Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-02-10
Editorial Correspondence.

"Wednesday. Most of the members
went home 10 spend the recess. Con-
current resolution for adjournment
was introduced in the senate. In that
budy and in the house there was mi.
nority who thought adjournment un-
wise, us there was considerable work
ready for consideration, and 1T is not
good idea to have IL large number Of
the bills crowded over to the closing
days OF the session, when there will. he
Il great rush, and it will be hard TO
distinguish between the good and bad
measures. The primary law passed
the senate last Thursday, with only
four votes against it. This vote does
not show the proper division on tile
question in the upper llousc. There is
a strong minority there opposed 10 the
measure; but, seeing that there were
enough votes TO pass it; many senators
climbed ON the band wagon.
The primary-election bill was mes
saged TO the house, Friday, and the
first tilt came over a motion TO slls-
pend the rules and take it up for COIL
sideration at once. The object was to
make it IL special order for $3.50 Thurs
day morrow). This motion required
twO-thirds vote in it's favor to carry
it. This could not be obtained, as The
strength of the factions was shown ON
Il motion to lay the motion Lo make a
special order Oh the table, which was
lost by 46 To 30. This showed that a
vote Of twnthirds could not be OBJ
tained to make the bill IL special or
der, and, as most OF the members
wanted To take the afternoon train, a
motion to adjourn was soon after all
but unanimously carried. The object
OF setting Il date for consideration OF
the bill was IT, prevent it from going
to- the committee on privileges and
elections. which is supposed TO be al
most unanimously antagnnistic to the
measure. There will be Il warm time
when the bill comes up for co,,sidera-
tion, us there is considerable oppt,si.
tion to it in it's present form. One
thing Is certain unless its enemies
can defeat il by amendments, which
will make ac,ion upon it by he sen.
ate nccessary-it.wil pass. Everybody
here is firm in the belief that IL pri.
mary bill will pass, even should all
other bill be substituted for the bill
now under considerations
During the prcliminars fight on the
bill in the house, Friday, Representa-
tive Pllelan, uf Stark, attacked tile
measure in its present form, and the
EN- muns county memLer defended it,.
In It's report the Bismarck Tribune
| gives Il summary Of the remarks in up-
| position 10 the bill, but is silent as
To anyt hing said in it's defense.
! Among the killings of unwise meas
ures by the house was the senate bill
to place, in defiance OF The constilu
tiOn, Col. lIankinson, of kichand
county, on the LiSbnn Soldiers Home
Board for life. The writer had been
requested by Grand Army men in all
parts IF the state, personally and by
letter, to fight The bill. n great deal
Of lohbying had been done for the bill,
and its friends claimed that it would
pass by Il large majority. When it
came up the writer attacked it, on the
ground that 1t was un-Amcrican in
principle: that it was in violation OF
Section 20, article l, Of the cnns,iLu-
tion. which fnrbids the granting Of
special privileges to any citizen; that.
if the legislature continued To place
men for life on the various boards, IL
would not be many years until all the
numerous Dards of the state would
be filled witt, life appointees; tl.at q,
life appointee on the Soldiers Home
Board might live to enter the ''scre
and yellow leaf' condition in life,
when he would be no more fit to per-
form the duties Of his position than
he would have been during the early
years of his life; and, finally. that Tie
civil war soldiers of the state were
practically unanimous in opposition
to the measure. The members of the
house evidently thought the points
we'll taken, for they killed it by a
large majority. No mention Of this
lively little contest was made III the
columns Of the tribune.
i r.
Another incident that happened IN
the house recently, gives, as reported
by the Tribune, a wrong impression.
Several weeks ago the wliter and
his old friend and cnmrade, Dennis
Hannifin, were sitting nnc day liz the
house Lobby, discussing the matter oI
appointing 50 many clerks that were
incnmpet janiIors that cnlIdn'l
he found when wanted, stci,0grapllers
that Couldn't 'stenOg," etc. Tile
writer SAID, "Denuy I'm g.,ing to IN.
tlud,ce a resolution appointing yo,
10 the posiliuL Of janitur Of tile Capt..
lol Roof, your duly being to care foI
the flag up there" MIR. IIanlMtii
laughed aud said, Go ahead; inlrO
ducc it," Af,erwa.d, The writer
scIi6blel out sun,e resolutions alC
showed them To Mir. H., aud they IT,
vHn Ills l., iIrlliItu inTlnrxumpnt Il,