Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-22
PRIMARY ELECTION MATTER
aeNATE ADOPTS MINORITY RE.
PORT ON SHARPE PRIMARY
BILL.
HOUSE MAKES DAVIS BILL SPE
c,AL ORDER FOR NEXT
TUESDAY,.

Representative Maddox Develops
Case Of Smallpox and is Taken to
the Detention Hospitai-Anothe
Flood Of Bills Presented in Both
Houses = Adjournment Of Both
Houses Taken Until Next Tuesday,
Monday Being Legal Holiday.
THE SENATE.
There was oratorv and argument in
the session OF the senate yesterday
afternoon. The Sharpe primary elec-
ton bill came up and the minority
report Of the senate committee, which
provides that the operation of the law
shall be confined to county officers
was adopted by a vote Of 20 to IL. The
bill removing the limit of loans on
farm land mortgages was killed after
a sharp debate.
Primary ELECTION Bill.
The primary election bill was
brought up by Senator Hale. who
moved the adoption Of the majority
report in favor of the passage OF the
bill.
Senator I.aMoure called for the read
ing of the minority report. which ia
vored only the inclusion of county
officers.
The senator then moved as a sub
stitute for Hale's motion that the min
ority report be adopted.
Senator Little seconded the motion
Senator Cashel moved that the bill
be recommitteed with instructions tc
report including all state. county. legis
to be within fOrty-eight hours.
Senator Little rose to a point OF
order
Senator LaMoure also called atten
ton to the fact that the two days en-
suing would be holidays and the com
mittee could not report in forty-eight
hours.
Senator Cashels motion was ruled
out of order
Senator Hale objected to trying the
bill only on the under dog. The bill
was in the nature of an experiment
and it was simple measure. which
ought to apply as well to Legislative
officers as to county officers
Senator LaMoure said he was moi
afraid Of the result of primary elec
tiOn in his district He did not wan,
to pass or vote for any questionable
bill. in order to get back to the senate
When the senator from Ramsey in
timated that the senators were afrait
to go before the people he did think
he was justified. Primary election
measures had not been a success
This. being a young state, should profir
by the experience Of older states HI
alluded to the nomination of Ames b,
the primary system. The only reason
e that East Grand Forks did not dictate
the nominations of the Ninth distric
OF Minnesota was that they ran ou
OF ballots. The repeating Of voters
was encouraged by these laws. HI
did not believe in the system. Thi.
was purely agricultural state. ant
every man knew his neighbor and
tnere was no reason to accuse him o.
dishonesty. The resolutions intro
duced in the Second district were in
troduced by fraud and stealth Thi.
Dill was a newspaper graft. The twir
CITY papers have enriched themselves
The Pioneer Press made $685. 900 ou
OF the last general election. and thi.
was stated by the business manager
OF this paper. What would the Min
neapois Tribune and Times make
olackmailers by professionalism dom
claim to be anything else.
senator ReEaf alluded to the fac
tnat IN Missouri a primary election
law had been in operation for twent,
years, and 1t was successe;:;,.
senator simpson said the matter
was one OF political interest. but a
Tar 40 his experience went he did no
believe there was any widespread de
mand for this measure. He did no
believe men held once in the stat,
unless the people wanted them. HI
thought the measure was a fad an,
the people had not demanded such
law.
>. Senator Hale was astonished tha
this mild hammered bill should re
ceive the opposition OF the senate
from Stark. who had presented a bill
Tor popular choice of United State
senator's. He thought such a bill wa
good for the state senator also.
On division and roll call there wer
2O votes In favor Of the minority re
port and IL against
Senator Lavayea explained his vote
He favored such a measure in the al
stract. but believed there was a goo
deal In the alleged newspaper graf
some St.. Paul and Minneapolis pal
ties considered the law first elias
school for graft" II the feature wa
eliminated he would favor the bill.
How They Voted.
The following was the vote on tn
primary election bill. Those votin
for Senator LaMOure's motion