Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-03-07

1A1NO WILL DE1IAO L n
he says that the senate has nc right to in
vestigate rumors, he says that which he
knows, or ought to know, is false.
l desire to read you a few passages from
the practice Of the house of commons--a
body from which all the parliamentary
practice Of the present day has originated,
and which is recognized as the highest
authority by the civilized world:
Common fame is q good ground for the house
TO proceed by inquiry and even to accusation"
Common fame, meaning rumors, then the
very first thing we have to do is to inves-
tigate.
when any person is examined before a COM
mittee or at the bar of the house. any member
wishing to ash the witness q question must ad-
dress it to the speaker or chairman. who repeats
the question to the person, ETC." and
Either house may request but not demand the
attendance of a member of the other house, etc."
These men met in cOnclave at midnight
when it was to be supposed ghouls re-
manned under ground, and did not rise to
damn the character of individuals. And
now this man says we have no right even
to inquire into the truth of these rumors.
Even rumor circulated by these character
less men is ground enough for inquiry.
witnesses are not to be produced but where
the house has previously instituted an inquiry"
Does that mean that we have to have
grounds and charges in order to inquire ?
| No; but it means that a committee of this
body shall proceed to inquire If there are
any grounds for such charges. and if there
are, TO bring them regularly before this
body.
"Counsels are to be heard only IN private"
There is a question here that every good
citizen Of North Dakota is Interested in.
This is, not to hide any misdemeanor from
the eyes of the public. but to prevent the
matter under investigation from becoming
common plumber, hindering their progress
and harming the good name OF our state
without reason.
rectly and according to the instructions Of
this book.
"A member In his place gives information to
the house OF which he is a member"
Now, have these people given that infor-
nation? No; they have gone around in
the alleys and byways and spread their
vile ISLANDERS, but not II single, solitary
soul, except such tools as were used here
yesterday, has tried to come out and make
n charge against any man in this senate.
Now comes the question behind which
our learned counsel seeks to hide himself
and his friends.
Either house may request but not demand the
attendance ten Lance, OF w a msmbe 1h Of the otheF, 49, wins
were engaged in this b~sslness, if they do
not wish to attend because they know pos
itively Of questions that will be puttO them
in this senate that they do not desire to
answer, may refuse to attend.
cr SB ! T ia9is shs Resss sb ARE m s5ttin sId as s q SSuss OF
unless where it be q case of impeachment
This little game has not reached that far
yet; but I do not know how far it will
reach before we are through with it.
'!Counseels are to be heard, &C., and on such
points of law as the house may direct"
Every question that has been asked
the position that should be occupied by the
legal adviser of North Dakota. has been
asked in this way and in proper form.
Now, Mr.. President, so far as I I'm con-
cerned individually in connection with
this matter it cuts no figure; but so far as
II when the dignity, intelligence and
character of this body is attacked by men
OF this character, it is time to call a halt.
SENATOR STEVENS.
Mr.. STEVENS said: Mr.. President,
| have heard it said that even parrots may
learn to talk and fools may profit thereby,
and while l could easily imagine from the
tone and tenor Of that ~"opinion," SO far as
read, that it must have originated either in
the mind Of a parrot or ONE other mon
strOsity, yet, sir, l do not believe that the
senate is composed of such consummate
therefrOm. Mr.. president, I hope the mo-
ton will prevail and that further consider
alton Of that alleged opinion be not toler-
ated.
NOW O DoDDs BARLOW.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved that the minority
report of the Judiciary committee on SEN
ota hi11 No 1OS bn tola, frn,n TIM <oLIo
which motion prevailed and the report was
taken from the table. This report was as
follows:
MIR. PRESIDENT:
The minority of your committee on
judiciary to whom was referred senate bill
No. 1876, a bill for an act to provide for the
appointment OF an agent to receive service
OF process for non resident publishers of
newspapers. ETC., present the following mi
n0rity report:
1856 senate, to be a departure from the
usual cause of legislation and its passage
is being urged, apparently, for the sole
purpose of enabling the friends of the hap
PLY defunct lottery scheme, senate bill No.
167, to chastise certain eastern newspapers
for the part they enacted in defeating that
measure. and taking into consideration the
fact that without doubt such publications,
by timely exposure and scathing criticism,
were Instrumental in preserving the honor
and good repute of our new state from
prostitution at the hands of the despoilers,
and its name from becoming a by-word
and ,%reproach throughout our proud
sisterhood of states and the most enlight-
ened nations of the world, their utterances
having rendered us as a people, in u esti-
nation, an invaluable service at q time
when our state press, with a few honor.
orable exceptions, were either criminally
silent, or Wilfully negligent. in the dis
charge of their high and paramount duties
as conservators of the public morals, and
guardians Of the public walfare, at a time
when ORGANIZED corruption was busily, en-,
to an unholy contamination by all the
dark methods known to and practiced by
u%nprincipled demagogues, political dead.
beats and shysters OF every stamp and
utilization, under andi the guise Of angels
of mercy ministering to distressed people
and seeking to ho0dWink, cajole and coerce
this legislature into ~enacting legalized in.