The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-28
THE STATUS
Of the Seed Wheat Question.
Farmers Get up Statement of Your
Wants.
We Have Taken Pains to Get at
the Facts in Regard to This
all Important Matter.

From VT at we can learn the follow ing il
the position, as regards the State Legislative
Assembly in v hich the seed wheat question
now stands
There were introduced soma time ago, two
bills, one by Representative Cole 10 the
House. and the other by Senator McCor.
mack to the Senate, both for an a,t to pro
vide means ftr furnishing seed wheat to
needy set, lers, by way Of tonding the State
to the extent of one hundred thousand doll.
a1s These bills received their fret and
second reading 8, were referred to the Com.
mistee on estate Affairs Of the respective
houses, and pei dir g the arrival from tht
counties requiring the aid, Of certain infor.
nation for the guidance of the committees
No action was taken in tn matter.
On tie 10Th, Dec. the information not
having arrived, and becoming impatient
with the apparent apathy en- this subject Of
those whose first duty to their constituents
demanded that they give it their paramount
attention.
Senator Svensrud with the hope OF d
wakening an interest in, and giving the
seed wheat question the benefit Of a ,peci
committee to work out its solution, moved
before the Senate the adoption of the follow
ing
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
introduced by Senator Sveusrud:
Resolved:-That the president Of tte Sen
ate te ereby instrlcte to appoint = coul
mittee of Five (5) to act conformity with q
like committee to be appointed by the House
which joint committee shall be known al
1.-THE SEED WHEAT COMMISSION"
to1 ho ls,k,s Ill
possible dispatch the quantity of seed grain
which will be required in Il sever Il count
les of the State, whose settlers suffered the
loss Of their crops last season through
drouth or otherwise, and who can in no way
procure the necessary seed without the
assistance of the State. So soon as said
Commission is in possessie of the required
information 1t shall report to the Assembly,
stating allo what aid it is within the power
Of the State to grant. and what could be the
utmost extent Of such aid, and further, il
may submit such facts and recommends
tions which it may see fit to do-ths VT ole
being with the intent Of enabling the Legis
lature to perform satisfactorily Ind with.
out delay its duty towards those unfortu
nate citizens through no fault of their owl
lNcA, ,redu;e to absolute penury. ard nav
EAPH kfsr recognition Ind prote otion froa
Till state.
This res ,'n'ior ~ss un.rinousIy carricd
in boska houses and the seed wheat Com
mission held its irst meeting in the lobby
Of the Senate Chamber just after she adjourn
ment ofths Legislative Assembly on Thurs
day evening, 18th Dec. whe1 Senator
Dodds, Of Nelson county was elt cted chair
nan, and counties assigned to the severa
members With instr uctions that they report
to the Commission on Jan. 7th, $780, tht
quantity of seed grain required in Il cir re
spective counties, With the re-assembline
of the Legislature this matter will be press
ed to final settleu ent Anton Svensrud
looks after Bottineau County.
The petitions frc m Bottineau county were
presented and read before the Senate on the
10th Dec. 1890.
1t would be we'll for the people to wai
and see what will be the result Of the effort,
Of the Legis' ature, before they renew thei1
dealings with the parties who furnished
seed wheat last year. There is lots of tim,
yet to consider before paying two prices To-
seed.