St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-18
COMING TO T.PAUL.
North Dakota Legislators to
Attend Our Caucus This
Evening.
A CIRCULAR TO FARMERS
Asking Their Advice as to
How to Eradicate Rus
sian Cactus.
LITTLE RAKE OFF
In the Matter of Water Pipes
Purchased for Prison
Works.

BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 17.-Many
members Of the legislative assembly
went East today, intending to take in
the senatorial caucus at st. Paul. The
commissioner of statistics and labor has
issued circular requesting farmers In
Russian cactus infested districts to for
ward to the Russian cactus committee,
Bismarck. a brief statement of their
views as to the best way TO check the
spread of the pest and 10 eradicate 1t
where it has gained a fOothold. Sug-
gestions from farmers IN other states,
as well as in the Dakotas, are desired.
The committee desires prompt response.
in order that the legislature may have
the benefit of the knowledge thus
gained during the brief session. of
which only fifty days remain.
The state authorities were in
consultation today as to the
best method Of Kidding the state from
its present financial strains. 1t has
been suggested that if the legislature
will indicate the order in which the &C
counts are to be paid from the funds as
they come into the treasury there would
be no difficulty in selling the vouchers
at discount sufficient to cover reasons
able interest. 1t is believed that tenn
porary loan can be secured i'll anticipa'
ton of taxes with which legislative eX-
peuses may be paid. The probable rev.
enues are sufficient to pay the expenses
of the state and clean up the balances
if appropriations for state institutions
are kept within due bounds.
The penitentiary investigating COM
mittee adjourned until Jan. IS, in order
that the penitentiary board may be noti
fed of charges which may involve them.
Orr Sanders, private secretary to Gov.
Shortridge, was
On the Stand
today. He undertook to relate the re-
suits Of an investigation which he al
leges was made by him. which showed
that some one connected with the board
had received from st. Paul parties 81
per ton rebate on water pipe purchased
for the prison water works. No testi-
mOny, however, was taken, but adj
journment was had for the purpose
stated. The powers of the committee
are likely to be enlarged, so as to take
In the Mandan reform school site pur-
chase and the printing contracts. and it
is anticipated that much Of a sensa-
tional nature will be developed The
compilation committee has appointed
c. l.. Bradley and Maj. Hamilton clerks.
Hamilton was clerk Of the committee
two years, and is wholly familiar with
the compilation features of the com
mlttee and report. Bradley has been
clerk of the committee the past two
years and is entirely familiar with the
revision portion of the work which
has been carried on during that
time. 1t has been arranged that the
changes suggested shall pc printed
in the journal and that extra copies
shall be furnished TO such lawyers of
tho state as may desire to keep track Of
the changes proposed. Hamilton is the
states attorney for Grand Forks county,
and Bradley Is leading member of the
Cass county bar. Advices from Fargo
indicate much excitement over the mat
ter of distributing rates for the Red
river valley points. The schedule has
been adopted by the Northern Pacific
and is now in the hands of the Great
Northern for such suggestions as they
care to make. but the Northern Pacific
rate will undoubtedly 60 into effectev
without their cooperation, though there
is little doubt but that other roads CEN
tering at Fargo will adopt the Northern
Pacific schedules. 1t is now the settled
policy of the Northern Pacific to grant
every reasonable concession, but 10
keep its employees out of politics. Mary
Rourcke has been appointed stenog-
rapher i'll the governors office.