Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-03-07
BRIBERY CHARGED
Thousand Dollar Bribe Alleged to
Have Been Received by
leeCh.
Clerk GauIke Refused to Back Down
When Called Before the
House.
Clerks Have Given Away the Details
of Many Unsdvory Deals
Senate.

Senate.
Bismarck, n. D.. March 4.-ClerkS
in the house and senate have been
giving away many OF the deals OF the
session and some Of the members who
do not want the public to know what
they are doing are WrOth. Ii the
clerks told all they knew there would
be some members of this legisla-
ture not returned to Office. Suppressing
reports of crooked work believed to be
likely to harm the party, is not among
the least Of the irregularities alleged
by, clerks. The clerks are supposed to
keep quiet no matter how much crook
ed work is going on but it is hard for
some of them to overcome the desire
to see honesty prevail among mem
bers Of the state assembly.
The roll had scarcely been called in
the house Saturday, when Mr.. Leech
sprung a sensation that attracted at
tentiOn at once.
Mr.. Leech moved that the sergeant
alarms be directed to bring MIR.
Gaulke, a clerk from Grand Forks
county, before the house.
The ergeant-at-arms reported Mr..
GaulKe present.
Mr.. Leech said: l have been told
on good reliable authority by some of
the members of this house that Mr..
Gaulke is making the charge that L
have received 81, 600 for putting senate
bill No. 2l through this house. L
would like to have him back up his
conversation. If l got $1,000 | would
like to know where it is.
Mr.. Gaulle: l will say, Mr.. Speaker
and members OF this house, that Mr..
L ech is entirely ignorant and wrong
in the facts that he has stated. MIR.
Payne, q gentleman from Fargo, says
and | can prove it by dozen men
that there was s., 900 offered for the
passage of senate bill No. 2l-an in
surance bill-a piece Of vicious legis-
lation-and that is all | ever said.
What Mr.. Payne says he told me per-
sonally. l never said you were offered
$1,000, or any other man.
| said Mr.. Payne said there was 81
O00. offered to pass this bill in the SEN
ate and house. ! am willing to stand
Il cross examination, or any questions
the members desire to ask on that
score.
Mr.. Leech: l simply wanted to
clear myself. AS far as | know there
has never been cent offered for the
passage of this bill. | only want to
know, if | got $1,000 what became OF
it.
Mr.. Gaulke: Mr.. Payne said him.
self he was authorized to spend $1,000
to pass that bill. l said, ''lf that is
the fact we don't want the bill pass
ed" l defy any man to come up and
say where l said that you were offered
$1,000.
Mr.. Leech: l would like to call on
Mr.. Thordarson. l don't like to have
this report going around about me un-
less get the money.
Mr.. Thordarson: Mr.. Gaulke did
not tell me that Mr.. Leech got $1,000
but he told me he was to get $1,000,
and he said that Senator Lewis was to
get the other 81, 600.
Mr.. Gaulke: The fact is as l stated
it. Mr. Payne told me this. l am
willing to get Mr.. Payne in here.
Mr.. Thordarson: l simply stated
what you told me, that Mr.. Leech was
to get 81, 900 and Senator Lewis the
other $1,000.
Mr.. Leech: II the understanding is
that am to get $1,000 | will with
draw further proceedings.
THE SENATE.
Governor White sent a special mes
sage to the senate Saturday urging
upon that body the necessity for
Iuruner eCOlOlly. Lc SONofllOl PlH-
sented figures to show that with the
standing appropriations and the ap-
preparations that have been favorably
reported from committees and are in
line for passage by the two houses,
there will be deficit at the end of
the biennial period notwithstanding
the fact that the educational institu-
tions have been provided for by a tone
mill tax, and the general fund will be
relieved of their support. The COVER
nor stated the probable revenues. from
all sources for the biennial period