Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-04
HOWARD SPEAKS
VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR AID.
DRESSES THE MEMBERS OF
THE LEGISLATURE.
CONGRATUlATES NORTH DA.
kOTANs ON GROWTH AND
PROSPERITY OF STATE.

to Address Members Of the House
and Senate-lnteresting Event in
the Two Houses Of the Legislature
at Yesterdays Session.
In the two houses of the legislature
yesterday General O. o. Howard. one
OF the surviving generals of the civil
war, was escorted to the floor and ad-
dressed the members briefly. In the
senate General Howard was invited to
appear and address the members on
motion of Senator C. b. Little. of Bur
leigh county. A committee consisting
of Senators Little and Talcott and Sen
ator Cashel was appointed by Lieuten-
ant Governor Bartlett to escort Cen
eral Howard to the senate chamber.
When the one-armed veteran of the
rebellion entered, the senators rose to
greet him, and there was hearty ap-
plause as he was introduced to the
senate by the lieutenant governor.
General Howard thanked the members
glad to meet North Dakota senators in
so beautiful a room. which he said ap
pearod to him to be more cheerful
h the chamber of the United States
senate, in which he was a few days
ago. He said he had been instructed
not to say too much lest the senators
fail to attend the lecture he intended
to give on Gettysburg in the evening.
He had always been much interested
in North Dakota, and his interest was
deepened when he met on the train
yesterday so many senators and rep
resentatives, and heard them dis
cussing a subject that was undergoing
much discussion in his own state, pro-
hibition or high license. He had come
off the train without having made up
his mind which way he would vote if
the question came to an issue. He
congratulated the senators upon hav-
ing started in statehood with so many
Of the advantages and facilities of an
old state in the matter Of public insti-
buttons. He had learned of the pros
perity that was to be attained here by
foreigners. and if they were able to
prosper, how much more ought the
genuine Yankee to find prosperity. In
closing he said that a few months ago
while in Atlanta he had met the most
beautiful woman he had ever seen un.
til he came to North Dakota0aughter
n %applause) and she had said she
was the bitterest rebel in the world.
He had replied that he was the bitter
est Yankee in the world. and that be-
ing the case they ought to shake
hands and fix it all up. They did so.
and the trouble between the north and
south was then all fixed up. General
Howard closed by thanking the mem
bors again for their courtesy. After
the address q recess of ten minutes
was taken and General Howard greet
ed the different members of the senate
informally.
In the house. General Howard spoke
briefly, saying among other things:
IT is a pleasure to me today to see
this new state of North Dakota devel-
oping so rapidly. | came down here in
1877 after. not the last Indian battle
you had in your vicinity. but after
pursuing the Nez Perces fourteen hun-
dred miles, they surrendered to Gen.
Miles and myself just north of your
line and ! brought my troops down as
1ar as Bismarck and sent them on to
tmaha TO go west-back to Oregon.
n | myself Went from this place
TO meet Gen. Sheridan in Chicago and
then turned back myself to the Pa
CHIC coast. | campaigned all around
you. | was stationed at Omaha a lone
time and had command of the depart
ment OF the Platte. and had to do with
lndlans all along your frontier. I
nave been watching the development
OF North and South Dakota and TO me
II is extraordinary. AS | rode through
on the train | expected to see some
settlements but ] had no idea there
We're so many cities. so many towns
and so much prosperity.
81 congratulate you upon your state.
! congratulate o upon your work
and 7 hone that YOU will be greatly
blessed in this part of the country.
MY feeling is this. that ont here in
Minnesota, and Dakota and Montana.
where YOU nave these broad acres
that YOU viii have broad men and
strong men. and patriotic men and no
very little questions viii affect them
very much and they will throw all
their weight and their strength to the
perpetuation of the Union which some
Of us fought pretty hard to preserve .
In response to General Towards
address TO the members of the house.
Mr.. Speaker recognized Major BUTT.
of Ransom, who said:
Mr.. Speaker: II has been many
wears (about fortyl since | was face
to face with the gallant and distin-
guished general who Just addressed
us from the speakers desk. and there
by honored us with his distinguished
presence and by the timely and pa
triotic remarks. | had the honor, in
the early sixties, to serve as a sub
ordinate officer under the leadership
and command of this brave and de-
voted general: one who knew no Ian
ger: one who vas always ready to
advance and fight. Many long and
tedious battles, with varying results,