Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-02-27
q, Thursday, February 10.

The senate was called to order at D. III. by
Lieut.. Gov. Roger Allin.
Mr.. Lowry presented several petitions asking
for a change in the law so that all taxes will be
paid to township treasurers
The following bills were introduced:
To prevent corrupt practices at elections and
to provide punishment for the same
To provide for printing ballots at general ex-
pense.
Amending section 4,66O of the complied laws,
relating to assignments.
Memoriaiz ing the president to cause action
to be taken to render the Northern Pacific In
demnity lands available for taxation. nlemor-
ial was adopted.
Amending the boiler inspection law
Amending constitution in regard to sale Of
school lands.
Secretary Bowsfield under tho proper ordor
Of business. proceeded to read a concurrent res
oiution from the house, memoriaiizinR congress
to furnish an appropriation for the irrigation Of
arid and semi-arid lands in the state.
Mr.. LaMUurc thereupOn rose and asked II tho
resolution was In order Ho thought that under
tho late combine all matters relating TO irriga-
tiOn were out OF order.
The chair ruled the resolution In order and on
motion of Mr.. Kinter 1t was concu,red in.
;. Senate bill 2l, recurring treasurers to ,depos-
secure in crest therein. This bill wnsa special
order for 2:3O D. M. Mr.. Mccormick Of Ramsey
tried Z; 70 have the bill made y special order for
next wednesday, put his motion was voied
down. The bill was then made special order
for Tuesday at 2:3O p. m.
The bill providing fora state board Of COM
missioners g for @ the Worlds Fair Of 1929. Mr.
cial order for Thursday ut 8 p. m. Messrs.
Worst and Kinter supported the bill and urged
Its immediate passage. A petition was handed
Ing against any appropriation for the Worlds
Fair exposition. The bill passed. Mr.. Cashei,
who favored the BILL was paired with Mr.. AL
men,
The bill for the preyention of nrairie f,res
came up and was passed.
25. Encouraging the use of coal mined in
and rccommitted for correction.
~. Amending the act requiring railroads to
discussion the bill was recOlnmitted
Tho house mel at the usual honr.
The special order for O'Clock being, the con-
sideration OF the appropriation bills, that busi-
moss was at once proceeded with.
The first measure considered was senate bill
98, approprtattng fuads to pay the various
state officers
Senate bill 65. approprating $5s, 900 for the
STATE penitentiary, passed. after q vain en-
delvor by Mr. Kearney to cut the salary of the
warden to $l 900 and the deputies to 5000 a
year.
Next was senate bill 60, $1l5, $50 to the state
insane asylum This was passed without de-
bntc.
Senate bill 1877, approprlating $50. 700 to the
state university. was the first firebrand
Mr. Cope moved to reduce the amount to
$4,000. 1t was not right. with our people
begging for seed wheat, to vote away lagre
sums of money that we do not have.
After furthur debate the bill was put on It's
passage. Had not a large number Of votes beeu
changed after the como usion Of roll call the bill
numerous and the bill was passed, with its
emergency clause. by vote Of 43 TO 10.
On motion OF Mr.. Lutz the rules were sus-
ine under consideration Of the house, @ ''''' '''1
Senate DILL l4l, $780, 400 for m .intenauce of
deaf and dumb school at Devils Lake came up.
MIR. Kearney moved to cut it to $4,000.
Senate bill SO, $4,000 for the state agrioul-
tural college, was next considered. The bill
passed-56 toe.
Cries OF mol" "No!" mo snap camel"
Then came senate bill 90. 5000 10 the sol.
diers' home at Lisbon:
take in the constitution to provide that none OF
| tho lands granted to these public institutions
could be sold for less than $40 an acre. BY the
1t is but small pittapce. Will you give it?
Mr. Bcardsley opposed the bill. He was In ia.
vor of sending the old soldiers down to South
less expense to the state He didn't believe
even, II we build this homo. the old soldiers
could be driven into 1t with Gatling gun.
thu top Of his head to the sole Of his feet. liz
was in the service from beginning to end: Hls
| record was among the archives in the Massa-
chIsetts @ statehouse. S He eot no bounty then
i
| long as he could take care Of htmsell. The ole
gentlemans remarks were laudly applauded.
Mr.. Brooke said he came from south OF Mas.
on and Dixons line, but he was In favor of do
| ing Justice to those men who went bravely fortt
| to do battle for what they thought was right
and what the world now generally comedies wal
right. In the south the old soldiers OF the con
federacv. who followed their tattered flags un
I'll they traiicd in the dust, are perforce deprv.
ed Of pen sions But we (Mr. Brooke Is a Vir
Rinian) in the south do all for thein VIC can
| We elect them to public office. aud In every way
| we seek to smooth their way to the grave. Th,
world respects brave men. aud l, for one. vii
northern state doing all that may be done Il
| make the last years of The soldiers peaceful
happy and contenled. Mr. Brooke also gave
| the sentiments he had expressed, and his re
marks, coming as they did from man Of south
erp birth and rearing were vehemently ap
( plauded.
Mr.. Gill said: l have only word to say. II
when become old and decrepit, II I shouit
live SO lOnu, and my children should say to me
% s we no e "se oE yoa
you" should feel toward them very mucn as
| do toward the sentiment expressed here TO- da,
Ito send our old soldiers TO some foreign peo
pie 70 be taken care of. Let US give Them ,
4 good nom. and take care OF them even IT WI
have to suffer In consequence, which am yer!
! sure we will not have to do.
i Mr.. Burke said: am reliably informed thai
the soldiers home In South Dakota is now over
flowing and that there IL no room for any NOR,
old soldiers there: aud II tnere was room TO
twice as many more al are there at the presen
time, would not be in favor of sending on
soldiers away. Ithink we owe them deb
4 Of gratitude chat we ought to pay. am no
posted rs to the number Of old soldiers II
North D .kotn, but am reliably informed tha
there are Q number that have no home 10 20 to
When the country WAS IN danger they did no
besita o to 40 forth to defend It, At the clos
OF that struggle, when all that were left marcn
ed hOmewRrd, the only tokens That they car
| rIed werc the sacred soXrs OF btttle aud tht
tatterod flags OF the union. Now, gentlemen, /
we lave any Of those old heroes amongst US
let US build thom q home and take care o
then. They are PASSING away, they arc drop
ping from the ranks. and In . few years tho'
will liye only in tho memory Of q. grateful pe0
plo. Let ns build them o homo that In Tho fu
ture. years will stand ns . monument OF tho ma
tton's gratefninoss to their band OF fhor0es
Mr.. GRADER said: Ten years sgo. hero In Da
koLn, when we saw an old, deorepit soldier sp
i pfoa0ll, Wa Welcomed htnL Byt now the gen
yIoinan from Grand Forks says. sWe don't wan
ON any moro. Pack oln on to Bonth Rout
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