Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-15
AFFAIRS AT BISMARCK.
A Probability thatthere will
be a Legislative Re
cess. s
he Governor and the Men Whom
He Curses.
Yankton's Investigating Com
mittee Tarrles to Look
After Biiis.

Bismarck, Feb. 14.-Oorrespondenee
Press end Dakotaian-The conviction
increases here that the legislature will
take a recess OF about fifty days, begin
ming the last of next week. Many OF the
members and clerks have q hankering
for a sight of the Inauguration OF Gen.
Harrison which they are determined to
crafty. As near as can now be learned,
the purpose is TO pass all the eppropri-
alton bills and make all the laws, then
strike out for Washington. Returning,
a week or ten days will be sufficient time
to clear up sill that is necessary to be
done. Secretary Mccormack assures
the members that he will pay their
salaries the same as he would il the ses-
sion was continuous. There is no OBJ.
stacle to the plan of recess unless it be
the weather. II is such 8 melting mood
intact, has been SO mild all of the ses-
sion-thst the farmers may feel that they
cannot return here after recess.
I do not know how the earliest govern.
ors OF Dakota behaved themselves; but /
do know that none Of the late members
have acted so badly as the present in-
cumbens. early in this ses sion he spoke
of the legislature in Che grossest Ian
guage; a little later it was repeated.
Then he refused to receive a massage
from she house, saying to MIR. Powell:
II don't want it, [ know what it is"
Do you wonder at the house being angry
at him, and disposed to strike him when
they have an opportunity?
Last Saturday the governor pitched
on ex-Auditor Caldwell and gave him
the worst curslng that has been heard in
Bismarck this winter. Two-thirds OF
the trinity we're invoked on coal" by
the gabernatorial blasphener, and with
out giving any reason for his u~ngentle-
manly language. The interview ended
by Church telling Caldwell: sit will
be your turn next
DR.. Roger has introduced a memorial
to the p~resident.elect asking the i'm
mediate removal of Gov. Church. 1t
is unfortunate for the cause
that his memorial was drawn
in too hurried a manner and it does not
express in the best diction the charges
that might be brought against the gov.
ernor. OF course the local page of the
Bismarck Tribune throws out It's jibes
at the memorial and It's author but you
know the local editor is g democrat, and
secretary of the railroad commissioners
at $l25 q month.
Whatever becomes OF the memorial,
the pluoky author has the consciousness
OF an honest endeavor to rid the territory
of an of1ici .lswho hes disgrsced it. And
Ben. Harrison will have good cause to
act, If he desires to-.
The investigating committee hes not
reached your asylum. 1t is coming
sometime. Each member OF the commit.
tee has some bills which he wishes to
SEC enacted before his departure for
committee work. This is why they
tarty 30 long. In q state or territory
where the various institutions are
scattered as they are in Dakota, such
committees should be appointed early
in the session, and then the legislature
ought to take a recess of six or
ten days whils these committees
are performing the duties assigned
them. Then the measures Of
no legislator would suffer. Let US hope
this course will be pursued when the
seventh standard sets up IN business.
The railroad bills and the temperance
bills are to come up the present week,
The fight on the former will be made
by "ths third house," for there are not
three that are known as "railroad attor-
neys" in the entire Legislature. OF course
each granger member has some kind OF
an idea of what railroad legislation it lie
best TO enact. Bat thsre is one thing
more to be said Of there CHANGERS. There
isn't a "know-it-all" among them. Their
ere no Jealousies between them. They
work together; and the way they hang
together is q terror to - Church.
Frsak Morris of your district and j. Ct.
Jones of Charles Mix, are known as the
chief ~aatagonizers. Yet they are con-
sciensiously working for that which the,
honestly believe is for the best good Of
{, the greatest number, and they can't bt
switched off from 1t. They have made
some good points in this direction, apt
their colleagues respect them for shei
pluck, although not always coineidinl
with them in their conclusions. Messre
Allen and TnrnbulI are always found il
their seats during sessions and neva
miss one Of theis committee NEE tipgf
n Councilman Van Osdel is chairman O
z the committee on elections, and is night
w wrestling in committee with the Aut
q ~tralian election bill, the Ss1ton bill, an
o other weighty measures for the purifica
9 tion OF the ballot and elections. Van
: !; q slayer from Stayersville, end is RICH
in his place for seven days in a week
he is honored nearly every day by Pres
dent Stimmel, who calls him to th
) chair fer the time being.
s Speaking of elections, I am reminde
that the ladies are still here working fe
woman suffrage and for temperate,
Z A bill goes into the council this wee
giving woman the ballot in ell municip,
elections. l believe it will pass bot