Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
ORDWAY ACCUSED.
Jud. LaMoure Creates the Sensation
of the Session by Assailing
Gov. Ordway.
He Charges Him With Giving and
Taking Brides and Offers
the Proof.
What win be the Resulte

Senator LaMOure rose in the senate yes
terday afternoon to a question of privil-
eye. AS he did so all eyes were turned
toward him and everyone became deeply
interested for it had been rumored that he
would pay his respects to Ex-Governor
Ordway. He held in his hand a copy of
Governor Ordway's report to the secretary
of the interior, in which the history of the
passage of the bill in 1881, allowing Pembina
county to issue bonds was explained. In
this report the governor said that he We
toed the bill and that it was passed over
his veto by deception on the part of its
promoters, who worked upon the credul-
ity of the members through the medium Of
a supplemental bill. As Senator LaMoure
says he was the promoter of the bill he
looked upon the recent distribution of these
reports among the members of the legisla-
ture as an attempt on the part of ex-Gov-
ernor Ordway to prejudice the legislature
against him. This, together with the diff
ferences that have been existing between
them in the recent senatorial contest
prompted Senator LaMoure to rise to
question of privilege and make an assault
on the ex-governor which in severity and
sensational charges has never been
ennal,ed in a Dakota leo;slatnra Aftar
reading from the report what he termed the
reflections upon him, Mr.. LaMoure said: "I
brand these statements as unmitigated
and malicious lies" He then pro-
ceeded to give the history of the Pembina
county bill and of the men who voted with
hlm, stating that every man who voted
Win MIN nad since Deen hOn0red by the
people with positions OF trust or prosgered
In their business with the respect and es-
TEEN OF the communities IN which they re-
side. "On the other hand" said he, "the
men VINO voted with OrdWay have never
been heard Of since and have never raised
thelr heads above the surface" Having
defended himself against the charges or in
situations of the ex-governor, she said: II
defy any man living to point TO-
one act OF mine that IS dishonest or dishon-
OraDle. he tnen devOted some time to as
sailing the political record of the ex-gov-
t;nn ~ E1slGssnr eu1 nnd.,sa .AS VI ene 4ues-
said. ..I ohoruo hin, Ioro ~ htv;nhessy, t;h no
and a hriba'eafor rA and ioS = ,an a1 eu.yegiver
nroof , - ooIlod ,sn, aa ~ = -" rGsaisn me
oenn;no v1u sansot;o, hon d H. lnis c!eated
rnom I;stonod ;1, n,aas.oy cnu lnan 81 ~ ene
ooonsat;",, ssI - Nv, .ese., " !ne alEect
Mc.sa aMGcusatlWn. ss.h.4 can pf9ve continued La
his AGENTS for III tbe nruam;za+;o, 9 70
and that thrnn%h ;af ,!,;th =. c9lHtles.
Of Somx Fails sac"reI tha %a. raiMe1 s ..
cnnntv cot es ~ Panasa. 'ne ivSaton OF tne
Gos;r:yd 'oTs ~. n"amsoy coGnSy Wnere ne
of Mou.o,! ean prove tiaI Ine oIganlzaClon
Wav W. wi eoyy na, was o1Sutet IN ~ simliar
"nvor,,o- h ,,saa S"a II. ptvve '.o.: CnaI Wnlle
R,,ii Inoa ~, is;is n.e oAeSuI1vo power 10
oo,,ro;i - tno a1glSs.;aIule ana 10 force the
Soa ~ tesrt " asPt s ms Gandlqate Ior t1e Of
Wae n h;s ~. sn,e Gaa au. nsG laaS candidate
No il.sos .a - way. Al VINO know
on arn ~ anoW me ae xs was an nnaenaole drunk
SrIa,, 1Hm 1aft ~ paVse G tlat !nls Geo
deno rtmoy+ =, ~ ~ VI lne insurance
sbpM h;s daa,;nns 90 vn1 v.hot l;.h t9 nne 10
cOmpanies. As tn the canse ~ his fa,inro
tn male rocord of h;s tra,oea4;n VI nis !au!e
rosnent von oo,, Sro1. S lo,, III tnls
Iespect you can draW your own cOnclu-
sl0ns.
Senator IaMOure again alluded tn the
charges that have been made against him
| self nv eY-(1ovprnor :. OrGuov onS aftar
snn,od ' b;S enor tnVeS'ls"tion ne re-
sulAou MS seat.
\ Senator Worst then rose and said that
| although this was a matter in wh;oh ho
fait thst ha shnnid hora Wv, I;44fa .en -. no
t ieiC Cnac He snVulu nave very LCIle 10 say,
ne would reel tnat ne mad failed to per-
form his duty did he not present the letter
| which he received from Ex-Governor Ord
| Way. and which he wolld ask tn have
read. - now
President Dickey: Do you rise to a ques-
u0n OF privilege personal TO yourself.
| Mr. Worst: Yes, Sir.
The letter was then handed to the clerk
| and after he had read few lines Presi-
dent Dickey said: Il do not believe that