Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-02-13
PLENTY OF PETITIONS.
The House Of Representatives
Occupied with AppealsOn Oh
the Lottery Bill.
The Pros have About Five Hum
<lrcd More Names on their
Lists than the Cons.
A Committee Appointed to In
vestigatc the Vague Ru-
mOrs Of Bribery.


mOrs of Bribery.
In The Senate.
BISMARCK Feb. S.-ISpeciall House
bill No. 50, providing for uniform five
insurance policy, passed the senate. The
noxious weeds bill also passed. House
bill No. 10. providing for refunding the
outstanding bonds of the state, likewise
passed.
The maximum rate of interest was
fixed at AZ per cent. Bonds to the
amount of SIS, 600 will soon be due and
will be refunded.
In the House.
Little else than reading petitions for
and against the lottery bill was done in
the house today. By actual count, the
signatures of those favoring the bill
number 1878, those against 1,434.
Among tie documents was protest
from Mayor Newman of Fargo, placing
the lottery on a par with houses of
prostitution, was read. To this Mr.. Stevens
said: Mr.. Speaker see that this petl-
tion is from the mayor of Fargo and
that he speaks of the houses of prostitu-
ton. I move you that a committee be
appointed to investigate the prostitution
question IN Fargo and see whether or
net Mayor Newman has premltted the
licensing OF houses of ill-fame-in effect
at least. Carried. Messers. Stevens,
Moore and Thomas we're appointed as
the committee. Mr.. Montgomery called
attention to the fact that the senate bill
No. 80 had been made special order
for 3 p. m. and that hour had arrived.
Mr.. Mccormick moved that the house
resolve itself into committee OF the
whole for the purpose of considering
senate bill No. 39-the bill attaching
"Ne Mans Land" to the counties of
Walsh and Ramsey. The motion pre-
vailed and the house resolved itself into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Selby was
called to the chair. Mr.. Montgomery
presented a protest from the commits.
sioners of Walsh county against having
the western boundary line of the county
extended, and moved that the bill be
amended SO that the questiod shall be
submitted to a vote of all the people
interested. Carried. Mr.. Bowen moved
that the committee of the whole recon-
mend the passage of the bill as recon-
mended. Carried. The committee rose
md tho roport uas aG0nko1
Cole wanted the lottery bill returned
to the senate with the information that
it was unconstitutional. 1t was not re-
turned.
Mr.. Iceland called attention to the fact
that the order of unfinished business had
been reached and that the amendment to
senate bill 167, the lottery revenue bill,
was under thai order. This amendment,
which strikes out the requirements of the
lottery and allows any lottery company
to do business IN the state, was consid-
cred. Mr.. Ueland moved that the
amendment be adopted. Mr.. Stevens
moved that the amendment be laid on
the table. Carried by a vote of 81 to "a.
Mr.. Roney offered a resolution author
izing the speaker to appoint committee
of five to investigate the reports of brib-
cry in connection with the passage of
this lottery bill, which was adopted.
Mr.. Thompson moved that the COM
mittee to be appointed to investigate the
charges of bribery, be also instructed to
report the names Of the persons circulat-
ing the reports. Carried. The chair
appointed as the investigating commit
tee on the bribery question, Messrs. Ron
ey, Thompson Of Cass, Selby, Walton and
thinner.
Live Bismarck Topics.
Representative Haugerud is shrewd
old timer whose western experiences
would fill volumn. He generally "calls
the turn" on the issues as they arise. He
is liberal in his views and has a mighty
effective way Of stating point. The
other day he disposed of member who
kept repeating parrot-like IL move we
now adjourn" by moving that the party
which the house cheerfully agreed to.
foolishness and "monkeying" as he styles
is, and is not slow in letting his ideas of
such legislation be known.
Representative Iugebretsen of Benson
county, Is a hard working member, study
ing the course of legislation diligently
and voting every time in the interest of
his county as well as of the state. He is
no crank on anything, and is personally
we'll liked by the members
Few mon in the senate take as active
interest in general legislation as Senator
Little. He is always on hand and when
bo fol<oe, +l,o ACor hio rom RI G re pOip af}
and secure the attention of every mem
Der present Mr.. Little is a liberal and
progressive representative and Burleigh
county made no mistake in sending him
to the senate to look after her interests.
He has fathered several bills OF unusual
merit, and believes in legislation that
will derive some revenue as well as that
which is merely devised to expend it.
Mr.. Little's bill licensing sleeping car