Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-02-21

thbt there was license
coming up with $500 and
$1,000 provision, and that II anybody was
allowed to sell liquor everybody ought to
be-. The druggists bill was made a
special order for the 9th, but
their was considerable opposition made
known to allowing the druggists to sell
liquor any easier than at present. Sew.
the druggist altogether. Senator Gregory
was opposed to their having permits to
to sell at all.
NEW BILLS.
The senate committee on education
has introduced bill amending the uni
form system of education, also a repeal.
ing bill for section 982 which provides
for responsibility Of owners of defective
sidewalks.
In the house today little was done.
Grafton's jag cure home was petitioned
against discrimination by 100 Graftonites,
resolution adopted asking Senators
Roach aud Hansbrough to get more than
Sl2,5OO for irrigation purposes. and bill
introduced by Gunderson requiring rail
roads to keep open buildings for passen-
gers atall crossings where the same are
more than two miles from station.
The Nierllnx bill for protection of tish
and game was killed as the subject was
covered in other bile, also the bill to
repeal the weather service act.
Among the important house bills
passed today were Iyler's giving small
towns the privilege Of establishing banks
with capital of $1,000; making it
felony to remove buildings or parts OF
buildings from unoccupied farm lands;
Mr.. Smiths, allowing work OF conetruc-
ton on the Glendale industrial school
to begin when there are $4,000 in the
treasury; the bill for loaning school
funds on farm lands passed with several
amendments. one of which was to allow
any county to receive the benefits and
excluding non.residents from borrowing.
LEGISLATIVE LINKS.
All of the governors appointments of
boards were confirmed IN executive
session, except that of the prohibition
chieftian, M. H. Kif Of Tower City. The
senate had lot of fun IN the session, it
is said. The penltentlary board will not
be named until next week.
A lively debate came up in the senate
on the bill to amend the military code.
One reason advanced was that it would
get rid of Col. Tuller, who claimed to
hold the otfice of chief Of supplies for
lite 1t was pointed out by LaMoure
that the auditors report showed that
Crell and Bidlake had been allowed
$885.80 for a codifcation of the military
laws. and Senator White said the codi-
tication had never been approved. that
the militia was top heavy. there were too
many staff officers, and the bill under
discussion was calculated to reduce the
number The bill was passed, but not
before Sentor LaMonre had said that
the militia was no use, as 1t could not
get Gov. Shortridee and staff home from
the encampment during the strike.
The railroad bill, giving the railroad
commissioners enlarged powers to fix
rates, is expected to come to final pass
age IN the house in few days aud go
through that body. Mr.. Lindstrom OF
Benson county, says If it should become
law jamestown could get as low a
Wholesale rate as Fargo is gong to get
mile for mile. He says that the western
part of the state would like to see a
wholesale trade established at James
town, and the tea and western shipments
that now 20 through to St. Paul and are
returned, might be shipped direct and
the return freight saved.
Among the exceutric specimens OF
humanity who always appear in a crowd
to display something of interest. was the
man in the lobbles of the hotels yester-
day, selling tickets for rattle for two
pet coons. He says he brought them
from New Mexico, and as pets they are
success.
The house appointed three additional
clerks today, G.. D. Myhre, T. N. Oium
and A. j. Savik.