Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07

norty report have handled, which motion
prevailed and
Mr.. LAMOURE moved to insert as pre-
amble the following:
WHEREAS, Senator Dodds and Senator Barlow,
minority of the judiciary com .iittee. in report-
ing to this body on senate bill No. 1876, saw fit to
go outside of the question under discussion, and
charge members of tots senate with being shy
sters, dead beats and political demagogues there
fore,
Be it Resolved:
Which preamble was adopted.
SENATOR DIEsEM.
Mr.. President: I was not present when
this minority report on senate bill No. 1876
was made and although heard some little
about ii on the streets last evening it was
not until l read in this mornings paper
what took to be verbatim copy of that
report that l understood its full scope
and must confess that / was surprised,
not only at its language, but at its utter
irrelevancy to the subject purporting to be
under consideration. 1t has not the re-
motesttconnection with senate bill 1856. 1t
seems to me that this opportunity was only
taken by a few hyena. like ghouls to get
into cemetery to resurrect a
corpse to flaunt it in the
faces of its own destroyers. 1t seems that
some of these high moralists, who while
their hearts are filled with ambition,
hatred, spite and malice against their
neighbors and fellow senator's, are de-
sirous of parading now, at this late date,
as whitewashed angels. They seem to re-
gret that they were negligent and idle
during the fiery ordeal that their beloved
state SO recently passed through, and now
that the battle is over and the smoke is
cleared away, they cry ITO Arms" ITO
| to cover themselves over with gore and
glory, that they may have a countersign
with which to crawl over the hind end of
| a passing political band wagon. I have
seen these would-be soldiers before, who
during the battle are invisible, but when
the smoke 3h has .ne cleared ,y away , With their cir
lick them thought Talk about unity of
party. This is a fine peace. offering to cast
before vanquished foe. Two great sena-
tors of a great state, appellating to two
thirds of this body the epithets of dem
agogues, political deadbeats and shy
sters." What truly dignified language to
angels, posing as the salt and saviours of
their state.
This report is as uncalled-for as it is un-
principled and unmanly, and the members
of this body cannot pass it by unnoticed.
Personally 1t needs no other treatment
than silent contempt, but after it was
tabled and expunged from the records of
this body these ghouls we're not content
but stole away into the dark recesses of
! alleys and bedrooms. surrounded with SEN
sational reporters with gaping mouths and
extended ears, eagerly awaiting the un-
savory morsels as they were detailed to
them. have always had great respect
being the former and moulder of public
opinion, of raising the morals of humanity
! but of late years our preSS-eSpecially
some of the leading dailieS--have degenerat-
ed from this high platform to much lower
one of sensationalism, and to details of ru-
NOR many times distorted ana innocent
parties are Injured beyond the recovery OF
lifetime. Now these parties are at this
moment and have been for the last twenty,
four hours using every means to spread
this shameless and nameless insult upon
our public journals.
Look out for boomerangs! Angels wings
are sometimes clipped.
Arise, senators, in your honor and man.
hood, and resent these insults.
With regard to the two senators who
have signed this report, do not think it is
an act Of their own vOlition. l think they
have had bad counsel but do not think it was
really in their hearts to insult this senate
in the way they have. The time is at hand
when we should try and make some com.
promise; at least, let US be generous and
true to ourselves; at least, let us try and
not resurrect any more cOrpSeS for venti-
lati0n until the odors of them become un-
bearable.
The motion to adopt the Stevens report
as amended by striking out the objection
| 1hlfa lanUnoDG in thp m Nlp rrin1
The office Of president pro TEN. was de-
| clared vacant and
Mr.. SWANSTON moved that Senator
LaMoure be elected to fill the vacancy,
which motion prevailed by vote of rs To 2
Messrs. Barlow and LaMoure voting nay
| BILLS APPROVED.
| The governor informed the senate that
he had approved senate bill No. +, author.
izing railroad corporations to take, acquire,
sell or guarantee the payment Of the bonds
and other securities OF other railroad com
panies.
Mr.. SWANSTON moved that hereafter
during the session that no senator be ex
cused from attendance except by vote Of
the majority. Adopted.
After recess, special order No. as, the
salary bill, was taken up and the question
being upon an amendment to the DieSem
amendment, long debate ensued occupy.
ing most of the balance Of the afternoon
AS nothing came of it but the defeat of all
the proposed amendments, including the
indefinite pOstpOnement or Diesem amend.
ment, cutting down the salaries of all
state officers (as has been published in
these columns) by a vote of IL to II, fur
ther details will be OF but little interest.
The PRESIDENT signed the following
house bills: No. 28, relating to estrays; No
55, buying and distributing supreme court
records; No. 100, loaning muskets to trus
tees of state university; No. 12a, repeating
chapter IA session laws of 1885; No. 1853
requiring railroad companies to build and
keep in repair highway crossings, and No
29l, to change and relocate county seats.
A communication from the governor
calling attention to the report of the state
treasurer, and stating that about $l1OO(
could be made available by proper legis
4 lation, was read and referred to the com
mittee on appropriations. js a,
i Another communication relating to in
Il demnity school lands, accompanied by 8