Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27

Dakota" don'G believe In that. believe, as
long as we have any money at all. we should
provide for those old soldiers who cannot take
Mr. Havrevold said: We did not have to send
'em away before when they went to the south:
they went themselves. Let US not now send
chem away when they don't want to 60.
A petition nun.erously signed, praying for the
passage OF the bill. was read by the clerk
Mr. Richie closed the debate by speaking very
fcelingly of tho old soldiers and the debt the
nation owes them.
The bill passed-03 to 4-Messrs. Beardsley.
Holte, Bjorson and Foss.
Next in order was senate bill 81, $50, 1000 for
tile normal school at Valley City.
Mr.. Beal deley registered vigorous kick.
Over $SOO,OOO In appropriations had already
PASSED the senate. He would vote against this
bill He considered it only an entering wedge
that would lead to subsequent heavier appro
prlationa.
through the agencv Of Doodle. combines, corrup-
tiop. bulldozing and by unfair means generally.
Tho members should think of the people out on
the bliZzardy prairie.
Mr.. White thought the remarks were all right.
but why were they not made before some Of the
heavy appropriations had passed? These insti-
tutions were to educate our teachers, and God
knows a great many of them need educating.
Mr., McCulloch was loud-vOiced and intense
In his plea for tho people. The tntal sought TO
deficits would bo $1ls.5OO. Was it right to
place this burden ON people who are praying for
bread, seed an feed.
Mr.. Daily said no represented u county
(Walsh) that was not asking cont. and that
does not take a back seat for any county iu the
state.
Mr. Douglass said he was from the same coun-
ty. Walsh county, in territorial days. had a
normal school located within its borders, and
the school had somehow beon lost in the shuttle.
1t might be one OF these state normal schools,
but he couldn't tell which. He believed there
was no more need FIR normal schools at present
than there was tor two tails to one dog.
Mr Etaty an1o un6 Ntn In nntrtf 10
way were poor and couldn't afford to send their
children away to school. He read some figures
to show tho horrible condition of affairs that
would prevail If these bills passed.
The bill was defeated.
Then came tho twin bill, $4,000 for the
Mayville normal school. After discussion on
Mayvllle WAS also declared not lin It,"
Senate bill 72, $4,000 for the state normal
school at Ma;dau, was knocked out in the first
fo sena9s Ds b ySs g. o 900 for building for the
state deaf and dumb scLno then came up
1t was chanlpioned by Mr.. Brooke in strong
speech. Aud, after further remarks by Messrs
Bcardsev, Douglas, Burke. McCulloch, Luts
and Oliver. tho bill passed.
Senate bill 14O appropriating funds for the
academy Of science at Wahpeton. was. after IN
whclmcd by vote of ~ to 3D.
Senate bill 4S. apropriating $4,000 10 carry
out the provisions of the warehouse law, called
by Messrs. Fay, McCulloch, Burke, Fske, Dem
nett, Kearney and Hill. 1t was deieated by n
close shave of 2S to 30.
Senate bill 100. appropriating funds to pay
expenses of securing title to public lands
| granted to the state institutions was debated
at length by Messrs. Beardsey, Kearncy, Strom
and Daily, and passed-35 TO 25.
MIR. Walton then made the clincher motion
on all bills passed during the day, and lively
and promiscuous scrimmage followed. Mr..
White seeking division of the question. There
were motions to adjourn. points Of order, and
motions for roll call, until finally. on roll call,
MIR. Wal.on's Il otion was defeated BY u tie-3I
| to 81.
| After further parliamentary raZzle dazzlc--
| while Mr.. Lut2's motion to reconsider senate
bill 13l, au appropriation for the militia. was
still pendinR-the house, on motion of Mr., Trip
| lett adjourned by u vote of 50 to ~.