Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-23
Legislative Gossip.

1t was good for sore eyes to witness the
smile on Patrick Oleander Axvig's open
countenance when the house passed his
bill asking congress to consider Hans
brough's alf-a-million.doIla seed wheat
proposition. The gentleman from Cava-
lier argues that congress should give back
to the state a part of that which has been
taken from the settlers to pay for lands
that ought to be practically as we'll as the
oretically free.
THE senate engrOssing clerk, l.. D. Nc
Gahan, visited the house several times yes
terday with messages from the senate.
He has a strong, clear voice, and his an
p%ouncements can be heard in the most
distant corner of the room. By the way,
with Sanford, Tuttle, Bowsfeld and Nc
Gahan on deck-and the majors a news
paper man, too-it looks as though the
press gang could not complain of unfair
treatment by the second session. Well,
no one will deny that they've done as
much for the state as anybody.
The committee on judiciary recommend
the passage of Mr.. Weiser's bill. requiring
county commissioners to give a bond.
If there is anybody who thinks that
Senators Bidlake and Weiser are not elo-
quent, he should have heard them talk on
the soldiers home question. They hit
straight from the shoulder and the cause
that they had at heart won.
SENATOR MCCORMACK of Grand Forks
is one of the most industrious members,
and his votes are guided, invariably, by
intelligence of the clearest and highest
sort.
YESTERDAY was the dullest day of the
session Ii the house. There were no
clashes in debate, no opposition to any,
thing, and the machinery moved along
with exaSperating smOOthnesS. In the
name OF outraged journalism, the newspa-
per boys ask the members to WAKE UP.
IT is thought that the Hare-Ward con-
test case will be reported to the house to-
day.
JUST note one fact, that Col. Lounsberry
Is not the weakest man among the equines
covered by the mantle of night.
SENATOR WORST: Yes, the farmers are
In the majority in both houses, and are ex-
pected to do something by way of legisla.
ton to benefit the farmer. After ali, the
pine box whittlers who complain about
hard times while their wives take in wash.
ing and support their families, can't be
AASAPSNs ASoAOAAy3 oAu llulu WOlh Will
hand and brain, is the only way to rise to
wealth and influence. Something should
be done to check prairie fires and destroy
the gOphers, and give the grain producer
what the market will warrant for his grain,
and lower the rate of interest on money by
inducing it to come into the country, but
the labor cannot be lightened, ana hot
winds ana hail cannot be kept away nor
can rain be compelled to fall by statute.
Neither can better times be had by cussing
corporations and monied men, MOI by itch
ing for Office. The republican party IS
good enough for me. and is able to right all
the wrongs we complain of. Vote right
and all will be right. The devil can't be.
Jawed to death, as that has been tried for
eighteen hundred years and always failed.
:. A MEMBER: "These assistant engro.s-
ing clerks ought to be appointed on bust
ness principles. Some of those that have
been chosen are utterly incompetent.
They misspellS words and make fragrant
omissions 1t is an outrage upon the tax
payers Of the state that people are given
clerical positions for which they do not
render any equivalent. Civil service re-
form could be we'll applied in this matter.
| understand n was appointed, charged
to Burleigh county, when in reality the
party doesn't live here-came back from
the east just to get a job.
ALL was quiet as ever again last even
ing at the different gathering places Of the
politicians. Some were playing billiards.
Others talking in groups, but none of them
seemed to know OF any new developments
In the senatorial fight.
IT. is rumored that the democrats 81 the