Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-02-09

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Northern Pacific has only one rotary
plow for service over about 500 miles,
and that is now disabled. Petition rec
that law be enacted to com
pei the railroad company to provide suf-
fciert equipment; said petition being
signed by eighty-six members Of the
Maddox commercial club and Others.
The petition was referred to the rail-
road commissioners.
The substituted senate concurrent res
olution relative to the immediate re-
moval of the tax on lumber, lumber
products and coal was concurred in by
the house.
Committee Of the Whole.
The house resolved itself into COM
rnittee of the whole, the speaker calling.
Mr., Freeman to the chair.
H. B. 80, amending section 1864 Of
the Revised Code Of 1899, being section
551l 19O5) /, defining usury, was read
and it was commended that it do pass.
1t provides that the interest shall not
be greater than 10 per cent, and in the
computation Of interest the same shall
not be compounded. {53.s3
II. EB. No. q was then considered. Tt
was Mr.. Casey's bill providing for the
selection of United States senator by
popular vote. In brief the bill provides
that candidates for the legislature SUBJ
scribe in their petition to one, Of two
pledges; in one, he out and out consents
to abide absolutely TO the candidate
selected by the people and support that
candidate in the legislature Withoutsre-
gard to h's individual preference. The
second pledge allows him to disregard
the peoples selection if he deems it wise
| to do So @ III
Mr. Stevens contended that the bill
was unconstitutional as it was contra
/ to the constitution of the United States
that it was a, measure in which minor
!, ity sought to compel a maj ority to vote
| for a candidate not of its choice. 55
Mr.. Twichell said he did not like the
Ibill and believed it should not pass;
i that it was mistake to eliminate party
4 principles. h. ISL 7.5 S5 VI.
Mr. sButtz with considerable earnest
iness said that he wanted a reasonable
i bill and moved as a substitute that til,
i word highest in line fourteen be changed
J, to read majority Of party votes insteat
Z $of highest number Of the people
lIsvotes. He did not belong to the ney
i gang, or the old gang; he was a gan,
n of his own that was himself. He con
\ ssidered the Bill radical irrational AM
q an tlnheard Of thing, and would be al
Il injury to the state. q. s.a.
I48 Mr.. Casey commended that the bill wa
constitutional; that there was no part,
-I feature in the bill, and nothing to dis
, ri.pt partyisrn. 1t simply gives the PEG
4 pie an opportunity to say who they wan
4 for United States senator. He wa
greatly surprised to see the gentleman
J, from Burleigh, who is such stickler 70
8 the rights of the people, denying TIL,
j latter the right to say and recomneils
who they shall want for United State
i senator. There are two pledges and til,
last one is what his opponents ar,
afraid Of. The state Of Oregon has
similar law and it will be we'll for thi
state to follow the precedent.
Mr. Twicfell, tits to be presumed
Il that the bill framed by Mr. Casey i
!; that gentleman's best thought. He mus
y remember that it is a fundamental rrml
d ciple in politics that the minority Away
Z stand together; they are forced to. 2
|, As a substitute Mr.. Stevens moved
4 that the bill be referred back to the com
J mittee on elections and privileges, tina
( committee to report it with a primar.
lselection bill. Carried. !.
4 Mr.. Casey said the bill did not provid
, for a nomination, only recommendation
/ land if the bill is passed he'd like to Sc
! the man who would attempt to test it ii
{ the courts
! Mr. Streeter contended that the bill
I as a proposition is not fair one. TW,
= years hence republicans will look al
alike to the democrats, he had Away
" found that the latter were wise as ser
! Ipents and harmless as doves,
5 III. B. III, defining burglary with ex
4 plosiyess and prescribing penalty, no
less than twenty-five years il, the peni
4 Tertiary at hard labor, was recommend
h ed that it do pass.
/ H. B. 1856. was the bill providing 70
! the repeal Of the state printing law
Mr.. Stevens made an imprisoned ap
!; peal in behalf Of the country newspape
4 men He forcibly called attention to tn
! vast amount Of good they had done 70
Z the state; no one interested in the stat
s had rendered such yeonlan service j
4 assisting to build up the state and adver