Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-02-28
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY FEB IS 1890

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scheme and yesterday afternoon gave the
senate a surprise by rising to that privilege.
he held in his hand a copy of the Fargo
Argus and read from the headlines the
words: "Whited Sepulchre Winship-Who
Plays Poker All Day Sunday and Works
the Reform Racket All the Rest
of the Week" The Winshipian face
wore tho pallor Of silent rage; his eyes
looked a whole tragedy of daggers and as
he spoke pale sparks Of fire darted from
his lips. "This," said he, lis the second
time this paper has attempted to blacken
my character and l d%enounce the writer
a willful and malicious Iiarw That was
the end of Mr.. Winship's speech. He
wasted no time in getting to the point and
having done the grand personal privilege"
act in which several other senators have
shono so c~onspicuously on several occa-
sions, he sat down. But he was no to
have the glory to himself. Not much.
Senator Swanston rose with the air of a
man who says: "Thanks, Pm glad you
spoke about it." He said he wanted to
speak to a personal privilege. He, too, had
been maliciously assailed in the newspa-
pers INT he desired to defend the SWANSON
e%scutcheon against the libelous assaults
That had been made upon it. Not only him
self but numerous other senators had just
cause for complaint against the unprin-
cipled and constituencies press. Senator
Swanston sustained his reputation as an
oratorical a%ntagOnizer and even surpassed
the earnest Winship in expressive indigna-
ton and relentless wrath. 1t was the event
Of the day in the senate and the weary
watchers in the lobby expressed unbounded
appreciation. Nothing is so pleasing to the
mar in the lobby as to have the indignant
statesman indig.
The state officers are not to be overlooked
in the grand economy melodrama that is
being played at the capitol. They had their
inning and now the legislature is at the
bat. They rode proudly on the coveted
steed of public favor during the early part
of the session by pruning down the Tex
~travagance" of the legislature, and now
the chastised but unconquered lawmakers
propose to assume the role of p%aternal
guardian and WELD the rod of correction
on the hayward and e%xtravagant members
of the family who strut defiantly in their
official gowns. The bill reducing the sal
aries of the state officers was before the
senate for consideration yesterday.
The Legislators do not understand
why the destitute farmers of the
state should be ground to death
under the j%uggernaut of taxation
in order that the sympathizing and econo-
mical Governor Miller should roll in the
luxury of $4,000 per year, so they have
recommended a reduction of the COVER
nor's salary to $4,000. They cannot see
why the watchfIl railroad commissioners
should saunter leisurely about the state
with a salary Of $4,000 while the over-bur-
dened people shrek with pains of poverty,
and have agreed to reduce the pay to
$1,000.
With the widest fight of their imagina-
ton they cannot see how the conscientious
Acknowledgement Goodwin can charge the
bare-footed taxpayer $4,000. per year for
the Opinions" that he is delivering, and
have therefore decided that he should con.
slider himself exorbitantly paid at $1,000.
These and similar recommendations
with regard to all other officers were made
by the senate committee and yesterday
when the bill came up for consideration q
test vote was had on the motion to make
tAO oIIIOd COuuluIoSlULlcl . SdldTH, @l,OUU
instead Of $1,000. Economy won. The in
terests OF the people were protected and
the amendment was rejected. 1t is consid-
cred by many a burning shame to have
such princely salaries wrung from the
famished farmers Of the state and many
cannot understand how some of the state
officials have the heart-or lack of heart
to accept them.
Oh, Economy is a cyclone when it is
awakened and it is the Nemesis that now
purSues the state officials and demands
swift retribution for their wanton extrava-
gance and their heartleSS Indifference to
the cries of the destitute.
OLD "BOwIE-KNIFE" OVERLOOKED.
How the name of "Bowie- Knife" Allen
was omitted from the list of prairie terrors
who Invaded the BAD Lands Saturday last
in search of lions and panthers, is one of
the mysteries. While Tornado Ink, Bitter
Creek Bowen and Holy Terror Montgom-
cry did valiant work in destroying the
beasts of prey in the western wiids, it is
familiars designate the fierce and uncon-
trollable Allen, killed more full-grown lions
and panthers than any other two of the
party and that even after losing his run,
he killed an entire family of ferOciOus Bad
Lands tigers with his immense knife,
WhtSA yOu WILL ouScIVo pIOITuuluR from
his bootleg.
SIDE LIGHTS.
The third house is itself again. DR.. Falk,
the accomplished diplomat and linguist,
who stands in the foremost ranks Of the
modern Greeks, arrived yesterday and is
renewing acquaintance and preparing
some important measures for the consider
alton Of the soyereigns.
Bishop RoIfe, of Minnewaukan, came in
from the east yesterday and is manifesting
deep interest in the warfare between the
religious denominations in the capital, and
hopes to remain long enough to bring
! about a compromise. He says he has the
interest of the chrrch too much at heart to
remain silent at home when a ride of a few
hundred miles and a little extra exertiOn
might restore peace and harmony among
the brethren.
First Assistant Sanford, of the house,
made his debut in the role of chief clerk
last night, and the artistic manner In
which he performed the duties, together
with the sunshine that radiated from his
rosy and intellectual countenance, won the
admiration of all. Sanford is in line.
Messrs. Mcdonald and Greene, of Ran
som county, the latter a brother and both
constituents of Representative Greene
were given the privileges of the floor yes.
terday.
AS the 18th Of March approaches, the
loyal sons of Erin gather in the capital,
John Satterlund came in from the north