The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

Tic supper down town, n everybody did
full justice to the provender. In the early
part of the night a col0red minstrel band
was taken up and they made things must
cal and merry for awhile. Occasionally
members would stretch themselves out in
the cloak rooms, in the gallery or in a
corner of the house, but soon a roll call
and a visit from the sergeant-at-arms or
one of his deputies would again bring
them to their seats.
Serio.comic speeches we're made upon
different subjects, songs were sung and
card parties were arranged at the different
tables. Occasionally there would be a
loud and prolonged racket as some truant
member who had been captured down
town by the house officers was brought be-
fore the bar.
Nor need it be taken for granted that
beverages stronger than water we're not to
be obtained. Such was not the fact.
There was plenty of it, and its ABSORPTION
was not by any means confined to those
favorable to resubmission.
As the hours passed the situation grew
tires0me and mOnOt0nOus to many of the
members, and they sought to woo the
drOWsy GODDESS in all sorts of implOvised
sleeping-places, and the visits of sergeants.
alarms were met by protests and refusals
to bulge from the half-awake members.
More slowly than ever the hands of the
were the anxious glances cast in the di-
rection of the official time piece. Day
light came, and a few members got away
and went after their breakfast. But most
of them remained in the building.
The absent ones of the day before were
Messrs. Williams, Christianson, White,
Daley, Daniel, Ebbighausen, Larson and
Williams. Mr.. HOlritZ came in from the
west by the midnight train, and the others
absent with leave came in from the east at
$50 in the morning. No one was then
missing but Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Beards!ey
had been excused the night before on ac-
count of sickness.
1t had been thought that as soon as the
absent members arrived the battle would
begin and be fought to a finish. But
Messrs. Williams and Beardsley were still
absent, and neither side seemed anxious
for what most believed would be the final
clash.
There was a calling of the roll about IL
a. IN. One of those who had been absent
failed to answer to his name. Whereupon
MI. Oliver said: "Mr. Speaker, must we
who have Deen here all night SIT in Il seats
and allow those who have kept us here to
still absent themselves from roll call when
they are about the buildings"
Mr.. Burke, addressing MI. Oliver, said
IF your side had extended the courtesy OF
a ~pOstpOnement yesterday, these absent
members need not have kept you here"
Mr.. Lutz said: These absent members
are excused until 2 O'Clock.
Mr. Hill oaSnp in with a naOQ.
MI. Burke said: Ii pages are sent for
members on u side, perhaps we can get
'em in.
The roll was called and a large number
of members found to be absent.
The speaker instructed the sergeant-at-
arms to bring them in forthwith.
Mr.. StrOm moved to dispense with the
call. Lost-22 voting therefor, and 80 nee
Mr.: strom: us there no way to compel
obedience to our rules 2"
The speaker said: "The s~ergeant.at.
arms has hunted for them-what more can
be done
Mr.. oliver, sin the interest of sutfe ring
humanity" moved that the sergeant-at-
when they wanted to go down stairs.
The house again relapsed into the cha
otto condition that had prevailed during
the night. and, a. before remarked, "the
hours passed" The noon hour came, and
baskets we'll laden arrived for the married
men whose wlves were looking after the
interests of the imprisoned ones, while the
bachelors RECALLED themselves on peanuts
and popcorn from the house restaurant.
The hour of 2 approaches. But bark!
The building shakes! The doors fly open!
A loud roar is heard, and q gentleman
walks into the house 'like q village peda-
g0gue who enters the school room with an
sahemv and frightens the apple-munching
qrchins with the %squesking Of his shoes"
Of satisfaction and signs of relief are
heard. Can it be true? 1t is-it is. Let
the sun again shine and the world roll on.
Williams Is here.
Then said the speaker, with gratitude in
every meditation of his voice: "Mr.
Williams having arrived. proceedings
under call of the house will be dispensed
with"
The question before the house was Mr..
Hills motion of the previous day-tO re-
consider the motion by which the report OF
the temperance committee had been
adopted, and to lay that motion on the
table.
M. Lutz moved that the house adjourn
until ESQ o'clock, but withdrew the same.
Mr.. Hill demanded roll call on his mo-
ton. Defeated-ayes 50, nays 81:
Ok1S OABVoA AAS A4OSs'~ SsASS SSS -
adjourn, which was carried. ~
THE NEW LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Most of those present-bOth members
and audience-thought that the adjourn
ment just carried was until Wednesday,
as it was then 2:9O p. m, q half. hour later
than the hour set for the beginning of the
succeeding days session. But they were
mistaken. The speaker called the house
together, and. as usual, announced prayer
by the chaplain"
Chaplain Kline arose and prayed. In
addition to the customary invocation the
reverend gentleman petitioned the throne
of grace for the enforcement of the pro.
hibitOry law, and expressed some strong
sentiments favorable to prohibition.
AT the conclusion of the prayer 1t could
be seen that the chaplain's remarks had
not been entirely satisfactory--at least to
the re-submission side-and there were
some hurried whisperlngs between mem
bers in different parts of the room.
MI. Lutz arose and said: u have had a
religious training. I believe in God, In
| the ministry and in the necessity and ben.
| efts of religion. But / want to say that
| thought we had engaged Q chaplain to
| pray for US and not to deliver political
lectures. / make this statement that the
house may know, and the country may
know, how the bounds of propriety have
been overieaped."
The remarks OF Mr.. Lutz were greeted