Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-07-18


subordinating of one township 10 another
or the grouping of school townships; No.
As, is provision in regard to the care
and responsibility Of Legislative bills: No.
II, making it the duty OF the legislature
to provide for a system OF public schools
but prohibiting the appropriation OF
money for the support Of secfarian insti-
tutions;No 4S is a preamble which recog-
nizes 'God and Jesus Christ" and IS the
one suggested by Rev. Wylie, the reform
secretary from Indiana, who has been
lobbying in the interests Of the above
named individuals.
Parsons OF Morton, introduced raso-
lution which was adopted, providing for
the printing and distribution Of 100
liam voting bill Of the last Legislature.
The convention is very likely to provide
for the adoption Of voting system, in
cooperating the main principles OF this
system and the idea is to give each OF
the delegates copy of that bill in order
that he may acqua!rt himself with its
provisions.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS. ~,
The single house idea is being vlgor
ously advocated by the Bismarck FRI
buue and the Pioneer Press correspond
ent here. A good many seem to be fail
ing in with the idea that the upper
house is a ''relic of barbarism," and just
now they are making considerable noise.
At the present time, however, 1t does not
seem likely that the convention Will fay
OF this proposed Innovation. The fact is
that one house IS practically a check on
the other, and the system works advan.
tageously in the interest OF wholesome
laws. Anyone who has any acquaintance
with legislative bodies, especially in the
west, knows that often untlmeiy and Ill
considered legislation goes through one
house but fortunately is killed in the
other, and to such the merits OF the
present system are apparent. Aside
from the merits OF the question. there
is another thing that bodies no good for
the reform The Minneapolis Journal
asserts that the majority Of the dele
gates to the convention ara candidates
for office this fall Il this be trne. it is
safe TO predict tnat any proposition
which tends to decrease the number OF
offices will be received with disfavor.
Andrew Slotten, OF Wahpeton, is
chairman Of the apportionnent commit
tee. This committee consists Of one
member from each district, and it's work
will be Of more general local interest
than most any other. Andrew BieWett
is the member from the Sixteenth dis
trict. This committee will fix the repre-
sentation il the legislature and appor-
tion the state into districts. Numerous
newspaper apportlonments have been
suggested, but none seems to meet with
5Futsman county hag 6Gsed 6Gs dfisst istte ahtfisds a9stfids
by itself. and that ought to satisfy the
jamestown people with any OF them.
Some Of the delegates are in favor OF 80
members Of the house and 70 III the
council. They would let the districts
stand about the same. as the constitutions
al convention districts. There would be
big kick on that, though. LaMoIre
county, which was sliced into three
pieces. and other counties which were
divided and put into two Or more DIS
tricts would get up and ''holler.' To
say that the apportionment committee
will have trouble in coming to an agree
ment is probably a safe prophecy.
Delegate McHugh, of Cavalier county,
who has been twice member Of the
legislature and is one OF the best known
men in Dakota, was made chairman "f
the committee on militia. He is bank
er, and don't know any more about Mill
tia affairs than militia man does about
patriotism, but the convention, by unan-
imous vote, conferred title upon him
BETTING his military bearing and impor-
tant chairmanship, and decided that
hereafter he shall be designated as
"Colonel'' McHugh. His fellow dele
gates are now practicing the military
salute and address him with as much
ceremony as blue-coated private does
his shoulder-strapped superior.
The man with the cheap bus line has
come to grief, and the twenty-five cent
hackmen are correspondingly elated.
Some patriotic Bismarcker stole the
wheels off his buses, and the bus line is
no more.