Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-03-13
NORTH DAKOTA.
The Last Week Of the Iegislature...An
Immense Amount Of Busi.
iness Done.
Prohibition Again Wins:Race in the for
Aonors; and Everybody Is Hap.
py Thereat.
Many Bills Of Great Importance to the
State Failed to Become Laws for
Want OF Time.
. Tuesday. March 3.

Tuesday, March 8.
Mr.. Weiser presented petition protes tin
against any change Of the prohibitory Law.
a petition to President Allin. by telegraph,
from Pembins. protested against any ant. pro-
hibitory laws.
Mr.. Ink presented petition of the same i'm
port.
Senate bill 1853 came up on special order. An
opinion from the attorney general regarding
tne polnts raised on the previous day was
read. The letter states that the amendment
proposed may be all right and in his Judgment
The gross earnings law Is constitutional
On final passage the bill was lost by vote of
13to iS;
account of the interest in the work of the house
was killed.
At the time of adjournment it booked as
fail.
Great interest was manifested in the house
when the bill to amend the prohibitory law
1t was first introduced as a simple amend-
ment to the drucgists' clause, but after the de-
onto the bill such amendments as would do
away wtth.the severest penalty clauses.
Ihe btA came up as special order, and a large
all the imprisonmcnt penalties and Lhe section
providing Tot Injunction proceedings, forfeiting
the oaaoe OF states attorney for failing to en-
ioroe the law, and prohibiting shipment Of IL
Quofs by common carriers
As soon as the discussion began the senate ad-
9onrned and repaired to the lobby of the house.
Petitions againsS the repeal Of the penalty
clause were read from Pembina county, Fargo,
Jamestown, Hamilton. St. Thomas, Valley City,
and CHEYENNE Valley farmers alliance.
petition favoring repeal was read from
citizens Of Valley City.
The proposed amendments called out spirit
ed discussion. and several preliminary votes
showed that the house wus about evenly divid-
On the question to again refer to the commit
tee there were 80 ayes aud 80 nays.
The point Of order was raised that tho bill
crossing committee by agreement and made
special order for Wednesday at o'clock D. m.
The following bills were passed:
Approprtattng $1,000 for Jamestown asylum
water works.
Fixing penalty for counterfeiting brands
and trademarks
Fixing fees of clerks Of court,
Management OF state normal schools
Allowing townships to bond for artesian wells
The BILL providing for county repositories was
The bill providing for amendments to the
revenue law was lost.
resolution endorsing the reciprocity policy
OF Secretary Blaine was adopted.
The bill amending the prohibitory law came
up. The gallery and lobby were crowded, most
OF the senators having left their chamber to 20
down and see the fun.
Mr.. Burke at ono point in the battle complain-
ed OF the number Of lobbyists present. and
warned them to keep low or he would move tor
Sheir expulsion.
moved that it be sent back to the signers.
Mr. Gill thought it was unfair to ring in lot
ot amendments which changed the entire pro-
fore the house and be acted on intelligently,
DE know nothing Of these amendments.
MI. Brooke said that II any man had not
sense enough to know what the amendments
meant. he should not have been sent to the
legislature. They mean The repeal of the i'm
prfsonment penalties. Everybody knew that
been discussed all around the city vi Bismarck,
and these petitions showed that it was known
throughout the state.
Mr.: Burke also made masterly plea for re-
1Qctton OF the penalty to reasonable basis.
He Thought Mr. GilIs motion to adjourn was
tricky and unfair Mr.. Gill knew that II the
house adjourned the bill could only, come up
hRatn under suspension of the rules, which
would require two-thirds vote.
NJ bennett spoke abby and clearly from the
Of yfM In referring
posed to be tricky, he claimed thaa 1t was time
they were becoming cute, They should not be
ashamed ferit: They had been bamboozled too
s~;yNG bv politicians not to have learned some
My Burton said that. in his Judgment, the
4mdhdments were not german to the bill, and
lie read from the house rules and from the con-
stttutton to prove that a bill and amendments
J must: jibe.
Mr. Brown said It was an outrage to put men
In prison for violating such laws. If he was
: Juror be would never vote to convict with the
severe penalties now in force. He believed that
honor IN the individual was the best regulator
of his appetite.
MIR. Lutz said, in reply to the gentleman from
Cavalier tAir Denneti). that at the time he had
made his motion for amendment of bills on
third reading there was no mental or oral reser-
vatfou or exception on his part as to this or
any other bill. He had presented petition
1rom citizens of jamestown who favored prohi.
earnest Christian men and women. for whose
opinions, although they differed from his own,
he had the utmost RESPECT. He did not believe
in controllihG the appetite by statute. The
tho gentlemen of the other side may like. but
they wiltnot accomplish the object sought.
ME Oliver would be the last man to refuse to
vote on this question. Or to unnecessarily put
OF Its consideration. He was prepared to vote
at any time, but he wanted the bill and amend
ments printed 80 members could understand
NH GU, whpn accused Of unfairness on the
part OF the prohibitionists, said: Il do not
suppose we have been entirely fair; nor have
phenominsly careful Of the interest Of the
Nj. Brooke asked Mr.. Gin to state whether,
the urbar4 agricuEurist from the banks Of the
Red. having In mind that "sutilcient unto the
DAY day Is the evil thereof replied: Let to-mor-
The next bill considered was house bill 11s.
authorizing the bonding Of civil townships for
the hiking OF artesian wells which was passed.
Mr.. Oliver, by unanimous consent. presented
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, It Is evident to every student of
agricultural industry that, in order to keep
pace with the Older and more developed coun-
tries Of the world in the strife for profitable
markets for products, this sa0reat nation must
and
WHEREAS. Tho great Northwest, of which
the state OF NOrth-Dakota has the distinction
of forming no small part. is pre-cminently an
agricultural. producing section, raising annual
" many millions mqre bushels Of Dreadstufs
than It consumes: and
South and Central America contain somo four
teen million consumers of manufactured cereale.
Offering at once q market equal to one-fourth of
the whole United ;ates; and
WHEREAS, It must be acknowledged BY the
Intelligent observer that great benefits would
lmmediately accrue were these markets open
eS III
semb!y of the State Of North Dakota most
heartily endorses the reciprocity policy Of that
far-seein9. fearless. progressive and cminently
grand American statesman, the Hon. James G..
Blaine, believing that the establishment Of his
policy Of reciprocity and International good
Keeling between the United States and these
southern republics would materially assist in
making this country the market of the world.
greatly enhance the value of the labor and pro.
ducts Of the farmers OF the state of North Dako-
ia and the northwest, and ultimately aid In the
maintenance Of our vast American manufacture
ing interests
ME:Intz: II thouahs it.would cometo this.
I6 is good democratic doctrine; but It has the
wrong name and shall therefore have to vote
against IT." iFG
The resolutions were adopted; and on motion
OF Mr. H0lritz, the house adjourned.
..-.. Wednesday, March 4.
:at. (, q.
Z The senate was called to order at 2 p. m, by
Lieut. Gov. Allin.
Petitions against the repeal of The prohibi-