Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-20

each members desk the name of the
county in which he lives and have the
names printed in such type and SO dis
played that. the speaker. could see them
from the desk. The motion prevailed,
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced
read the first and second time and referred
their respective committees: sapi v 17
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Gilbertson.
Appropriates $4,000 for the erection of
suitable buildings for a school Of fores-
try at Bottineau. a
House Bill No. SO, by Mr.. Tousley.
Establishes a contingent fund of $1,000
for the use of the governor in meeting
expenditures not to be foreseen by ordi-
nary appropriations. In line with the
recommendation of the governors mes
sage. aa VOC
House Bill No. 80, by MI. Lynch.
Primary election law. Makes provision
for the conducting of primary elections
by ballot. a4 e1 }a
House Bill No. 40, by MI. Tufte. Pro
vides that all warehouses shall be pub
lie warehouses.
House Bill No. Al, by Mr.. Ferris. Pro-
vides that county commissioners shall
receive a salary of "a a day while engaged
with county business and mileage of ten
cents a mile. IN. Ga.
THE OLD SOLDIERS.
A. O,QO - ~ Tho ,,oo;,1 o.lo, e ILL.,
day was taken up and the motion to in
No. 33 was discussed. a's
Mr.. Michels, father of the bill, said in
part: 5ai htJg# 81 iua..
I have the honor of fathering this bill.
The question being raised is as to
whether the law should be repealed. /
will simply tell you now that as a farmer
you will not expect me to make a great
speech. In the first place the law has
this state and territory some thirty odd
years. There is not, a discharged soldier
or sailor that ever got a position to my
huence. * s. : We have stood Shout
der to shoulder with them in a time when
it tried our nerve, and I do honestly
think that these men should at all times
be recognized where they have any abil-
ity to perform the duty deserved. * y
X We have but a few years here, and if
this law is good, give us the benefit of it
because in Il few more years we must an
swer our final roll call.
Mr.. Hare spoke substantially as fol
lows: In arising to speak on this bill, l
do SO because 1 have the honor of being
an old soldier, having gone out in 1867
to offer what little 1 could do for the
preservation of the Union, and I am not
at all ungratcful for the courtesies that
have been extended to the old soldiers
from that time up to the present date.
We. as old soldiers, feel that the people
of this country have treated us kindly,
and remember us upon all occasions and
1 believe that the statute that is now in
question was passed by the members of
the legislature of North Dakota in good
foith, not by members of the G. A. r.,
but by the representatives of the citi.
zens of North Dakota, and that they
meant it. What the old soldier feels is
this, to a great extent, that he was able
to take care of himself in 1861 to 1865,
and that he has not yet lost the power OF
taking care of himself. They feel that
this statute is misleading to many mem
bers of the G. A. Il. The old soldiers
take it literally as it reads, in making
application for positions and appoint,
ments, that all other things being equal
that he IS entitled under that statute to
appointment. 4 y * x hope that
you will not sustain the motion of my
colleague to indefinitely postpone this
bill, but let us have IL fair consideration
before this body, and if it is not lived up
to, let us repeal it, and if it is lived up
to, let us give the old soldier who has
been honorably discharged the appoint
ment, or wipe this statute from the
book.
Mr.. Deisem said: ~
I scarcely think it necessary to rise
to make any remarks upon this subject,
but when | sit here and listen to the OBJ
books, l connot help expressing my
sentiments. Il d IS 1t certainly must
rest with the people, that they have not
given proper thought and attention to
the soldier in recognition of his past
services. 1t is only twenty four hours
since we listened to words on the floor
of this house of the magnificent victor
les of our soldier boys. They having
iS1i1CtSo In SNCSo NeNps>o, til4 oIC
unsurpassed by any nation of the world
in their acts: and now we want to swipc
from our statute books the only recog
milton we have on our statute of the old
soldier. l hope that non of this body
will support the notion made to indeti-
nately postpone the law recognizing
tho old soldier.
Mr.. Lynch spoke in favor of indefin-
itely postponing the bill as follows:
heartily agree with the sentiments
of my colleagues. The ranks OF the
civil war are growing materially less
each year and but a few years will lapse
before all have answered the last roll
call, and I for one am not in favor of
voting in this legislature as being oppos-
ed to this law.
MI. Tousley in the course of his re.
marks said: al,
l have listened to the remarks of gray
haired men as to what the soldiers en-,
dured, many of them having been sol
diers, and realizing the Importance OF
this question as | myself cannot. i =
* [ think and l believe it is a fact that
this law is an educator of the people