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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

SAMUEL WILKINSON, for SO many years
secretary of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, who was given perpetual leave of
absence some months ago at full pay
was buried at New York on the 4th inst,
He had spent a generation as an edi-
torial writer on the New York Tribune
and brought to the Northern Pacific
company a knowledge Of the world and a
wonderful experience, and contributed
more by his work to the success of the
enterprise than any living man, not ex-
cepting even Jay Cooke. Bismarck owes
its place on the maps, and it's name to
Samuel Wilkinson, and from him came the
first suggestion of Bismarck as the cap
ital of Dakota, and to him the city is in
debted for sympathy and favor, far more
than our people can ever know. Bis
'marck, SO long as Samuel Wilkinson
lived, always had friend whose voice
was always heard, if not always needed,
in the councils of the Northern Pacific
railroad. Peace to his ashes.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

REPRESENTATIVE Thomas has intro
duced bill in the house, amending the
present law in relation to the publication
of insurance statements. The present
law classes these notices as legal notices
for which the full legal rates are sup
posed to be charged. There has been so
much conflict with insurance companies
regarding the publication of these annual
statements, however, that it has been
thought best to compromise the matter
by fixing the rate at one-half of the rate
charged for regular legal notices, and re-
quiring an affidavit to be fled with the
commissioner of insurance from the pub
Usher that he has charged the full fee
authorized by law, etc. This amendment
to the law is fair to both the newspaper
publishers and the companies andshould
be passed at once in order that the in
suralce commissioner may be relieved
of difficulties at present encountered.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

A WASHINGTON special to the Chicago
Herald says: Senator Moody of South
Dakota who to-day had the ill-luck to
draw the short term in the senatorial
lottery, is partly compensated for his
misfortune by having secured the ap-
pointment of his son, Warren Moody, to
be page upon the floor of the senate.
The boy has been sworn in, taken the
oath of Office to support the constitution
and will hereafter draw salary of $3.50
a day, Sundays and holidays included.
The appointment of Senator Moody's
son is charged to Senator Pettigrew, Mr..
Moody's colleague. Officials of the SEN
ate, some of whom have been in service
a quarter of century or more, say that
this is the first instance within their
recollection where senator's son has
filled the Office of page"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

Or the grant Of about 100000 acres of
land for the public institutions of the
state fully six hundred Thousand acres
will be selected north and west of Bis
marck. II private individual owned
this landhe would build up every interest
possible at Bismarck, with view to i'm
proving the value Of his property instead
of depreciating the value of the land by
talking about capital removal. He
would not injure, or seek to injure this
vast estate in order to promote the inter-
est of some other ambitious burg or To-
cality. He would have some regard for
the value of the capitol building and
grounds, as well as for the lands above
mentioned, and would do the sensible
thing, viz: Regard the capital question
settled. This property is not Bismarck's g
it belongs to the state, and as stated in
the governors message, represents an In
vestment for the people Of about $222,-
600, without estimating the value of the
land.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

WILLIAM E. CURTIS, Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Daily News
in his letter of December 4th has this to
say in relation to the senatorial lottery
that assigned the new senator's to .slonp
and short hauls."
There was an amusing scene in the sem
ate this morning when the senators from
the new states drew lots to de-
termine their terms of office. Col
onel Pierce said last night, when
this matter was being discussed, that he
never had any luck in a lottery or other
games of chance, and expected he would
come out at the tail end Of the game that
was to be played to-day. And he did. He
drew the short term, and, although the leg
islature of North Dakota by an unanimous
vote notified the United States senate that
they had elected him for six years he will
have to go back and be reelected for the
term beginning 1891. Judge Moody Of
South Dakota and Mr.. Squire of WASHING
ton had the same bad luck. Mr.. Pettigrew
who has always been fayOrite OF the fates
and is famous for drawing good hands at
cards, did not injure his record in this re-
spect, but drew the long term and will
serve for six years. The two Montana sem
at0rs, who have not yet been elected, will
fare better than anybody except Pettigrew,
for they will have four and six year terms.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

Mr.. McCoRMAcK has introduced
a bill in the senate providing for loan
Of 100000 to meet the expenses of the
state. The bonds run ten years and bear
4 per cent. interest, and tax Of one
tenth of mill on the dollar is levied for
interest and sinking fund. The resources
Of the state will doubtless be ample to
meet it's expenses but it is cheaper and
better to pay per cent. on loan Of this
character than it is to pay 6 per cent, as
it has been proposed to do, to meet tenn
porary emergencies. It is better to start
in with bonds producing available cash
than to struggle along with an ever in
creasing burden of debt debt growing
in volume for lack of ready cash to meet
pressing needs. No further loan should
be necessary for the support Of the state
government il. the spirit of economy
breathing it's warning all through the
governors message is needed.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. DEC Is, 1889

be, in some counties 2 per cent. and in
some localities z per cent, or perhaps
even 12 per cent, for taxes have been
that high in some school districts. The
rate Of interest would vary each year,
and in almost every township, and
to secure the loan Of money on
mortgages under such circumstances
would be impossible. Desirable capital
will stand q reduction Of interst; it will
not object to strict gusury laws, but il will
not submit to the uncertainties that Leg
sislation Of this kind will throw around
it. Reduce interest 2 OF 8 per cent. and
you will save far more to the farmers
than such q law as this would save. Be-
sides the effect Of such law will be to
drive out cut-throat capital and bring in
that willing to accept q reasonable rate.
Conservative capital will avoid any state
where the farmers engage to pay from 8
to per cent per month. It is afraid Of 12
per cent, for those who own it know
that no business on earth can stand
such a rate; that no people who pay il
can prosper. To reduce the rate to 10
per cent. and forfeit the principal as we'll
as the interest would be step in the
right direction, and will tend to bring in
capital, but a law taxing mortgages
would lead only to harm.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

REPRESENTATIVE REEDS bill, estab-
fishing the office of fire warden for the
respective townships, is measure in the
right direction, appreciated more fully in
the stock-growing districts where prairie
fires do such fearful damage. The OBJ
ject is to stop the spread of prairie fires.
Great advantage will result if this is &C.
complished from holding the snow on
the ground, distributing the moisture
where it is most needed, instead of per-
mitting it to he drifted from the naked
prairies into ravines where it melts and
passes off in the floods of spring, leaving
the fields often destitute of moisture.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The appointment Of John d. Sloan,
supervising inspector of steam vessels
for this district meets with SO much op.
position from steamboatmen and others
of Minnesota, that his confirmation may
be held up and possibly denied by the
senate. This is the place Capt. J. G.
Barr coveted and for which he was SO
ably fitted aud numerously endorsed. AT
the annual meeting of the Raft Pilots as
sociation, held in Lacrosse, Wis, on
Tuesday last, the following resolution
was adopted: +
!. I'VE, = 12s owners, masters and pilots, ply.
convention here this evening, do most earn
estly protest against the appointment Of
st1an, John ID: Sloan as supervising inspector Of
Window to our association, dated March
q, 1889: He is not eligible to Office.
Signed, j. w: Rombo, president, and H. NJ.
LoOny, secretary.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

when sick, or anything else that they
may need, have no protection whatever,
it is proposed to strike off all exemptions,
to take the last COW or the last pig from
man whose dog is suspected Of having
killed his neighbours sheep. It is we'll
enough to protect the sheep from the
raids of the vicious dogs, but laws to en-
title them to respect should bear equally
upon all classes of citizens. The pro-
vision for taxing dogs should become a
part of this bill, and the losses which
can not be collected should be paid from
this tax, but the exemption laws should
not be tampered with, unless it is the
purpose to weaken and destroy it.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The fact that the government approp-
ration Of $4,000 per annum will be lost
to the state if the agricultural college is
not provided for is considered by friends
of the bill good reason why early
action should be taken on the agricul-
tural college bill. Prejudice should give
way to reason and this bill should be
treated with the consideration it's merite
demand. Cass county pays one-ffth OF
the taxes, and has no institution that
absorbs any portion Of them.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

THOSE in the cities have little knowl.
edge of the depredations done by
gophers. A strip nearly four rods wide
was almost completely ruined in nearly
every field of growing grain in the state
last summer. If the bounty will stimulate
men, women and children to turn out for
war on these pests during the months
of April and MAJ. every year, great good
will be accomplished. Mr.. Roney is the
father of the bill now before the house.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

REPRESENTATIVE Cole, of Dickey
county, is putting in plenty of hard and
intelligent work on the warehouse ques-
tion. His bills on this subject show that
he understands it. They were drawn,
evidently, by one familiar with the sub
ject, from the farmer as we'll as the ship
per standpoint. MI. Stevens in the SEN
ate has introduced the same measure as
that introduced by Mr.. Cole.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

In the report of the land commissioner
the methods of Sparks are shown up in
their true light, SO far as they can be by
the record. Either Senator Casey o,
Congressman Hansbrough could bring
out the details as both have claims held
for cancellation by Sparks order. In
Hansbrough's case hearing will be had
during holiday week. There are two
men in congress, surely, who have lived
on claims and know what the settlers
have to endure.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The revenue and taxation bill intro
duced in the house by George Walsh is
about as perfect as it is possible to make
measure of that kind. A brief history
of the bill is given in the house report of
legislative proceedings. Under this bill,
If it becomes q law, taxes will be collected,
tax titles will be good, and the rates of
interest and penalty is not excessive, the
interest allowed being Is per cent. It is
a good bill and ought to become a law.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

Mr.. swANsroN's bill providing for
opening the deaf and dumb school at
Devils Lake is likely to meet with favor.
It involves no appropriation for build
ings at present, suitable buildings for
two years being offered free, but provides
means for teaching these unfortunates.
Professor Spear is in the city in the in
terest of the measure. He was educated
at the school for deaf mutes in Mime
sofa.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

IT has been the history Of every legis-
lature that long bills receive the least at
tention. II has been the invariable rule
for most members to absent themselves
while long bill is being read, and many
are even too much discouraged to even
read it after it has been printed. This
should not be, for it is fact that
the most meritorious bills measures
that are calculated to do the most good
to the greatest number are the longest.
Take for instance the Walsh revenue
bill which was read in the house Fri
day. It, or similar measure, has
been introduced in every legislature
since 1881, and yet it has never re-
ceived that attention which it's import
ance deserves. We are now practically
without revenue laws. Thousands
and thousands Of dollars worth
Of property now escapes taxation.
The farmer, whose property is always in
sight, pays more than his rightful proper
ton of taxes We want q complete rev.
enue law and the committee, at least,
should give the Walsh bill most
thorough consideration. The passage Of
. good revenue bill is the most import
ant act that can be performed BY this
legislature. What the farmers want is
just and equal taxation. They are not
as q rulA be11t on sinGhin1 railr0ads or
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

Mr.. WoRsT's primary election bill will
strike 9 popular chord and bring q ready
response from the people. It is pub
lished in full elsewhere. Briefly, Il
throws all Of the guards around the pri-
mary elections that can be thrown around
the polls. The election for candidates
to be voted at the November election
must be held on the second Tuesday of
October in each even numbered year.
Polls open at2 p. m. and close at s at
the place Of the preceding election. AZ.
this election every political party desir-
ing to present a ticket for suffrage shall
elect nominees for county offices and DEL
egates to the state and district conyen-
tion. tthese elections q county central
committee must be elected. These be-
come sworn officers and the treasurer
must give bonds. They have power to
gil vacancies should any occur. Pro-
vides for challenging electors.
Judges Of election are sworn.
Candidates must announce themselves
by published notice or present q
petition signed by not less than thirty
electors Of the same political party, to
the chairman Of the committee. The
committee must supply printed tickets
at least one week before the primary
elections. The names must be grouped
together under proper appellation over
each group, and the elector must desig-
nate by cross, K, at the right Of the
name OF the person he desires to vote for
New names may be written under each
appellation. The vote must be can
vassed and certified to the county CEN
tral committee, which must meet and
canvass the votes on the third Saturday
in October. The candidate receiving the
largest number Of votes becomes the
candidate Of his party. Every candi-
date must pay 81 to meet expenses. Each
party must hold its election at the same
time and place, but the ballots must be
deposited in separate boxes and each
party must have their separats judges
ana make separate returns. The proviss
icti for election Of delegates is faulty ii
that sufficient time is not allowed before
the election.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

ROBERT p. PORTER, superintendent Of
census, sends out circular which ex-
plains itself, as follows:
This Office desires to secure the best re-
suits possible regarding the schools of the
country with few salient inquiries.
James Fl. Bl0dgett, A.. NJ, of Rockford,
Illinois, q gentleman OF long experience in
educational work and In public affairs, has
lection Of statistics Of education for the
United States.
Public schools are so related to systems
Of public record that their statistics are OBJ
tainable through established methods.
Incorporated private schools have a
place In public records.
Parochial schools generally render stated
reports of some controlling body.
UnincOrpOrated private schools form q
considerable element of usefulness hither-
to unmeasured. 1t is desirable to gather
reports of the number Of teachers and pu-
pills In such schools, without troubling
them for. the financial statements that
schools supported by public funds owe to
the taxpayers.
The enumerators Of population will re-
port each person who has attended school
within the year, and whether at a public
or at q private school; and, for all persons
10 years of age and over, those who can
read and write. This will be more than
has been done heretofore. Other educa-
tional statistics must be reached by differ
ent methods, in which every one interested
may render some aid.
Any list Of private schools, no matter
how brief, or names Of single schools, no
matter how humble, open In any part of
the present school year, with the address
Of the principal teacher Of each, will be of
assistance to this Office.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The Fifty first congress-, says the St.
Paul News, will miss many familiar faces
through defeat, death or resi- gnation.
Still there are a few remaining who have
served from ten to thirty years. The pa
triarch of the house, William ID. Kelley,
Of Pennsylvania, will have served thirty
continuous years with the close Of this
congress. He has been the senior mem
Der, and has sworn in every speaker from
M. D. Kerr in December. 1876, to Thomas
B. Reed in 1889. Ex-Speaker Randall
ranks next, with twenty-six years, and
Charles O'Neill, also of Pennsylvania,
the same number, with the exception Of
one congress. Objector Holman began
his services in 1859 and served until 1877,
except one term, and then continuously
from 1881 to 1889, covering a period Of
twenty-four years.
Cannon Of Illinois, Mills Of Texas,
Bland of Missouri and Blount Of Geor-
gia, have each faced the house for six
teen years; Forney Of Alabama, Hens
derson of Illinois and Culberson Of
Texas, fourteen years each; and David
son Of Florida, Bayne of Pennsylvania,
and Caswell Of Wisconsin, twelve each.
About two hundred members of the last
congress are members Of the present one,
and five who were reelected have died
during the recsss-Cox Of New York,
Gray Of Louisiana, Townshend Of nli-
nois, democrats, and Laird Of Nebraska,
and Nutting Of New York, republicans.
Each has been succeeded by one Of the
same political persuasion.
Edward Mcpherson Of Pennsylvania
has been clerk Of the house during all
the republican congresses from 1853 to
1876, and again from 1881 to 1888. Now
he has been elected once more for the
eighth time.
In the senate Edmunds of Vermont,
and Sherman Of Ohio, have served the
longest the former continuously. Nor
rill is serving his fourth term, Ransom
has just entered upon his; Allison, In
gals and Jones Of Nevada, are respec-
lively nearing the close of their third
terms.
The new senator's to qualify ard Chand-
Ter Of New Hampshire, who was elected
last June after q temporary retirement Of
three months; Dixon Of Rhode Island,
chosen in place OF Jonathan Chase. who
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The house committees are doing good
work, several important bills having al
ready passed through their hands, and
are now ready for the committee of the
whole. Among these are the several
school land bills. The dog and wool
bills have also been returned to the
house. The banking bill is also ready
to be reported.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

their use. The bill gives those OCCUPY.
ing these lands till April 18th to get of
or lease the land and subjects them to
$500 fine or years imprisonment il they
do not. It also makes it "a misdemeanor
to cut hay on state lands
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

MR. REEDS railroad bill is the famous
''22996' which brought so much grief to
Messrs. Jones and Morris in the last leg
lslature. It passed the house and mo-
tion being made to reconsider, the house
adjourned, and, like Johnson's nomina-
ton, the fact that it passed could never
be taken into consideration.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The emergency clause is a thing that
troubles the Legislative solons somewhat.
The constitution provides that: .sNo4
act Of the legislative assembly shall take.
effect until July LIST, after the CLOSE Of
the session, unless in case Of emergency
(which shall be expressed in the pream-
BILE or body Of the act) the legislative as
sembly shall, by vote Of two-thirds Of
all the members present in each house,
otherwise direct" All other bills are
required to receive majority Of all! the
members elect in each house. The mo-
ment the emergency clause is inserted, it
changes the character Of the bill It
then becomes an emergency bill and
emergency bills require two-thirds to
pass. The only way to change
the character Of the bill is
to strike out that clause. Failure to
receive two thirds vote does not
strike that out. And until that clause is
stricken out the bill does NOT come under
the majority rule. II it fails to receive
the requisite majority il failsto pass, and
fails to become q law. No Endorsement
that the governor can make is competent
to change its character no change can
be made BY the engrossing clerks; the
president Of the senate can not say part
Of this bill passed and part did not nor.
can the speaker Of the house. The bill
8is lost and the only way to reach tin
the absence Of 9 rule is TO move that the
vote by which the bill was lost, be- re-
considered It can then be referred
for amendment, but under the
rules as the now are, the bill
would not be subject % amendment on
its third reading, and il would be- neces.
sary 70 recommit Il Under the viii
;liams rule, offered Tuesday, the bill.
failing 70 receive the requisite two thirds.
would immediately Be subject 70 amend
ment, which could be done then and
'thsrs, and the emergency clause being
IIsttricken out, the bill could 5be passed q.
!oncs by q majority vote, and III chancsi
Ifor doubt be removed. This ones lion
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The matter of destitution in the Dako.
tas is receiving official recognition.
Governor Mellette from personal oh.
servation reports 600 families needing
aid to a greater or less extent. Gov.
ernor Miller submitted yesterday re-
port from Nelson county in which it is
alleged there are 800 families in that
county needing aid.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

Mr.. MooRE's bill to protect sheep
husbandry is a meritorious measure.
It provides that the county commission
ers OF each county in the state of North
Dakota shall upon the petition of fifty
stock raisers offer bounty not to ex-
ceed SIS, and not less than 50, for each
and every wolf killed within the limits of
their county.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

II looks, from perusal of column
letter from Governor Mellette, published
in the Sioux Falls Press, that ex-Auditor
Ward had struck buzz saw. Mellette
says Ward is not only liar but cow
ard. What has Ward to say to that?
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

IT is not likely there will be any OPP
position to the bill introduced in con-
gress by Senator Pierce creating new
land district for North Dakota, and the
office Of surveyor general. The last Of
the public domain is now in North Da-
kota, and only a portion Of il yet sur
viewed.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The Minnesota railroad and ware
house law was introduced in the senate
Monday by Mr.. Hartman. It is under
stood that this bill is favored by the rail
road commissioners, who find themselves
without much authority to enforce the
laws. It was also introduced in the
house by Hon. j. r. Reed.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

does not apply to the prohibition bill
alone, but to every emerg gency bill, and IL
is the part. Of wisd domt to avoid q point that
may give just the pportunity for delay
that the opponents of the bill most de-
sire. The Williams rule will doubtless
be adopted X.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

The Devils Lake Capital outfit has
been sold to Sergeant & Co., Grand
Forks, and will be used for the publica-
tion of an Independent daily at the Red
river metropolis.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-13

MEMBERS in making reports or writing
bills should write upon one side Of the
paper only. In reporting amendments to
a bill the committee report should state
whether the amen dments are in line 60
and SO, section SO and so of printed" OF
written" bills, as the case may be.