The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04

Especial correspondence Dy the 1uoepoi
Bismarck, N. b.. Jam so, 1879.
The court martial of Adj. Poole as
proving to be very complex and IN
teresting case. The proceedings IN
THE MILITARY Court were started on
Monday, Jam. 25, but before amy tes-
+iuouy could be ua|ken Poole had TWO
members of the court, Lieut.. Eddy
amh Mai, Frame relieved upon the
ground of bias and immediately upon
the organization Of the court Ally.
Engerud acting for Poole, secured
an order from the supreme court
against the MILITARY Court to show
cau,se why a writ shouli not issue
nrohibiting them from holding the
corrt martial, The entire supreme
court sitting for the first time with
its membership of five, spent nearly
three days in hearing ar'gum en'hs oy
Atty. Engerud, Judge Advocate HlEd-
reth and Atty. Gen. Miller. Author
titles without end have been cited and
lawyers refuse to express am oplnAon
ak to the outcome for the reason that
much miNltary law never before ar
g11ed lin this state has been produced.
The MILITARY COURT has adjourned
qurltil Monday, Feb. 8, and 1T will be
fully week before "a decision Is
rendered. 80 -. b. lxx
Governor Burke lis receiving con-
siderable criticism for appearing per-
sonalay in THE case before the SUI
preme court. .. s..... ...
Mr. Moen of Benson county has in
troduced Ia bill which will be recieved
with favor by ALL ,rai1roal men pro
aibfting the use of four wheeled
cabooses, known aus Dinkey Cabooses,
on all railway trains operated in the
state; ito prevent the use of box cars
as cabposes and fix THE minimum size
and manner of construction of all cars
used as cabooses.
Another bill relating to railroads IS
t11at of Rep. Write prohibiting the
issuing of passes or free .ransporta-
tfon or carrying amy passengers free
or at a less rate than is charged the
general public other than employees,
ministers Of the gospel and the board
of railway commissioners s!,en t-avel-
ing on official business.
Up to the present time appro1r 1riation
bills lhave been introduced for the
Improvement and maintai nance of
the various sAate institutions, penal
charitable ana educational amount
ing to about $1,7O0,0o0 and as there
will be only about $1,40o,ooo available
some Of the appropriation bills will
have to be materda1ly reduced. In
order that they w1Q be in a position
to correctly Judge the amounts really
needed by The various institutions,
four joint committees anare been ap-
pointed, consisting of two senators
and three representative to visit
each Of the sSahe institutions during
the week adjoining and report the
needs of each to the legislature when
they again assemble The following
committees were appointed: Penal
institution, Senators Baker and Nc
Lain, Representatives, Gibbons, An
derson and BrusleHben.
Charitable institutions, Senators
Koffel and Gilbert; Representatives
Kneaamd, dAathwadte and Ntnmey.
Agricultural College ana University,
Senators Crane and Steele; Repsesen-
tahires Camden, Price and Wn1bent.
Normal Schools: Senators Cashel
and Wiley; Representatives Duncan,
Baker of Case and HanIey
The governor, by a special message,
transmitted the recommendation OF
the railroad commissioners to the leg
dslature ON Wednesday.
r.. TrA commisshomers ARE anxious to
have the authorsty to engage conlre-
tent inspectors to inspect grafa. ele-
vators and raflroad hrack and they
recommend that Railroads Wishing to
bufld new Hines Within THE state shall
first secure permission from them
Tho Recommendation of the proGi-
bition committees OF both houses s-e
awaited with much interest. They