Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-02-19
NOT SETTLED, after ALL.
Alarmed Over the Removal
Scheme, Senators from the
Slope Show Fight,
And Unite with the PrOhibs to
Undo the ResubnlfSsiOn
Business.
Trustees Appointed for the
Mandan Reform School,
Confirmed,

NlsJnustN lNclOTh SCllOOIs
Confirmed.
BISMARCK, Feb. 16.--(SpeclaD D-Resub.
r:lssion is not yet settled as far as this
session of the legislature is concerned.
Everybody supposed that 1t was, but
Jud LaMoure's capital commission reso-
luton, following closely upon the resub-
mission victory, Saturday, has created a
tangle which may result in the defeat Of
either resubmission or capital removal,
and perhaps both. The Missouri slope
members are resubmissionists. In the
hcnse they voted eolidly for Cope's reso'
luton. After the resubmission victory
in that body, Burton, the. Grand Forks
prohibition pedagogue, sprung the capi-
tai removal question, but it was post
poped until the coming Wednesday. The
slope men in the senate became alarmed
and demanded that the capital removal
question be settled before resubmission.
However, they were found sold for
Cepe's resolution Saturday. When Jud
LaMoure sprung his resolution, after
Iesubmission was practically finally dis
posed of, the slope lnen were furious. 1t
was whispered this morning that some
thing was likely to drop. 1t was also in.
timated that the resubmission victory
might be turned into defeat. Nothing
has yet dropped, nor has the victory been
turncd into defeat; but the outlook is
ominons. The slope men say they are
more interested in retaininlng the capt.
tai at Bismarck than in securing another
vote on prohibition. The prohibitlonists
have no interest in capital removal as
compared with their feeling anent re-
Submission. The prob; bltionlsts are
willing to vote against capital
removal, provided resubmission be killed
Il is this condition that gives the slope
men the opportunity to turn the resub
mission victor, into defeat. This, they
do not hesitate to say they will do if sucl
is necessary to kill the capital agitation
which is just now at its height. The
only way in which this can be accom-
plished is by refusing to approve the
Journal of Saturday, The plan is to
expunge that part relating to resubmis'
sion, and capital renewal, as we'll. The
LaMoure resolution was adopted by q
vote Of 20 to 8. but the prohibitionists
voted almost solid for it. There is good
deal of doubt as to whether any propo.
Gtion looking to the removal OF the cap
ital will go through the house, but the
slope men are scared and are likely to bite
at the prohibition bait and kill resub.
mission in order to shut Oft all avenues
Of capital escape. The senate session TO-
day was very brief. The journal was read
and corrected after the calling of the roll
LaMoure moved that it be referred to a
committee for correction. This lrecipl.
tated the fight but an adjournment was
taken before it had progressed far or a
zeal test vote taken. 1t is impossible to
forecast the result or to tell just how
much wind there is in all the talk going.
If the prohlbitionists and slope members
act together they can control the senate.
The question Is: Will they? and that is
impossible to answer just now.
The house had long and hardwork-
ing, but not uneventful session. The
appropriation committee reported back
the appropriation bills and their third
reading and final disposition was made a
special order for Thursday, at 9 o'clock
The asylum appropriation was raised
$500 1000 on fuel and lights and ST.
GOO on supplies for the boiler house. The
Devils Lake deaf and dumb asylum
maintenance appropriation was cut to
sl4,50O. There were majority and mi
nority reports on the Mayville and Val
ley City normal school bills, on the Man
dan reform school, the Devils Lake deaf
and dumb building, the Wahpet"n
academy of science and the potato starch
appropriation bills. A short but acri-
nOnlous debate occurred on the adop-
tion of the reports. The state is poor
ana the appropriations nust De SMALL
A number of new institutions have been
created. 1t is all that can be done to
sreditably maintain the institutions
now in existence, but representatives
from districts where new institutions
have been located are demanding appro-
priatlons needless Of the fact that those
already established may thereby be
crippled. Bad blood was exhibited this
afternoon and warm time will probably
be seen next Thursday when the bills
get to their final passage
Among the bills that the house passed
we're these: Lutz' bill providing for the
adjustment and settlement of delinquent