Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-02-03
CAPITOL Bill IS PASSED
Bill For the Permanent Completion Of the State
Capitol Passes the House Yesterday
Primary Election Bill Passes the Senate with Only -Four
Dissenting Votes Recorded

line b section 2, which prevailed. Sen
ator Crane then took occasion to reply
to the remarks of Senator Young re.
garding the fact that he had not an
opportunity to offer suggestions to the
bill. Senator Crane reviewed the wor,
of the caucus. He admitted that the
bill had faults but the people of the
state demanded measure of some
kind and that this was a good start.
He said the party wanted to be put
on record as being sincere.
Senator Young replied that he did
not wish to enter into a controversy
with Senator Crane. He said he
should like to have had the bill modi.
fed in some minor respects but that
he would vote for it anyway when it
came up for final passage.
Senator Crane then moved the fol.
lowing amendments which were
adopted: That in line II section 8
alter the word hundred" the following
words be inserted, "of the majority
party and one half of the minority
party" that after the word senator in
line Fl section 8 the following be add.
ed, "and presidential electors;;" that
after the word election" in line 3
section 9 the following words be add.
ed, excepting United States sena
tors" after the word under" in line
4 section Is the following words be
inserted, "the provisions of" and to
strike out all of line sand part of line
6 to word t'also." All the amend
ments were adopted.
Senator Simpson then rose and in a
short but telling and eloquent ad.
dress stated his views on the meas.
ure. He said that he was in favor of
primary election measure but that
this measure was a political monstros.
1ty, from a sentimental, political and
intellectual view. He said the very
fact that after the committee that
drafted the bill thought that they
had an exceptionally fine measure it
had been found necessary to amend
1t at this late hour. He said that he
would have liked to have had a voice
In the framing of the measure but
that he had not received an invitation
to any meetings held for that purpose.
Senator Regan here interrupted him
and asked the president if he had not
announced a meeting of the friends
OF primary election some. days ago.
The president said that he had. Sen
ator Simpson then said that If that
were the case he had not heard the
invitation. He said the measure was
loosely drawn and that there were
ample opportunities for fraud. He
then moved that the bill be committed
to the committee Of the whole but
the motion was lost by an overwhelm.
ing vote.
The vote was then taken and passed
ny vote OF "a to 4. So. T. =.
Those voting aye were: Bacon,
Benson, Brown, Carroll, Cashel, Crane,
Dyste, Fox, Hagen. Hanna, Herbrand-
son, Johnson Of Walsh, Kirkeide,
Kraabel, LaMoure. Little, Macdonald,
Main, Macarthur. Movius, Pierce,
Plain, Regain, Sharpe, sifton, Spoon
helm, Stade, steele, Swenson, Talcott,
Taylor. Thatcher. Wagner, Young.
Those voting nay were: Gulack, Nc
Lean, Simpson, and Voss. Absent and
not voting: Garnett and johnson Of
Mclean Ayes "a, nays 4.
The exciting event Of the day being
worked off the senate settled down to
the usual grind. &
Report OF Committees:
The committee on state affairs rec
commended to pass s. B. No. 63, Simp-
son, providing for the appointment Of
q state oil Inspector, fixing his salary
at $1,000 per year and designating
fees for inspection Of oils.
The same committee recommended
to pass s. B. No. 40, Macarthur, pre-
venting the adulteration Of white lead
In the sale Of mixed paints.
Fl The same committee recommended
to pass s. p. No. 73. Carroll, providing
q record for perpetuating proceedings