Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1889-03-01
CAPITAL CULLINGS !
Eronl Special Correspondent.
BISMARCK. Feb. 2Sth. 80

LII was tuesday at 2 o'clock before
the members of the 18th Legislative
assembly gathered in sufficient force
to constitute Il quorum. Friday at
noon a large number of the solons
took advantage of the excursion
offered by the N. p. to so to the
great capital of Montana--Helena-
while a great many seized the op-
portunity to go home from Sunday
until Monday. A large number of
the members and officers went to
Helena and report a grand royal
time, returning to their work Mon
day evening. The last session of
the territorial legislature will finish
Its labors on March Sth, and it is
safe to say that little or no legisla.
ton looking towards appropriations
will pass. The Agricultural College
located at Valley City, North Dako-
ta, and the Soldiers Home located
at Hot Springs, South Dakota, are
the only bills locating new institu-
tons that will become laws this
session. Each is a merltorious bill
and has a majority Of friends in
each house. Though the Governor
has vetoed the Soldiers Home bill
he will not veto the bill locating
the Agricultural College of North
Dakota at Valley City, from the fact
that 1t is a mcritorious bill and that
It's father is Hon. Hugh Mcdonald.
rock-ribbed Democrat from Valley
City. The last fact, | understand,
will insure the handsome Governors
approval Of the bill.
1t is with great sorrow that have
to note the absence Of Senator John
Miller Of our District, who has,
with his accomplished wife, gone to
New York with the remains of their
beautiful little four-year-oId child,
who died here last Friday, of scarlet
fever. 1t is Il sad blow to Mr., and
Mrs. Miller, and the sincere sympa-
thy OF the Council and House goes
out to them in this the sad hour Of
their bereavement.
Representative Newman has lost
his normal school measure, but I
assure you it was not the fault Of
that astute young legislator. His
work has been in that direction as
IN all other work honorable and per-
slstent, but owing to universal
opinion which existed among the
members that no new institutions
should be located when both North
and South Dakota were so close on
the eve of statehood, but should be
permitted to locate each it's own
State institutions-for this reason
and no other Mr.. Newman has lost
his MilnOr normal school bill Mr.
Newman is very popular man and
Sargent county and your district
made no mistake when they endors-
ed him as one Of their representa-
tlyes. .......
Few men hold more respect
among this body than Hon. II. J..
Mallory, Of Oakes-honest, con-
slstent and keen on all points. Dur
lug committee OF the whole, YES
terday in the House, Mr.. Mallory ac-
cepted the chair and during his sit
ting it became necessary for Repre-
sentative Newman to peel a few
yards Of cuticle from the form
OF that great and only Frank
Atkins, Of Canton. Considerable
feeling was aroused in which the
trip to Helena cana in for its share
OF the discussion, during which
Newman came out largely in the
lead. Several members were on the
floor at one time, each calling the
speaker and wild confusion prevailed
Speaker Mallory quietly at first ell
deavored to quell the disturbed ele-
ment, but the hungry voices yelled
Mr.. Speaker !! Oh, Mr.. Speaker!!!
MIR. Mallory arose in his seat,