Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-03-20
CONFIRMATION REFUSED.
The Senate Declined to Confirm
any Of the Executive
Appointments.
The Deaf.Mute Bill Passes
Both Houses Over the
Governors Veto.

Many Good Measures Passed ut
the Closing HOurs-The
Railroad Tax Bill.
The Closing Hours.
BISMARCK, March 18.-[Special The
first session of the North Dakota legisla-
ture adjourned tonight ut II o'clock.
There was general good feeling among
the individual members and expressions
OF regret at separating from pleasant
acquaintances were general and hearty.
The strained relations between the ex-
ecutive branch of the state government
and the legislature did not seem to be
carried into the ranks of the members
themselves. The session has resulted IN
the passage of many good laws, large
number OF which. including several very
important measures, passed during the
closing hours tonight. There was no
manifestation of the spirit of petty re-
venge Of one house on the other. All
bills Of recognized merit we're considered
and acted upon. The governor has fif-
teen days in which to approve the laws
or to let them die without his executive
signature.
His nominations sent in yesterday
were not confirmed by the senate. This
action was not done IN executive session,
as customary, but in open session, for the
ediication of large number who
thr onged the lobby expecting to hear
what did occur. Mr.. Stevens of Grand
Forks county, referred to the fact that
no time had been granted the senators to
consider the appointments, and no names
submitted to them, as was due in cour-
tesy, but the Grand Forks Herald of last
Saturday had contained partial list OF
the names, and as such seemed to be
something out of the usual order and
rejecting on the rights Of the seLators
who are made coniolnt parties with the
governor by the constitution to consider
the various appointments, be moved
that onssrmation be withheld. Senator
Winship said he was not there to apollo
glze for the governor but 1t was none of
! Mr.. Stevens, business how the names of
appointees came to be obtained in his
newspaper in advance.
Senator Worst said that he had not
been advised with in the governors ap-
pointments, although his was the banner
republican district of the state, and gave
the executive the largest majority. The
men named were undoubtedly good men,
but nearly all were strangers to him.
He believed that the senate should have
been consulted and as it was not, that
the appointments should go back to the
governor. not from any disrespect to the
gentlemen named, but for the reasons
above named. Senator LaMoure believed
the governor should be held responsible
| for his selections, as the senate bad been
given no opportunity to consider the
Qualifications of the men. Mr.. Swanston
thought the nominations as made was
an indignity on the senate that the
members should not stand. Mr.. Diesem
was of the same opinion, and the nomi-
nations we're rejected on vote of 10 to
to IL. This vote included majority of
the republican members Of the senate,
and all the democrats.
Employees Happy at Last.
| Watchman Calkins of the senate. bad
his pay made $500 per day, the same as
the watchman of the house, and received
his warrant for the full time, except the
holiday recess Naturally Mr.. Calkins
feels elated and grateful. In both houses
the salaries Of all the employees were
raised to the usual amounts and, the
boys having been in a sweat all winter.
on account of the economy racket, We're
at the last moment relieved from anxiety
and the matter fixed as it should have
been at first. Many days and anxious
nights have been consumed in factional
effort to make a record of economy by
reducing the pay Of the employees of the
legislature and it all ended. just as might
have been expected, in the total
| failure to do any thing that
| really benefited the state. In fact.
| the expense was increased, if any thing,
by the unseemly wrangle over the matter.
The Rail Road Fence.
The house bill requiring railroad COM
panies to fence their tracks was as rank
| a piece of unjust legislation as ever
| came from q body OF men, 1t is re-
gretted that representatives OF the far
mers of this state in the house of repre-
sentatlves ever allowed their prejudices
to get the better Of their reason, and
thereby pass such a piece of legislation
for North Dakota. The bill was con-
sidered by the senate and passed with
the following amendment, which will
kill the bill, at the same time bring into
deserved ridicule the men who were re-
sponsible for it's passage in the house,
| The amendment reads:
The fence shall not be less than five
! feet high, Of cedar posts and hard wood
! lumber, boards placed in upright position