Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-09
THE LEaIsLATURE.
Fightlng among Themseives-War-
ring IN Its Own Camp.


ring IN It's Own Camp.
Special corEsspoadsaes q ths lur.s.ocrAn.l
BlsxARcK, OAK, March 8.-As pre-.
dlcted some time ago the fight has been
transferred from the governor, and the
legislature is now preyine upon itself.
Not only has the legislature given the
governor the sweet satisfaction Of seeing
q fight in the body which a few weeks
ago was sitting up nights to study plans
for his censure. but he il treated to the
spectacle Of q conflict in which every
man who lead the war against him is in
the minority, receiving an inglorious
walloping. The newspapers which
through ,ts agitation famed the flames
against h,m-tha Pioneer Press-was
yesterday taken under consideration BY
the house and the correspondent in,
formed that he had forfeited all respect
Fee,hs body. II this is not u most
gratifying spectacle for Governor Church
then ] am very much mistaken In
human nature.
But one week remains Of the lesisla.
ture and the appropriation bills are still
in the hands Of the committeeso or under
Consideration. The house has adopted
the omnibus plan for the appropriations
for public institutions, and the sppro.
pria.ion committee has wh,ttled them
down to 500. 900. The difference bs.
tween the minority and majority re.
ports is about $4,000. the majority
being in favor Of the higher sum. Las.
evening the house adjourned while the
omnibus bill was being considered and
already much bad blood has been en-.
gendered on the subject.
The fight Of the session has been on
the railroad bills. The fret bill intro
ducsd was by Mr.. Fletcher OF the house,
increasing the power Of the railroad
commission. The railroad committee,
after several weeks consideration. in'
troduced q substitute bill which was be.
ing considered when Morris Of the crowd
of objectors and kickers who were lef
out Of the Combination" introduced
another bill which WAS an exact copy o
the Minnesota law. This law appeared
to be very Objectionable to the railroad
companies as we'll a. to the friends o
the other railroad bills under considera
ton. A fight ensued in which the Min
nesota law had the best of il. 1t wa
passed and just as its passage was abou
to be clinched by laying the motion Il
re-consider on the table the house wa
| adjourned u.der a ruling Of Speake
keith, which brought fourth the attacks
in the Pioneer Press for which Cores
uondent Rea was censurcd. On Satul
day morning there was good workin
majority against the Minnesota law.an'
it was placed in the order Of unfinishe,
business which cannot be reached befor
the day of adjournment. Immediatol,
nfter the killing Of this bill the bill abol
'shlng the railroad commission which
had passed the council was passed b.
the house, and while tho enemies OF th'
commission were cheering another bil
recreating the commission under q ne,
law was introduced and was adyanoe
in the regular order by gMd majority
Thus has tho progress on the quest,o
of railroad legislation been succession
,f surprises. Just what the result vii
bs is difficult to predict. The bill abo
isl,ing the railroad commission havin
passed both houses will 20 to the 70,
ernor. and it is reasonable TO suppos
that ne will veto it. 1t is also qui,
reasonable to presume that there wi
not be a two-thirds vnts in tho cou nc
To carry the bill over his veto, and D
swanston who introduced the new Ia
,e.creating the con, mission is con6jer
hat it will pass.
III At the present time there is yer
little sleep among the members. Ever.
body is on the jump; out Of sessio
they are button-holing in the interest {
their pet bills and IN session they al
crossing swords, calling each otht
liars Tor words to that effect advancir
their own measures or tiliibusterin
against others. and swinging the seal
ing knife with recklessness and abando
The bill which passed the house givin
the governor power to remove any ~
all officers at will, which passed II
house, was killed ia the council Ia
syering. This bill was introduced b
Atkins for the purpose Of making
. possible for the incoming Republics
governor to remove the Democrat
Office holders, and when it was kill,
in the council Republican memb
was heard to remark "ltis d. stranl
that three Democrats in the counc
"A and one in the house and one in the 9
ecutive Office can run the whole Il
publican legislature Of Dakota"
Thus far the governor has had t
best Of 1t on the record and now It loo
rs il he was getting the advantage
the business Of the legislature.
III The soldiers home bill haying be-
passed over the governors veto Sou
Dakota will have an institution for Il
care of the dependent old soldiers, a'
1t will be located at one Of the me-
D beautiful spcts on earth-Hot Sprinl
Ru, where thew will get the depende