Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-02-16
MORE ToM-roMs ORDERED.

MORE ToM-ToMs ORDERED.
Little Looev's Big Job-His Flght1
with Pierce.
Special Correspondents Of the IxTsR-OcEAx.
BlsNARcE, Oak, Feb. 10.-Who's a
llarf That's the question nov agitating
the public mind in and about Bismarck.
The legislature passed a bin repeating
the appropriation ofthe fees for notaries
commissions to the governor for
clerk hire. The governor vetoed the
bill on the ground that such appropr,a-
ton was necessary for the proper admin.
istration of the Office and supported
this claim by making a statement Of
the amount drawn by his prede.
ceesor. Gilbert A. Pierce. He showed
that over five thousand dollars (45OOO)
dollars had been drawn indirectly by
Pierce. The veto message was referred
to the judiciary committee and on the
following day that committee reported
the bill back with the recommendation
that 1t do pass, the objections Of the
governor to the contrary notwithstapd.
ing. In making its report the com.
mittee set forth that 1t had made an
investigation Of the record in the
AUDITORS Office and had found that the
governer's statement Was in%correct;that
no such amounts had been drawn Ivy
Pierce. Yesterday the governor sub
mitted another message to the house in.
which he gave the judiciary committee.
Ex gov. Pierce, and all his other au.
tagonlsts u brilliant ezcoriatio. He infur.
med the house that or inquiry of the
auditor he had learned that the judo.
larry committee had made no such in
vestigation as claimed, and that their
statements regarding the amounts drawn
by Pierce were wholly false. In other
words, they were liars;-they had lied
regarding their alleged visit to the
auditors Office. and they had done the
grand Ananias act with reference to the
amounts. Whewl At first the house
was paralized. With open mouths and
~speechless lips the members gazed
blankly at each other, and you could
have heard q feather drop had one been
thrown from the gallery. Not only did
the governor give the judiciary com.
mittee an artistic roasting, but he took
Ex.gov. Pierce to task charging. him
with Misrepresentation aud held. him
largely Responsible for the warfare
now being directed at the present
executive. He also charged Pierce with
entering into a scheme to prevent hi.
(Church's) confirmation as governor
that he might carry out certain plans
with regard to the appointment Of
officials. These and other charges did
the governor make in his explosive
message; and Atkins, who has been the
leader in the war against the governor,
came in for q racy slashing. The action
of the house on this message il vel
known by this time, but the fact that
it was not spread upon the
records has led to many conflicting
comments. Some claim that thi.
action on the part of the house was per.
fectly proper, and others that it was ar
evidence Of weakness. As q result oil
this last bomb more caucuses have
been held, more tom.toms aud war
paint have been ordered and more men
are crying for blood.
The proposition to adjourn some
time during the present month and 10
return and finish the sixty days after
Harrison will have appointed a Repub'
lican governor has been renewed and
every man who il on the inside or who
pretends to be is looking wise ,ierco and
threatening.
No appropriations for public lnstitu.
tlons have been made,but the bills have
all been introduced. It is now proposed
by many VI the members interested K
introduce an omnibus bill containing
all appropriations and thus holding the
combination firm to pass the appropri
atoms. over the governors veto should
he withhold his approval. This il
dangerous legislation, but it now seem.
that the plan may be executed. In thi
omnibus bill vii; be the appropriation
for the soldiers home vt Hot Springs
and by this means it may be possibl,
to secure the appropriation for this 10
stltution.
The woman suffrage bill having Doe,
killed in the house by y vote of Is to22
the champions of that measure arr
now deycting their attention to tn,
prohibition question, which is Its twi,
and inseperable companion.
The railroads haye received no small
amount Of attention duri.g the pas
week, and the Fletcher bill, which j
the most important on this question. i
being discussed daily. For several day,
the representatives Of the Northern Pa
ci6c, Manitoba, c. n. 4 st. p, also tn
Chicago 4 Northwestern have been or