The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23

the people at the following election.
Bills introduced: Strom, to complete
tie revision OF the revenue and taxa
tion laws; Haggart. appropriating $780,
800 for the agricultural college ut Far
go; Fuller. approprlating $2OA.OOO for
the insane hospital at Jamestown;
Hanna. providing for county deposl-
tories: Benedict. changing the boun.
daries of the Twelfth legislative tlIs.
trtct. Creefs bill providing for the
Incorporation Of militia companies.
passed the senate.
In the house Murphy introduced a
resolution MelnOrializiHg congress- for
an appropriation of 100000 for the
survey for irrigation purposes. Rills
introtluced: Aas. giving the informer
One-half Of the fine in convictions for
violations of the prohibitory law: Lind.
strOm, providing for the employment
OF convict labor in mining .coal for
state institutions; LindstrOm, repeal-
Ing section 482, Revised Codes. Rep
resentative Cole made strong speech
opposing the bill increasing the salar-
les Of county attorneys. and 1t was re-
committed to the judiciary committee.
The house elections committee Ia at
work ON the Ward-Richartls contest
from Burleigh county.
Bismarck. n. d.. Jan. aO.-The elec-
tiOn Of Il United States senator is not
an everyday occurrence. and Hans
brOugll's reelection by the legislature
attracted a large crowd. although the
result was anticipated. Standing room
was at premium in the galleries.
About one-third OF the audience was
composed Of ladies'.
While the proceedings connected
with the election were interesting,
nothing startling occurred In either
branch. the affair being novel in this
respect.
In the senate Hanna of Cass made a
short speech nominating HansbrOugh,
saying that he had served the state
faithfully and was the best qualified
man in the state for the position. Mr..
ROurke Of Ransom seconded the nom-
inatiOn. D0bie (Popl Of Pembina
nominated william A. Bentley. saying
that he was man who placed princi-
pal above party. McCarten of Sargent
seconded the nomination. The vote re-
suited as follows:
Hansbr0ugll Arnold. Benedict,
Brown. Clark, Davis. Enger Fuller.
Gordon. Green. Haggart. Hanna. Hans
com. I.a AIOure. Little. Mansfield. Mar
shall. McGillivray. Rourke, Strom,
Tufts. Valentine, Viets. White. Wishek.
Total. -.
Rentley-Creel. Dobie. Dunlap. Ie-
wang. Mcttanna. McCarten. Plain. To-
tai. Z.
Lieut.. Gov. Devine declared Hans.
brOugh the choice of the senate.
In the house when nominations were
called for Maj. Murphy of Minot arose
and in twenty-minute speech placed
HansbrOugh in nomination. Power of
Richland seconded the nomination.
Cole Dem.) of Cass nominated Bentley
in a neat speech. Mcpherson of Barnes
county seconded the nomination of
Bentley. The vote resulted as follows:
HansbrOugh - Baker. Belilen. Boyd
(Cass). Colby. Currier. DuntOn, Earl,
Erickson. Francis. Gilbertson, Gopler,
Hammond, Hankinson Hawk Heskin,
Howard, Johnson. Joy, Ryan. Korsmo,
KrOeger. LindstrOm. Lovelace, Me-
Connachie. McGinnis, Mitchell. Murphy
NorthrOp, O1ferdahl. Peoples. Porter,
Power. Richards, Sargent. Sharpe,
Stevenson. Swenson. Twichell. Wal
lace, White, Williams, Woods. Mr..
Speaker. Total, 43.
Bentley-.Aas. Boyd Cavalier, Brot-
nov. Butterwick, Carlin. Cole, Cryan,
Dougherty, Duncan, Ebbighausen
Gulnan. LEM. Mcpherson. Syvertson,
Tanton. Towle. Wirkus. Total. II.
Speaker Williams declared Hans
brOugh the choice of the house.
A concurrent resolution adjOurning
tomorrow until the 26th passed both
houses. Bismarck Typographical
union petitiOned for the passage of
Haggart's anti-cOnvict labor law. Sew
eral enrolling and engrossing clerks
were elected In the senate and pay of
employees fixed as follows: Chief
clerk. $6 per day; stenographer. Sc;
chaplain. $3; pages, 2; all others, SIS.
Bailey Fuller has afhdavits of James
town election board charging Kellogg,
editor of the Alert with fraudulently
signing their names to a telegram to
the senate elections committee regard
ing the Fuller-Sanford contest.
The state treasurer and state auditor
made report to the senate in response
to the inquiry as to the condition of
the states exchequer containing the
following information: No money in
general fund; probable income to this
fund for 1877. $685. 900; required for
expenses of legislature. 500 1000; sal
aries Of state officers and employees,
1901 900; Office and travelling expenses.
maintenance Of capitol and executive
mansion, $1,000; fire insurance, care
of boys at Plankinton reform school,
transportation Of convicts and insane
patients. fugitives from justice, $30,.
600; other expenses. 100000, making
total Of $477.O0O required for fixed
appropriations,