The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-27
FLICKERIAIL PANEL
Senator Hansbrough Does a Service
for His State.
AN AFFRoNT TO NORTH DAKOTA
Emblem DisupDears From the Cell
ing Of the House anu Must be
Restored or War Will Come.

From 1hs Journal Bureau Room no. 1'''
Building, Harrington.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-There are many
glass panels in the ceiling OF the house
Of representatives, and long ago the rule
was adopted of filling them with the coats
of arms of the states. The panels were
all filled several years ago, and 1T is sald
that the last three states to be admitted
have no places North Dakota, however,
was one of the lucky ones, and since the
time of statehood her seal has occupied
a prominent place overhead in the popu-
lar branch of congress. Last summer,
while the house was being, overhauled,
some electric wires caught the panel and
broke a corner Off it, and it was removed.
Senator Hansbrough learned OF the
change a feW-days ago, and busled hlmsell
to find out why it was that new seal
had not taken the place of the Old one.
He had a new seal made, but another
state had got hold of the coveted panel
and now there will be all kinds OF row
If it is not removed and North Dakota
restored to it's old position Meanwhile,
the senator has boxed up the old seal
and in a few days will ship it to the gov
ernor at Bismarck, with the suggestion
that it be given some position IN the
state capitol. It has been suggested that
the date in the seal, Oct. 1, 1889, is not
| correct, inasmuch as it is the date, not
when the state was actually admitted to
statehood, but of the ratification by the
voters Of the state Of the constitution.
The new territory did not formally join
the sisterhood states until the president
issued his proclamation, which was Nov.
9, 1889. At least, this is the view which
experts here are taking of the matter.
Chains Though Rivals.
| Quite by accident both Frank NJ. Nye
| and John H. Steele, candidates for United
| -&,sot Inn ncnto
were in Washington last week at the same
| time. They stopped at the same hotel,
and did the most of their running about
| town together. They did not come in the
J interest of their candidacy, nor did that
| subject take much of their time while
| here. Naturally, they called, and in
! company to pay their respects to Sena-
tor Nelson and Senator Clapp. Mr.. Nye
| was passing through the city with his
wife and mother, on his way to Ithaca,
N. Y, where the family of his dead
! brother, Bill Nye, lives Judge Steele
was here on his way to Old Point Com
| fort and Norfolk, for a rest after his
| long and trying siege in the Megaarden
! case. His doctors ordered him to take
long rest. Incidentally it may be said
that the United States attorneyship is not
| settled. The senators have made no
progress with the case, and there is no
more to say now regarding who will
| PROBABLY be appointed IMAM tnefe was
two months ago.
! Hull Stays In.
Representative Hull denies to his
| Washington friends-and has gone into
| the newspapers here with statement to
| the same effect-that he has agreed not
| to run again for congress in the Des
| Moines district. He got his renomina-
| ton after a hard fight, without pledges
| of any sort.
| Representative Kern of Illinois has ar
| ranged to offer an amendment to the
| army appropriation bill when it comes
| before the house this week. providing for
the re-establishment of the canteen. He
has a bill pending to this effect, and
| says he has received many hundreds
of letters, from all parts of the country,
| commencing him and wishing him sue
! cess
William G. Edgar, editor of the North
| western Miller, has been in the city for
| several days, talking with senator's and
members Of congress regarding the Nell
son bill providing for abolishing the Lon
don landing clause. His chief purpose
in coming was to meet Mrs. Edgar, who,
| with two Of her children, has been visit
ing here for some time. He will accom-
pany them home.
| w. w. Jermane.