Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-27
THE HOUSE.
BISMARCK. Jan 81

The house met at IL and Immediately
went into joint convention. After the cor.
vention the following were
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. WALSH: Creating a board consist
ing of governor, auditor and attorney gen.
eral to buy or purchase a residence for the
governor, a%ppropriates $4,000 for site,
building and furnishing.
Mr.. BOYNTON: A%ppropriating sl43,-
100000 for maintenance: $50 900 for EN-
ployes wages; $50 600 for fuel and lights
ana various other sums.
ALSO, appropriating S77,7W for new
buildings for the insane asylum at James
town.
Mr.. NEWMAN: Amending article IT,,
chapter %, laws of 1878. in relation to sew
erage in Fargo.
Mr.. EBBIGHAUSEN: Providing for
the provisional remedy of garnishment in
civil actions.
Mr.. DEANS: Fixing term of court in
the Fourth district, Richland county, first
Tuesday in January and July. Ransom,
first Tuesday in June and fourth in No.
vember, Sargent, on third Tuesday in
June and second in December. Dickey,
fourth Tuesday in May and second in No
vember. Mcintosh, second in May and
third in October. e
Mr.. TUFTS amending section "a, chapter
1872, laws of 1890, providing for assess
ment of bank stock where the bank is To-
Gated.
Mr.. DAVIS concurrent resolution pro-
testing against the National Park reserva-
ton in the Turtle mountain.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. PIERCE'S bill relating to change of
venue in justice court by striking out that
provision requiring the payment of costs
before the change is granted.
Mr.. HORGAN'S bill in relation to resig-
nation OF public officers, being one of the
compilation committee bills.
DIVORCE BILL KILLED.
Mr.. WINEMAN'S bill extending the
time of residence in the state from three
months to one year before suit for divorce
can be commenced in North Dakota was
defeated by a vote of 90 to 80. Those vot-
ing for the bill were Messrs. Billiard, Cald-
we'll, Davis. Elliott, Hagen, Hallulu, Hal
version. Haugen, Hodgson, Holiday, john
Logan, Macarthur, McCanna, McCuiloch,
SeversOn. StrOm, ThextOn, Thompson.
Towers, LELAND, Wallen, Wineman, Walsh,
80.
In discussing this bill Mr.. Simpson said
he should favor anything not immoral
which would tend to increase the revenues
of the people of this state, and this meas
ure certainly would not contribute to that
for divorce but would moi make it more
difficult to procure divorce where just
cause exists for it. He regarded it q crime
for ill mated people to live together in the
marriage relation and was glad he lived in
a state wh.re the law is such that those
who wear the irks0me bonds can gain re.
lief. He discussed the bill at considerable
making a splendid plea for the home as it
should be.
M HAGEN said the onlyl >bie ,,ion that
had been made to this bill was that it
would drive out revenue. He favored the
bill on moral grounds.
Mr.. SOUTHARD desired to know what
arguments could be brought in favor of
many states where the cause OF divorce is
so limited that people unable to live to-.
gether look for states where the laws are
such that they can he released from their
marriage contracts. They have in some
instances sought North Dakota, and he
q of not n instance where the courts
mad been scandalized. What good will 1t
perjure themselves as to three months
residence would as to a year. He had no
personal interest in the law. Though i'm
practice several years he had never had
one of the nonresident divorce cases.
MIR: MCCULLOCH said those who op-
posed the bill seemed to raise only the
question of revenue. In his judgment it
WAC a uI1oStinn IF rnnrol- rokhS. N. 4
part ne did not to 20 out to other
states and invite these people IL bring their
dirty linen here to be aired,
Mr: McARTHUR said the opposition to
the bill seemed to be for revenue only. In
his Judgment the bill ought to pass.
Mr.. KELLY favored the Dill on prin.
clple. He believed in the sacredness OF
nome. and called attention to the fact that
one OF the finest families in the land
that OF B%laine-had been scandalized
through the divorce courts of South Da.
kota, where the laws are the same as in
North Dakota.
Mr.. LOGAN favored the bill in the in
terest Of morality. If the old states do
not pass laws to accommodate people
seeking divorce we ought not to seek to
ihduce them to come here for that purpose.
Mr.. SANFORD said there are too many
instances where people may come here on
business and linger three months and 10
back divorced. He favored the bill.
Dir. BOYNTON did not believe the in.
terest of the state would be promoted by
the adoption of this bill. lie regarded
marriage, as the statutes of our state do.
as a civil contract, and he saw no reason
why distractions should be put in the way
OF a~brOgating that contract il Just cause
exists for it. Divorce can be obtained in
New York quicker than in Dakota. He
believed only in the Bible cause for divorce.
If it was a question Of morals, restrict the
causes, not the time in which suit can he
commenced. If people caIne here only to
Obtain divorce the quicker they get out
again the better.
Mr.. WINEMAN said the judiciary com
mlttee Of the state OF SOutt, Dakota has
unanimously recommended a bill extend
ing the time to six months. The three
months rulc was fixed when 1t only re-.
CURED three months to become a resident.
The constitution requires one year and the
divorce law ought TO be changed to CORE.
spond. The attorneys are not all OppOsed
t., to tIlls tii,: Two ofthe judges with whom
ne has talked favor 1t. AS deputy clerk Of
the court the frauds perpetrated under the
iaW as it now is have come under Ills