Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-24
The North Dakota Statesmen Rise
With the Sun and Earn Per
Diem.
Many of Them Slumber Over the
Hour and Go With Sergeant
Shore.
The G rks are Given a Slight
Taste of the Civil Ser
vice Pie.
The Show,
From Saturdays Daily

lFrOm SATURDAY 8 Daly.
And it came to pass that a cyclone of
economy swept down upon the statesmen
and hurled them from the arms of Nor
pheus into the arms of the ~sergeant.at-
arms.
At least that is very likely to be the case
at 7 o'clock this morning. when it is ex-
pected that every member of the house
will be in his seat.
The events of Yesterdays session epito-
mized are:
The passage of the resolution by the
senate fixing February 18th, as the date of
final adjournment.
The grand civil service examination of
clerks in the house and the Graco-Roman
match between the investigating commit
tee and the clerical intellect Of the body.
The adjournment of the house to meet at
7 O'Clock this morning.
THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The civil service commission, consisting
of Messrs. Lilly, Thompson of Walsh,
Court, Walton and Estabrook, did not wait
long after the hour appointed for the ar
rival of the clerks. The phalanx of the
faithful moved into the hall, and with prop
er obeisance to to the imperious Theodore
ROOSeveltS of the house, proceeded to await
their fates.
Being totally ignorant of the nature of
the examination through which they would
be called upon to pass, they were not en-
joying the mental tranquility of a boy
with a pie, but the suspense was soon bro
ken by the announcement that each would
be expected to copy a page of a bill. In a
few minutes the clerical force was at work.
Refined and blushing young ladies were
making the pen fly with their nimble ting-
ers' acsoss the pages, the old men OF the
young-as-I-used to be" gait, the politicians
who hold their positions by reason of the
ract that they saved their country at the
last election, threw a magnificent 'blocks-
Of-five" earnestness into their work, and
the scene was interesting and instructive.
What was the result?
All. that's the point. The committee
met at the Western house last night to con
slider the question; the report will be made
to-day, and not until it is read will the
gifted scribes of the temple know whether
republics are ungrateful or not.
WAKE UP!
Awake!
Shake off dull slumber, oh, thou heavy
headed maker of the laws-thy country
calls thee to yon state house on the hill.
As neat and exciting a specimen of
that strange and fascinating horse-play
known as razzle-daZzle as has ever been seen
in the house. was that of last evening,
which resulted in adjourning to meet at
Z O'Clock last evening. That is the hour at
which the house will convene this
morning, and the manner IN which
every member was figuring last night to
get the best of some other member, gives
rise to the expectation that there will be a
good working quorum present at 7 o'clock,
it,. indeed, the entire member
ship does not put in an appearance.
II Mr.. Stevens, the man who started
the tide toward an early adjournment by
meeting to-day be 10 a. m.-if he is not
present when the hour is reached ne will
be as thoroughly roasted as any man with
in a thousand miles, while if Mccormick,
the Tipperary artist who made the motion
is not in his place. he will be arrested for
obtaining glory under false p%retenses.
At midnight a large force of legislators
were organizing a vigilance committee for
work upon the member who had bribed
the hackmen to fail to have their convey
ances ready. and warning was sent to
Sergeant-atArms Shore that unless he put
IN an appearance to begin operations on
the call of the house. his musical voice
will ring out on the legislative air no more
forever.
1t is the first time IN the history of the
Dakotas that a legislative body adjourned
to meet at so early an hour.
It is doubtful if there is another case on
record.
Now let them show their nerve.