Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-02-19

E"a'rnS"l P1"rc' 4fnss of the, Work of
the !.eSlsIat 80 l),lriug the Past
Week,
Ives day. Feb 10.

J :. tl't >seeat, Ha gut introduced a bill to
= - he prev S"l,so: the con rcSs'0na
'rr he Far=" Agricultural college;
- a. 81 reimburse the citizens %: Minor
y ttSNS raised or the maintenance i" The
:,,.,rn,al school, Kuhn. eD encourage
r...,..t wills and ,srlinr the r.,,~ o own
,.rs. X ncr'> iit making twrnly-thrce
Amendments TO the 81 lool ls'N was passed;
ais, b sbcc' act providing fer appraisal OF
!,.upprlv 50 d xn executes, lien or fore
closure The senate held III evening scs-
ii, II to- consider the report OF the appro-
rliat ON Cniltiaaitlrr.
illsMAEcx. \. u. Sprrisl Tcc ram. Feb.
10 he ,.,;s.i ock IL the finusr over the re-
submission 20 rrollihit"m lasted all night
and un:il after 2p. III. ,o-dav. Williams,
he ris>ing Democrat who ran away yes
,cr,iay afternoon. cnuldnot be found until
uNrr noon to-day. Ec first went to the
rc,!iieut ;rv about two miles from town,
and at ds>k slipped into town. and hid
away uni he was wat;ted to vote.
Thosr'incmher who were kept IN the hail
no h,ls ness could be transacted, and sing
81. and >prrcn- maxim altcrnatcd to help
pass away the time The speaker and some
lheGnrmbr did not sleep wink all
i .lat Others lay around on the floor or
r!nif>. but there was little chance to sleep.
Many inel1cctla. attempts We're made to
r Sc the call but the Prohibitioniss coul d
l,ol raise the necessary thirty-two votes.
The Democrats established headquarters i'll
t.seotticc Of the board OF railway commits
Snns. and had liquor on tap for the resub-
msSiunists When the morning train
came in at $3.50 it brought seven absent
at O'Clock Lutz Democrat, moved an
adjournment to 2:3O, but withdrew 1t, and
the pending motion to reconsider the vote
Il = ind fin
itcly postponng the bill and to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table, was lost by
a vote of3O to 81.
The house then Adjourned and was i'm
'mcdiately called to order on to-davs scs-
sion. The chaplain Rev. George Kline of
Bismarck, in his prayer mentioned the
struggle and prayed for direction Tor tn e
members in the important decision to be
made and thet the laws might be enforced.
members. of whom five avored rdsubm is
sion and two opposed. After dinner the
Democrats produced Williams and then
mustered thirlyonc votes or resubmission.
The opposition also had thirty-onc, but
Mr.. Dcardscy of Grand Forks was serously
i'll at his room.
roasted the chaplain. Other Democrats
went to the chaplain and expressed their
opinions in a decided mandcr. even threat
cnng to have him expelled Tomorrow
The speaker announced Burton and
BiOrnsonas house members of the commit
90, 70 COD. v the scho0ii laws, and White,
Peterson, .i.orln.s and Daley As members OF
the Joint committee on education y mo-
ton to adjourn was lost by a vote of 80 TO
81. Lut2n.ovcd to refer The question OF the
stiiutiona!ity Of the stock indemnity tax
to the attorney general, which WAS
adopted He then moved to re-
consider the vote by which the
prohibition submission was postponed.
and the motion carried 81 to 80, BeGrtslcy
being absent The call OF the house was
ordered, this time by the Prohihi,ioni~ts,
and il vas reported that Bcardslcy would
not attend. The Democrats then attempted
Ia "~c,i>e him. which would dispense with
O., l. but did not succeed. A,2ra niiln-
on' rl attempts II raise the call, the vote
' i,.asAnlr each time, Il compromise
N,~ C..vrgcu. and the consideration Of the
re ol's made special order for tomorrow
=; .g."c&. The house then adjourned,
:AII Ia members hurried of to get so,:lr