Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-09
NORTH DAKOTA 4 DRY
Our Young State is Doomed
To be Dry Five Long
Years sas
KILLED IN THE. sENA AIE.
The House Passed it But Sore
Headed Senators Gave
The Death Blow.

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The businesslike manner in whics,
both houses of the legislature have
got down to business since the cleo
tion of United States senator does
much to atone for, their apparent
dilatory behavior previous. From
the record made during the closing
week one might infer that all neces-
sary legislation has been accom-
plished in rather to hasty manner.
But during the senatorial razzle
dazzel, while little else was done in
either house than to meet in Joint
session, take one or two ballots and
dissolve, at the same time many of
the members were hard ut work in
preparing bills and investigating
the merits of other bills which were
TO be acted upon later on.
THE RESURMIsslON BILL.
One Of the llvcl;cst contests vet
witnessed in the house was over Nc
Leans reSubmission bill last Tues
day afternoon. Every available foot
of floor was occupied by spectators
anxious to witness the fight. \
large number OF women and tenn
perancc workers were present and
ably supported in their opposition
to the bill by large number Of
wholesale liquor dealers, and saloon
keepers from Moorhcad and East
Grand Forks. Mr.. Storm moved
that the resolution be reported back
and that it do not pass. Mr.. Me
Lean opposed very emphatically.
He insisted that the law had never
been enforced and it is not now en-
forced. The article was adopted by
the minority through inattention
and the people demand Il right to
vote on it. Seven years is certainly
enough to satisfy the peaplc Wheth-
er it can be enforced or not. There
is more liquor sold now in North
Dakota than ever before and every
member knows it.
At the close of the discussion, to
the surprise Of It's friends it was
passed by 4 vote Of 80 to 25. Those
who voted aye were:
Bcn,Iy, Boynton, Burkhardt,
Cochranc, Davis, Deans, Ebbighau
sen, Hall, Ialum, llavrevold, IIol-
liday, Ilorrigan, James, Johnson Of
Grand Forks, Johnston, HOLLY,
Lohncs, McCanna, Mclean, New
man, O>Kecfe, Plain, Sanford, Sat
terund, Simpson, Thcxton, Ncclcr,
Wineman, Nishek, Wright, Icgen,
WaIsh-32.
Those who voted nay were:
Bullard Caldwell, Churchill, Eli
OFT, Hagen, Halvcrson, lIaugcn,
Hodgson, Hurley, Johnson Of Sar-
gent, Larson, Lee, Levang, Logan,
Macarthur, Piercie, Storm. Thomp-
son, Towers, Tufts, Wallcn, Ue-
land-25.
These not voting We're:
Benedict, Rinle, Ritter, Sever
son, Southard.
On the appearance of the bill in
the senate it was bitterly opposed
by members who had been relied
upon to befriend it. The renowned
Jud LaMoure moved to lay it on
the table which was adopted by a
vote Is to II. Giving it a death
blow for at least five years to come.
! The resubmission bill came up
again in the senate on the
last night, and for some time the
excitement on both sides was IN
tense. The attempt to have the bill
reconsidered, however, was met with
an obstinate refusal, the vote stand
ing IA to ID. This left it a tie, but
i Lieutenant Governor Wallace cast
the deciding vote, and the bill suf-
4 fered defeat a second time in the
senate from the hands of those who