Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-02-15
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THE RECONSIDERATION wAE.

THE RECONSIDERATION WAR.
Deep rolled the thunder of debate in the
council yesterday over the proposition to
reconsider the vote by which the COVER
nor's veto OF the newspaper resolution
was sustained. The champion Of the mo-
ton to re-reconsider was the logical and
profound Senator PoindeXter and he threw
many argumdntative bombs into the camp
of the governors supporters. Senator
Ryan, the falr-haired democrat was quick
to defend the action of the governor and
oppose the reconsideration, while Senator
Hughes Senator Washabaugh, Senator
Walsh and others of the parliamentary
class opposed the reconsideration on the
ground that. whether sustained or not a
vote on a veto is final. If the bill is passed
over the veto it becomes law the same as
though the governors signature had been
affixed and the bill is beyond the reach Of
the legislature. Senator Poindexter be-
lieved that the matter was controlled by
the rules of the council and that the body
could change its own rules as it saw fit.
So did the forces fight 1t was one Of
the most spirited debates Of the session and
the result was refusal to reconsider.
Ihus is the governor sustained BY the
upper branch OF the legislature and again
does the house refuse to be comforted.
ADIEU, WOMAN SUFFRAGE. =
1t is with sorrow bordering on hyster-
les that we announce that the woman suf-
frage bill was laid away to rest in the grave
from which it was recently exhumed and
that the able champions of the measure are
now bowed i'll grief. The bill was called
up most ruthlessly yesterday afternoon
and again was Captain Van Etten called
to the chair The captain having walked
majestically to the chair, and cast
one. whitening glance at his jealous
rivals, the discussion was opened
to catch the eloquence of the legislative
orators. just as the speeches were about
to be unfurled the serious and sedate Fred
Adams presented the decision of the
supreme court Of Washington territory in
which woman suffrage was knocked
galley-West, and requested that it be read.
The reading was continued for several
miles and as Chief Clerk Hamilton was
cent rOtund voice was dwindling to husky
echo, the reading of the decision was dis
penscd with. There was brief season of
sparring among the members who jumped
into the ring for exercise, and then Mr..
Cooke took the floor. He took it with both
feet, demanding quit claim deed, which
he received by the able and just decision
Of Judge Van Etten who was in the chair.
Mr. Cooke is modest gentleman and
has made very few speeches during the ses-
sion, but he is not a man to sit idly by and
permit the laurels to be worn unquestiOned
Dy others. 1t is quite evident that for sew
eral weeks he has been laying back for a
squirt. Having written his speech hur-
rledly, ne was cautious and deliberate in
the reading thereof. He was not hurried
and superficial like too many of our legis-
lative orators; he did not bob up and rattle
or puny minute speech and sit down
without instructing or impressing his hear
ers, but with profound logic and sublime
ease easssa ne M held undisputed possession Of the
Of woman suffrage; he believed in life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness and
In numerous other ways did he frankly
and unhesitatingly endorse the opinions of
many OF the greatest men the world has
ever produced. He was "with Them
| and wasn't ashamed to say so,
The applause which burst forth as Mr..
Cook took his seat having subsided, there
was furry among the lesser lights of the
house and the bill was placed upon its final
passage. The vote stood q for and 28
against, and there is gloom among the gal
lant squad who fought for lovely woman.
IN THE THIRD HOUSE.
Governor Hannifin having called meet.
ing OF the Third house to be held this even.
ing. at which time the pent-up antagonism
OF the non-ohice holding, unrewarded
high-kicking sovereigns Of the territory
Will be turned loose, it may be well to give
up q little OF the legislative space to thit
all-poWerful dody. We have not seen Gov
ernor Hannifin for several days, and it ii