Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-12-19
FARGO BUSINESS men
Petition their Representatives
to have Prohibition go into
Effect Jan. 1, 81.
Milsted OH the Grist Mill Bill
He Talks Good Com
mon Sense.
Walsh still Tinkerins with Mar
6 l'iage Laws Yet Another
Economy Deal.

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A l.iage Laws-Yet Another
Economy Deal.
The Regular Grind.
BISMARCK, Dec. l6.-[ Especial The
senate will hold morning session tomor-
row to consider the prohibition bill.
Rggart presented long petition from
Fargo business men, asking that prohi-
bition be not enforced until January l,
1891. An attempt will probablybe made
to amend the bill to that effect, but it is
not expected that it will 60 through. It
is quite likely, however, that the neees
sary two-thirds, to make the bill opera.
tive May l, will not be secured.
Diesem sprung an economy idea in
new form today. He introduced a bill pro-
|viding that the members and employees
|of the legislature shall not draw pay
during any recess lasting longer than
three days. The resolution is aimed at
the Christmas ess,which it ls now pro-
posed to extend from Dec. 10th to Jan. 7th.
II the resolution goes through, it will
probably have the effect Of shortening
the recess.
Haggart's bill authorizing railroad
companies to own the bonds of and as
sist the operations Of irrigation compa-
MES, passed the senate. Svensrud intro
duced resolution for the appointment
OF seed wheat committee. to whom all
applications from needy farmers shall be
referred.
| In the house, the senate bill relative to
the protection of the public credit, passed,
as did also, Buchanan's bill for the regu-
latlon of school lands and the punish
4 nent of trespassers thereon and the Ft.
1 Lincoln memorial to congress Thomp-
Eson' q provision for the sale and leasing
3,of school lands, and Williams grist mill
bill we're postponed until after the holi-
days. The grist mill bill was postponed
on motion of Milsted, who said mills
would take advantage of the provision
permitting them to become private mills
by giving sixty days notice and then re-
fuse to grind because of the one-sixth
toll fixed in the bill. He said the farm
/, ers of Stutsman county were now able to
have tl,eir wheat ground and receive IL
per cent more -four than they could Sc
cure by selling the wheat and buying the
-four and that he wanted time to investi.
gate the probable effects of the bill. He
thought the bill would pat things il
worse shape than they now are and fol
the present favored letting we'll enough
4 alone.
The comusittee on rules reported. "a
voring the adoption of a rule to the effect
that no bill shall come up for passage
until two days after it has been through
the committee of the whole. The rule
was added to the standing rules. The
committee on counties reported long
substitute for McCormaeks bill, author
izing counties to furnish seed grain to
destitute settlers.
The bouse bills introduced today were
by Williams, to encourage the develop
ment of the coal mines of the state,
providing that all public institutions
shall use coal mined within the state and
fixing the penalty for official non-com-
pliance with this provision at loss of job;
| by Walsh, another marriage bill, defining
the marriage relation, prescribing how
the ceremony shall be solemnized and
! regulating the procuring and filing Of
licenses; also, to compel the registration
of births and deaths; by Brittin, law
governing the care and delivery of ballot
boxes; and by Bowen, declaring trusts
! criminal conspiracies.
! The house and senate both held
lengthy sessions and transacted consid-
cradle business, but most of it was rou-
tine and OF little general interest.
INCrDENTALs.
Harry Cornwall, the celebrated sage of
Eldridge, is here watching the course of
law.making and storing his mind with
useful pointers. Representative Milsted
has had him in tow all day, showing him
| WllnO 10 w DC SCCils
It is said that General Allen has re
Gently added to his North Dakota in
vestments by the purchase of consider
able property in Trail county. The
report that he intended to change his
present residence for one in Traill coun-
tv is pronounced by the general to be a
canard.
BISMARCK, Dec. T.-LSpeciall-Th
struggle over the temperance bill con-
tinued all day in the senate. The pro-
ceedinss were witnessed by the largest
number of spectators called out this ses-
sion, many ladies being present. When
adjournment was taken this evening the
reading of the bill was about half COM