Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-01-26

One was the unexpected defeat of the
divorce bill 10 the house, changing the
residence necessary in the state from
three months to one year. II was close
vote, however. 20 to 30. The drift of
opinion ia this matter ia curious to
watch. Along with prohibition and
many other enforced moral reforms
which are generally lmpracticable and
unreasonable 40 laws for all people alike,
such legislation AZ restriction of divorce
is naturally classed. Anything liberal
or moderately progressive can be OK.
pected to meet opposition from the
defenders Ut pr0hibitory laws, Sunday
closing fair laws, etc. 1t was no surprise
therefore to SEQ many independents
voting for the divorce bill simply on
the grounds Of enforcing an undesirable
conjugal partnership. for moral effect.
All the opposition to the bill was re-
duced to those reasons. Some of the
speakers favored restricting the causes
for divorce, bat not the time. Repre-
sentative Southland urged that there
WOnld be no more perjury in swearing to
residence for three months than twelve.
Representative Simpson would curtail
the causes for legal separation. but he
| regarded it q crime for i'll mated people
| TO live together IN the marriage relation
and was GLAD he lived in state where
the law is such that those who wear the
lrksOne bonds can gain relief.
Representative BOyntOn made good
speech opposing the bill, showing that
he WAS willing to be as generous with
others as he would have Others generous
with him. He SAID he did not believe
the interest Of the state would be pro-
moted by the adoption Of this bill. He
regarded marriage, as the statutes Of our
state do, AS civil contract, and he saw
no reason why instructions should be
put in the way of abrogatlng that con-
ract If just cause exists for 1t. Divorce
can be obtained in New York quicker
than IN Dakota. He believed only in the
Bible canse for divorce. II it was Il
question OF morals. restrict the causes,
not the time in which suit can be CON-
menced. II people came here only to
obtain divorce the quicker they get ou,
again the better.
Mr.. Deans would not make the divorce
laws any looser than they are now, but
he would restrict them. He did not be-
lieve there is a judge in North Dakota
who would grant divorce except on
proper grounds, clearly proven under
the law. II thus be so why should We
turn revenue from the lawyers, the hotel
people and the merchants. It ls in the
interest Of the people Of this state to
bring all of the legitimate business to it
we can, and be wac opposed to the bill.
Representative Oliver OF Ransom
county, added the weight of his argu
n,ents to retain the present law. and
spoke for the families who would be far
better off il divorce could legally and
easily dissipate their "hell on earth" It
is said that an effort will be made to
get the bill up aRaln, as some sof the
''record makers" were not present during
the discussion yesterday and want to say
their say. The bill. If it should be passed
Nv the house can scarcely get through
the senate.
RESUBMIssION.
Another bit Of important legislation
was the introduction OF q concurrent res.
olution in the senate, proposing repeal of
article ~ OF tha constitution entitled
"Prohibition." and providing for special
election on June 6, 1888, for the amend
ment tO be voted on by the people 1t
was introduced by Mr.. Miller Of Mandan.
1t ignores the expnnging Of the senate
record on resubmisslOn two years ago,
and the alleged difficulties in the way Of
publication, etc.
Mr.. Fuller 10 the senate and Mr.. Boyn-
ton IN the house introduced bills yester-
day appropriating $l43O7O for the insane
asylum maintenance for the coming two
years and $77.7OO for new buildings,
making an aggregate Of S22O,77O.
The senate yesterday passed, without
opposition. the bill reimbursing Cover
nor Burke for money expended to exter-
inmate the erasshoppers. The bill was
introduced by Mr.. Hitler and will OF
course, pass the house without opposi-
tiOn.
A bill has been introduced authorizing
the state to furnish a residence at the
capital for the governor, and approprl-
atine S6OO0 for site, building and fur
nishing. There will be much opposition
to 1t. for the reason that the Legislature
is not yet satisfied that all things con-
nected with this subject are settled on q
firm and solid baeie.
BISMARCK, Jan. a. = [Special] -
Twentieth joint ballot for United States
senator resulted az follows: Casey IL,
Kingman II, Worst 8, Anderson 6, Walsh
3, Roach (dem) %, Muir Gnd.) l6.
Smith IL.
Twenty first ballot-Casey 13, Smith
13, KiDgman II, Anderson 8, Worst z,
Iohroon Wo1ob Poooh 10 Mu;, 70
Two popul,sts voted for Anderson, and
two republicans for MUIR.
Joint session dissolved.
BISMARCK, Jan. 23.-[Special Cor. y
Nothing has occ lrred today to indicate
that the republicans have made any
progress IN settling their family quarrel
since Saturday. Today two votes taken
left all the candidates in about the same
relative position. The election will have