Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-03-02
RESTING ON THEIR ARMS.

RESTING ON THEIR ARMS.
The Legislature ana Gov. .Prepar.
ing for Renewal OF Hostlllties.
Special Correspondence Of the 1srrs.ocsAs.l
BISMARCK, Dak., Feb. pa hardly
know whether TO give you column or
two Of leaden ballast in the form of
routine report ofthe legislative proceed
ings during the past week, or to enter
tain you With brief dissertation on the
light and airy diRre.slon of the solons.
Speaking Of DEPRESSION it is question
whether the Dakota law making body
digresses when it plays horse, or gives
serious discussion to the laws. 1t is
beginning to look as it taking excur-'
sions, participating In camp fires, pas.
sing jocular resolutions and attending
prize fights are all part Of its routine
duties. This being true, the legislators
have INDUCED In very little digression
IN the past week, but do not feel
like cr,ticiaing them very .severly At
present, as II is generally conceded
that the less they tinker With the laws
at present the better it will be for the
territory, which must soon shape all its
laws to statehood.
At present small number Of the
members are enjoying an excursion to
Helena, many more haye taken ad-
vantage Of the excuriicn recess to visit
their homes, and just enough remain in
the city to fail Of q quorum and damn
the junketers. The galivsnting solons
will return tomorrow, and as most Of
the important bills Of the session are
still awaiting action the remaining days
Of the session will bc interesting.
Not an appropriation bill has been
passed, the railroad measures are still
awaiting vote, the prohibition bill
hangs in tho house, and the proposed
school law is quaran,ined.
| The event of the week was the an.
nouncement III both houses Of the pas.
sage Of the statehood bill by Congress.
the news having been telegarphcd to
the legislature as soon as the bill was
past. No sooner was the telegram
read than the capitol was shaking with
the cheers and shouts and songs and
whovps OF the members, aud the gian
lunged representatives Of the ,hirc
house. Immense stars representing
North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon,an.
and Washington we're placed high upo'
the walls, dags und bunting were hum
about the halls III pvofusinn, and Will
Isome INDUCED in the doxoIogy IT,
grcat surglng screaming mob gave yen
to their enthusiasm in the popular d.
kota parlance.
The excursion to Helena is one {
the results Of tho passage Of the bill. u
the Dskotans thought 1t would be prope
to go to the Montana capital to rejoic
with the legislature Of that territory o
the result. a large number refused t
20. and passed the time Yesterday i
"roas,ing" the junkoters, in specche
and resolutions.
Tho one executive act Of the wee
which has caused discussion and ag
tation is the veto Of the soldiers HON
bill The governor vetoed on tn
ground that as North and South d.
kota are now two seperate and distint
political divisions, the present legisls
ture with members from the mort
has no right to locate new institution
, | In South Dakota and increase the pu
lie debt thereby. He gives nunero,
other reasons submitting statistics
proof Of his claim and that the instit
ltion is not now needed IN Dakota. A
latlempt will be made 10 pass tho b
Ioyer the veto, but it IS be!ieyed tn
This is one OF the yetoes that will be 81
ltainel.
Tho proposition, to take recess
q lg,ve President Harrison an opportunl
] to appoint Republican governor
time to secure the territorial Offices
no longer heard Of, and n all prot
bility Gov. Church will be in the 6
ccu,iyc chair when the legislature a
journs. The re-appointments OF Al
Gen. skinner, Auditor Ward and Co
missioner Of immigration Mcclure ha
not been confirmed. but j! is rumov
that the governor will hand in sor
more appointments during the ne
week.
As the bin abo!ishing the ra'!ro
commission has not passed it il sa
that on the next list o! appointments
. be cent IN will be the commission.
The usu:y bill having become Ii
the bankers and money loaners "
accept more than IL per cent will
guilty Of a misdemeanor.
The railroad bill giving the Eailrt
. commission power 10 regulate pass
ger aud freight rates on railroads ia
read, for its third reading and f
passage, and it will pass the house b.
good majority.
The members interested jD the
preparation bill. are =tll on the anx
iseat, wondering when they had bs'
plunge into the arena, There Il
growing sentiment against the o'nn