Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-13

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entitled to an equal number of draws.
The report vas adopted.
FIGHTING o THE NEWSPAPERS.
Mr.. WORST moved that the Fargo Re
publican, Minneapolis Tribune and James.
town Alert, which have each furnished the
Legislature with 100 copies of their paper
per day, be paid for at their regular month
ly rates.
Mr.. NELSON said he was not opposed to
paying for those things which had been
ordered, but these papers had not be en- Or
dered.
Mr.. WORST said that in most states it is
the custom to furnish members with 8 or
10 papers, and he thought it wa only fair
to pay for these papers.
Mr.. BlDLAkE wanted to include the
Cavalier County Democrat.
Mr.. MILLER put in a word for the Man
Pioneer.
MIR. NELSON desired to include a Nor
Weglan paper, which. when being pro-
nounced, sounded like "Otfalsbussenen."
MI. WElSER wanted to pay for the
Barnes County Record.
Mr.. WORST consented t. include in his
amendment the Norwegian paper.
Mr.. MCCORMACK of Grand Forks
wanted to get the Grand Forks News, the
P~laindealer and the Herald in on the
| ground floor.
wegian paper into the coveted circle.
Mr.. LITTLE then moved the previous
question, and the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr.. Worst was made a
special order for Saturday at 8 o'clock.
THE EvENs GET 1T.
A recess was then taken to give the
select committee an opportunity to get
cards ready for drawing for long and short
term.
After the recess a cigar box was pro-
duced and the envelopes with cards, as
recommended by the special committee,
were put in the box.
Mr.. CASHEL moved that the senate now
proceed to draw IN presence of the select
Nj. LAMOURE said that inasmuch as
the even-numbered senators did all the
work, he would like to have the envelopes
shutf1ed a little.
Mr.. ARNOLD said the even-numbered
senators appeared TO wear very happy
smiles upon their faces, and he desired to
offer as a substitute the following:
That further proceedings under the re-
port of the committee for conducting the
drawing for long and short terms be dis
pensed with, and that the l~ieutenant-gov-
ernor be constituted a committee of one to
conduct the drawing for the long and short
senatorial terms; that he shall determine
which class has the long term by Tipping
a dollar in open senate. If the side bear
ing the representative of liberty fall upper
most, then the senators from the odd-num-
bered districts shall have the long term; if
the side bearing the eagle falls uppermost.
then the senators from the eVen-numbered
districts shall have the long term.
Mr.. PlNKHAM: That might not be a
drawing in the legal sense.
ment.
Mr.. LAMOURE:A lot of these envelopes
are peculiarly marked. 1t looks to me
as though there is. to say thu. least, slight
ground for suspicion.
Mr.. CASHEL said the envelopes came
from the TRIBUNE office, and every
thing connected with the drawing was
fair.
Mr.. INK: | think it is perfectly fair, for
neither Jud LaMoure or myself had any
thing to do with the envelopes.
Mr.. NELSON moved tn at the drawing
be postponed till $3.50 on the afternoon Of
Mr.. ARNOLD's motion was laid upon
the table by a vote OF IL to IL.
Mr.. ARNOLD then moved that the draw
ing be made a special order for Friday at 3
O'Clock.
Mr.. HAGGART moved that the senate
do not draw, but 60 home as they are.
Mr.. WORST opposed this. He thought
this would be child's play. Complications
disastrous.
Mr.. HAGGART'S motion was ruled out
of order and Mr.. ArnOld's was voted
down.
After more or less cross-tiring, the draw
ing began amid considerable excitement.
The toss was won by the odds, and Jud La
Moure had the first chance. He drew out
an envelope. The presiding officer opened
it and said. Its a blank" w~hereupon Jud
took his seat, satisfied that states, like re-
publics, are ungrateful. He was followed
by BrynjOltSOn, from district No. 2, who
also drew a blank, and he in turn was fol
lowed by Almen. then came Cashel, then
Arnold, then Mccormack of Grand Forks,
then Bjorgo, then johnson of Trail, then
Haggart. The portly senator from Fargo
objected at first on the ground that he was
opposed to lotteries, but he finally went up
and drew an envelope. 1t was a blank.
Then came Pinkham of Casselton, the
Tenth District. Tbs end was near. Lieu
tenant-GOyernor Allin opened the outside
envelope, and taking out the card, an
nounced, Its the long term"
There was a tremendous shout sent up
when the announcement was made; Mr..
kinter slammed his journals and bills ON
Ills desk anO the democrats. all With the eX-
ception OF Mr.. Bjorgo, skipped about like
lambs, SIX OF the seven having drawn the
long terms.
Mr.. WORST moved that further proceed
lngs under the lottery be dispensed with.
The motion prevailed.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
$50. Providing a military code. The bill
passed.
IS. Legalizing and validating the state
tax for the year 1890. The bill passed.
244. Making an appropriation to pay ex-
penses incurred by the Second Legislative
Assembly. The bill passed.
so. Requiring the Scandinavian Ian
guage to be taught in the state university.
The bill passed by a vote OF % to 7.
III. Defining the criminal Jurisdiction
OF county courts having civil and criminal
jurisdiction. The bill passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Early in the day Mr.. Little moved that
a night session be held. A roll call was
had, and the motion adopted by a vote of
% to 8.
The cOurtesies of the floor were EXTEND
ed to Hy Bidlake, Thos. Bolton and Rev.
T. E. Douglas.
The senate concurred in house amend