The Wahpeton times., 1891-02-19
Monday, Feb, g.
SENATE

In thesenate the appropriations commit
ice reported cutting down the Jamestown
asylum to $4,000 and the Devils Lake
mute school to $4,000, Mandan reform
school $4,000, Valley City normal $4,000
Bills introduced:
sciences; Mccormick for the Devils Lake mute
school, $50, 900; Svennungson, to attach No
Mans Land to Nelson county; Brynjolfson, de.
filming the liability of railroads to employees for
personal injury.
Bidlake's bill fixing compensation of
county auditors was passed. 1t provides
tor maximum salary OF $1,000.
HOUSE.
BISMARCK, N. d., Special Telegram, Feb
9.-In the house to-day Richie presented
o petition with 1892 signers, asking that
the present prohibitory law be not changed.
The majority of the committee on temper
ance reported back Cope's resubmission
bill with the Recommendation that it be in
definitely postponed. Williams presented
minority report recommending IT'S pass
age.
Chairman Hill moved the majorityrepor
be adopted, and the biggest fight of the ses-
sion was at once precipitatcd. The Demo-
Gratis, with one exception. were soIldly in
line in favor of resubmission. and had the
help of q number of Republicans Brooke,
Burke and Triplctt tor the Democrats, be-
gan long series OF tilibusterng when they
found out that the majority was against
them. Every sort of dilatory motion was
resorted to to- and appeals taken from
After about two hours 'i debate 'Aai and
cross-firing the previous question was or
dercd amid all sorts OF charges of gag law
and snap judgment made by the Democrats.
There were seven members absent and ex-
cused-three Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis. OF these about half favor and hal
| N1,r
members absent are from strong temperance
counties. and are probably not anxious to
vote contrary TO the wishes of their con-
stituents.
Oliver of Ransom county, the ablest par
Humanitarian in the house, conducted the
fight for the prohibitionists. When the
vote was taken there were thirty-one for
adopting the majority report and twenty
three against. -Four then changed over,
making it IS to 19. Chairman Hill then
moved to reconsider and lay on the table
The Democrats demanded call of the
house, and Williams, the Democratic men,
Der from Grand Forks. who made the mi
from the building and taken a buggy at the
door and rapidly driven over the prairie
and out OF the CITY. Three sergcailts- at
arms have been looking Tor him for hours,
but he cannot be found. In the meantime
the house is in a deadlock. and there is no
pOspcCI VI CLullHe uIlCll tO-uOrrOW. Inc
Democrats and their allies will not vote to
dispense with proceedings under the call.
and the prohibitionists can only muster
about thirty votes for it. 1t is necessary to
have thirty-two--a majority of the men,
bers-elect Beardsley, one Of the majority,
was taken seriously sick about o'clock,
but none of the minority will consent to
pair with HIM. Those voting to adopt the
majority report were:
Axvig. Beardsley, Bjornson, Burton, Davis,
Dennett, Erickson. Fiske, Foss. Gill. Hanson,
Hill. Hodgeson, Holte. Kearney, Lamb, Lorng,
Mccullough, Noltimeir. Oliver Peabody, Peter.
son, Richie, Skinner. Smith, Strom, Thompson,
Tufts, Wallin. Watson and the speaker.
Against-Brooke. Brown, Burke Colosky,
Cope. Cunningham, Douglass. Farrah Fay, Cru
Der, Haieht. Hail. Havrevold. Horgal, Loomis,
Lutz. McKendry. Osgood, satterlund, Triplett,
Walton. Ward. Yegen.
Afterward Brooke, Burke Douglass and
Havreyold changed to yea. Those excused
were Christianson, Daley, Daniels, Ebbig-
huser, Holitz Larson and White.
AT q late hour the house was still in ses-
sion with no prospect OF change before
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when another
'"gisIative day begins.