Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-01-21
FORMALLY ELECTED
Proceedings in Joint Session of
Legislature Electing Hon. M.
N. johnson to Senate.
The Storey-Tuttle Contest. The
Vault in Adj. Gen. Office
Opened.

Bismarck, Jan. 10th. Special to
Alert: AS has been predicted there
was no party opposition to the selec-
tion of Hon. M. N. Johnson as
United States senator, the first vote
on which came up in the legislature
today. In the senate Mr.. Johnson
was placed in nomination by Mr.. La
Moure of Pembina county, and
Mr.. johnson received 81 votes. Mr..
Pierce vote, absent and not voting
one vote. Cashel of Grafton received
! 7 votes as the democratic candidate.
In the house Mr.. johnson was
placed in nomination by Mr.. Skula-
son of Grand Forks, and received 81
| votes. Mr.. Cashel received 7 votes,
not voting, one.
Mr.. johnson having the majority
of both houses is therefore elected
United States senator for the next
six years, succeeding Senator Hans
brough, whose term expires in March.
Bismarck, Jan. 20th.-Special to
Alert: Following yesterdays vote
in the house and senate in which
Hon. M. N. johnson received the
majority of votes for United States
senator, Mr.. Johnson was formally
elected senator today. from North
Dakota, in joint session Of both
houses of the legislature, the vote
being by 126 republicans to Is demo-
Gratis.
Senator elect johnson was called
upon after his formal election to the
senate to address the members Of the
legislature, which he did in a we'll
timed speech of 20 minptess lengths,
which was received with great favor
by all who heard him.
| Col. Peake, appointed adjutant
general secured entrance to the vault
in the Office of that department at
the Capitol today, the work Of drill
ing thru the vault door by machin-
lists having been accomplished. The
contents found were not made public.
The committee on election report
ed in the Tuttle and Storey contest,
that Storey was entitled to the seat.
1t is said that the election box from
the Allen precinct in Emmons coun-
ty, which was opened by the COM
mittee, showed that Storey had re-
ceived more votes than Herolz, and
that there was no occasion for the
special election held later in which
Mr.. Tuttle was elected by stickers.
The final settlement of the case will
come up in the house Friday on the
special order.
The senate passed prohibition
bill No. 8. and defeated a motion to
adjourn.
| Bills introduced.
! Some of the recent bills introduced
in the house are the following:
III. B. 82.-Duncan: Creates fund
to pay claims for glandered horses by
levying an annual tax of one mill on
each dollar of assessed valuation in
the state for this purpose.
H. B. s2.-Moen of Benson: Pro-
hibits the use of "dinky" freight
cabooses by railroads Fixes mini
mum length Of "a feet and provides
that every caboose In use shall have
at least two four wheeled trucks,
doors in each end, platforms, etc.,
and prohibits use Of box cars as ca
booses.
81. B. 84.-Doyle Of Mcintosh:
Amends section 847 Of the laws Of
1907, relating to enumeration and ap-
portionment of school funds. Re-
duces required term from six months
to three months school.
81. B. 85.-Moen Of Cavalier:
Amends section 1905 Revised codes
and requires railroads to keep station
houses open twelve months in each
year at all points where receipts on
outgoing freight aggregates 90, 600
annually and incoming freight 5000
annually. reducing present amounts
Of $4,000 and q, 1000 respectively re-
Iquired.
II. B. S8. Anderson: Makes void
contracts containing provisions pre-
venting purchasers from setting up
defects in articles Of commerce IS
counter claims.
II. B. -Skulason: Protects
statesmen. mechanics and employees Of
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