The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-03-02
Libel Law Is Said to
Be D'e''clided y Drastic
The Measure Is Causing a Lot of
Discussion at the State
T. Capital.
1t Has an Emergency Clause
Thad Michael to Be First
...,.4 Victim.

IeSultSu III COHSlQSTdDle QlSCuSSlOI, ana
it is CLAIMED that but few of those who
voted for the measure were aware that
it was so drastic. Libel defined in the
new measure, which will be approved
by the governor as the malicious de-
famation of person made public by
any printing, writing, sign, picture,
representation or cffigy, tending to ex
pose him to public hatred contempt or
ridicule or to deprive him of the bene-
fits of public confidence and social in
tercourse. An emergency clause is at
tached to the bill, which was intro due
ed by Representative Streeter 1t is
understood that Willow City paper
which in it's last issue roasted Repre-
sentatives Davis and Lille, over their
vote on the primary bill, which recently
became law, will be the first prosecu-
|tion under the new law.
.: ~ SENATE
The senate held a longer session yes
terday than it has held at any time dur
ing the legislative session. Several inn
portant matters were disposed of and
there was moro to interest the spectator
than at any previous sessions. The state
fair bill was disposed of by the senate
concurring in the house amendments and
then passing the measure. x.s.
! III. B. No. 2S6, introduced in the house
by Representative Streeter and passed
by that branch of the legislature, defn-
ing libel, was the source Of considerable
discussion in the senate. Several at
tempts were made to amend the bill but
they were all unsuccessful. The attempt
to kill the measure brought Senator Jud-
son LaMoure to the floor and his re-
marks in connection with the measure
mo doubt saved the measure from being
amended SO that it would be useless.
|" STATE FAIR BILL PASSED.
+ When the proper time came for the
move Senator Bacon moved that the
senate concur in the amendments which
the house had attached to S. B. No. g.
The motion prevailed by good major
ity. .a4-eg>t g: zss. y -s., g
The bill was then called for third
reading on the motion of Senator Ba-
con. AT this point Senator Voss endeav-
.ored to amend the amendments which.
the house had attached but the president
ruled the motion out of order because
the. amendments had been concurred iii
by the senate. Senator Voss then moved
to reconsider the vote by which the
amendment had been concurred in but
his motion was lost.
. Senator Voss then stated the position
of Mandan on the state fair question.
He said that Mandan wanted the fair
notwithstanding the statement of few
of its citizens i He said that there were
only three or four people in the county
who did not want to retain the fair.
He said that he believed it mistake to
move the fair from its central location
to the extreme eastern portion of the
state. He said he realized his position.
however. at the present time, but would
oppose the bill with his vote
Senator Crane said that he thought
the proposition as it came before the.
senate at this time was a vicious one
He said he had favored the Grand Forks.
proposition because the Grand Forks
people had kept the promises made two.
years ago. He said that If the state
could not carry on q fair that was cred
table at one place it surely could not
atftWo. He said that III. B. No. 86 pro-
yided for aid for county fairs and he
believed it better to pass that and let
the state fair remain where it now was.
than to pass the present bill.
Senator Bacon said that he came to.
the legislature with the purpose to win.
the fair for Grand Forks if ii was pos,
sible. He had introduced tl:e bill and
had fought hard for its passage. H He
said that it was only after the pleading
of several Grand Forks people and Cass5
County citizens that he had yielded to-
the present proposition He said that
the present proposition looked like a.
very good business proposition for the
state. He said that the rivalry existing
between the cities would tend to make
the fair better than if it were in one
place. e III
81 The vote on the bill was then taken
and it passed BY a vote Of 81 ayes and
mays, thus ending one of the fiercest
fights that has ever been waged ii the
state without leaving scars Of any mag
dlitiiie.
BUNCH OF RESOLUTIONS.
The following concurrent resolutions
were introduced iii the senate and passed
at the session
Simpson, concurrent resolution pro-
viding that with the session laws for
the ninth legislative assembly the fol-
lowing be included Magma Gharta. Or
dinance Of 1887. Declaration Of Indepeil-
dence, Articles of Confederation, Com
stitution of the United States, Enabling
Act. Constitution Of the State of North
Dakota and the Reclamation Act,
La Moufe A resolution providing
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