Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-01-30
MARSHAL HACCART.
John Haggart Of Fargo, Ap.
pointed u. $. Marshal for
North Dakota.
WOnlam'S Suffrage Defeated in
the State Senate by Only
One Vote.
The Grand Forks Excursion the
Occasion for Il Lively
SkirmiS1.,

Hc "IiIu EOTNS TAACNGSlON JUe
Occasion for u Lively
Skirmis1s.
Haggart Is Marshal.
BISMARCK, Jan. 27.-[Speclal As The
Alert Of yesterday stated, the nomination
of Hen. John Haggart of Fargo, as
United States marshal was handed to the
senate by President Harrison today. 4
telegram was received At Bismarck dur
ing the afternoon giving notice of the
nomination. It soon became noised
around that the senator had received this
high compliment at the hands of the
powers that be, and everybody immedi-
ately congratulated the big rustler, who
deserves it all and more. The congratu-
lations we're of the genuine sort, for no
one can know John Haggart without
liking and admiring him. He will be
confirmed as soon as necessary and
qualify in short time. The legislative
position he holds will in no way interfere
with his acceptance of the position. ] his
is about the first of the important presi-
Dental Offices which has been filled for
North Dakota and is a prompt recoo-
milton of Mr.. Haggart's popularity. It
will be generally approved by citizens of
all classes. There we're no charges that
could be made in John Haggart's case
that would have feathers weight in
preventing his appointment. It was
settled long ago that he was to he the
man-if he wanted it. The North Da-
kota delegation in congress can rest as
sured that they have made no common
error in this recommendation.
| In the Senate.
The senate today defeated Fishers
woman suffrage bill. The measure re-
ceived Is votes for and 8 against. While
a majority Of those present supported the
bill, the vote lacked one OF being con-
stitutional majority. Senator Fisher
made very able speech ir support Of
the bill. Senator LaMoure was also one
of the earnest workers on the side of
the fair sex.
The seed wheat bill, which provides for
taxing the land to secure payment for
the grain loaned, passed the senate.
There was lively tilt over the house
resolution memorializlng congress for
legislation to grant school section near
Fargo to the agricultural college. The
resolution was referred to the committee
on public lands.
Swanston's bill for the protection of
game passed. It makes it lawful for
prairie chicken and grouse to be killed
after August 18th. Geese and brant are
stricken out Of the list of game birds
which it is unlawful to shoot at certain
seasons.
| In The House
The house put in big days work,
but the work was of an order that never
furnishes any news. Nearly the whole
afternoon was devoted to first and
second readings of bills. Among the
long bills read was that introduced by
the committee ON education, prescribing
a new and complete system Of public
school laws. The senate bill providing
bounty for tree planting was toyed with
for al hour. It vas numerously amend
ed but an adjournment was taken before
it came to a vote.
Two good bills were introduced.
Wickham's adds another to the list of
public holidays, making the first Monday
in September Labor day. Thompson of
Cass, wants to regulate native coal trans
portation rates and introduced bill to
make one-haif cent per mile the maxi
mum charge, but adds the proviso that
river charge of Is per ton may be made
to carry it east to that river.
Incidentais
A good deal of legislative fun was
covered by the disposition of the bill
making it unlawful for piano tuner to
practice his art on the public's instru-
ments without a license. The bill was
referred to the womans suffrage COM
mittee, but what connection there is be-
tween piano tuner and the female vote
was not explained.
Our legislature may be having pow
erful lot of trouble over the gopher, but
1t is nothing to the tribnlation which
| has blasted the peace and harmony of
the Washington legislature. from laws
proposed for the determination of blue
jays, chipmunks and sapsuckers. These
| pests are fruit stealers. and their extinc-
| tion is engrossing the laborious efforts Of
the whole legislature.
The irrepressible Cotton of Ward
county, Is here with long petitions relat-
F., ing to native coal. He wants the law to
compel railroads to charge 81 a ton for
the first 100 miles freight, and 50 cents a
ton for every succeeding 100 miles. Also
! under certain conditions to compel the