Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-03-04
CLOSING DAYS
OF LEGlSLL |. |
Senate and House Busy With
Bills. nPena Inves-
tigation.,

Bismarck, March l, Special to Alert
Gov. Burke expected to hand In a
list of appointments today but they
will probably not be received until
Tuesday, when an executive session
of the senate will be called to con-
firm or reject the appointments.
The bill dividing the state into
congressional districts passed the
senate today, Stutsman county be-
ing placed in the eastern district.
1t is said that Ward county man
desirous Of being sent to congress
will now have the support Of the en-
tire western district.
The sheriffs of the state are repre-
sented here attempting to defeat the
bill under which the transportation
of patients to the insane asylums is
placed in the hands of asylum at
tendants instead of the sheriffs and
deputies.
The bill requiring lumber and ma
terial men to furnish itemized bills
with liens passed both houses.
The temperance commission report
in regard to the allowance of drug
permits caused considerable surprise
and it is said the result will be the
opening of large number of drug
stores thruout the state whose busi-
ness will not be the exclusive sale OF
drugs.
The report of the investigation Of
Supt. Stockwell's Office will be made
Tuesday.
Bismarck, Feby. 2S.-Saturday both
at the morning and afternoon ses-
sion the house passed large number
of bills. The senates also passed six
bills, among them a.bounty for tree
planting. The committee on inves-
tigation of the penitentiary has been
diligently at work. All the rumors
of mismanagement that could be got
ten together were placed under item
lied heads by the committee. The
reports sent out from Bismarck have
stated that these rumors have been
made as '.charges, but most of the
stories were mere street talk which
is generally unreliable and incorrect,
indicative and personal in its.appli-
cation. Many Of the stories were APP
parently made out of Whole cloth.
Concerning the result OF the investi-
CATION as far as given to the public
by the legislative committee the Tri-
bune prints the following:
Messrs. Webb and Kupitz we're on
the stand and detailed the manner of
furnishing goods to the penitenttary.
They testified that they never paid
any rebates to anyone and did not
know of any one who did. This
charge seems to have Eeen effectual1y
disposed of and discredited SO far as
any local merchants are concerned.
Thomas Hanlon, foreman Of the
twine plant, testified as to the treat
ment of the prisoners by the guards.
He was present once at a Sunday SER
vice when one Of the convicts made a
dash for Father Clemens, who was
conducting a chapel service, and the
guards were pretty rough in handling
him. On another occasion a convict
refused to dress himself and come
out of his cell and two of the guards
turned the hose on him until he sub
mitted. The guards involved in
these matters are not in the state
and cannot be called as witnesses.
Ex.Warden Boucher was under ex-
animation two different times and
was interrogated by Attorney Divet
and members Of the committee.
warden Hellstrom was under ex-
animation Saturday and explained
his purchase Of an engine which it
had been charged was extravagant
and had been consigned to the Junk
heap. He thought it to be q good
investment as 1t took the place Of
many teams and men during the
=
building Of the new cell house and
it was still used for various pur-
poses, and for penitentiary uses it
3 had not deprecated ten per cent.
He bought 1t at half the list price,
getting the Bismarck Implement
company to release their claim to 9
commission from the company for
whom they were agents He had
been in the company's employ up to
s May /, 1901, but his contract termin-
s.ated at that date. 53s.:
81 Ii regard to borrowing from the
Bismarck bank he testified thatss4it "
nonaEf s5f e
purchase fiber and manila to keep
the plant going and: II rate Of seven Y, 'lal
per cent interest I; w charged except