Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

L I1hlCOCk, I1OlIllZ, Morgan.
Jennings. krOeger, Mcdonald,
Murphy, Nierling. Pro>ser,
Ray, Richards, Roberts,
Rod. Simpson, Tyler,
Wineman, WOOd-24.
Absent and not voting: Colosky, Hill,
McLachlan, Porter, Sargent, Spangberg.
Mr. LlNDSTROM said he voted no be-
cause of the unfair advantage that was be-
ing taken.
Mr.. SIMPSON explaining his vote said:
81 ask consent to explain my vote upon
this question. Now, Mr.. Speaker, l have
witnessed here within the past fifteen min
utes the most unheard of, and to my mind,
the most outrageous proceeding ever per
petrated upon a free people in a free state.
| believe that a gross injustice has been
done to a great numberOt the people of our
commonwealth here today. You are voting
in favor of this motion. seeking to take a
constitutional right away from the people
of this state, a right which the people are
entitled to by every sense of right, liberty
and justice-you are seeking to deprive
them OF the right to express themselves
upon this question. You are going out of
the regular channels and attempting some
thing never heard of in this body or in any
assembly ever heard of on Gods green
earth. l regret that such methods should
be assumed and followed by such men, by
manly, honorable men, by men who
claim that the moral sentiment of the
country and the rights of God and
men at their backs. think that it is an
sition to this notion, l believe that, as a
free citizen, as a taxpayer of the state OF
North Dakota, and as a representative of
my constituents of the T~hirty-irst district
on the floor OF this house, that l have a
right to discuss this question upon its
merits, and have a right as a member Of
this body to have it come up. before US in
its regular order, and, gentlemen, it you
| will pardon the language, l believe that it
is a damnable outrage to take that right
from me. l do not think l could ever for
give a man who would take away that
right. You think suffrage a God given
right-you proclaim everywhere that the
of man. The right to proclaim and ex-
plain their position on a question Of vital
importance is a sacred right, and you are
voting IN favor of this motion and voting
TO take that right away from me and away
from the people, the free and God fearing
in doing this that you are doing right.
Almost all the people in my district are
against the measure, which you are deny
ing me the right to discuss upon its merits.
| hope before the vote in finally an
nounced upon this question that you will
consider the consequences Of your action.
l do not believe in doing injustice to any
man. l believe in temperance, honesty and
sobriety just as much as any man, as the
most rabid pr0hibitiOnist upon the floor OF
this honse, and | am as much opposed to
the sale OF liquor as any man supporting
this motion, but l believe, Mr.. Speaker and
gentlemen of the house, that the people of
this state who have sent us here to do their
will, have a right to pass upon the queS-
ton themselves. | think that the great
number Of people who have to come to this
state subsequent to the adoption of our
constitution, and who are today citizens
and taxpayers and honest residents of your
commonwealth should be considered. l
believe these people have a right to raise
their voice in opposition to this question,
and | want to protest in the name of JUS
tice and honesty, in the name OF the 100000
people OF this state against this outrage in
the opposition OF their rights as free BON
! citizens of the United States.
Mr.. Speaker, | vote no.
Mr.. WINEMAN called attention to the
discourtesy that was being shown the SEN
ate. insisting that the bill should be referred
to its proper committee. He dwelt on the
consequences which would follow if the
an account of the convention in his dis
trict, and said the members were elected on
a resubmission issue, n believed there
would be no better enforcement If submit.
ted and voted down. He said most Of those
who are voting TO defeat this resolution
NOulu III d lew udSS ASK 1Oi Ille passage OF
a resolution submitting an amendment al
lowing women to vote, and demanded to
know if that was consistent.
Mr.. PROSSER was willing to trust the
people. His Judgment was not better than
theirs and no harm could come from giving
them an opportunity to be heard. He did
not favor the liquor traffic. 1t was a burn
ing disgrace and shame that the laws are
not enforced and yet the authorities are
helpless. He believed resubmission would
help them enforce it.. Members are ex-
pecting tOreceive petitions and instructions
from their constituents; some are absent;
opportunity should be given ter a full and
careful survey before final action.
Mr.. EDWARDS rose to a question OF
personal privilege and asked that the vote
be announced. He wanted to protest
against the outrage the senate was perpe-
trating on the house. Not content with
lobbying on the floor they were re assemb-
to recall the bill from the house. 1t had
passed the senate by a meaSly vote of Is
to Is and could have had two or three more
if the money had held out.
A point of order was raised and sus-
tanned and the chair announced the vote 80
to "a. BY the same vote a motion to table
the motion to reconsider was passed.
Mr.. 81 MPSON secured consent to intro
duce a bill and took the printed bill lust
defeated and Introduced it as a house
measure.
Mr.. HODGSON moved to indefinitely
postpone, but the chair ruled that the bill
must take its regular order.
Mr.. SIMPSON moved to refer to the
judiciary committee.
Mr. LlNDS from moved to refer to the
committee on temperance.
Unless otherwise ordered the bill will go
to the committee on temperance, under the
rules.
Mr.. COLOSKY was one OF the friends of
the bill said to be absent. Mr.. Sargent, one
of its strongest opponents, was also absent.
Messrs. EDWARDS and Svensrud voted
on one of the side propositions with the
minority, and Mr.. Lindstrom, counted
against resubmission, voted with the
minority on account OF the way the matter
came up.
During the progress of the struggle Mr..
Wineman moved a call of the house. Six
were absent. The speaker announced that
all absent were excused at the time of the
roll call There was some question as to
the authority of the speaker to excuse or of
the house to excuse except on the personal
request of the member. The roll call was
dispensed with. The previous question
was ordered 81 to 81, after a motion to ad.
journ had been defeated by % TO SO against.
1t was apparent that the resubmissionists
were taken completely by surprise, Senator
Happart had zone home. MANY ladies' how.