Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-12-20

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relating to repositories for county funds,
from the house for correction, 1t having no
enacting clause in the engrossed bill.
Mr.. SMITH said that he had examined
the bill and the original had no enacting
The chair appointed Messrs. SwanstOn,
Yeater and LaMOure as the committee
asked for.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. MCCORMACK: No. 76, providing
that county treasurers shall act as school
district and school township treasurers in
certain cases.
By. Mr.. WORST: No. ", for the punish
ment of pools, trusts and other combina-
tiOns and cOnspiracies 70 effect or control
business interests.
BY Mr.. SWANSTON: No. 78, to amend
section 2, chapter IS, session laws of 1887,
relative to game.
By Mr.. LITTLE (by request): No. 20,
authorizing the state auditor to hear and
determine an account of Frank DOnnelly
against the territory of Dakota and prOvid-
ing for the payment thereof.
Joint resolution No. so: To amend the
constitution Of the state Of North Dakota
by striking out all of article 20 entitled,
"PrOhibitiOn."
Senate bill No. "a, to reimburse T. K.
Long for his hand book, to judiciary COM
mittee.
No. As, to fix salaries OF certain state Of
ficers was read when Mr.. LaMoure moved
to take up house bill No. 6, which was
agreed to, and the secretary commenced
reading at section 19.
Mr.. FULLER presented petition from
Jamestown signed by G. s. White and
fOrty-six others asking that the prohibition
act 60 into effect not later than May /, 1890
Mr.. ROWE moved to strike out section
Mr.. ROWE moved to strike out in sec
tiOn "A (renumbered) ''uses Intoxicating
liquors as a beverages" and insert sis in
the habit OF becoming intoxicated"
Mi MI. SWANsToN asked the reasons for
striking out that section.
Mr.. ROWE replied that it was in con-
flict with the inter state commerce law.
Adopted.
Mr. President in the chair.
Mr.. LITTLE moved to amend by making
the law take effect Jan. /, 1891.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved as an amend
ment to make it take effect July l, 1890.
amendment of Mr.. Little making the bill
take effect January 1st, will be adopted.
AS my reasons will say that no state
which has adopted prohibition in the past
has attempted the gag law as has been at
tempted here, by limiting the time to less
than a year. Even Kansas from which the
law was taken and in which it was en-
years. Iowa gave one year with an ex-
tension of six months for brewers in which
to get their property out Of the state. New
Hampshire gave three years. defy any
member of the senate to show where any
state has cut down the, time to less than
OF North Dakota can hold up our heads
and say that we have done right, if we
pass this bill as it is. This liquor business
has been made legal by our laws; it has
been transacted under our laws; men came
here with money, spent their time and
wealth trying to build up q business and
and to the wealth Of the state, and they
say that they have known since October
1st that it was coming and have had time
| to get ready for the change. say they
look to us as reasonable men, to pass
reasonable and just laws-uO treat them as
men and taxpayers of the state. To do a
little wrong. Cut the business off SUM
marty at once and you cut off hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth OF taxes in
the state You leave these men in
pitiable condition, their property a
total loss, with no means of saving them
selves from ruin. You drive men away
from the state who are just as good morally
innate as yours or mine; men who have
done as much to upbuild the state as you
[. You say YOU were elected on this
issue. deny this. The majority of the
votes cast at the election at which you
were elected were not for prohibition.
This question has never been brought
fairly before the people. They say the
this bill. never heard of them before.
Where do they live? Is Casselton going
| to dictate law to North Dakota? We have
been ignored on this floor. We have not
been permitted to make or discuss amend
ments which we considered important.
than once, he has been gagged"
The CHAIR: II call the gentlemen to
order. 1 have gagged no member on the
floor. I believe the senate will bear me
out in this statement
Mr.. .SWANSTON: I beg the pardon of the
president, I did not mean him. The in
stance to Which l refer is well known to
said: Il hope the amendment designating
January 1st as the time for the law to 20
into effect, will be adopted. The people of
North Dakota would then go on record as
reasonable men; they would give the pe0.
pie in the liquor business an opportunity
to get out Of the state without serious
loss.''
The amendment offered by MI. r.LaMoure,
putting the law into effect July 1st, was
then adopted. and the amendment of Mr..
Little, championed by Mr.. Swanston, was
defeated.
MI. DIESEM then offered an amend.
ment to section II, making it possible for q
| Maroon RI nffor q frion6 0f hia to
table without beng subject to arrest. he
maintained that the language of this sec
tion was ambiguous. There being nc
second to tine amendment, the roll was
called on the final passage of the bill.
Mr.. SWANSTON explained his vote,