Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-24

you go, the old-time Bismarckers are in
it. &c. Bushby is in New York, but I
missed him. By the way, did it ever oc.
cur to any Of Mr.. Bushby's old-time
friends what a rare name Bushby is?
In the New York directory, with it's half
million names or more, there is but one
Bushby, and he from Bismarck.
I observe the Dawson Standard has
been enlarged, and that Messrs. Nugent
and Holiday are prospecting, which in
these days of newspaper depression, is
quite fortunate for those who are de-
serving.
The New York and Washington papers
contained that romance about Miss
Bates, the republican nominee for state
superintendent Of schools and Supt.
Devlne, who ought to have been elected
two years ago. I see some of the North
Dakota papers are expressing regrets
that such an item should have been pub
lished. II women will enter the political
arena they must expect just such liber-
ties from wicked newspaper correspond
ents-like Harrison of Lisbon, Kellogg
of Jamestown, Hendershott of Fargo,
and others. I have never favored
women for Office, but Mr.. Devlne has
won me, as he has won others, in favor
of Miss Bates. I admire her pluck, and
her ability 1 believe is not questioned. I
wouldn't be surprised if she received the
largest vote on the republican ticket.
Editor Dunlap of Valley City also says
Miss Bates is all right, which adds to
my appreciation of the republican can
didate.
If the papers of North Dakota have
given Senator Hansbrough the credit he
deserves for his fight against the Rus
sian thistle, I haven't read them. The
fight for the 100000 appropriation for
the determination of the Russian thistle
pest in North Dakota and other western
states wa n of the most unique in the
history of the United States senate. It
is a remarkable fact that Senator Hans
brough, through sheer ~tenacity and per-
severance, secured the vote Of every re.
publican senator in favor of this appro-
%priation, and sufficient populist and
democratic votes to carry it through the
senate, not once only, but twice, not
w~ithstanding the opposition Of the ap-
preparations committee. The independ-
ent bill having been adversely reported,
Senator Hansbrough with undaunted
energy began a back-fre fight on the
committee and finally got the appropria-
ton attached as an amendment to the
house sundry civil bill. This is the first
time in many years that a report of the
senate appropriation committee has been
turned down and a measure passed over
it's almost unanimous opposition. Auto
cratic and exclusive, the senate commit
tee on appropriations has for years been
a law unto itself, and it's voice Czarlike
in the American house Of lords. This
fact makes the victory Of Senator Hans.
brough all the more complete. The bill
went to conference, was opposed by the
house and disagreed to. Back to the
senate it went, and it was supposed that
would be the end of it, but rot so. SEN
ator Hansbrough again rallied his forces
"a solid republican phalanx, and Sena-
tor Roach and the populists-and the
senate conferees we're instructed to in
sist on. the amendment. They did SO
until a point was reached that threatened
the whole sundry civil bill and the SEN
ate conferees were forced tojyield to the
objections of the house. The prejudice
in that body, together with the opposi-
ton of Secretary Morton was too great.
But it was q gallant fight on Senator
Hansbrough's part. The proposition. was
stnbbornly combatted for five hours in
the senate before the vote was taken and
little as has been said about it on account
of the overshadowing tariff discussion,
the fact remains that it was one of the
hardest fought battles occurring in the
senate at this session, and the obtaining
Of every republican vote in favor of the
appropriation, notwithstanding the hos
tility of the committee and the natural
antipathy Of the eastern senators was a
piece Of diplomacy worthy OF North
Dakota's leader in the fight.
M. H.. JEWELL.
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State Board of Equalization.
The state board of equalization CON
venes at the capitol at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, to begin upon the work Of
equalizing the assessments of the vari-
Gus counties. Not much will be done
to-day, beyond organization and prep
aration for the work. The members of
the board are:
First district-W. q. Long Of Osna-
brock.
Second district-George E. Widmeyer
of Rolla.
Third district-A. B. Guptilo OF Fargo.
Fourth dlstrict-M. F. Stevens Of Wah-
peton.
Fifth dlstrict--Wm. Dryer Of Nap
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