Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-02-20
HOUSE MEMBERS
DEBATE POLITICAL
RESOLUTIONS
SENATOR STEEL'S BILL FOR ASY.
LUM APPROPRIATION
PASSES SENATE.
Bill for National Guard Appropria.
tion Passes House.

UlOu 4 aSSCS HOuSOs
Bismarck, Feb. 1.-THE house
this afternoon passed the bill in
troduced by Representative Buck,
fixing the salary of the superinten-
dent of the state hospital for insane,
Jamestown, at $4,000 per annum,
and the salary of the assistant at
$4,000, the bill passing with 78 ayes
and 10 hayes.
The house also passed the bill
providing for a special operation
upon the criminal insane.
The house passed bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for maintenance Of a
national guard.
The senate was scheduled to go
into executive session this afternoon
to consider the report of the COM
mittee upon confirmation of the
board of control, and as two-thirds
majority is required to confirm the
governors appointments, doubt is
expressed over the result.
Bismarck, Feb. 1.-THE political
resolutions which were introduced
in the house last week and which
caused so much debate, are liable to
have a more far reaching effect than
at first supposed. With the major
ity of the fair minded members it is
not SO much a question of factional
politics as it is question of fact.
If the Offices of the state require in
vestigation, if abuses exist which
have not been corrected and which
the public does not know, the inves-
tigation ought to be made, no matter
what Offices are referred to.
The so-called Burnett-Hil1 resolu-
tion denounced the political activ=
ity" of the stalwart faction because
Representative Fox's resolution to
investigate certain Offices happened
to hit the Offices that have been held
or are held by candidates of the in
surgent faction.
Representative Lambert declared
there was nothing in the resolution
except personal spite and that the
house should find something better
to do and ought to get together on
business of real Importance. He said
he disliked to be called a stalwart,
but in this case he would be marked
that way il necessary.
Encouraged the Row.
Representative O'Connor spoke
from the. Democratic standpoint and
defended the Democratic members
from remarks which he thought had
been applied unfairly towards them
and to the effect that the Democrats
were boosting along the row for
their own future advantage. He
thought that every member of the
house should take sides one way or
the other in the tissue" and that If
Democrats were elected by the votes
Of either Of the Republican factions
they should stand by their friends,
which ever faction they were. He
said that he was elected as a Pro-
gressive Democrat and he would not
desert the progressive faction in it's
hour of need.
Motives Questioned.
Representative Thompson attack
ed the motives Of the parties behind
the resolution, which laid all the
blames Of investigations to factional
politics. He assailed an illegal at
tempt to inject into the house the
old feeling of factionalism, and in
placing the responsibility he charg-
ed Congressman P. d. Norton, form
erly secretary Of state, with being
one Of the chief instigators. He
mentioned the fact that Mr.. Norton
was ono Of those who were slated
for Investigation. and charged that
he appeared to be afraid Of the in
vestigation and had backed the lat
ter resolution for the purpose Of pro-
tecting himself by drawing the lines
hard.
Another whom he attacked as a
backer OF tho resolution was Attor-
ney General Andrew. Miller, whom
he referred to a. "a smooth politi-
clan whom you would have to get up
early In the morning to get around"
He charged q member Of the state
.tax commission. referring to r. q.
Packard, with being another Of the
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