Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-14
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may come in here and ask us to pass
special laws to meet their peculiar Organ-
cations. 1t is not that am in any way op-
posed to the church."
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH also looked upon it
as special legislation.
On the passage of the bill there were
ayes %; nays 26-the bill being lost because
of lack of constitutional number.
Mr.. MCCORMICK moved to adjourn, and
the house adjourned until 7:SO O'Clock, the
time fixed by vote of the house during the
afternoon session.
EVENING SESSION.
The house reassembled at 7:S0 o'clock.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to reconsider the
vote by which senate bill I67, the lottery
bill, was indefinitely postponed. In sup
port of his motion Mr.. Stevens said:
l desire. to say this in support
W was introduced, beins bel snG known 1 te as the tle
lottery bill, it was considered expedient by
this house to indefinitely postpone action
on that bill. This was done because it was
believed that the necessities of the people
did not justify the passage of any such
measure, and particularly so when there
was taken into consideration the amount
of benefit to be bestowed upon the state by
the provisions of the bill. Since that time
there has come to our ears rumors of dis
tress from great number of the counties
of this state. Even the executive has taken
steps to ascertain what could be done to
procure seed wheat for needy farmers, that
we might be able to live in Dakota another
year. The senate and house have taken
action in the shape Of concurrent reSolu-
tion appointing committee to investigate
and determine what could be done to fur
nish to the farmers of this state their
seed wheat, next spring-,what measure
should be adopted by this legislature to re-
lieye us of the distress that is staring us in
and west. Since the pOstpOnement of the
measure we have had coming to us from
the east the cry that aid is being taken up
for Dakota. When we come to investigate
we find that South Dakota has, as she has
once before, taken advantage of the name
that none OF it comes into the Golfers of
North Dakota citizens, or to buy grain to
put into her soil to raise NO. hard wheat.
To-day there has been made to this house
a report Of committee which was ap-
pointed by the two houses of this legisla-
tive assembly; In that report they make
bushels Of wheat to the dis distressed % of MOTH Sorth
Dakota. They also say they will pay into
the treasury $l5O,0OO u year for the next
twenty-five years. No chattel mortgage is
demanded as security. Nothing is de-
manded except the honor and in
tegerty of the suffering citizens of North
lish the Louisiana lottery. We are not
called on to say at this time whether or
not we are in favor of incorporating the
Louisiana lottery in North Dakota, but we
are called upon as business men, represent
ing our constituencies, to say whether or
not we will consider upon its merits this
measurement what we will do when we
have reconsidered this vote This propo-
sltlon contains three separate and distinct
parts-One is, what will be its moral effect
on the future Of the state. Another is, as.
a business proposal, how far will it relieve
our distress; another, will the sacrifice be
paid by the amount we are to receive-if it
the people justify the action? Shall we
reconsider this subject or not? Every man
who is in favor of considering this subject
as pure business proposition, taking into
consideration our needs and necessities,
and also the effect it will have on the fu-
ture OF our state, is in favor
nectlon with the proposal which has been
here made, and we have looked about and
seen the distress it Will alleviate, the want
it will relieve, and also the sin and the in
jury it may work, we can then say what
we will do on this proposition. No man
VIM foIoo aye ol tlllS IS uouDu W SUSTAIN
the Louisiana lottery. No man who says
he is in favor of reconsidering this, binds
himself to vote in favor of the proposition
that has been made. He simply stands up
here and says: Il am willing to consider
whether or not it will be best to adopt this
measure; I am willing to take into consid-
Grafton the proposition that has been made,
in the light of the distress that is coming to
our ears from so many counties, and then
consider whether l will say no. am not
in favor OF making the sacrifice that / am
asked to make in voting for this PROPOSE
ton, but l would rather my county should
be deprived of the benefits that would be
bestowed by this bill, rather than to put
what consider curse on the state"-
though we may say the curse IS largely
imaginary.
1t is simply a moral proposition that has
been exhausted in its Infamous parts years
and years ago, and today we only consider
our own best welfare, and whether or not
otRer sh side be of dsn ns Mssisspp HaSs tas
be allowed to remain on this side
a free and prosperous people. | hope
every man who is in favor of considering
this business proposition, will vote aye on
this question. Now move on this prop0-
SitiOn, the previOnS question.
ton. .-sl
Ayes-Messrs. Belden, Currier, Esta..
brook, Haugerud, Hoyt, Ingebretson, Lutz,
Mcintyre, Mllsted. Moore, Murphy, Norton,
Renaud. Stadleman, Stevens, Thompson Of
Cass, Tyler. Walsh, Walton. Watt, Wick
ham, thinner, Mr.. Speaker-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Balkan, Beard,
Bowen, Brittin, Bye, Christianson, Cole,
Court, Foss, Gronli, Hankirson, Haugen,
Heglie, Ink, Jahr, johnson, Lilly, McCor-s
mick, Mccullough, Mcdonald, Montgom-$
cry, Nedrud, Olsgard, Pinkham, Richard
sou. ROney, SelDy, Strom. Tandberg,
Thomas, Thomson of Walsh, Ueland, viii
liams-S4. ,.,5 $50
Messrs. Buchanan, Green, LANCER, Raw.
lings and Reed being absent Messrs. Bu-
chanan and LANCER were excused.
The question recurring on the original
motion, >...a ..,..
order that the motion was out of order, be-
cause bill having been indefinitely post
p0ned could not be reconsidered.
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