Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07
Doubtful Peace,
fErnm Thnradau,o Doilu

Yesterdays session of the legislature
was mild and harmonious compared with
the day previous, but it was far from a
prayer meeting. Early in the proceedings
the calm and placid Senator Fisher, raised
his soulful eyes to the president and in
tones irresistably soothing introduced a
resolution calling for the appointment of a
committee to further investigate the minor
ity report on the newspaper-lottery ques-
ton n ascertain whether or not the Ian
guage of the resolution Of censure is war
ranted by the language of the minority re-
port. Here was an opportunity for the
opposing forces to fall upon each others
necks-not as they did on the day pre-
vious with meat-axes and sledge-hammers
but with the old-time kiss of %reconcilia-
ton.
But there are too many thorns in the
flesh and the embracing process was
avoided as dangerous to comfort and hap
piness. Senator l4aMoure begged to be ex-
cused. He was mentioned as chairman Of
the committee but he said that he had as
thorough a knowledge Of the minority re-
port as his limited knowledge of the En-
glish language would permit, and he did
not desire to make further investigation
Into the origin, roots and hidden meanings
of the words used by the distinguished
gentlemen who signed the report.
At this juncture Senator Mccormack cut
across lots and with a genuine Hibernian
directneSs, announced that the senate fully
understood the language of the report, an
alton and he moved that the resolution be
laid on the table. This motion prevailed,
Senator Fisher sighed for the perverseness
and stubbornness Of mankind, and the
regular order was proceeded with.
H DISTURBANCE
of the day from an oratorical standpoint
wa furnished by the railroad gross earn
ings tax bill. 1t was On this bill that the
tall and dash!ng Senator Harmon, who
fears nothing from a statesman to a buck
ing broncho, sprang to his feet, mounted
his rhetorical steed IL hurting his orator
ical lariat oyer the heads of tho obstreper-
GUS senatorial rangers, won his point. He
corralled a sufficient number of votes to re-
store the provision which gives the coun-
ties through which the roads pass One-haif
OF the tax. In his brilliant chase he was
ably assisted by Senator Worst and not
W~lthStandlng the persistent attempts of
tne wiley Dlesem to create a stampede,
Harmon came out victorious.
THERE'S A COMMITTEE FOR YOU.
1t was late in the session when the ques-
tion OF passing the resolution for the ap-
pointment by the governor of committee
of seven citizens of North Dakota to 20
east to secure funds with which to pur-
chase seed wheat for destitute farmers,
and providing for the payment of their
travelling and other expenses by
the state, was considered. This
resolution which was introduced by
Senator Barlow, was supposed to be in har.
mony with the views of certain state Off
GERS, n while the object was worthy
there were many in the senate who did moi
believe that the Impoverished state should
be called upon to defray the expenses OF
seven men who might travel a thousand
miles without raising a thousand cents. A
remedy for this defect was soon found
On motion OF Mr.. Mccormack the clause
providing for the payment Of the commit
tees expenses was stricken out and Alex
ander Mckenzie, William Bulge, vii
liam o.Mqlcahy, Maj: r: r. Elem.
ing, Jeff Meyers, A.. u. Whipple and
Senator Geo. E. Spencer were named in the
resolution as the committee. Mr.. McCor
mack stated in moving that these gen
tiemen be named. that they would pay
their W expenses, and better still, they
would not go about the country begging
pennies from the children, but would raise
the necessary money to purchase seed
wheat in q business like way.
ne amendment MAS adopted with only