Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-02-19


taxes due the state from the various
counties; divers amendment to the
great seal law; Browns memorial to con-
gress asking that Rock Island military
wood reservation in Devils lake be ceded
to the N. d. N. G. for encampment pur-
poses; the senate memorial to the Min.
nesota legislature asking the passage OF
law against option dealing and "bucket
shops"
Loomis introduced bill authorizing
counties too raise and expend fund for
Immigration purposes. 1t is designed to
| help the Red River valley boom along.
White introduced two bills regulating
the sale OF liquor by druggists. They
were prepared by the state pharnaceuti-
cal association.
At 500 this afternoon motion was
made to adjourn. The house had done
a big days work, but a number of men,
bers were not satisfied. A roll call was
demanded and the adjournment was only
carried by four votes. Is it any wonder
that people sometimes pause and con-
slider whether it is craftsmanship or
record making after which our solons
are striving?
The jamestown colony was increased
this morning by the arrival Of Judge
Hamilton. Alderman Eager, County
Commissioner Eddy and d. E. Hughes.
The fraternal societies with insur-
ance features are sending in kick
on house bill 65. They clam
that the bill practically ties them up.
Gill, the author of the measure. says the
attorney general will hold that it does
not apply to them at all.
Mr.. Kearney introduced bill today
to pay Jimmy Gleason 1924 for thirty
one days work as assistant janitor dur
ing the session of 1889. Governor Church
vetoed tho bill at the time. The
bill should properly have been pre-.
sented to the joint commission, but 1t
stands a good show of going through
The captain says it is sure to.
One OF the coming fights of the session
will be on the liquor mems proposed at
tempt to repeal or amend the penalty
section of the prohibition law. They
will find it more difficult of passage thar
the resubmission resolution.
Senator Fuller is making an enviable
record for good, effective work on al
matters in which he and his constituents
are interested. From the beginning he
has ranked ss leader. There is NJ
man whose Judgment is valued higher
or whose aid is oftener sought in legis
lative matters than his. Personally
Baily is the most popular man in Bis
marck, and room II is the most fre'
quented of any in the Sheridan house.
Frank White, the smiling and gooo
natured representative from Barnes
county, is making record of which hit
constituents will approve. Among tht
new members he is the best parliamen
tarlan in the legislature. Frank is {
brother Of T.. J. White, who was unit
recently resident Of Jamestown.
THEY'VE DONE 1T.
BISMARCK, Feb. 17-Special-The com
bination Of prohibitionists and friends o.
Bismarck holds. The resubmission anG
capital removal resolutions we're ex
plunged from the senate record this after
noon. Little, Worst and McGillivray
voting with majority. This temporarily
defeats both measures. Vote, 18 ayes
u nays.
BISMARCK, Feb. 17.-Special.-When
the senate assembled at o'clock this
afternoon, Mr.. Ink moved that the read.
ing of the journal be referred to a com.
mittee for correction. Mccormack OF
Grand Forks, thought it was necessary
to suspend the rules to dispense with the
reading of the journal. Mr.. Little
thought not. Mccormack moved as a
substitute that the journal be read, and
Mr. Fuller seconded the motion; but the
substitute was lost. The question recur-
ring upon Inks motion to refer to d COM
mittee, it was SO ordered by a vote of IS
to II. The expunging business then
commenced, Ink moving that "subject
matter relative to the concurrent resolu-
tion from the house regarding the re-
submission question. which is found on
page of the journal, commencing with
'Mr. LaMoure moved that the senate do
now proceed, etc. and all
incidental motions connected there
with up to and including page 8 up
to the line, a recess of ten minutes was
taken,' be expunged from the record. v
Mccormick of Ramsey, seconded the
motion, after which a lively colloquy en-
sued between Mr.. LaMoure and the
chair, in the course of which LaMoure
called attention to the''notorlous fact, that
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