Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-03-04
PROHIBITION.
The Subject Received Con-
siderable Attention at
Bismarck.
Evidence Being Taken to
Show the Many Violations
Of the Law.
Petitions Coming in for Pass
age Of the Iowa Rail-
road Bill. ..

TOaO BILL
BISMARCK, Feb. 26.-Yssterdsy the
resubmission question received consider
able attention. Speaker Williams Of
Burle,gh county introduced q concur
rent resolution asking Senators Hans
brough and Roach and Congressman
johnson to secure federal legislation to
prevent the issuance Of a government
license for the sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the prohibition state Of North
Dakota. The temperance mel voted
against it.
The organization of the Union Ten.
perarce League is reported in the city,
with Hon. Alex. Hughes as president
and an advisory council of thirty per-
sons. The object is the enforcement of
the prohibition law in the city, and it is
a result of the crusade Of Lecturer Ran
kin, says the Fargo Forum.
The Colby temperance committee is
taking evidence on the prohibition law
and held a session yesterday. Elk. Mayor
Allin of Bismarck was before the CON-
mittee and detailed his efforts to enforce
the laws as mayor, states attorney and
county attorney. He testified that he
had seen the same gaming outfit in Far
60 and Grand Forks that is now oper-
ating at Bismarck, and that he drank
Intoxicating liquors at eleven places IN
Fargo last week.
Mayor Fuller OF Jamestown was also
before the committee and related the
facts as to the non-enforcemeut Of the
law at jamestown.
There were several resubmisslon petit
tions presented. Ryan Of Grand Forks
introduced IN the house bill for resuo-
mission SO far ss to grant rights to in
corporated cities to license sale. licenses
not less than $500.
The Colby committee is at work and
will tomorrow bring before the house
Hugh Taylor, who refuses to testify be-
fore them. They have considerable
testimony and the indications are that
they intend makinga very spicy report.
Representative Heskin also introduced
bill making it misdemeanor for any
public official to be concerned in any
manner in licensing places under the
style of liquid drinks or any other device
gotten up to evade the prohibition law.
1t carries heavy penalties and includes
removal from Office.
In the senate Hanna, Tufts, Wishek
and others presented petitions urging
the passage of the railroad bill. A
strong lobby is here in the interest Of
the bill. Senator LsMoure, chairman Of
the railroad committee, addressed the
senate, characterizing all petitions for
the passage of the railroad bill as bear
ing esrmsrks showing they smanated
from Fargo.
The Forum prints copies OF kilograms
from various points IN the state favoring
the passage of the bill. Three hundred
citizens OF Fargo have petitioned for the
passage of the bill, and delegation of
fifteen from the Business Mems union
came IN on the delayed train last night to
labor for it's passage. The bill will pass
the senate, probably. .".-..
Anumber of new bills we're introduced
IN both houses yesterday. Murphy's 8
volt bounty bill passed the senate.
Among the new house bills was:
Abollshing the 7th judicial district. The
repeal of the irrigation and forestry law
was killed in the house; the Korsmo bill
to compel the railroad commissioners
and attorney general to enforce native
coal rates on railroads not accepting
same was passed unanimously.
Under the bill passed by the house
Wednesday, Mrs. Bartholomew, state
agent for the prevention of cruelty 60
animals, is invested with police powers
in the enforcement Of the law for that
purpose. The law provides that it shall
be the duty Of the state agent to organ
ize societies for the prevention OF cruelty
to animals, and that states attorneys are
to cooperate with the agent IN the en-
forcement Of the law. In sll cases per-
tanning to the violst op OF the statutes,
the agent is given the power Of peace
officer, and may cali upon veterinary
surgeons to examine any snimal appear
ing to be diseased and upon the certifi.
cate Of such surgeon that such animal
cannot be restored to usefulness. may
order the same killed.
BISMARCK, Feb. .-Yesterdsy vas
the last day for introducing bills. Among
tho new ones N tho senate wore:
Strom, requiring tho state treasurer to