Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-02-04
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Police Stations and Saloons
in Chicago Shelter the
Cold and Hungry.
Dire Necessities of the Poor
of That Metropolis
Charity Work.

BISMARCK, N. H., Jan. .ZS.-lSpecl0I.)- =
It is said that Senator White Of Valley
City is preparing bill to require the ex'
pense Of keeping patients at the insane
hospital to be borne by the counties
from which they are committed, unless
their estate is sufficient to provide for It,.
Those who favor this method say it
would save the state $15O.OOO for the two
years, which could then be used to keep
open the other institutions, which will
have to be closed unless some way can
be devised to save or raise money. The
same proposition may also be made IN
regard to the deaf and dumb school at
Devils Lake, which is now caring for
45 children at considerable annual ex-
pense. There seems to be a general
sentiment that it was mistake for North
Dakota to start university until the
need became more urgent for it,aDd that
the state would not suffer if it was closed
for ten years. The trustees ask for some
thing over 100000 at this session. There
is only $l71 600 available for running all
the institutions of the state, including
the penitentlary and insane asylum, and
there Will not be that much unless the
expenses of this legislature are kept
down to S60,OOO The probability is that
the legislature will follow the same
course it has IN former years, and pass
appropriation bills providing for all the
institutions, and put the responsibility
of saying which shall become law upon
the governor
Another measure will come up that
has failed in former years, namely, to
require counties sending patients to the
insane hospital and convicts to the penl-
tentiary to bear the expense OF their
transportation, which costs about s1o,.
600. It is argued that If this expense
was paid by tie county they would
closely scrutlnlze the expense accounts
of the sheriff for guards, ETC., and cut
them down il there had been unneces.
sary expense. which the state auditor is
often unable to do, through not being
familiar with the facts.
Considerable interest has been excited
by the rumor that new legislative ap-
portionment would be made this session.
In some districts it takes more than
twice as many votes to elect senator
as in others, while several districts think
they are entitled to another member of
the house especially IN Barnes and Rich
land.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate yesterday were the following:
Little, providing for sdjournments Of
the state board Of canvassers from time
to time not exceeding three days.
Dobie, repeating the starch bounty
law
LaMoure, authorizing the sheriff ln-
stead Of the court to appoint bailiffs.
Little sppropristlpg s1,197 to reim-
burse BurlejRh county for the expenses
Of the trial Of Leonard, the wolf bounty
sharp.
Murphy's memorial to congress for
100000 for an irrigation survey passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Murphy, providing for physical edu-
cation branch in the public schools.
LEM, providing for changing the place
Of trial where there Is prejudice on the
part Of the trial Judge.
Hurley, for euJoiuing foreclosure by
advertisement where the mortgagor
claims defense requiring foreclosure in
the courts.
The house receded from its refusal to
concur in the amendments to Hurleys
bill making Lincolns birthday legal
holiday and passed the OIL.
Senator Whites bill denying record to
deeds. trust deeds and mortgages went
to the governor today having passed
both houses.
The committee on state affairs agreed
to recommend favorably Murphy's wolf
bounty bill. 1t levies a tax of tWo-tenths
OF mill which will produce $4,000 for
payment OF bounties; also to report with
out Recommendation the bill reducing
exemption to from $500 to $500; re-
ported adversely the bill providing for
the use OF convicts to open coal mines on
state lands for use in the state institu-
tions.
Distress in Chicago,