Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-20
Monday, February l6.


Tho senate was called to order by l.ieutcn
ant Governor Allin at p, m.
Mr.. LaMoure moved that committee he ap
pointed to correct the Journal.
Mr.. lux: would like to amend that motion
by moving that tho resolutions relative to re
submission and capital removal bo held by th
senate till the journal Is reported upon.
Mr. LaMoure: Is that amendment german
| to my motion?
Mr. lux: move as a substitute to tho mo
| tion that the senate withhold those two resolu.
| tl0ns till the journal is correct
| MIR. LaAloure: move as an amendment tina
| all matters acted upon on the last legislat lv,
| day bc held by the clerk. and not transmitted
| TO the house. Why any two acts of the senate
SHOULD be singled but don't understand.
MIR. Ink: accept the amendment.
MIR. Mccormack of Grand Forks: I moye al
| amendment to the substitute that the journa
be u. read and disposed OF at this time.
MIR. LaNloure's amendment was ruled out, be-
cause II was not seconded.
A vote WAS then token on Mr.. Mccormack q
motion, which was carried
Mr. LaN1oure said he would like to see order
maintained by the sergeant-at- On the
| next day he would move to declare the position
| OF sergeant-at-arms vacant II that officer does
not do his work.
Tho journal was being read when Mr.. McCor-
| mack of Ramsey moved that tcn-minuto re-
| cess be taken. Which motion prevailed.
On re-asSembling, tho senate, on motion of
| MIR. Little, adjourned,
| The house met at the usual hour.
There was some debate over house bill 7s. ap-
proprating funds to pay bounty for manufao-
lurc OF potato starch.
| Mr.. Oliver said the law provided for the pay-
nenl, aud there ought to be no votes against it.
1t there We're no starch made. there would he
| no money paid.
| Mr.. Daily said there seemed to be combine in
| the house that was determined to give money
| to everything from the insane asylum to the
starch factory. He would vote for hume Of the
dDprODriLtiOnS
Mr. Cope explained that it would be bad faith
to refuse to appropriate the bounty money.
tiemln had accepted the offer made bv the last
session, and had built a factory at Wahpeton.
tie should be tairy dealt with
Senate bill 30, the deaf and dumb asylum ap-
proprintiOE bill. also provOked discussion
MIR. kearney wanted to know whether build
ing had been erected.
Mr.. Brooke said that. II he would look in his
desk, he could find the report OF tho trustees
Mr.. kearney said he did not want to lke the
time OF the house polln! around after reports
The gentleman from Devils Lake, he sad was
House bill 157. TO pay Prof, Babcock ST. 80 for
services rendered, caused some talk.
Mr. kearney waited to know who authorized
the work to be done He was tired. Everything
done here sInaclls Of jobs and jubbcry. Nothing
goes through on its merits, bat 1t is bought AMI
sold.
Mr. bennett called attention to the resolution
OF the past session. and believed the bill should
be paid.
Mr. Daily was i'll favor of giving it 70 Mr. Bab-
| cock. Ii The house was going to whack up with
everybody, Mr.. BabcOck had as good right as
| anyone to get something.
Mr. Lutz moved that the senate be requested
to ro;urn ho sc bill "a tor correction He hrd
investigated it since 1t passed. and believed
thai it would wipe out secret society benefit as
SOcations.
Mr. Gill Thought there was n misapprehenson
or the Dill. Let the attorney general be con-
suited. II he t. ought it wrong, then ho tGllD
Won not object to recall.
Mr. Kearnev informed Mr.. Gill that all the
members could read English.
The motion of Mr.. Lutz prevailed.
Dir. Burke moved that all appropriation bills
be taken up Tuesday at u'clock, in the order
III which they were introduced.
Mr. Beardsley wanted to wait until all tho
members were here.
Mr.. Burke offered to modify his motion so
that. if all members were not present, codsider-
alton could be further postponed
Mir. Brooke hoped thai Nlr. Burke would not
modify his motion. Let The members come to
the scratch and vote on these appropriation bills
We do not want another such n razzle- dazzle as
we had over re-suhnissiOn.
MIR. Oliver thought the 18th rs good las any
MIR. Gill moved to amend by postponing until
March 3 l..
Mr.. Burton favored the further postpoue-
laent. These APPROPRIATION bills had gone
There would DO u clashiug Of interests and
some hard feelings when these bills were con-
sidered and he wanted the other important
DuSiIeSS uplcuucu 10 lrsU
MI A. Brooke st said: On tho first day I offered
the first bill 1t was for an appropriation for
the deaf and dumb school, Certainly there has
been plenty of time to consider that bill and
understand its provisions Do the gentlemen
on the other side mean to say that they have
read the report of the trustees or the portion Of
the governors message referring to the matter? :?
IL they have not, thei1 constituents ought to
! recall them. These poor children, even If they
were present. could noo hear tile gentleman
from Grand Forks: but they should be protect-
ed just the same. Grand Forks wanted overy-
thing They hadn't as many children in the
stale university as there were in the deaf and
dumO school, yet the former asked six times Us
large an appropriation as The latter.
made special order for Thursday AZ $3.50, all
upon which there were no minority reports to
be first taken up.
Mr.. McKendry said that Mr.. Beardsley, In the
committee, had voted against all appropriation
bills except that OF the stuJe university
MIR. Beacdsley denied the assertion OF Mr. Nc
kendrv.
Mr. Brooke wanted to know If Mr. Beardsley
hadn't said thai the deaf and dumb children
should be sent to some other state to be educat-
ca. But had he said anything about sending
the university students away from home?
Mr. Gill. arising to question CT privilege,
disciaimed the lnsinuation that he wanted to
prevent necessary appropriations All he
wanted was to put off the bitter fight that
sarv legislation was uver
Mr.. Brooke said that he did not intend to let
his Interest in one institution prevent his being
fair toward other institutions: nor did he want
others specially interested in another appropri-
alton to antogonize the Devils Lake institution
Mr.. Beardsley; Does the gentleman refer to
me?