Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-06

chaplain, the roll was called n a quorum
found to be present.
Mr.. BENNETT moved that senate bill
178 be taken up under suspension of the
rules, read second time and referred.
Mr.. MCCULLOCH spoke in favor of the
bill. He thought the people would be an
CRY if it did. The people demanded it, and
he advised the members not to amend the
measure.
Mr.. SKINNER, having in mind the many
meritorious ard necessary measures that
were hanging on by their eyebrows over
the final adjournment abyss, moved as a
substitute that when the house adjourn in
the afternoon it be to 7::3O p. m. for the pur-
pose of considering senate bill 178. Lost.
The motion of Mr.. bennett prevailed,
and the bill was read first and second
times.
Mr.. BENNETT moved that it be made a
special order for Wednesday.
Mr.. OLIVER had no objection to the
bill, but he was opposed to the taking up
of bills out of their regular order.
Mr.. BENNETT moved to make the bill
a special order for Wednesday.
Mr.. BURTON was in favor of the bill
being considered as soon as possible, and
thought tWO-thirds of the people Of the
state wanted it.
Mr.. OLIVER offered as a substitute
that Thursday be the day for considera-
ton, which wa accepted by MI, bennett
in lieu of his own motion and adopted BY
the house.
Mr.. LUTZ moved that senate bills 157.
to prevent spread of infectious diseases
among domestic animals, and 173, for the
appointment OF sheep inspectors, be read
first and second times. Lost.
PETITIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BY Mr.. Gill: From citizens of Armenia,
Cass county, against any repeal or amend
ment of the prohibitory law.
BY Mr.. Tufts: Petition from Casselton,
of same nature.
By Mr.. Burton: Petition from Grand
Forks county, same nature.
By MIR. Yegen: Petition from Kidder
county against repeal of the banking
law.
On motion of Mr.. Oliver, in order to
save time, all other petitions were ordered
printed in the journal without being
read.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
From committee on agriculture: Senate
bill 55, to prevent branding of stock at GER
tain times, without recommendation.
From committee on Judiciary: House
bill II, to provide for the discharge of
chattel mortgages, favoring indefinite post
ponement. Report adopted.
Also, house bill 245, authorizing COM
missioners of the United States circuit
courts to administer oaths' fayorabI v.
Also, house bill 1888, defining usury.
without recommendation.
Also, substitute for house bill 229, relat-
ing to specific powers of comfy commits
recommendation.
From joint committee on revenue and
taxation: House bill 2S2, amending the
revenue law.
Also, house bill 1879, relating to the COM
pensation of school officers, without rec
ommendation.
From joint committee Oh education:
House bill 81, for county uniformity of
text books, without recommendation.
Also, house bill 8S,::on the same subject,
no recommendation.
Also. house bill l43, OF same subject, ia
vorlng amendment and passage.
From committee on temperance: House
bill POS, amending the prohibitory law as
to liquor used for medical purposes; ma
}ority report, to indefinitely postpone.
Report adopted.
Also house bill POI, amending the pro-
hibition law as to druggists permits:
majority, unfavorable; minority, favor
able.
The motion to adopt the majority report
was lost-28 to %.
Mr.. LUTZ moved to make the bill a
special order for three O'Clock.
Mr.. RICHIE offered as a substitute that
consideration of the bill be indefinitely
postponed. =
MI. BURKE moved to lay Mr.. Riches
MOTION on the table. Lost-3O to %.
The question then came on Mr.. Lutz's
motion to make the bill a special order for
3 O'Clock in the afternoon of same day.
MIR. LUTZ claimed that under the reSolu-
ton offered by him Saturday afternoon,
and adopted, a tWO-thirds vote was not
necessary for the adoption of his motion,
out inc speaker could not see it that way.
Mr.. BROOKE. in a nice. gentle, persua-
slve, acknowledgements little speech,
besought the other side to lave the
courtesy to let the matter come up on its
merits. He looked lovingly at his prohib
brethren; but they couldn't see it in the
lamps, and they simply smiled-and
smiled.
Mr.. Lutz's motion Vas put, and there
were 30 votes for the notion: but the
speaker decided it lost, as there were not
tWo-thirds voting for it.
Mr.; Lutz appealed from the decision of
The chair and said: NJ Speaker, | believe
you do not treat me rightly. l thought all
american citizen was entitled to an appeal
at any line and anywhere. All | ask is an
opportunity to vote on this measure DELHI
erately, either pro or contra. A few weeks
ago we settled the re-submission question.
but proceedings which have been INDUCED
in since make it impossible for me to know
how we now stand on this question. |
thought the people were guaranteed some
rights and privileges by our constitution
which nc. one can violate. l was of the
opinion that our constitution had been
written for the people n not for a few
only, who, like Louis XIV, claim to be
the state The nate has apparently
made light of the constitutional rights and
Liberties of the people. As a citizen of the
state of North Dakota, ] feel h%umiliated
and insulted; and, as a member of the leg
islative assembly, 1 feel ashamed"
A motion to make the bill a special or.
der for Tuesday at 8 o'clock was made.
Which was satisfactory to Mr.. Lutz, n
he withdrew his appeal. The motion to
make No. 27 a special order for Tuesday
at 3 was then adopted.
Mr.. STROM moved that not more than
two bills at a time should be taken from
general orders, and then only one from