Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-02-14

BISMARCK, Feb. 12.-There was little
done in the legislature today. The sem
ate consumed most Of the time reading
the code. In the house the resubmission
question again came up on Simpsons
bill introduced Saturday. A majority of
the temperance committee reported the
bill back recommending that 1t do not
pass, five members signing this report,
and four minority report. There was
an effort to make the bill special order
for Saturday next, and it was tie vote
81 to 81. There not being a majority
the motion was lost, and the bill comes
up tomorrow on third reading. One of
the resubmission members failed to vote
to make the bill special order. This
ne claims was by mistake, but as be did
not change his vote the motion was lost.
1t Is now thought that no straight resub-
mission bill can possibly get through
this house. There is some hope to-
night that proposition to amend Sec.
20 OF the constitution-tLe prohibition
section-and embody local option
amendment with a license feature of not
less than $500, or more than $1,000, may
have q chance to get through the house
1t could be easily passed by the senate
The suggestion, 1t is said, comes from
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. themselves, who
begin to see the great injustice in de-
priving towns like Bismarck and James
town of the right TO regulate the liquor
traffic, and protect themselves, while de-
mandirR the same rights for counties
that do not want saloons, have no large
towns, and where the sentiment is strong
enough to enforce the law. 1t is possi.
bic that some such proposition would
receive enough votes to carry. The con-
ditlon of Bismarck is pointer of value
to members on this question and several
influential residents Of cities have been
urging action along this line today.
Major Edwards voted with his friends,
the prohibltionists. again today, the
Argus to the contrary notwithstan ding.
The article censurin9 Edwards that
ap peared in that paper today, was read
at his request. After wards he stated
that Col. Lounsberry was not the author
and that he was himself alone responsit
BILE for his private and official acts, and
proposed to assume all the RESPONSE
billty. It was supposed vote Of censure
OF the article would be asked, but it was
not.
1t is said that Gov. Allin will not an
nounce his appointments until the last
few days of the session. He is giving all
the candidates an equal chance to ad-
vance reasons for their cases, and
succeeding admirably in letting the
public know little about the identity of
the forth coming prize winners.
One of the recent experiments at the
agricultural college, as described by
President Powers, was an interesting
test of how rapidly wind distributes seed.
The experiment was made to determine
the extent that Russian thistle seed were
spread by the wind and in connection
with the suggestion of stopping the
pest by line fencing. A quantity of
various sorts of seeds, including wheat,
rye, flax, thistle and others were laid on
the snow. distances ahead marked Oft,
and the time required to drive the seed
noted by watch. The lighter seed, of
course, were soonest scattered, flax seed
especially moving off at a rapid rate.
Some of the seeds were driven along as
fast as an ordinary walker could keep
up with them. The whole lot was
scattered to the -four winds" in a
remarkably short space. 1t shows the
imposslbillty Of attempting to clrcum-
vent the wind in distributing the seed OF
any kind Of grain, grass or plant
and gives a faint idea OF the
effect of the wind in this line
On the subject of wind distribution the
appearance of new weeds and grasses on
broken prairie ground the next season
after breaking was mentioned. Entirely
new varieties appear, and it is often a
mystery where they come from. There
are no similar varieties growing on the
unbroken soil surrounding such
field. Only the steady work OF the wind
can account for it. The varieties are
new, because there are no roots found
growing before their first appearance.
The seed, as it is carried by the wind,
lodges on the broken ground and the
next summer the farmer Is met with
host of new plant scquaintances, brought
perhaps hundreds Of miles from other
states and countries, by the industrious