Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-09
Legislative Gossip.

SENATOR WORST: "Well, 1 saved my
old seat and the old overcoat peg, any
way
SPEAKER ALLEN takes up most of
the chair. There isn't a great deal left.
IT was a righteous act-that choosing by
the house OF young Conway as a fifth
page. Probably zone of the boys needed
eral children. and he assists them all he
can: The democrats had pitted him
against each Of the republican caucus
nominees, and he had been defeated.
Then, on motion, a fifth page was author
lied. The senate, too. showed that poll
ticians are not without hearts. A little
fellow whose name had not been men
after choosing the slate, adjourned. A
motion was made to %leconvene and the
little fellows sorrow was turned to Joy by
his being made a page. unanimously.
IT was remarked by many who had wit
messed previous fights over the organization
of the legislature that they had never seen
a contest as quiet as the one which ended
yesterday.
ALMOST every kid in town, who had ac-
cess to his savings bank, rustled up enough
silver to have ballots printed for his page
candidacy, and the greatest and only fight
in the organization of the legislature was
on the pages.
A LUCKY cuss is Fred Falley of the
Wahpeton Globe. He wasn't here-wasn't
even an aspirant-yet he was elected as
slstant sergeant-at-arms. By the way,
Fred has recently been making improve
ments in his print shop-adding a new en-
CINE and boiler and-writing more caustlc
every week.
GEN. HARRISON ALLEN, with his luxuri-
ant John A. Logan locks so greatly ad-
mired by all, came up from Fargo yester-
day.
REPRESENTATIVE FOss: Yes, here l am,
back again, minus a mustache. IT I
promise to behave myself, I hope you fel-
lows will promise you'll not "roast" me.
CAPT. DAN MARATTA, one of the most
popular democrats in the new state, could
not longar remain away and hove in on
yesterdays train. Capt. Dams "vally"-
Frank Plummor, the cullud gentleman-is
also here.
EVERYONE from Grand Forks county
has q good word to say regarding Miss Ad-
die Knapp, the young lady who was yes
terday chosen stenographer of the house.
She is said to be one of the best shorthand
reporters in the state, and entirely worthy
in every respect.
THE nomination, by the democrats, of
Hon. George Lutz of jamestown as a can
didate for speaker of the house, was a
tribute to one of the most popular members
Of the minority.
Hon. J. B. GAYTON: I've come up to see
what vas going on here in Bismarck. Last
night l couldn't help being amazed at the
crowd In the Sheridan house. Saw Con-
clear across the room to shake hands with
mt. 1t wa the first time we've met since
the republican convention.
REPRESENTATIVE BUXTON: You want
my biography? Well, here it is, not very
complete, though, as l have been so busy
with other affairs that l didn't give it the
attention l should. When l first got the
blank I didn't know exactly what It meant
Thought probably 1t was some sort of q
for | filled out a blank something like that
before and had to pay SO or SO for the
privilege of reading my history in q Min
heapolis paper.
IT is a cold day when the statesman from
I'embina misses a point. Yesterday he
scored n on Senator Cashell. That gen.
tleman got in ahead of the chaplain in his
eagerness to nnounc the name of Mr..
Pinkham as q candidate for president pro
Jud called the ~attentiGas of the senate to