Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-05

OckldUOI CIdIlc llUIOuuCCu d. Oil UOudy
providing for the erection Of build
ings at the state asylum to cost
1928, $50. This for new buildings
alone. Garnett's peddlers license bill
passed the senate.
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. Special
Correspondence: Governor White
signd the first bill today, being Mr..
LaMoure's bill that a quorum of ..the
pardon board shall consist of four
members instead Of five. Late yester-
day afternoon the pardon board met
and considered the case of Jacob
Bassanella alias James Smith, under
sentence to hang Feb. 20, for the
murder of Hylnger, farmer residing
near Washburn. A Washburn minister
insisted that Bassanella is insane and
gave testimony before the board.
Other witnesses were examined and
the board finally decided that Bassa-
nella should suffer. the death penalty
on the date fixed.
There was an affecting scene in the
house yesterday afternoon, when Gen
eral O. o. Howard concluded brief
address to the house. Major Buttz
arose to make few remarks compli-
mentary to the general. Emotion
Overcame Major Buttz and he was
unable to complete his address. Cen
eral Howard said: ''God bless YOU"
to the major and recess of fifteen
minutes was taken in order that
members might become acquainted
with General Howard. General
Howard addressed the senate He
referred to the fact that his old home
state of Vermont was voting on the
question of liquor. He was of the
opinion that this is great state for
opportunities for those wishing to
better their condition.
In the senate the bill providing for
the state fair to be held in Fargo
was introduced. Cass county mem
bers are working hard to secure the
passage of the bill and claim that
there is favorable sentiment toward
it among the members and that they
will land it all right. Grand Forks
is expected to get in the game but is
little late and the inducements
offered by Fargo are so great that
members are rather surprised by the
enterprise shown by that city.
This is the text Of the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Brown:
Senate bill No. IL, Brown Provides
Association is organized during the
capital of $40, 200 such association
of $40, 900 to be made by the legisla-
other work. The association is to
acquire not less than 100 acres Of land
and not more than l60 acres, which
shall be turned over to the state.
In the house there were some i'm
portant bills introduced. One especi-
ally interestig at this time is that OF
Mr.. Shells providing that druggists
shall not sell more than four gallons
of liquor per month. The aim of the
author Of the bill is to limit the drug
stores to sales of liquor in cases where
the intoxicant is needed for medicinal
purposes. Mr.. Shells is a consistent
advocate of temperance and his bill is
in harmony with the wishes Of tenn
perance people.
Another important bill is that in
troduced by Mr.. Fried, providing for
the submitting OF the question OF
comforting additional jurisdiction
upon the county courts. 1t is argued
in favor of his bill that citizens will
have an opportunity to have legal
difficulties adjusted without the ad-
ditional expense and trouble incident
to having trial in the district court,
the chambers being often many miles
from the county where suits are
instituted.
The following is a list Of the bills
introduced and given first and second
readings:
"A motion of Mr.. Patterson that the
house concur in the senate concurrent
amendment asking the senators and
representatives in congress to effect
the passage of twenty mile mini
mum service in this state on all
trains carrying live stock between the
states was adopted.
A number of gentlemen said to rep
resent the liquor centers OF the cOun-
try are said to be here interesting the
legislators in the passage OF q resub-
mission bill.
John Thompson, organizer for the
Maccabees, is here looking after some
matters.