The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-28
STATE LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings Of the Legislature
of North Dakota in Session
at Bismarck.
SENATE.

The struggle over the temperance bill con.
tinued all day in the senate. The proceedings
were witnessed by the largest audience OF
spectators called out this session, MANY
ladies being present. When adjournment
was taken the reading of the bill
was about half completed. Scores
opposition, one of them being to strike out
the entire bill after the twelfth line of the first
section. Those fighting the bill charged
that It had been drawn in the in
terests OF the lawyers and druggist, and
that it's effect would be to transfer the liquor
trnfic from the saloon to the drug stores.
showed from 16 to Is votes. Twenty.one
are necessary to give it a two-thirds ma
jority, which it must have to take effect
before July /. May 1 is the date fixed
by the house, which body passed the
bill last week. The senate will most likely
pass the bill without the emergency clause.
The friends of the bill succeeded in voting
down all the important amendments pro-
posed by the opposition.
HOUSE.
Representative Watt introduced a bill
making It a misdemeanor to sell cigarettes
to boys under 16.
Mr.. Millstad introduced a bill tt revise and
harmonic the school law. Mr.. Thompson's
bill for lease and sale of school lands passed.
u. j. Fancher was to-day appointed secre-
tary OF the board of railway Commissioners.
SENATE.
The senate finished the prohibition bill
by passing it. The fight in the senate cost
four days. There nave been several amend
ments made to the hill, including July /.
1890. as the date it shall go into effect.
The contest in the senate was princi.
pally over the date. Several senator's
promised the saloon men during the cam
g. scrSn %ho+ hNrv o.,1 ~4--l r. IT,
vote stood % to 8. Those voting against
the bill on it's passage were: Cowan, Hag-
gard, Whost "a Prohibitionist), Mccormick,
y FullesAr Hartman, Appleton aud Harmon.
The bill VENT to the house this afternoon, and
the amendments were concurred in. 1t will
now go to the governor, who will promptly
approve it.
The house passed the Fargo agricultural
bill by a vote SO to IS. It was slightly
amended, and after the concurrence of the
senate it will go to the governor. The gov.
ernor's action cannot be anticipated. Senator
= Fuller introduced u resolution providing for
an amendment to the constitution for the re-
submission of the prohibition clause to the
people: 1t will pass the senate, but it will
probably be wrecked in the house. Senatos
Worst put in d bill directed at trusts and
combinations.
ADJOURNED FOR H HOLIDAYS.
Gov. Miller signed the prohibitory bill, and
now as strict and severe a prohibitory law
as ever appeared on the statute of q state,
is in force in North Dakota. Saloonmen
throughout the state express a willing
ness to obey the law, and say that on
July l they will close their doors and
seek pastures new The bre wers are tho
heavy losers, and although there is q strong
sentiment in favor OF indemnifying them tor
their loss, they must suffer; The extention
of the time when the law shall go into effect
to July l. gives them IN opportunity to dis
pose of their stock and property. The legis.
and will meet again on Jan. Z. number OF
the members will take an excursion to the
Pacific coast.