Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-01-11

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manded of him that this officer should be
prosecuted, and laid before him the facts
SO far as they existed in my knowledge.
he Immediately called our county com
mtssloners together and laid the matter be-
fore them, so far as he knew about the ir-
regularltles in the ~treasurer's office. and
asked them to demand of Mr.. Peabody an
immediate examination of the county
records, that we might know the true
status and to what extent this man had be-
trayed his trust. They did not have time.
Mr.; Patterson came up into our county
q examined one or two banks and the
Whole matter was laid before him and he
never afforded US a least bit of assistance.
We had to have our board of county com
mlsSlOnerS go on and make the inyeStipa.
ton and found Irregularities covering from
sSS,OOO to $4,000. This is the fact, and the
Whole subject matter was laid before Mr..
Peabody and we received no assistance
whatever, but Mr.. Shortridge says he was
eflclent and he was always ready to per-
form his duty. [ say it is not so.
!! desire to further read from Mr.. Short
ridges message under the subject of the
state p~enltentiary. He says:
+n aMarRea Improvement has taken placein
IN the last two years. The report of the
state examiner, however, might suggest a
TURNER Improvement in the management
of this institution
Following this comes the real gist, the
real venom of this whole matter. Mr..
Shortrldge says:
From recent decisions of the state SUI
preme court, you will find that the power
OF appointment of trustees and supervision
or state institutions, are Except in cases of
resignation or death, which seldom happen
N North Dakota), practically taken from
me governor n placed in the hands Of
the senate, II the acting boards Of trus-
tees OF our several nSt,tutjOnSD sr
In other words the outgoing governor
says there has been cOlIusiOD between the
state senate and the staJe boards of trus-
tees OF several institutions whereby they
might pc projected and relieved from any
supervision of the executive of the state.
which l deny. He goes on:
mo appointee Of the governor. no matter
now worthy or we'll suited he NAV be to
discharge the duties of trustee can act as
sucn without confirmation by the senate."
Great wisdom; we know that; it is part
OF the constitution. He continues:
And no board Of trustees of our state in
stlCutlon can be suspended or removed by
Cne governor for any cause whatever, no
matter how corrupt or negligent they NAV
De IN the discharge Of their official duties.''
here comes the real venOm where a slur
IS cast on all our state officials.
rms question was so decided by the
courts IN my efforts to correct abuse of Off
clal trust and protect the interest of our
state in the removal of the trustees of the
state penitentiary aud Agricultural COL
lege."
l brand that as false. The idea that the
state supreme court, Judges Corliss, Bar
thOlomew and Wallin, would be in colin.
sion with the trustees of any Institution to
detrapd the people in any way whatever, I
stigmatiZe as false.
He goes on further: "Whether or not T
was justified in the effort you can best
judge after a careful reading of the report
OF our state examiner"
What has that got to do with the record
the state examiners report.
In my humble Judgment. Mr.. President,
that article never was written by a child
even in his first childhood or his second,
But 1t was written by a master hand-a
man that is in the habit of using his pen
from day TO day wrote those lines, and by
one dash OF the pen he has thrown a slur
not upon the supreme court OF this state
merely, but upon the head Of the repub-
llcan party, the official head, Mr.. Robinson,
ne being president of the board of trustees
OF the penltentlary. This l say is a damn
able outrage and beneath the dignity of a
man that occupies the position that he
lately did and from which the people so re-
9. nJly hurled him. | want all investiga-
ton, and a fair investigation. 1 don't want
a partisan investigation. I don't want
this committee selected from any party.
but l want the president of the senate to
select a committee that will be composed
OF honest n fair MINI ed men that we
may know the truth of this thing. move
an amendment to the effect that the com
mittee be appointed by the chair from such
men as in his Judgment will give this mat
ter a thorough investigation and report
back to this senate
The amendment was seconded.
MR.. KILLER objected to the sweeping
remarks of the last, in which the supreme
court, the republican party and the boards
OF trustees had been mixed, and he thought
that the motion OF Senator HaggaIt was
about right. I.
After a discussion, taken part in by SEN
atOrs S egens, Dobie and White, a commit
tee was appointed by the chair consisting
OF five members of the Senate. consisting
OF three republicans, n democrat and
one pOpulist.
SENATOR ARNOLD moved that the
chair appoint a committee of three to Sc
cure senate committees rooms. Carried.
Messrs. Viets, Hanscom and Davis were
appointed as such committee.
On motion of Senator Little, the
lieutenant. governor was requested to ap-
point a doorkeeper for the gallery door.
He appointed William Beard.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By MI. MCCARTEN.S B. No. 3: A bill for
an act to amend section 121, chapter 81 of
the session laws OF 1890, entitled an act to
provide for a uniform system of free pub
lie schools throughout the state, and to
prescribe penalties for violation of the pro-
visions thereof.
By Mr.. McCARTEN, S. B. MOI: A bill
for an act to amend section 1S0. chapter 81,
of the session laws of 1890, entitled an act
to provide for a uniform system of free
public schools throughout the state, and
to prescribe penalties for the violation of
the provisions thereof.
By Mr.. .HAG&ART, S.B. No. 6: An
amendment to the constitution by striking
out and repeating article 20, section 2l7 Of
constitution relating to the sale of intoxi
eating liquors.
MR.. HAGGART, S. B. No. z "A bill for
an act to provide for inspection of steam
boilers and licensing steam engineers.
Mr.. HAGGART,S B. NO.: 8: A bill for
an act to amend section l of chapter 9 of
the laws OF 1891, providing clerk hire for
the various state officers and making an
appropriation therefor.
The senate adjourned to 2 p. m. Friday.
CLERK IRE
The bill for clerk hire for the executive