Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-03
The Senator's FLYING Trip.
From Tuesdays Daily

The Senator's Flying Trip.
From Tuesdays Daily.l
United States Senator Pierce who passed
Sunday and Monday in Bismarck, is Son a
flying business trip and is now en- route eto
Washington. He attended the annual
meeting of the Loan and Trust company
of which he is president, and while in Bis
marck attended to business of Importance.
He is i'll excellent spirits and looks for
ward hopefully tor legislation beneficial to
the state. He went east last night and was
joined at jamestown by Senator Casey.
Being asked regarding matters of legis-
lation, Senator Pierce said he had intro
duced at the beginning of the session sew
eral bills, some of which he hoped to Sc
cure favorable action on at an early date.
An unusually large number of bills had
been introduced up to this time, but he
had already been successful in getting
some of his measures favorably considered
by the committees. The bill making an
appropriation to pay the deficiency of the
constitutional convention, the senator
hopes to get through the S. nate at an early
date and ste, no reason why it will not
fare equally well IN the house. However
legislation is proceeded with very slowly
at best. Every member has measures
which he considers of much more import
ance than those of any other member and
it is q constant strife for precedence.
While he has hopes to get this bill through
at an early date, its passage may be pro.
longed for a month or more.
Regarding other measures Senator
Pierce said that the question of
irrigation was one which would not
only receive the consideration of his col
league, Mr.. Casey, Representative Haus-
brouEh and himself, but the senators from
South Dakota and the other western states
were in hearty accord with any movement
looking to the reclamation of arid or semi
arid lands. The bill which Senator Pierce
has introduced appropriates $15O,OOO for the
purpose OF making surveys and expert
ments to determine what system of irriga-
ton will be the most practical. This bill
has been referred to the select committee
on irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands, and will receive fair consideration
and possibly a favorable report.
Bills have been introduced for public
buildings at Grand Forks, Fargo and Bis
marck for the accommodation of the post
offices, United States courts and other gov
IN Offices; also a bill for a govern
ment penitcntiary at Grafton. Such meas
ures require great persistence to be sue
%cessful. but this is the long session of con-
gress and Senator Pierce believes he will
have time and be able to illustrate to the
committees having these measures in
charge the Importance OF these institutions
and the reasonableness of the claims.
The bill making an appropriation for the
repair and establishing the perma-
i ns"cy which Sf t ths c hincoin is is n n
Bismarck and Mandan have great interest.
The government had about concluded to
abandon the post, but Senator Pierce has
an appointment with the commandant of
TINS department as well as the secretary of
war soon after the holidays and he will
use his best endeavors to lave Fort LIN
coin retained and made one of the import
ant military posts OF the country.
The northwestern delegation are work.
ing. in perfect harmony on all matters OF
legislation and, as Senator Pierce ex-
presses it., with a reasonable prospect for
success.
The office seekers thus far have not
caused as much annoyance as has been
generally supposed, Although there is
scarcely al office from the judgeship down
to a fourth class prS:Ot1iru that hasn't a
number OF applicants for appointment, or
regarding which there is "a division of
sentiment, still in most cases thus far,
matters have been anlicablv arranged and
SO far as the senators and representatives
have been able to judge, few heartburn
ings remain. But few appointments how
ever have thus far been made. and these
are pOstmasters, which patronage is con-
coded to belong very largely to the rep
reSentative.
The policy of the administration, Sena-
tor Pierce says, is to proceed cautiously
with appointments, and honorably dis
charged old soldiers, unless incompetent,
n against whom no serious charges can be
s~ubstantiated, are quite secure in their posi-
TONS. This is a straw to aSpirants for Re-
ceiver Hutchinson's place.
postmaster Slattery's term will expire
about the goth of January. Mr.. Bogue will
be his successor. The North Dakota dele
CATION has also agreed upon Mr.. Percival
for the DEVILS Lake land office, and his ap-
pointlnent will come so soon after the holl-
days it may as well be called a Christmas
present.
The United States judgeship is the juicy
plum that will cause the most trouble. 1t
will likely be either Thomas or Ball or
Nickeus. Pierce endorsed Nickeus some
time ago, but Senator Casey's endorsement
will probably be necessary, and Nickeus
hasn't been successful thus far in obtain
ing it.
s. G. Small will get the Casselton post
office This appointment was conceded to
his distinguished services for the party
throughout the nation in the last cam
paign as well as his good work in the first
state campaign in this state seemed to
warrant this little recognition. Small is
Plummer's partner in the publishing of the
North Dakota Republican.
There is some fight on the Larimore
postofice but the appointment has been
made and the confirmation will likely fol-
low, unless some charges can be brought.
The district attorney has not been de-
cided upon yet, neither has the surveyor
generalship, but to predict tina Hon. E. A.
Williams will secure the place in event of
the passage Of the bill creating the dist
riot, would be a mighty good guess. He
seems to have quietly preempted this place
long ago and most Of the other aspirants
seem willing to tack" for something else
when told OF MI. Williams candidacy.
The Flag in the Public Schools,
ED. TRIBUNE.--While in attendance at
the county superintendent convention at
Grand Forks, 1 discovered that the move
ment to cultivate among the school chill