Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-16
Legislative Gossip.

THE members of the house need to have
their bottles flled-that is, their ink bot
ties.
For the benefit of those who are anx-
ious to know who "Octopus'' is, the TRIB-
N will say right here that "Octopus"
was killed last winter after, a hard
struggle, and is not supposed to be wan
dering around on thist terrestrial sphere at
the present moment. The Argus "Octo-
puS' IS merely a ghost.
THE house will probably act on the
memorial to congress-, indorsing Hans
brough's S500,000 seed grain bill, to-day.
For some mysterious reason it failed to
reach the house yesterday.
IT is sad to see tho injured and longing
looks cast by the wooden-seat members at
the aristocrats who sit so comfortably and
happily before the double desks. 1t is III.
mored that, out of revenge, the old-deskers
will seek to pass a resolution substituting
nail kegs for the double desks-all in the
interest OF ECONOMY"
FRED BENNETT is not only popular with
the public, but his brethren of the press
all have in their hearts a warm spot for
him.
IT is thought that there will be consider
able music in The air of the chamber when
the grand tournament between the odds
and evens comes III. 1t is time for music
of some kind-so say the newspaper boys.
THERE has been nothing but routine
work in the house so far. The boys have
been as quiet and gentle as lambs and re-
porters rave gathered a lean harvest.
| 'Hhinrc nav In li,,,1, q, .. ftor n xyhila h,t 4Io
general opinion seems to be thai the SEN
ate will be the point of interest for the
newspaper tribe.
MUCH sorrow was expressed yesterday
by a member of the house over the fact
that the prohibitory law is in existence.
lie said the change OF water had disagreed
with him and if he could find a place he
would like to get something stronger.
II is said that a Red river valley men,
Der, from the force of habit, walked across
the Bismarck railroad bridge yesterday
thinking he was going over to Minnesota
MAJOR HAMILTON predicts that, so far
as the house IS concerned, the Legislature
of this session will be conservative and
sensible. He believes that those who have
worked for the passage of radical and un.
constitutional measures will be disap-
pointed.
REPRESENTATIVE HALL, who has been
on the sick list in his room in the Banner
house, is able to be around again, though
not recuperated sufficiently to attend to
still remains a good democrat, and
will shortly be able to declare his Jtffer.
sonian principles. OF the members stop.
ping at the Banner there are but two
democrats-Hall and Williams-but Mrs.
BENJAMIN says they are as pleasant as the
republicans she has met.
AS THE senatorial fight draws near-as
the goth of the month apprenticeship
friends of the outs in the contest cases are
getting anxious, and desire to have some
thing done. Hence these night sessions.
COLONEL PLUMBER: eyes, l have a very
bad cold, and my voice is husky, but il
will be all right by tomorrow night. II
clears up after l get to talking to all audi
ence."
A RED River valley man: Some OF oul
boys in the senate were a little smart yes.
terday, trying to get through that concur.
rent resolution on the $500,000 wheat deal
| was not in their councils, and don't
know whether they wanted to boom Hans
DrOuBn or StaD the balance or the state
But it did one good to see the way Worst
ably seconded by Little, yanked victory
from impending deafeat. Their friends
had gone home; two-thirds of the mem
bers present had decided to pass
the house resolution as it came up
but Worst's vigorous speech pulled over
several Of the friends OF the measure, and
they voted for his amendment. 1t was ar
excellent illustration of the fact that
strong, well timed speech will. on occa
sion, smash the best constructed scheme
and break up a strong combination.