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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
10
The Bismarck Tribune notes upcoming North Dakota appointments and reports on the Devils Lake deaf and dumb asylum bill and a Northern Pacific Railroad credit loan bill. It also mentions Cass county and Fargo actions supporting legislature work, back issues, and subscription offers for the Tribune and weekly edition.
The text blames northwestern members for clashes with eastern states and notes a push to fix employe salaries after janitors were paid 35 per day while lawmakers earned 4. It mentions a state relief role for destitute settlers and a legislative committee to study drouth district needs.
The general land office reports investigations by Col Lounsberry on land cancellations. About fifty cases in Benson Eddy Towner Ramsey and Nelson counties have been approved for patent. A constitutional amendment bill to move the capital was indefinitely postponed in the senate by 18 to 11. The speaker urged lawmakers to devote more time to committees and expedite business as several important bills remain in committee.
Discussion on leasing 54000 acres of Cass county school lands and other state lands aims to raise about 150000 to 500000 dollars annually for the state school fund and debt service. Proposals include sales, leasing, and trust provisions under interior department rules, plus an appeal right for grain grading grievances.
The prohibition bill passed to its second reading in the senate on Friday. With only a slight amendment required, it will be reported back from the committee this morning and may reach a third reading and final passage soon.
Mr Watts introduces a bill barring any commercial agent credit company or guarantee association from operating in the state unless it holds a minimum capital of 100000 dollars. The measure targets Union Credit and similar firms, aiming to strengthen financial safeguards.
A military committee reported a bill Friday requiring the national flag to be hoisted on all public buildings. It notes South Dakota already unfurled a forty two star flag, with four more stars to be added by July fourth. The Jamestown Alert and Fargo Argus are cited as strong local papers in the region.
Members favoring prohibition promise parliamentary aid to Hon. E. A. Williams for a bill. Williams is praised as an able, wise, and experienced legislator who may prove a friend to the state’s best interests, despite doubts about Bis mark’s influence.
Mr. McCullovach introduces a bill seeking an expression of the electors on the choice for United States senators. The measure is portrayed as sentimental rather than practical, suggesting no law could be adopted to implement it.
A proposed measure would bind legislators to follow the majority preference of their constituents, giving the people a means to influence votes and an excuse to criticize reps who ignore the result. It would impose a moral rather than legal obligation on members to vote as their districts instructed. McCullough’s bill faces likely opposition.
Advocate bill by Mr Williams urges state institutions to heat with North Dakota coal to boost local resources. Notes coal veins understate and compares heating power to lignite, cites past fuel expenditures, and argues for state example and local employment. Also mentions garnishment exemption proposal and political notes on Montana Republicans and E S Neal for Bismarck land office receivership.
Senator Robinson introduces a bill to establish a normal school at Mayville without state funding. It asks only for the people of Mayville and North Dakota interested in education to provide the foundations and begin the work, enabling the state to benefit without bearing the cost.
The text notes historic denial of dower to wives and husbands in Dakota, with sales often ignoring marital status. Representative Stevens introduced an Illinois style bill with modifications that would grant wives future interest in their husbands estates, signaling a shift in property law practice.
Members debate using compiled laws as prima facie evidence of the law. They clarify compiled laws are not the law itself but evidence of the law until proven wrong. Certified copies of original or session laws are accepted if discrepancies arise.
M N Johnson questions whether he was offered a 10000 consulship and 25000 cash to drop out of the senatorial contest. He states he refused such an offer at Bismarck and asks who proposed the bribe, urging disclosure and denunciation by a good Republican.
In a Tuesday house debate Mr Milsted proposed a bill to revive the old school district system. Both township and district systems operate in states today. The bill may reveal merits on both sides as the question of loyalty and duty to party and society is raised.
A New Haven special to the New York Herald reports Yale Semitic language professor William R. Harper received an invitation to become president of the South Dakota university but telegraphed a polite refusal. Harper is a leading Hebrew scholar at Yale. The piece also notes English syndicate purchase of Minneapolis mills will allow North Dakota hard wheat to reach Liverpool, boosting a North Dakota market. It quotes North Dakota senator Judson LaMoure accusing ex Governor Ordway of bribery, calling for an explanation or an investigation in the state senate.
Ward denies removal by Mellette and accuses Mellette of causing the state’s financial woes. He attacks Mellette as a hypocrite, bully, coward, and "swelled head," citing a vulgar press statement signed by A C Mellette as proof.
The Fargo Argus reports Mr. Johnson claims he refused a $10,000 consulship and $25,000 in cash during a North Dakota senatorial contest, while Senator Pierce withholds endorsement for his district judgeship. Pierce suggests aiding Johnson in another post, and Johnson defends his openness amid scrutiny of his ambitious public letters.
The house revisited its prior decision and passed the school land leasing bill drawn by the attorney general with the governor and state superintendent of public schools advising. An upcoming note previews Henry J. Philpott's January Popular Science Monthly article on irrigation of arid lands and its impact on agriculture, meteorology, and policy.
The question is settled and Prohibition will become law on and after July 1 1889. The senate failed to secure two thirds to accelerate the date, removing the emergency clause. Prohibitionists achieved their aim except for the emergency provision, and now the test begins to see if prohibition prohibits.
Goodwin declines credit for preparing the school land leasing bill and says the plan belongs to State Superintendent Mitchell. He advised with the governor and the attorney general, but the bill’s authorship is credited to Mr. Mitchell. The committee hearing yielded strong, persuasive testimony with unanimous support and no votes against the measure.
A discussion on fixing salaries for subordinate officers of both houses, noting Minnesota uses house rules and Illinois uses a general law. Each house may set pay by resolution or concurrent resolution. The per diem appropriation bill already passed, and the house has set salaries by resolution with little need for debate.
The London Medical Press argues doctors benefit from a bald head or money, noting a modern antique appearance has commercial value. It mocks male legislators’ baldness in the capitol and highlights a Rural New Yorker contest awarding premiums for women’s potato patches. First prize goes to Mrs. Eliza Day with 1015% bushels per acre.
Lawmakers from the Red River valley are urged to consider the broader North Dakota area. The article lists territorial tax contributions by counties for 1885 through 1888, starting with Mercer, to illustrate distribution and fairness in fiscal treatment across regions.
The article argues that a prohibition bill should not be deemed more important than Watt's bill banning sale or gift of cigarettes cigars and tobacco to minors under 16. It contends tobacco harms youths more than liquor, describing tobacco use as a vice without a single redeeming quality.
A critic argues that both immoral material and tasteless boy’s literature harm youth. He urges balanced, entertaining books that build character and knowledge, noting existing bills fail to address the trash marketed to boys. He calls for additional measures to curb silly and vicious material labeled for boys.
The agricultural college bill advances after a long legislative battle. Initial site fights ended with Valley City in the constitution, backed by 90,000 acres of federal land and a $15,000 yearly grant. Now a $20,000 appropriation is proposed to complete the station and uphold the farmers' interests in North Dakota.
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