Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-12-23
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A Few Pa, Remarks ON the struxule
Now Going ON iu This state.

Now Going ON in This State.
The st. Paul Dispatch makes the
following comments on the North Da-
kota senatorship, which are timely,
and full of wisdom:
The essential point in the senatorial
lature will give Senator Hansbrough q
colleague with whom he can work
harmoniousiy, or whether q man will
be selected who has studiously opposed
him in everything he has done in the
senate in the interest of the state.
Hansbrough has had no difficulty here
tofore in getting along amicably with
his senatorial colleagues. He and
Senator Casey worked together with
out the slightest friction. The same
is true as respects the relations be-
tween Senator Roach and himself, al
though Roach has taken life easily and
has not been much of factor. In or
der to secure the legislation necessary
for North Dakota-and being q new
state it requires much-the senators
have been obliged to put their mea.
sures upon appropriation bills and de-
pend upon conference committees to
keep them there. This was not the
case when Hansbrough was in the
house, for during that time, less than
two years, he secured the passage Of
more than dozen bills pertaining to
the state, among them the Fargo pub
lie building bill, the bill creating q
separate customs collection district,
the bill dividing the state into four
divisions for United States court pur-
poses, the bill creating new land dis
trict [MinotL the bill granting land for
q militia reserve, and others of great
importance to his constituency. Since
then, in Johnson's eight years, not q
single measure has gone through the
house in behalf of the state as sep
arate proposition, except the lieu
land bill, and that was lobbied through
by Grand Forks attorney, who was
sent there by the railroads. On the
contrary, numerous bills which Sena.
tors Casey and Hansbrough put
through the upper branch have been
either opposed or neglected by John.
son and permitted to die in the house
for the sole and only reason that they
originated in the senate, and credit
for their enactment into law would
have been given to the senators
These are facts which can be corrobo
rated by the official record.
And now, il the wishes of Editor
Winship, who bolted the ticket las,
fall, are TO be complied with, the com.
mendable harmony which has prevail
ed in the senate ever since North Da
kota came into the Union is to be brok
en-. Senator Hansbrough Is there fol
four years from next March. He ha.
the states interests we'll in hand
Many important matters Of loca
nature are to be settled. The Turtle
Mountain Indian question. upon which
johnson has taken q position hostile
to the senator's views and opposed to
the recommendation Of the interior
department, will doubtless come up al
the next session. There is also tn.
matter of an adjustment of the difn
culties Of which the Devils Lake In
dians are sorely complaining, as vel
as important legislation pertaining t,
public land questions, coming, from
the senate committee on public land
all of which johnson may be reliet
upon to oppose, obstruct and other
wise delay, these measures havinl
been originally introduced by Senate
Hansbrough.
It is conceded by all that either o
the other candidates now trying TO
the senate would, if elected, be on tn
most harmonious terms with the senio
senator, and that they would wOrl
we'll together to the advantage of th
state and the party; whereas, il John
son were to succeed, the state woul'
be discredited by an unseemly con
tention of advantage to no one. On
of the leading members of the legia