Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-01-31

house WAS II. II mas required 10 decide
between the great Ieaiers d the party.
who rad grown gray N he continuous
sc-s:ee Il The country ard whose con-
s,i.ueri.s = iaoaorei ard trusted them
ina; they were always returned with
es,. opposition, and an unknown news
paper sronderi whose lob probably
depended apon The sensations he vas
able = furnish BIS pager \; the close
Of MS speeci.. Nj STEVENS moved tina.
al. thai par. taken from the Minneapolis
Journal and all quotations from tn
same te stricken out This raised he
crucial test in the matter, for. ii the
resolution was thus ennaScuiased, ii
would be not only harmless. but some
ha, ridiculous.
Representative Shirley made one Of
the bess arguments agains, the adoption
OF the resolution, SAYING that men in
congress who had given attention -
these great questions we're better quail
fed TO discuss and in,elligently vote on
them than were men who had given nc
attention, He, too. was republican,,
and he was opposed TO going on record
as criticising and irnpugning the moiis IS
OF men who were the leaders of TIE
party in the nation and whose hone sty
was above reproach Mr. Shirley want
ed to Kill the resolution completely, and
therefore moved 10 lay the same or t.le
table indefinitely
Representative Casey, the brilliant
democrat from Walsh county, came tc
the rescue OF Mr.. Sorley and the resolu
ton, and passionately pleaded FOR ths
| adoption OF the resolution. One thing
can be said for Mr.. Casey, that he va.
sincere: for the position taken in III,
matter is the pronounced one OF hi
political party. During flight OF 80
quence he was interrupted by Mr.. Stew
ems. who asked him to eNpl,in to lii,
house what the ship-subsidy bill wls
and he was compelled to dodge the nat
| te' III .otSNSii> PiS>>Su MS 1litS!io w
atory. demanding that Mr.. Casey cx
plain the nature Of the bill and thus in
form the house Mr. Casey did not ex
plain
Mr.. sorley came again to the defens
OF the resolution and while not at
tempting to explain the nature of tn
bill in congress. conveyed the idea tina
the republican party in the nation needle,
purifying. and this resolution would d,
it.
| Major Butz called attention to tn
fact that, ii the resolution as pending
was certified to the members of congress
from this state and attempted to
read i'll congress. objection would b
made TO the reading because OF the re
Fiction upon members Of that body, an
that the legislature would be advertise
to the world as sending resolutions {
the members of congress which were TIC
allowed TO be read. The legislature an
the people OF the state would thus
disgraeed in the eyes OF every citizen c
the nation
Representative Strceter opposed til
resolution and paid glowing tribute t
the republican party and the leaders VIII
have made it. and said that he woul
never permit his voice to be silent Will
attempts were being made to impug
the motives and assail the public act
ard the characters OF men who had bee
trusted by their party and the peopl,
At the close Of his remarks a vote wa
demanded. and as the roll call proceede
the most llumiliating defeat administers
the insurgcnt leader was recorded. TIL
vote was on the motion OF Mr.. Steven
to amend by striking out the newspape
portion OF the matter. and was carrie
BY the overwhelming vote OF 81 to 2
he remarkable thing is that ever
democratic member of the house vote
with Mr.. Sorlcy except Hallock, {
Grand Forks. who was absent Twely
OF the votes recorded in behalf of re
tanning the Journal article were ca.
by democrats. They were consistent, f.
they were voting for their party and fc
policies and principles which were stric
~ democratic.
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