Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-02-24
mits compromise of realty taxes when
land has been unSuccessfullY offered for

Provides powers and duties of state
board of health.
Senate Bill No. ISL, by Mr.. Noble, by
request. A%ppropriates $4,000 for re-
appraisal and sale of school lands.
Senate Bill No. 1872. Proposed consti-
tutional amendment reducing minimum
price of school lands to SIS per acre.
Senate Bill No. 1853, by MI. LaMoure.
Provides for checking county tax ac-
counts with state auditors records by
state where a discrepancy exists.
Senate Bill No. 1874, by Mr.. Ames.
Provides for charging corporate limits
of cities.
Senate Bill No. 1876, by MI. Ames.
Fixing salaries of county judges.
Senate Bill No. 1856, by Mr.. Arnold.
Provides that all cities of 800 or more
inhabitants shall be subject to the laws
for registration of voters.
The president signed the joint resolu-
ton governing the grading of grain.
THE TEMPERANCE COMMISSIONER BILL.
Senate Bill No. 60, known as the tenn
perance commissioner bill came for it's
third reading and final passage. After
the bill had been read Mr.. Arnold,
father of the measure, moved to amend
the bill by striking out the appropriation
of $1,000 by the state in addition to the
fund raised by fees, etc., and the amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. LaMoure moved to amend the bill
SO that the appointment of the commits
sioner should not DO by the &c vernon
alone, but "by and with the consent of
the senate" The amendment was
unanimously adopted.
MI. LaMoure stated, explanatory Of
his vote on the measure, that he believed
the parties who we're responsible for the
bill were conscientious and really de-
sired to do good but he could not help
regarding the measure an insult to the
officers Of the state. 1--WE already have
a prohibition law on our statute books
which has stood the test of the court
and under thaG law the selling of liquor
is a crime. This bill is therefore a direct
insult to those of our officers who have
sworn to do their duty. Section IS of
our state constitution defines the duty
of the governor and the judiciary. The
attorney general informs me that he has
faithfully prosecuted all the cases to
which his attention has been officially
called: Whenever you can show me
that the officers of the state refuse to
act upon information filed, am ready to
vote for such a. bill and not until then"
Mr.. Creel moved to amend by striking
out the provision that liquors may be
sold "for medicinal purposes only" and
insert in lieu thereof the following
"upon the printed or written perscrip-
ton of a physician who is lawfully and
regularly engaged in the practice of his
profession as a business and in the man
ner prescribed in this chapter, provided
that in the town, village city or town
ship wherein a druggist is located who
has received a druggists permit, as pro
vided in this chapter, there is no regular
practicing physician than said druggist,
as provided above may sell for medical
purposes only"
Mr.. Crcel spoke with much earnest
ness in support of his amendment. He
stated that the present p%rohibitory law
was not the creature of a mere majority
vote but a feature of the state constitu-
ton. He branded the present druggist
permit as a ~debauchery and that any
citizen who had made the practice of
drinking drug store whisky would bear
him out in the statement. AS the law
now stands, continued Mr.. Creel, all a
man has to do to get a quart of this poor
quality of liquor is to sign a paper that
he is i'll. l never knew but one honest
man who ever got whisky at a drug
store via the affidavit route, and he,
when asked what allied him, replied that
he had the blues. I knew u man who
got foul quarts in one day and had a
complaint for every bottle ending up
with Brights disease and / think he told
the truth so far as his having Brights
disease. l say stop the sale of liquor
in drug stores. II you will vote for my
amendment l will vote for the bill.
The motion to adopt the amendment
was lost and the roll call was demanded.
When the roll call had reached the
name of Mr.. Slotten he stated that he had
paired with Mr.. Baker on two bills and
that this was one of them. AS there
was a difference of opinion as to the
time the pair agreement should end the
senate might not wish him to vote.
The president said that the senator was
the most competent to judge whether he
had a right to vote or not.
Mr.. Little stated that he was present
when the agreement between Messrs.
Slotten and Baker was reached and that
the agreement was that they would pair
on this bill and that there was no time
set.
Mr.. McGillivray said that he was a
witness to the agreement made between
the two gentlemen and that it was to
the effect that they paired without date
of termination. If the senator had made
a mistake it was no ones fault but his
own.
Mr.. Twichell said, hotly, "then I am
to understand that Mr.. Slotten has been
him-fiammed out of his vote.
MI. Little said he did not care whether
the gentleman voted or not or on which
side he voted, but wanted the senate to
understand the situation.
MI. LaMoure said that the gentleman
had the right to vote if he wanted to
since the pairing arrangement was not
recorded with the secretary of the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Slotten finally admitted that no
time was set but Mr. Baker had given
him to understand he would return
Monday.
The roll call was then proceeded with
and Mr.. Slotten did not vote.