Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-21

mlttee, which had voted to strike out
the salary provisions of the bill, could
vote for5 the bill with those provisions
restored, X X ,s%t>S3.> :, ,~
4 MI. Little said he had not voted to
strike the salary provisions from the bill
and thought the increased salary under
the provisions Of the bill would be only
just. +. i,stssiiSg.,. ~ ,'.,. ..., e..,5
MT. LaMoure suggested that the Bur
leigh county senator had not made a
minority report ,,s.... -, ; ,,:,5 ,2
I Mr.. Lewis said that he had voted at
first to strike out the salary clause from
the bill, but when it was considered that
the bill required state officers to live in
Bismarck, he thought, having been a
resident of the city for nearly sixty days
now, that the increase was none too
much. -
The bill was passed, 16 to 13. " "..
THE ADJUTANT. GENERALS REPEAL BILL.
There were some fire works when the
bill repeating the salary and additional
duties of the adjutant general came up
on final passage. Mr.. Simpson led the
fight against the passage of the bill. He
moved IT, indefinitely postpone further
consideration of the measure. If there
was one man who holds office whose
work entities him to the salary it was
General E. S. Miller. He believed the
patriotism of the senate should defeat
the bill. The interests Of the old SOL
diers and their widows, for many of
whom pensions had been secured through
the adjutant general, should not be sac
riiced. The record Of the states regi-
ment in the late war should be an espe-
cial reason why the Office of adj utant
general and the salary should not be
done away with.
Mr.. Hale said this matter had been
recommended in the reportof the special
committee and up to now there had
been no objection raised to it, Person
ally he thought under the present law
the office was nothing but graft. The
salary was enough to handle all the pen
sion claims there might be in the state
through regular claim agents The in
terests of the state guard required no
such salary for an adiutant general.
There was not man in the guard but
would accept the office and do the duty
required without compensation. The
office stood in the way of promotion of
every officer in thetguard. 1t used to be
an Office to be passed around among the
old soldiers every two years, but it was
| not SO now. It had come to be ques-
tion Ct pelf. 5
| = MIR. Simpson thought the senator
from Ramsey hadn't made careful
study of the pension matter. Many
cases had come within his personal OBJ
servation where pensions had been Sc
cured for deserving soldiers. This bill
does not repeal the Office but takes
away its emoluments. It would be a
slur upon the regiment of the national
guard to pass the repeal bill.
| Mr.. Wolbert said the bill had nothing
to do with the repeal Of the Office It
was a question whether the senate saw
fit to pay out $1,000, as had been paid
for salary and expenses during the last
| biennial period, for work that, could be
done for 81 600 or 1920 The senate
should consult the Recommendations of
the governor in the matter. He believed
the governor was better able to say what
| was best for the guard than the gentle
man from Stark. :.egy w., !. rs :
j, Mr.. Simpson didn't believe the COVER.
| nor's message was in line with this bill,
and Mr.. Wolbert quoted the governor s
message on the subject and said he
! wanted to be quoted correctly-that he
had made the statement and was ready
to stand by it, and back up his state
/ ment with his authorities. 49, .-.&a a=s
1 Mr.. Hale explained the object of the
bill. There would be provisions for the
expenses of tho department but the sal
larry would be cut off The duties that
had been performed by the adjutant
general could be equally as well per
formed by any other officer Of the guard
There was no question of abolishing the
Iofice.I If It'll we're vacated, it wouldn't
be fifteen minutes until there was an
applicant for the place, even il there
was no salary. The senate had Just
i passed q bill to repeal the Office held by
sssold man Barrett. = He believed that
/ Barrett had worked iuss as hard and
Faithfully and performed lust as efficient
service as the adiutant general. :/.3.ys
/ There was q roll call on Mr.. Simpsons Is
motion to $ indefinitely postpone and, IL
lost % To 70 g. On the passage Of the Bill
Mr.. Simpson explained his vote. He
couldn't allow itt to be said that this
was in the interest Of economy when
the senate had lust passed 4 bill raising
the salary of5eyery other state officer.
The bill passed, "a 10 5.
REPORTED. ss5