Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-01
THE ARENA.
A Day With the Dakota Statesmen
and a Glimpse of the Law.
making Body.
Remarks Personal, Political and
General Regarding the Distin.
guished in Halls and Lobby.

guished in Halls and Lobby.
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
[From Fridays Daily.l
CHRONICLES OF DAY.
And it came to pass that the houses OF
the bodies legislative, that do meet in the
temple over against the northern hills were
to order called.
And the wise men from the east and
from all the land of the Dacotahs didst
bow in humble reverence whilst the chap.
lains didst loud plead for mercy from the
throne (and some bold man didst say these
prayers wouldst never save the men SOL
onic.)
And the chaplain having said "Amen''
most plously, the member with the appro-
priation bill and he with the scheme for
conventions constitutional didst fall upon
each others neck, and then right merrily
did the row begin.
And the man who dost not stand within
the combination didst quick begin to twist
the tail thereof and soon loud androlling
and great noise vast from the menagerie
belched forth.
Then didst the busy Jones who cometh
from the land Charles Mix, resume his
work of bending pins and placing them as
doth the proverbial small boy-where
they wilt most effective work get in.
And great noise was heard over against
the northwest corner of the hall, like unto
the roaring of lion or the bursting of a
bomb and the people pale and trembling
didst gaze in the direction thereof.
And 10 and behold it vast Van Etten-
he of the lungs Samsonian and the voice
rip-roarious. And he didst cry aloud unto
all the world that he didst hold within his
hands petitions innumerable for suffrage
female.
And like unto the gladiators of old didst
he spring forth to battle for the danes am
bilious who -wOuldst all politics EN-
brace. And having said his say and cast
one glance terrific at the assembled hosts
he sat him down and smiled as if to say:
What think ye now, We prattling babes ?"
Then from the council chamber didst the
lightning flash and all the multitude didst
madly rush unto the upper chamber of the
temple.
And the storm vast raging wild. for the
blue-eyed Glaspel, he of the mind judicial
vast holding forth in all his glory. And
he dldst rip the air to smallest shreds and
all the buildings shake, while from the
floor the splinters flew and through the
air the vocal cyclone ragged.
there vast, and every gallery god didst lean
him forth with open mouth and wonder
when the roof wouldst fall.
And the reporters heart with joy didst
beat, for the circus vast full opened.
And then the calm didst come, and the
good words of chaplains vast remem-
bered; with gentle words dldst all embrace
and peace prevailed.
And the houses didst adjourn that the
solons might the prize fight quick attend,
and see the nimbie Pearl of Black do up
the fstic "Reddy."
RIGHT YOU ARE. SENATOR LOWRY.
The more we see of Senator Lowry's
public acts the more that magnificent spe-
cimen of old-time statesmen rises in our
estimation. He is a friend of 1'the boys"
He is the champion OF the rights of the
is the defender of those who can
not defend themselves. Yesterday when
the bill for the payment of the clerks came
up in the council, Senator LoWry's form
Strengthened up gradually until
his hair tickled the ceiling and he
said why certainly we should pay the
clerks rs per day. Of course it is one dol
lar per day more than we as members get,
but you must remember that we get mile
age; that we get our postage and that we
ride on railroad passes.o 1t was evident
that some member near Senator Lowry
pulled his coat tail at this juncture, for as
he sat down he glanced about him as much
as to say: II wonder what struck 'em."
Nor was this the only instance yesterday
third house. When the council went into
executive session he objected. He cast a
Henry Clay glance of disgust about the
chamber. adjusted his declaration OF indie
pendence necktie and objected in the
strongest colonial terms to the secret ses-
sion. He said they had been elected to
people had right to know what they were
doing. Furthermore" he exclaimed, '0ur
secret session is farce for the very men
we seek to deceive know all that we are
doing; what we say is carried out on these
electric wires to the governor, who sits
back in his Office and laughs at our folly"
Here is where Senator Lowry won the
everlasting esteem of the newspaper fra
ternity. for if there is anything the news
paper man detests and abhors-unless he
has the key to the comblnatiOn-it is the
secret session. "More power to you Sena-
tor Lowry" Let the doors be opened.
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
The number Of members of the legisla-
ture who went to Mandan last evening to
witness the prize fight between the Black
Pearl and "Reddy" Colgrove, was not sur
prising when you consider that few good
"pointers' in fighting will not come amiss
to the gentlemen who expect to take an
active part in the proceedings of the legis-
nature between now and March 9th. The
special train to the fight was crowded with
the vigorous law makers and for time it
was thought that not one of the solons
was left to furnish that legislative dignity
so essential to the welfare of the capital at
this particular season. From conversation
with several of the most dignified and Sc
date members of the legislature we learn
that the fight by rounds was about as fol-
lows:
First Round Most of the time in this
round was spent in caucusing by the Op-
posing forces, the Black Pearl refusing to
disclose his entire strength, while Reddv''