Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-02-07
AMBITIOUS CITIES.
Struggling for Appropriations
Usury Bills D1scussed-A
New Divorce Law.
Legislature Getting Restless Again
and the Members Want to go
Home for Awhile.

Shall the Legislature Adjourn for
Six Weeks-Op1nlons Of the
Lawyers.
BISMARCK, Feb. +[SpecialE THE
floating talk about an adjournment of
the legislature reached it's first culmlnat-
ing stage today. Walsh introduced in
the council bill to adjourn February
Goth and reassemble again March 25th,
and the matter is now before the legisla-
ture in shape for action. The purpose OF
the advocates of the scheme is to secure
republican territorial officials and the
line of action proposed is to adjourn the
legislature at the time above stated or
some time near the last of the session
March LIST seems to be the favorite date
memorable Harrison to appoint re-
publican governor, and reassemble, pass
the appropriation bills and confirm the
appointments of the new governor, during
the 10 days which will then remain of
the 60 to which the session is limited.
The bill IN question is council bill No.
1856. It is purely speculative to attempt
to forecast the fate which the bill will
meet. It is safe to assert, however, that
it will pass the council in fact if some of
the senators do not change their minds
its passage by that body is assured, for
enough of them to carry the bill we're
seen tonight and expressed an intention
to vote for it. The reception which it
will meet with in the house Is more un-
certain. A caucus will probably be
called soon and the matter settled one
way or another. One of the representa-
tives said this evening that there were u
lot of fellows in the house who never had
so good ''job" before and that they
would probably vote against the adjourn
ment, but when be was informed that
the scheme presented opportunities for
double mileage and months extra per
diem, he concluded that the prospects
were very bright for the success of the
move.
The remainder Of the council business
can be summed up very briefly Coun-
Gil bill No. ITO, revision of the election
laws, was the special order for three
o'clock. It was discussed learnedly and
at length, but failed to carry. The sena-
tors did pass one bill-a new and ex-
haustive school law-but it is doubtful
whether it will get through the house
A bill which looks like book and would
require week for examination, has been
introduced in the house by Hunter. It
mad it's second reading today and will
probably pass. The council bills were
not very numerous. In fact they have
not been since the great squirt of the first
week when they forged ahead OF the
house some fifty or more. The house
has now passed the second hundred
while the council is IN the second nine
ties. Today the committee on territorial
affairs presented bill to allow county
commissioners to employ expert help and
testimony IN cases of fraud and en-
bezzlement; Stunned to regulate the
manner of giving and foreclosing liens
on crops where seed gram has been fur
nished, and Hughes to refund the out
standing warrants OF the Capitol build
ing fund.
The representatives held a lengthy and
busy session. Every order was heavy
with business from petitions and COM
munications down. Parkin got in a pc
tition from the slope people requesting
the war department to maintain Ft. Lin
coin which has been yearly eS
pected to go the way of Seward before
the westward march OF civilization.
Auditor Ward came to the front with a
communication respecting the expenses
of previous sessions OF the legislative as
sembly,in response to resolution of the
house adopted last week. According to
his figures this expense has increased
from $500 in 1879 to S93,512 in 1887.
Territorial Veterinarian Alloway made a
report on the distribution of money from
the stock indemnity fund. The amount
is S7994.53. The report was referred to a
special committee.
The reports OF standing committees
are always dry but frequently contain i'm
portant pointers. That of the house
judiciary committee today is one OF them.
They reported unfavorably on house bill
No. 81 and council bill No. 6, which were
introduced at the request of the alliance,
and embody one of the demands made
at jamestown, j. e., that foreclosure Of
mortgages be made by action in the dis
trict court. The report of a committee
does not necessarily Indicate the fate of
the bill. but it is certainly a valuable
straw showing which way the wind