Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-03-13
k0NtY ROASTED.
A Ropresent ative. i'm Explaining
His Vote ON a Bill to His
Constituents,
Casts Reflections ON His Fellow
Members, Who Demand an
Explanation.
Senate Resolutions Rejecting on
the Attorney General-Supt.
Mitchell Dead.

the Attorney General-Supt.
Mitchell Dead.
The Diurnal Sensation.
BISMARCK March 1O.-tSpecial THE
reg ular daily sensation occurred today
in the house.
Roney, the tall, one armed reformer
from Steele county, was the unsuspect-
ing cause. Roney is one OF the "anarch-
ists." That Is to say, he is one of COM
bine Of twenty-three members who have
handed togeth or, promised to vote as
Unit aud hold frequent caucuses on bills
and matters of Legislative moment. The
mem oers are called anarchists because
the are "agin" the rule of the majority
Of the legisl ature. ...
Some time ago the house had under
consideration two senate bills. One pro-
vided that property situated in unorgan-
ized counties should be taxed; the other
followed as q natural consequence in
pursuance of the governmental theory
that there shall be no taxation without
representation, and provided for the
holding Of elections in unorganized coun-
ties. This former bill Roney opposed
because he realized that the latter must
inevitably follow in its wake. Opposi
tion to such a measure naturally needed
explanation and Mr.. Roney wrote to the
Hope Pioneer communication giving
the "whys and wherefores." He said
that the first bill was introduced to in
sure the passage of the last; that the
gang wanted the last one and that it
hoped by means of the unorganized
counties to perpetuate their power-or
words to that effect. The language was
such that an unexpressed harsh mean
ing was conveyed.
Tyler OF Fargo, saw the communica
tion. and in order to bring 1t to the at
tention Of the legislature, rose to a
question of privilege. had the clerk read
it and requested that it be printed in the
journal.
This gave the opportunity to Stevers
to let loose the pent up indignation with
which he has beeu surcharged since he,
in similar manner, brought to public
notice private letter OF the attorney
general, in which the lottery scheme was
condemned and its promoters caustical|y
arra1gned. Goo Twins letter being largely
a personal matter with Stevens, he did
not feel free to characterize it as he
would have wished to do, but today his
opportunity came. When the communi-
cation from Roney had been read, he arose
and made one of the most in1ammatory
speeches of the session. Roney was mer-
cilessly roasted and, over his shoulders,
the attorney general as we'll. The
speech in the main was directed at
Roney personally. The charges con-
tained in tho communication we're char
acterized as unworthy member of the
house and an explanation was demanded.
Referring jointly to the letter Of Good
win and the communication Of Roney,
Stevens said if not satisfactorily ex-
plained, articles Of impeachment ought to
be filed in tomorrow mornings session.
When Stevens concluded, Roney said
that he had not yet read the communi-
cation referred to, as 1t appeared in the
Pioneer and asked that he be given un.
til tomorrow to make a reply OF some
kind. On motion of Stevens, time was
granted and the reply was fixed and
made special order for tomorrow morn
ing a t $50 o'clock.
Nothing has yet been done with refer
enre to the letter of the attorney gener-
al, the full text of which was printed in
The Alert last week.. The indications,
however. are ominous OF some evening-up
demonstrations in the very near future.
II Impeachment proceedings are not in
stitnted, it is quite likely that some
istratiOn's legal advisor will be found.
Attorney General Goodwin today rem
dered an opinion that the present ses-
sion of the legislature must expire by
limitation March 18th. Before the LIS
bon letter was exposed and previous to
to the talk Of his impeachment, he had
said unofficially that the session could
continue until .pril 5th. He now opines
that the solons must "quit" on the for
mer date. The To-day limit he con-
strues to mean 12O solar days and not
12O days on which legislative work is
done. The opinion was referred to the
committee on state affairs. 1t re.opens
the holiday recess per diem question and
seems to mean that the vouchers for the
18 days Of that recess must be honored
by the auditor, The auditor has already
requested an opinion on this subject
from the attorney general. The boys
may be happy yet, you bet.
ne senate election bill passed the
house today in an amended form.
A Senatorial Whereas.
Senator Belyea today introduced the