Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-03-19
Live State ToDics,


cltic has evidently adopted new policy
in it's attitude toward state legislatures.
Last week eight members of the house
committee on insane, and eight others,
including Sergeant-at.A Arms Henry Plow-
man, took trip to Fergus Falls to visit
the institution at that place. Yesterday
Mr.. Plowman received bill amounting
to $l83.8S for the transportation of the
party, from Charles s. Fee, general pas
senger and ticket agent of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and asking the speedy
payment of the same.
The governor has signed so far 129
bills, seventy-four of which originated
in the senate and fifty-fve in the house.
There are eight bills still in the hands of
the governor, which he is holding for the
return of Attorney General Spencer, so
as to consult with him in regard to their
constitutlonality. This makes the total
number OF bills passed by both houses
l37, seventy nine having been introduced
IN the senate and tifty-elght in the house
The eight bills in the hands of the GOV
ernor will probably not be considered
until after the twentieth.
The death of Hon. George Fl. Hand
removes from the Dakotas one of the
best known and most enterprising of
citizens. During territorial days he was
a frequent visitor to North Dakota and
| took an active and leading part in all
state and public affairs. He settled in
Yankton IN 1865, and always was to the
front in works of enterprise and benevo-
lence. He was appointed register of
that land Office in 1872, and two years
later was made Secretary of the territory
a position he filled for eight years. He
was prominent Mason.
! Col. f. A. Gale, prominent banker
and politician of Yankton, suiclded by
| shooting in the Merchants hotel We'd
| nesday afternoon. He left letter say
| ing he had lost all his money, on the
Chicago board Of trade. He was the
gentleman who became well known by
his prominence in militia company mat
ters, and rode the handsome little mare,
Nellie Gale, at the encampments. He
was appointed by Gov. Church on his
staff, and wore the finest uniform in the
to Bismarck,-but the cause of the deed
was as reported above.
Ex-senator Pierce is IN quandary,
says dispatch to the Minneapolis
Journal. He has more positions offered
him than five men of ability can fill. The
edltorship Of the Minneapolis Tribune
has been rendered him on silver plat
tar. A position of similar nature is
open to him in Chicago, and President
Harrison has offered him the choice of
three foreign Missions He has tele-
grapbed Mrs. Pierce for her advice. There
is something like S15, 900 per annum sal
ary attached to each of the foreign mis-
sions anc Pierce fears that the Dews-
paper business will not pay linn any
thing like this sum.
There we're two democrats in the late
house of representatives who we're
severely censured by the friends of re-
submission for their neglect of the cause
they represented. These members were
Triplett and Cope of Richland county,
who left the last day of the session on
delayed train after promising to stay and
help finish the fight. Their votes we're
needed in the plans of the license men
and their unexpected absence caused a
great deal of sharp comment. Both
members were aided in their election by
license men. AS has been we'll said po-
litical promises are but ropes of sand.
Inc democrats have far more reason to
blame the members Of their own party
for treachery and secret hostility than
they have the republicans who were gen.
orally consistent from party stand
point.
Representatives Frank White, and C.
J. Christensen, and Senator Weiser Of
Barnes county, were given reception
last Monday night by the citizens Of
Valley City. The academy of music wae
crowded. Resolutions indorsine each
| and every act OF all the members were
| unanimously adopted, and amid much
enthusiasm the meeting continued to a
| late hour, speeches being made by many
prominent citizens. The special reason
for the general rejoicing was the secur-
ing OF an appropriation of $50. 900 for the
| erection OF state normal school at that
point, one-third of which is to be paid
out or the state treasury. and the balance
from bonds issued against the congress
sional donation Of $4,000 acres of land
given to this school, and which bonds are
guaranteed by the state. The board
selected site and the work will be begun
| at once.
Bismarck Tribune: ,Jud LaMoure
didn't draw the long term. but it would
be reckless prediction that he cannot
come back again next time ii he SO de-
slres. Redistricting makes no differ
ence with Juds chances. If any of the
farmers of his district kick because more
OF their measures didn't get through.
Jud will point to the journal and the
record and show how he didn't have
anything to do with the rules and
how, in fact. he opposed them and said
that later in the session the farmer
members would see the error of their
way. Jud was a re. submissionlst, but
there are those who are bold enough to
declare that on the question OF repeating
the penalty clause in the present law Re
was in line With the sentiment Of his
dlstrlct-opposed to lt-appearances on
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