Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-01-24
TALK And MYSTERY.
A Legislative Sensation over an
Asylum Appropriation De-
velopes in the House.
A Constitutional Convention for
North Dakota Debated IN
the House.
A Numerous Assortment of Bills
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Good
Others Bad.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OOOu
Others Bad.
BISMARCK, Jan. 21-Special-Some-
times the ways of legislation are dark,
and it is often task fit for Philadel-
phia lawyer to follow bill through the
devious windings and committees of its
legislative course. One of the measures
in which the general public is deeply IN
terested but which has been lost sight of
for week or so, is the bill introduced
by Representative Clark providing for
extension of the time at which the five
per cent penalty on delinquent taxes at
taches. This bill was introduced during
the first days of the session, and has not
been dead but only sleeping pending the
action of the council on joint resolu-
tion providing for the appointment of a
joint committee to report suitable bill
to effect the desired end. The council
did not seem disposed to take action in
the matter, or more probably was SO en-
crossed with the Grand Forks contest
that it was neglected, and the Clark bill
was called up in the house today, made
the special order for $3.50 and would
probably have been passed at that hour
had not a message been received prior
thereto stating that the council had
passed the resolution and appointed a
committee composed of Messrs. Allin,
Walsh and Crawford, to act with SIM
liar committee from the house in the
preparation of such bill. The matter
is thus again started on the 60, Speaker
Keith having appointed ss the house
committee Messrs. White, Burnham and
NJ allory. The Clark bill is copy Of the
bill passed two years ago. The membe4s
seem to have awakened to the fact that
only few days remain. and are now DIS
posed to rush such. measure through.
There is probably no other measure be-
fore the legislature in which SO many
people are so greatly interested as this
tax matter, and the bill which the JOINT
committee passes will probably be rushed
through Immediately upon it's introduc-
ton.
Mr.. Smith presented petition signed
by three ladies and a large number of
gentlemen asking for statutory pro-
hibitory liquor law.
Mr.. Fletcher introduced resolution
calling upon the auditor to furnish de-
tailed statement of the cost to the terri
tory of the compiled laws.
Council bill No. 1, providing for the
furnishing to members OF session laws
and certain other legal works, was re-
turned without the concurrence of the
council in the amendments, and JOINT
committee of three members from each
house was appointed to report upon a
substitute.
MORE ASYLUM TROUBLE.
Some of those farmers from South Da-
kota seem determined to make trouble
for the jamestown asylum. Jones Of
Charles Nix, today introduced two reso-
lutions which will probably cause stir.
He has conceived the idea that the asy-
lum appropriation bills two years ago
were juggled with and that the institu
ton has in some mysterious manner
been able to draw upon the territorial
treasury for more money than was really
appropriated for their use. The resolu-
tions explain themselves. They are Civ
en- in full. The first is as follows:
Whereas, It is believed by some of the
members of the house of the 18th legis
lative assembly. that the act entitled
IAN act to provide for the issuing of
bonds for additional buildings and i'm
provements for the North Dakota Hos
pital for the Insane near Jamestown, and
to appropriate money therefore" ap-
proved March IL, 1887, never passed the
house as published in the laws OF said
session. But that said act as passed by
the house appropriated one hundred and
two thousand dollars instead OF Sl53,O0o,
as appears by SAID published laws.
Therefore, Be it resolved, That the ju-
dietary committee Of the house be and is
hereby instructed to examine the house
and council journals of said session and
report to the house the result of its in
vestigations, and if the committee find
that said act meyer passed the house ap-
propriating more than Sl02,O0o, that 1T
recommend to the house what action in
its judgment the house should take.
This was adopted and Immediately fol-
lowed up with the following, which was
also adopted.
Resolved, that the governor be and is
respectfully requested to inform the
house if the officers of the James
town asylum came before him
and requested the approval OF
the act entitled IAN act to provide for
the issuing of bonds for additional build
ings and improvements for the North
Dakota hospital for the insane. near
jamestown, and to appropriate money
therefor" approved March II, 1887. and
if SO whether the amount appropriated
in said bill was discussed before them.