Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-13

for ~. The president remarked This letter
as being right to the point, ard suggested
that the sergeant alarms keep q watchful
eye on that check Qaughter.)
Letters OF regret were also received from
f.. Is. Fancher, j. A. Douglass, G, r. Par.
sons. now in Spokane, Wash, w j. Clapp
X. NJ. Pallock, and Rev. George Kline, now
at Independence, la.
The reports of the secretary and treas.
urer We're next read and referred. In.
duiry was then made as to the where.
ab0uts OF Captain Griggs, and he was re.
ported as out west and rapidly regaining
his health.
After q nudge from President Harris,
Mr.. Spalding arose and said that a refer.
ence to page IL of the proceedings of last
year showed a serious charge against J.. II.
Matthews (%laushter). He said that Mr..
Matthews had been accused Of misappro.
prlatlOn OF association funds. That w. f.
Purcell had been constituted judge by the
association to hear the case, but that he
was not present and as last heard from
was out getting shaved. And he moved
that the case come up before Mr.. Purcell
at the evening session.
MIR. Matthews said that it was tough to
have such a serious charge hanging over
him: that his embezzlement had consisted
IN striking a friend for So tor the good of
the association, and not turning it in in
time to be accounted for by the treasurer
at the meeting held next thereafter. lie
said that he had come 200 miles to have
the matter investigated, and that it it was
not lone at once he had thought of suing
the association for defamation of charac,
ter (laughter), and he was ready to have
his case heard at once.
The president said that he understood
from Mr.. PARCEL that the defendant had
pleaded guilty, and Strengthened up the
arrearages, but that it was a principle of
| his nn1rf nnvnp tn lnf 4, xriIt, "a
escape, SO the trial must come Off (laugh,
teri. h question was called, and it was
decided to try the case in the evening.
The secretary then announced that the
next order of business was the payment OF
a dollar dues by each member of the asso-
citation. Mr.. Haugen commented upon the
extraordinary haste of Mr.. Matthews tO
pay his dues. and was informed by that
gentleman that he didn't a to be
mixed up with any more embeZzlemenl
cases.
The election of officers was the next
business before the assembly, and this re
suited as follows: President, w. E. Pur
cell, WahpetOn; vice. president. b. f
Spaulding, Fargo; secretary, w. II. Rowe
Monango; treasurer. X. j. Nomland. Bis
marck. Fred Falley va reelected ser
geant-at arm by a unanimous vote, and il
consideration of the residence of the new
president the place for the next annua
meeting was fixed upon as Wahpet0n. Mr.
Falley SAID he could assure the member:
Of a hearty welcome by the residents o.
that city.
President Harris. concurrent to reSOlu.
ton, then appointed NJ. N. johnson, DR.
w. H. Bartlett and A. p. Haugen a com
mlttee OF three to draft resolutions upOl
the death of E.. w. Chaffee and Mrs. Free
Ftalley, and the convention eadjourne!
after accepting the invitation of ther resi-
dent members, Messrs. Harris and Will
Jams. to join a lunch at $50 o'clock in tn
evening.
The Third House..
There is likely to be a contest in the gov
ernorship of the "third house," in whicl
Colonel Plummer, Dennis Hanniin an,
Dick Copeland will be the principals. L
seems the populace entirely overlooked
the fact OF the possibility of Colonel Plum
mer's presence in the capital city this win
ter, and Dennis Hannifin complains OF no
being notified of the meeting. Under sue
circumstances the election of Dick Cope
land is looked upon as not being very sc
; cure. However his friends propose to Sc
him serve his time out unless guilty o
crimes OF sufficient unimportance to de
serve impeachment. The following i
the squatter governors message to tn
"third house,
To the Honorable Members of the Thir
House, State of North Dakota:
In accordance with custom and prece
dent l beg leave to submit to you for you
careful consideration the following mes
sage:
A ffn0S finon q fnVY S11IYnnct,ONNS Ov1vy M
necessary, as most OF the members are fl
miliar with the condition of affairs through
out their constituencies, and the needle
legislation for the benefit thereof.
/ 1 would first call your attention to
most important fact: that the amount {
money now in the exchequer which can b
appropriated for the benefit of the thir
house is very small, owing mainly to til
+. fact that there has been no chance for til
f. members to do any h~ustling on the side.
). In the way OF legislation there are som
very important measures needed. Til
, committee Oh irrigation should see tina
. plenty of moisture is provided, and that n
| measure be allowed to come before this, o
either OF the other houses that will tend t,
restrict or abridge the right to provid
enough of said moisture to extend a gen
eral good feeling OF %conviviality and pros
perlty throughout the three houses an,
their constituents.
The committee on woman suffrage shout,
l provide some measure that would tend t
relieve the cravings Of a few of those frai
creatures who are suffering with an intens
desire to get to the polls. A due caution
however, should be eXercised,a las there exist
a tendency among some of these creature
to rule things by brooms:ick and rollingpil
arguments.
l will further suggest that viii lie tn,
length of the session is at present Unite
by law, there is no statute that will pre-
vent you from making a change extendin.
the tim for adjournment to any date 70,
may deem just and proper.
In the expenditure of money for clerl
hire [ would advise you TO talk econom!
to the full extent of your several abilities
but as Il, applicants for c%lerkships, o
their friends. are the persons who gener
ally control the primary caucus, you ar
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