The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-14
NORTH DAKOTA DEADLOCK.
The Members of the House Have IA Grand
TIme-Singing and SpeecIi-Mak-
ing to Kill Time.

ing to Kill Time.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 10.--A bismarck IN. d.
specia! to the Pioneer Press sa, s: "The
deadlock in the house over the resubmis-
sion IF prohibition lasted all night and
until after 2o'clock today. Williams, the
missing democrat, who ran away yester-
dav afternoon, could not be found until
afternoon today. He first Went to the
%penitentiary, about two miles from town,
and at dusk slipped into town and hid
away till he was wanted to vote. Those
members who were kept in the hall of
the house all night had a jolly time, as no
business could be transacted, and sing
ing and speech-making alternated to help
pass away the time. The speaker and
some of the members did not sleep ali
night, Others lay around on the floor or
chairs, but there was little chance to
sleep. Many Intellectual attempts were
made to raise the call, but the temper
ance folks could not laise the necessary
thirty-two votes. Tie democrats estab-
Ii>hed headquarters in the Office of tre
board of railroad commissioners and had
liquor on tap for the reconstructtonists.
When the morning train came in at $3.50
1t brought seven absent members, oi
whom five favored resubmission and two
opposed, After dinner the democrats
produced Williams and then mustered
thiriy-one votes for resubmiss.on. The
opposition also mad thiriy-one, bu,
i}-ardsley of Grand Forks was seriously
i'll At his room. AT 2 o'clock LUZ, demo
trat, moved for an adjournment until
1880, but withdrew 1t pending a motion
to reconsider the vote that adnn'ed the
committee report indefinitely posiponinu
the bill and to lay the motion to recon
sller on the table. This was lost by a
vote OF 30 to 81. The house then adj
jnurned and was Immediately called to
order on today's session.
Chaplain Rev. George Kline, of Bis
struggle, and pray ed for direction for the
members in the important decision to br
mnde, and that the laws might be en-.
forced Lutz rose to a question of priv
ilege, and roasted the chaplain. Other
democrats went to the chaplain and ex-
pressed their opinions ina decided man
Ier, even threatening to have him px-
PEELED tomorrow. The speake" au-
uouuced Burton and Bjornson as house
members of the committee to codify the
school laws, and White, Peterson, Lorlng
aud Daily us members of the joint com
m,ttpe on education. A motion TO ad-
jnurn was lost by n vote of 81 to 81.
LUZ moved to refer the question rs TO the
constltnticnali'y Of The stock indemnity
tax to the attorney general, which was
adopted. He then moved to reconsider
he vote by which prohibition resubmi.-
lion was postponed, and the motion car
ried 81 to 30, Beardsley being absent.
\ call of the house was ordered, this time
Ivy IA temperance man, and it was reported
hat B~raldsley could not attend. The
democrats then attempted to excuse him,
when would dispense with the call, but
did not succeed. After IL number Of at
t-mpts to raise II call, the vote being he
same each time, a compromise WAS ti-
f-cted, and the consideration of reports
made the special order for tomorrow at
; o'clock. Tie house then adjourned
and the members hurried off to g-t some
sleep.