3, moved that the words ITO the extent Of
$50, eco be inserted. Following up very
fine line Of argument he claimed that all
counties in building court houses should
build something respectable, which, could
not he done with $1,000.
Hon. Williamson Of Dist. No. 6 supported
the motion. He laid down the law in
straight Anglo.Saxons,, language. Ii q
touch -not-it LOADED bort Of way he took his
seat.
On being put to tte .house the motion was
lost. Alter this the reauaiadaF ef the bill
was read without debate. The c0nsmittes
Of the whole in reporting TO Speaker
Hawke, recommended that the bill do not
pass. On the question being asked If the
report Of the committee be accepted, Hon.
iihbits arose and 10 an uninterrupted
Cow of sublinity swept onward and upward
making fit climax for the evening
He fairly paralyzed the honorable body.
Thus he ended: The only use of this bill
that | can see is to counteract the 4 per
cent limit fixed by congress. II we are not
to be governed by congress. why the bill; If
we are to be governed by that honorable
body cannot see why We should fy III
direct opposition to it,
The report Of the committee was accepted
During the evening man known ty the
name of 8. W. Picrson, fled notice Of COIL
test Of the election Of Hon. j. A. Greig, rep
resentative Of Dist. 10. lie claims the right
to the Honora BILE member seat under three
specific charges, lst--Not having taken the
oath; 2nd-Bvibcry and corruption; 3l-Bc-
ing fugitive from justice. The necessary
a1idavits were handed in, and the speaker
handed all papers over to the committee OH
electi ons. They will report at next meet
ing. We understand the ,ilouorabfOl! I'm em-
her VIII ose seat is contested has always stood
high in the estimation Of the people Of his
district and since his arrival in the city has
won n host Of friends hy his peninl spirits
and manly bearing. 1t is hoped that the
all right, and be able to cry with the Right
Honorable Premier Of Canada These
hands arc clean"