Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-14
THE ARENA.
A Day With the Statesmen at the
Capital and Glimpses at the
Show.
Signs, Echoes and Rumors as They
Are Caught in Hall and
Lobby.
The Work Of the Law Makers as
Seen Under the Changing
Lights.
Sweet Day of Rest.
From Sundays Daily.]

Sweet Day of Rest.
From Sundays Daily.l
"At rest"
What hidden comfort in these two brie,
words, and how with Sunday comes thaI
spirit of repose which in its deepest sense
the words convey.
AT rest. Once more the statesman is at res,
"a temporary rest, to be sure, but thorough
and refreshing for the time. Another
week rolled into oblivion-another Sunday
with its balm appears. Like a gentle
flower girl met without the crowd, dis.
pensing natures beauty and inspiration, so
enters Sunday, queen of all the week, with
balm for heartaches and sunshine for the
soul.
All, statesman, with the record you are
making with your tongue, pray tell us the
record of your conscience and your heart.
The clouds may gather and your eyes
grow dim IN search of happiness and bliss,
but not until you cross the silent river on
which your bark is launched by Death and
from whose waveless depths the tinted
lights oflife's eternal city CLEAN resplen-
dent, will virgin Hope reveal her final goal.
When evening comes and in the GRIM
son west appear the shadows of the last
long night, the record of thy life like one
vast flash of fate will sweep before thee
on the winding scroll. And as the first soft
light of home bursts through the rayless
gloom, one candid act 40 matter what its
earthly cost, will weigh more to thy credit
fhon oil tho nnrUlor rlotif,,Iao fhot 90 xryo
ing hypocrisy can speak. And when with
out the gates the dimpled ones will meet
you as they did on earth, to bid you vel
come home; when the melting melody of
the celestial harmonies first greet your lis
tening soul, when all the blending beau
ties of the land eternal meet your longing
gaze, then will you know how hollow were
ambition-how tickle joy.
Will you realize this vision?
You may-but if you do you Will miss
many familiar faces.
The hypocrites will be missing.
The man Of moral speeches and immoral
practices will not be there.
The mar who shouts: take it to the
Lord in Prayer when you present an over
due note for renewal, and sings II Gather
Them In" while foreclosing the 40 per
cent. mortgages, will probably be absent.
You will find that the man who carries a
bible in n hand while he reaches for the
"dead immortal cinch" with the other. has
been sidetracked at Purgatory junction,
while he of "public"morality who holds poll.
teal virtue at a much higher value than that
OF society, will be far, far away, chasing a
birthstone maiden with c%ontlagration
skirts.
Yea, verify, there are many things thai
you will miss. There will be no motions
to reconsider; 10 ''opinions" to call for; the
1ncf lSopo oF %ho Lo1Sl~, III --k
haunt you, for it will be n eternal holi.
day of rest and peace; there will be no
detectives; no minority reports, no resolu.
ions of censure, no "stoveS" will be 'set
up" and no noses pulled.
Then let's drop the political record" TOT
a day and rest indeed.
ANOTHER VETO.
Governor Miller has evidently just he.
gun work with his veto machine in earn.
est. The Lawrence bill, compelling the
citizens of unorganized counties to pay
taxes, was returned to the senate with a
veto message yesterday. This adds anoth.
er to the interesting events of the session.
and brings more prominently than ever be.
fore the people of the state the question OF
whether or not the wealthy non residents
WAN y llCloo H1dZlIA VII GlS
state lands in u~norganized counties shall
be permitted to escape taxation. They are
protected by the laws of the state, and it is
believed by many that they should be com.
PEELED to share the burdens of state gov.
eminent. The governor has vetoed the
bill on purely legal grounds, and the Iegis.
lature now mas an opportunity to get up
another little war on the question of desti-
tuition which has been so prominent a topic
of discussion.
The cold drafts between the Legislative
and the executive departments of the state
government are still of the most arctic
character.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, March 8.
To JOHN MILLER, Heap Big Cover.
nor: Som moons ago l wrote you through
my good friend Barry, asking you appoint
me policeman at him big capitol. You
appoint me not. White man tell me you
make laugh at me. 1 hope you see now
your much mistake. If you had me for
your policeman I bet you four ponies that
state officers nose would not be pulled.
If you think you need me now and will
appoint me, please telegraph how much
pemican you pay me to come up. l will
stay by Chief Goodwin and teach him how
to use war club. Your friend,
RAIN-IN-THE-FACE.
P.S.-Since Chief Gall heard that Chief
Goodwin had his nose pulled, he disowns
him. Gall very mad. Says none of his
relatives would allow anything like this tc
happen. R.-F.
ANOTHER CRISIS.
The bill providing for an examining
board to examine piano tuners and regu.
iating the price of tuning pianos was, on
motion Of Representative Pinkham, in.
definitely postponed-this, too, against the
earnest protests of Representative Thomp.
son of Cass. ian it be that the usually
conservative Pinkham has gone daft? Does
he realize what he has done? For the pro-
lection Of the great principles of the re.
public, for the sake of harmony, and In the
name of the thousands of outraged pianos
that are now standing on their hind legs
and shrieking for help, let the vote be re.
considered and the great piano-tuning bill
become a law.
Scattering Shots.
CHAIRMAN Robinson Of the investigat.
ing committee having returned, it might
be wise to put up a stove or two in the
committee room.
Mr.. GOODWIN SAID he had no confidence
in Selby. Mr.. Selby has implicit confidence
in MIR. Good Win-cOnfidencA that ha will