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

COllSlutIhtIOu III nOuSc Uill IUl-H1lu tHe
amendments thEreuntO pertaining.
MI. GILL moved that further cOnSidera-
ton OF house bill! POI be indefinitely post
poned, and moved the previous question
thereon.
The previous-question part of Farmer
Gilps motion was slaughtered-29 to 81.
Mr.. LUTZ moved to lay the motion to
indefinitely postpone on the table. Carried.
Mr.. LUTZ moved that the amendments
to the bill be adopted.
Mr.. DENNETT. the p~leasant-fared
young prohib editor from Cavalier, led off.
He said the bill. when introduced, mai a
harmless appearance, and was asserted to
be a measure for the relief Of druggists.
But, as had been stated on the previous
day, the prohibilionists had absorbed
wisdom through experience of the
tricks of their opponents.
They were suspicious, ard they
soon discovered that their suspicious were
not unfounded, for. when the amendments
of the gentleman from CasS (Mr. LoOmis)
were presented, the fell purpose OF the
scheme was apparent. The gentlemen on
the other side of this question who seek to
strike off certain provisions of the present
statute, tell US that with less penalties the
but the amendments to this bill would
simply give lis a law that is no Law. Let
US look at them. In every case but one
the penalty clauses are repealed. Sections
2 and 4 of the present statute would have
to 90. l would ask the members to take
up copies of the law and see what the re-
suit of the amendments would be. In sec
ton 8 part is repealed, and part is left"
Mr.. bennett read a number Of sections, n
pointed out the proposed changes. He said
that if the amendments carried, club
houses, that were to all intents
and purposes saloons, could be es.
tablished. "We have been told that
prohibition canno be enforced. Before
the passage OF the Wilson bill and the re
| cent court decisions, even prohibitionists
had their doubts. There was not much
hope. But now, if you will let us retain
the law, we Will enforce it,"
Here a message from the senate stopped
proceedings for a minute.
Mr.. GILL read at length from a decision
of Justice Field, in a California case, to
show that sufficient police power was
granted to enforce the law without the vi
Olation of inherent rights. Mr.. Gill spoke
strongly against the repeal of the impris-
The constitutional provision seems to be
lost sight of. 1t says that proper statutes
shall be enacted for carrying the organic
requirement into effect. If no laws are
passed, the constitutional provision is VIC
lated. Blu there must be severe penalties
to make the prohibitory statutes effective.
Laws have been made to punish viOlators.
If gentlemen desire that these penalties
shall be weak II incomplete, they should
vote for the amendments to his bill-thiS
substitute for house bill 2O7. But, if they
desire to have a law that will be lived up
, to, they should vote against the amend
mentS."
Mr.. FAY raised the point of order that
the house was losing valuable time. The
senate had adjourned, and, under joint
rule 10. no bill passed by one house could
be considered in the other during the last
two days of the session.
The SPEAKER, however, did not care to
do anything that would tend to cut off the
debate.
MIR. LUTZ also thought there was no use
to lose further time. But he wished to say
to the gentleman from Cass (Mr. Gill; that
there was no such thing as an inherent
right. The inherent right OF the American
MI Mr.. BROOKE TeS Wished to % tell the gentle
man from Cass that he did not to
make a speech; but that, if it could avail
anything, he would like to Obliterate one
already made. He knew-everybody
knew-the nature OF the opinion just read,
as we'll as they knew Of "the boy who
stood on the burning deck-his baggage
checked for Troy"
Mr.. HILL moved indefinite postpone
ment. Lost, 80 to 80.
Mr.. BURKE said that he agreed with
Justice Field, but chat opinion had moth
ing to do with the present case. He did
not question the right to pass but the wis.
dom of passing such severe penalties. In
their arguments gentlemen OF the other
side iterate and reiterate, 1--WE var pro-
hibitiOn; the constitution calls for it, and
we must have it" II agree with Them"
said Mr.. Burke. "but we differ on the
question of penalty. The prohibition law
but the question of reducing the excessive
punlshments is an open one. On that we
differ. Petitions have come in here against
the repeal of prohibition. The matter has
been misrepresented to the constituencies,
The people have been told that we were
going to do away with prohibitory law.
But that is not what we are seeking. We
are seeking to give you a law that can be
enforced. The rankest prohibitionist can
co~nscientiously vote for this bill and the
amendments.n
Mr.. GILL moved the previous question.
1t had come to the knowledge OF the
house that the upstairs gentlemen had
adjourned so as to avoid consideration Of
the bill if it should pass the house, and
thus kill it. Mr.. Brooke remarked that
"the previous question is to teach the
senate some sense"
After some cross firing and the making
of several motions. Mr.. Oliver moved as
a substitute that further consideration of
house bill 2O7 be postponed until Saturday
the day after adjournment. He said: 1--WE
have all put ourselves on record. Our con.
stituents all know how we stand. The
bill cannot pass the senate if it reaches
there later than to-day, and that august
body has shut up shop and gone home
The motion of Mr.. Oliver prevailed. and
the grizzly old ghost made its final exit.
SENATE BILLS OF.
The committee of five to arrange senate
bills reported.
Mr.. BEARDSLEY moved to adjourn
Lost.
Whereupon the gentleman from Grand
Forks registered the most vigorous kick Of
the session. 1t was of ten-mule power, and
was aimed at the devoted heads of what
gentleman called "the house steering com.
mittee"-a committee of five appointed al
a previous night session to arrange senate
bills so that the most important might be
first acted on. He wanted to know why
these bills should not 90 the proper com.
mittees; whether there was a quorum
present when the steering committee was
appointed; asked other c%onundrums too
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