The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1907-02-15
That is the Motto Of DemO-POp-
Insurgents at Bismarck.
PRACTICAL POLITICS
Is the Way they Redeem their Cam
paign Pledges---Sixty-flve Clerks
and q Million and a half
Appropriated.

Courant Special.
The Legislature has been out
of business for a week, OWN e
to adjournment, but commences
again tomorrow. [ presume
from this on work will be busi-
ness, and the rush of bills" is
over.
So far there have been 152
illsintroduced in the senate and
1874 in the house. They cover
every imaginable subject. but
railway and election bills are
in the lead.
The house was organized by
the Insurgent-Democratic AL
lance, and their watchword
was Reform, Economy and a
Square Deal" 1t has gotten
to that point where we can
now say, Whats in a name
anyway" for this "1oly AL
lance" does not seem to be
bringing forth fruit, according
to it's watchwords and avowed
principles.
So far as reform is concerned
the only action in that direction
seems to be a plentitude of
anti-railway legislation, which
if, enacted into law would put
every railway and elevator cor
poration out of business. No
distinction as to rights seem to
have been kept, and the idea is
to soak 'em" plenty when
you get a chance.
AS for the primary election
law, several bills have been
introduced, some red and rioti-
Gus, others that would COM
mend themselves to careful
thinkers who desired to do
equity.
So far the White Primary
Law seems to be the one most
in favor by the thinking and
conservative class. It provides
both for conventions and pri-
mary election, but the fiat has
gone forth; the power behind
the "Alliance" has spoken;
the great [ am, of North Da-
kota politics has unsealed it's
lips; the Grand Forks Herald
has given it out that the White
bill must NOT become law, for
it is not according to the party
pledges as WE interprets them.
A few days ago Sorlie ct al
were hustling around telling
what a fine thing the White
bill was, how it gave to the
people the right of nomination
and at the same time through
it's convention system furnish
ed method of protecting the
party and keeping the partisan
lines clear and distinct. To-day
they have had a revelation and
find they cannot consistently
and consciencously" support
the White bill, but while they
are determined to block it's pas
sage they offer nothing as a
substitute.
There was considerable talk
of economy at the beginning of
the session. 1t was said the
interests of economy demanded
the new apportioment should
not increase the membership
of the legislature; but till to-
day there have been appropria-
bills introduced, (nost Of
them by members of the politi
cal purity combine,) amount
ing to 81, 600, 1000. That is go
ing some on economy, / guess.
On January Is, 1907, the en-
ployees of the house amounted
to thirty-one. Upon referring
to the House Journal of that
day / find the following resolu-
ton by Sorlie, of Trail, which
was adopted.
Whereas, It is necessary for
the orderly and expeditions
transaction Of business of the
house of representatives to
have certain employees not
specifically employed by statute
now therefore, be it,
Resolved, that the speaker
be and is hereby authorized
and requested to appoint a
committee Of three members of
the house, who shall report to