Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-28
Legislative Daily Gossip


Among the prominent visitors in the
legislative chambers Monday was Hon.
O. +. Hegge of Minnewaukon. Several
years ago Mr.. Hegge was a member Of
the legislature from Benson county, and
in 1905 was appointed state land commits
sioner by Governor sarles. The state
officer thar Mr.. Hegge. Without speak.
ing disparagingly OF other officials it can
be said that Mr.. Hegge put the depart
ment Of university and school lands on
a sound financial basis and inaugurated a
complete system for the department. He
Is now engaged in the banking business
in the northern part 1 the state, where
he has several banks located, but is al.
ways warmly greeted by a large circle
city.
Editor Harry Dence OF the Delneld
Times was among the legislative visitors
Monday afternoon. Four years ago Mr..
Dcnce, who was then connected with the
Rowbells Bulletin, held a clerkship in
the house. Since then he located at Bel
field, where he is proprietor n editor
of the Times, and Is giving the people Of
his section a good live local paper. While
at Dickinson recently he was brutally as
saulted by q man of Stark county, who
was aroused at something Editor Dence
had said in the columns of his paper. He
has fully recovered and has a case for
damages pending in district court.
Another pioneer Of the Missouri slope
who watched the legislative mill grind
Monday afternoon was Hon. C. +. Mass
ingham of Mandan.. Mr., Massingham
has labored for years for the develop
ment of Morton county and the advance
ment of the city OF Mandan. For a long
time he was president of the fair associ-
alton at the city across the. river, and all
who know hin recognize him as n Of
the Missouri slopes most substantial cit
liens. d
Among those who occupied the legis-
lative galleries Monday afternoon was
George w. Wilkinson Of Fargo. Under
Burke's administration Mr..
Wilkinson was a faithful game warden,
and for a long time has espoused the
cause Of the unterrifled through the
of the North Dakota Democrat,
he publishes at Fargo.
Representative Hjort and Singer will
unite today in requesting that an appro-
priation be made for the support and
maintenance of agricultural suh-experi-
ment station located at Hettinger in Ad-
ans county. They will ask that an an
nual appropriation Of $1,000 be made for
the farm and want it paid in quarterly
and inasmuch as there Is
work that must be started early in the
spring and that there Is not money now
to carry On they are asking that the
clause be attached to the
bill.
Among the wives Of the members who
are attending this session of the legis-
lature and giving close. attention toi the
work Of both the senate and the house
Is Mrs. c. c. Turner: of Gladstone, whose
husband is a member Of the house.
1t seems that there s q determination
on the part of some OF the members of
the present legislature to curtail the
power of the supreme court. Hendric-
unanimous decision bill has been
killed in the house, but Blakemore has
to the front with a bill providing
that in order to declare a legislative en-
actment unconstitutional there must be
a decision in which four Of the five mem
bers Of the court agree. There Is much
to be said Oh both sides of the proposed
law as has been shown when the bill
was up for consideration in the house
before the committee Of the whole house.
1t was rather a surprise yesterday when
there was no argument after The bill
came up for third reading and final pas
sage as both the members of the house
and the gallery expected there would be
a display Of oratory.
Hon. N. T. Hedalen Of Walsh county
is serving his second session in the
house and is one Of the very capable
members. Heyis a farmer by profession,
one of the practical kind with good bus
mess judgment, and resides near Ford
vile. He has taught school and served
as county commissioner of his county.
Mr.. Hedaren is one of the pioneer set
tiers of his section of the, state. having
resided there something like 80. years,
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A bill! that has been watched for with
a good deal of interest will be offered i n
the house today when Mr.. Miller will put
in a request for an appropriation for the
new Minot normal school. The Magic
City people will ask for a total Of $177,-
66l.SG for the erection Of buildings, per-
manent improvements and finishing
equipment and maintenance. Thirty
thousand dollars will be asked for the
equipment and furniture OF the main
building, $4,000 for the equipment and
furniture Of the dormitory, $4,000 for the
improvement Of grounds. $3.50 for gen.
eral maintenance including salaries of
the faculty electric light and power, wa