Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-30
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The jamestown Capital urges all bust
ness men and farmers to tell their rep
resentatives in the legislature what they
think of the proposed change in the ex-
emption.
Spalding and Marshall-with one con-
gressional district and members elected
at large--is the platform of the LaMoure
Chronicle with both Spalding and
Marshall for Congress.
Some of Mayor Patterson's friends
think the genial major is rather working
the taffy stick a little hard on the mayor
and fear the ~latter's favors may all be
absorbed before the spring election gets
around.
The Crystal Call cannot imagine what
a fish commissioner is good for in this
state-as there are only a few suckers
and bullheads-and most of them are
such-fools they should be in the asylum
instead of being protected,
Socially the next two weeks promise
to be full of pleasure. There will be the
military ball on the 4th, the press ball
on the 18th, the opening ball, OF the
Northwest ball on the 18th, besides nu-
merous charming gatherings set for pri-
vate residences. "a .
Octopus is a little inconsistent. In
one item he declares he'sright here him
self and knows the conditions-"dead
soldiers every morning lining the halls
of the Northwest-and in the next line
he says "it is said," etc. The major
usually gathers himself better than-to
scatter like that.
The Drayton Echo explains to the
Wash county lawyers that there is no
nee to get excited over Jud's bill amend
ing the law governing terms of court in
the Seventh district-it merely putsi it on
the same basis as other districts and al
lows Judge Kneeshaw to live at his
home in Pembina county.
The Pembina Pioneer Express ..looks
at it in this way: We notice that some
lone has brought in a bill to the legisla-
ture to put off the paying of taxes until
next fall. We don't remember a session
of the legislature when a similar bill was
not proposed. AS a remedy for evils il
is about equivalent to advising a patti,
emit to put off having an uncerated tooth
drawn until it gets well.
i HE. Payne of Fargo, president of the
North Dakota Auxiliary National Fra
ternal congress. which is composed Of
over fifty leading beneficiary orders, is
in the city in the interest of senate bill
q. This bill is designed to place these
beneficiary orders on something of the
same status as other insurance compa.
MES, and puts them under the supervi
sion of the insurance commissioner. Il
is aimed by the congress to secure uni
form legislation on this subject in all
the states. " .
Miss Preston, president of the state
w. c. T. U. and chief pusher Of the wo
man suffrage iunta, has arrived and
made early inquiry for Senator Noble
chairman of the. woman suffrage com
mittee of the senate, and for Chairman
Mallough OF the house committee. The
latter is out of town, but the former is
ready to face the music. It is reported
Miss Preston threatens to bring half the
women Of the state here unless Mr.. No,
BILE kills off the bill to repeal the women's
fright to vote at school elections, and the
senator sees no balm in Gilead. 80
Senator Lewis in Forum: In the bill
touching the qualification of voters ani
; referring to. voters who may be obliged
to move from M precinct to another
Immediately prior to election, and who
as the law stands now, would lose theil
vote, was one matter the bill seeks tx
cure. The matter. of educational tes
was suggested because it was provided
for in the constitution of the state ane
was embodied in the bill with the ides
that it might bring out some modifica
ton of the law. / am not ADVOCATING
educational qualifications, but after ex
plantations it was thought best to insert
q clause referring to it.
j The attention Of GOV. Bartlett wal
/. called yesterday to his apparent over
{ sight of what is supposed to be parlia
mentary ~usage-not appointing as chair
man the mover of a resolution embody
ing the appointment Of a special com
mittee. The governor maintained b,
i. was right aid in support of his position
+ produced rule 81 OF Reeds Rules, whicl
: is as follows: s.The member who make
the motion for the appointment Of th,
committee is not by parliamentary Law
entitled any more than any other mem
: Der to be the chairman Of ave q mem
Der OF the committee. The assembl.
cannot be restricted in its choice"
The sentiment ii atranpthe1inp dali,