Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-03-03
Considerable Debating Pro and Con,
But the Advocates of the Bill
Garry It Through.
An Immense Amount of Business
Transacted in Both house
and Senate.
Full Text of All the Bills As Passed
and Signed BY Governor
5hortridge.
THE SENATE.
BISMARCK, Feb. q.

BISMARCK, rcD. 1o
The senate went into executive session
relative to appointments. No action was
taken.
Mr.. WORST'S bill, No. 80: Repeating
the death penalty, was reported favorably
by majority of the committee, and ad-
versely by the minority.
Mr.. LITTLE moved to adopt the minor
ity report.
Mr.. WORST addressed the senate vehe-
mently in support of the majority report.
There was no principle of right that can
be now recognized to warrant the taking
of human life, judicially or otherwise. He
cited the doctrine of the founder of theChris;
tian religion, overturning the Mosaic law.
1t was to return to barbarism to reverse
the rule then established.
Mr.. SORLEY replied in support of the
minority report. If we were to go back to
scripture for authority we might 60 back
further than the last speaker, and find
abundance of authority for the putting of
such criminals beyond all hope.
Mr.. STEVENS: The book that had
been referred to had an account of the
deeds and the punishment of the first MUIR
derer. He did not recall that Cain was
hung or killed by electricity. It was, as
said a return to barbarism to take human
life by law.
Mr.. BURKE believed that consideration
should be given to the experience of older
states, but the members of this assembly
should Judge for themselves. He had
witnessed an execution In Minnesota. and
had reflected that the circumstances of the
crime committed could not have Deeg
more revolving than the horrible scene of
his execution.
Mr.. SORLEY: Gentlemen have made
q plea for the criminal. Why did they not
follow him through the course of his crime
from its inception to its fiendish compile.
tion? Why not show the horrible circum-
stances surrounding the crime, the innO-
cent victim, the sOrrOWing, stricken MEM
bers of his family? The question was,
which life was to be protected. the MUIR
derer or his innocent victim. The sub
port was lost by 16 to Is. and the majority
report adopted by the same vote.
MIR. KlNTER'S bill, No. "a: Relating to
grain and stock shipping and platforms
for the purpose, having been adverely re.
Mr.. ARNOLD moved that the report be
The ATTORNEY GENERAL having
been requested to address the senate,
stated that the railroads did not fear the
present law or the subject. Ii this law be
passed he believed they would agree on
the erection of platforms. and other ship
ping facilities. The report was not adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. CASHEL'S hill, No. 70: Fixing the
age of 16 years as connected with the alb
duction of females for immoral purposes
Mr.. JOHNSON'S bill, No. 173: Providing
for erection of additional buildings at the
Mayville and Valley City normal schools
and issuing bonds for tie purpose.
Mr.. SVENSRUD'S bill, No. 1856: Amend
ing laws relative to taxation by making
Mr.. BRYNJOLFSON'S bill, No. 100:
Amending the penal code, allowing the
exposure of poison in public places in Jan
MIR. MiLLERs bill, No. 10: Providing
for the compilation OF vital statistics, births
marriages and deaths, etc.
Mr.. DAYS bill, No. 100: Providing fol
the furnishing of separate ballot boxes fol
women to vote for superintendent of public
Mr.. WMiTEs bill, No. 1856: Authorizing
and providing the manner of changing
articles Of incorporation OF private corpo
Mr.. LITTLE'S bill. No. 1853: Constitut-
ing commissioner of irrigation and forestry
commissioner of fish and game.
Mr.. GREGORY'S bill, No. 1874: Regulat
ing the transfer of personal property.
Mr.. BlDLAKES bill. No: 1859: To en-.
courage the propagation and protection OF
fish and game In North Dakota.
Mr.. LAMOURE moved TO amend by max
ing May to September close time for goose
duck and lrant.
amendment adopted.
Mr.. LAMOURE also moved to strike out
sections 10 and Is. Adopted.
Mr.. BURKE moved to amend by except
my wild geese and brant from protection
Adopted and the bill passed.Q
Mr.. GREGORY'S bill, No. 147: In relation
70 collection of delinquent taxes 80 AZ tt
lessen the expenses OF obtaining Judgment
against delnQuents.
Mr.. SQRI .EYiS hill M lR1. To fly sal