The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
BISMARCK PRESS CLUB
HOLDS UNIQUE GATHERING
Funny Stunts Enliven Occasion House Not Agreeal
to the Adjournment Proposed by the Senate
Other Legislative News.

toonist on the New York Herald and
he gave very clever talk and made
some funny pictures.
Axvis Finally Repents.
Ole Axvig, member of the house
from Cavalier county, presented
communication through his secretary
Stale Hendrickson, in which he told
of his many years experience as squat
ter governor and set forth what had
been done in that time and closed By
turning over to Dennis Hannifn the
governorship for all time to come.
Dennis accepted the honor with a few
brief remarks which were strictly to
the point.
Fine Menu Served.
The Mckenzie hotel served a fine
seven course BANQUET and the serving
was directly under the management
of Mr.. Patterson, himself. When it
is considered that over three hundred
people were served for the regular
dinner from $3.50 to 8:15 and that this
elaborate banquet was served at 9:15
and there are over three hundrel
guests regularly registered at the ho-
tel it will be seen that Mr.. Patterson
has system for running the big hotes
that is about perfect.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 25.-That tie
house will not always follow the ex-
ample set by the senate was shown
Saturday afternoon when the senate
resolution calling for an adjournment
from Tuesday until the following
| Tuesday was voted down in the house.
When the resolution was first brought
up it was sought to amend it to read
from Thursday to Tuesday. This pro
posed amendment was voted down by
narrow margin and then when the
vote was taken on the original adj
journment motion the adjournment
lost by very narrow margin. There
was quite an outburst of oratory over
the adjournment question. T. Twich-
ell stated that the legislature haa
made the best start it ever had in the
history of the state and he was for
sticking on the Job until it was clean
ed up. 1t is probably that the matter
will come up again late this afternoon.
There are great many members who
state there will surely be an adjourn
ment for time at least as there are
private matters Of business which de-
mand their attention One who is in
favor of the adjournment stated: 1T
is mighty poor man who can come
here and stay for two months and not
need to go home once or twice to look
after his private interests. The fel-
low who can get away for that length
of time would make mighty poor re-
preventative. AS for the $500 per day
there are few of us who figure we are
making our expenses when attending
the legislature in Bismarck. l am for
the recess as l am needed at home for
few days."
Abolish Capital Punishment.
There was considerable surprise in
the house when it was found that
there was considerable opposition g
Torson's bill providing for the abolish
ment of capital punishment and there
were % votes cast against the meas
ure. If the bill becomes law it will
mean that Milo will not be executed
next August as is now planned. The
bill provides for the ones who have
been sentenced in the past as we'll as
for those who may be convicted Of
first degree murder in the past.
Pay Day Today. -, ".
The members of the house received
their mileage money Saturday and the
members and employees of both
branches will be given their nav
checks for the first twenty davs to5.~