Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20
BlsMARCk WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY DEC 20 i8s 9

| Hamilton proceeded to read the bill,
MI. MILSTED moved to defer action on
the bill to January 10th, giving his reasons
therefor. He thought the saloons would
pay license If consideration were post
pOned.
Mr.. COLE showed that license was re-
pugnant to the constitution and held that
the authorities had no right to receive
license, even if the liquor men were will
Mr.. STEVENS said delay should be had
gency bills, for the bill will surely be lost
if 1t fails to receive two-thirds majority
| in the absence of any rule. He deemed
the bill important and In view Of the empty
seats moved a call of the house.
Mr.. COLE read from the constitution and
quoted from the attorney to show
ceives majority.
MI. WALSH favored postponing action
until June 10th in view of inducing the
liquor men to pay their January 1st license.
He said they would not pay license il
they knew the bill was to become law.
Mr.. SELBY called attention to the
bers under the constitution, and urged the
Importance of legislative action.
Mr.. ZlMMER asked why the bill was
not to take effect January LIST, If it was so
MIR. MILSTED admitted that the
authorities would have no legal right to
yet as they would leave the expense of
watching them he thought the cities ought
to have the revenue. He wanted the law
to take effect at once and urged that the
liquor men were only seeking for delay in
order to get ready to test the constitutional
provisions. He thought that the state was
in danger of going democratic if this ques-
NJ mn of rrn NIL md Of fho
dangers was from loss of license.
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH said if license
should be paid the person paying such
license would have cause of action
against the authorities receiving it. This
is republican measure, he declared, and
the people would hold the party responsi-
BILE for it.
Mr.. COLE said votes could not be had to
pass the emergency clause to take effect
January and they had compromised on
May l. Every provision in the bill had
been passed on by the supreme courts Of
Iowa and Kansas and if passed it gave the
people cinch ON the liquor men.
compromise. The people want and de-
mand the passage of the bill.
The CHIEF CLERK proceeded with the
reading of the bill and after time,
Mr.. ZIMMER moved to make the bill a
special order in committee of the whole
for next Monday. He said it never had
opportunity to correct or amend it,
Mr.. HOGAN moved to lay this motion
on the table, which was carried.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved the previous
question, which did not receive attention
and the reading of the bill was concluded.
Mr.. Milsted's motion to postpone till jan
uary 10 was defeated by the following
4Ayes-Hoyt LANCER, Milsted, Moore,
Tyler, Walsh, Walton and Zimmer-11.
Nays-;Messrs. Allen, Balkan, Beard,
Belden, Bowen, Brittin, Buchanan, Bye,
Christianson, Cole, Court, Currier, Esta-
brook F9ss GIeen Gsonl Ma1hkiason
Jahr, johnson, Lilly, fatz, Mccormick,
Mccullough, Mcdonald, Mcintyre, Mont
gomery, Murphy, Nedrud, Norton, Ols-
gard, Pinkham, Reed, Renaud, Richard
son, Roney, Selby, Str0m, Tandberg,
Thomas, Thomson Of Walsh, Watt, Wick
ham, Williams and Mr.. Speaker--49..
By a call of the house all members not
excused, excepting Mr.. Green, were found
to be present. Mr.. Green afterWard came
in.
The roll being called, the vote stood as
follows:
-Messrs. Allen. Balkan, Beard, Bel
den, Bowen. Brittin, Buchanan, Bye, Chris
Foss, Green, Gronli, Hankinson, Haugen,
HHaugerud, Heglie, Hoyt. Ingebretson.
Jahr, Johnson, LANCER, Lilly, Lutz. Nc
Cormick, Mccullough, Mcdonald, McIn-
tyre, Milsted, Moore, Montgomery, Muir
ply, Nedrud, Norton, Olsgard, Pinkham,
Bee Reed, Renaud, Richardson, Kopey. Selby,
Thomas, Thompson of Cass, Thomsoin,
Of Walsh, Tyler, Ueland, Walsh, Walton,
Watt, Wickham, Williams, Mr.. Speaker
SO.
Mr.. thinner voted nay.
Messrs. Ink and Rawlings being absent.
DEsTITUTIoN.
The committee on state affairs reported
concurrent resolution authorizing the
commissioner of agriculture and labor to
receive and distribute supplies for needy
settlers and to visit all localities where the
settlers are in need and report to the gov
ernor. Later the senate resolution for a
committee to investigate was concurred.
COMMITTEE ROOM.
The judiciary committee were authorized
to secure suitable committee room over
the First National bank at rate not to
exceed $40 per month.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The following bills were recommended
to pass: Memorial to congress in relation
to Fort Lincoln; repeating the beaver act;
abolishing the Office of commissioner of
immigration; authorizing county commits
sioners to designate repositories for public
funds; declaring certain mills public mills
and fixing tolls, makes rate one-sixth.
HANDBOOK COMMITTEE.
Messrs. Thomas, Walsh and Currler
were appointed on the joint committee to
prepare the hand book for publication.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Several bills were introduced but as the
order of first reading of house bills was not
reached they will not appear in the record
until tomorrow.
Senate. ss5l
FRIDAY, Dec. Is.
Convened at 2p.m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. SANDAGER was excused from at
tendance to-day.
A memorial signed by about forty names
Of residents Of Wheatland. Cass county,
asking TO. the passage of the prohibition