Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-03-16

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we.s seeking ne -uin q: Judge
sza ware 8 cew- path % the gov
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s4eane-. proceedings we're IN
s- consideration
ss a-es1l. .: .he so-called indig-
s-se- -A---rS-sr1 f-eni .ta frr-
.as- cause. Is some o: he tu.n-coats
sse1. that B1.se was about 70
-ase ons Q: MS grand-s.and spiels
=. sending a message 70 the House
regarding the Cowan matter. with
re Intention {: putting the repub-
san rsy.. Q: ras state in hole
considerable number Of the
wsss sisters always 10 be found in
s-ge asserlaage .; men changed
~as- ehey termed their mind and
RESENT. announced themselves as
E=i-g ready 70 aop.
2. his pant j. Is our duty 10
ee-eni lie one 81 me most outrage
ess. nigh- handed and revolutionary
proceedings on the part OF the
Speaker # the House that has eve,
. eisz.acei a legislative body since
parliamentary procedure succeeded
.i.e nar-c.u5 and became a part Of
me las-making scheme of civilized
j peoples. There is in all legi :lative
: bodies motion commonly spoken d
/. IS me clincner motion II grew
!. ~. II the necessity Of having some
; rnath9d b. which a matter could be
= settled for the remainder of ses
sion placing it in condition some
: -n;ng Ike the res judicata" Of tbs
a"'sers. Were there 10 way Of final
n y settling matter. bill defeat
/ 81 in legislative body could pop W
: every day thereafter during the ses
! SION or bill passed would require
2 the constant watchfulness Of it,
friends to prevent its reconsideration
: ard defea. at future time. II
!. prevent these things happening
d there has been provided in legisla
tiye bodies motlon-or. rather
Two motions in one-to settle ques
sions for the remainder..of the ses
sion. Suppose for instance. bill
known as House Bill No. l. ha
= passed. Its author or some othe
friend, as soon as the result Of tn
: soll-call has been announced and tn
title approved, rises. secures recog
Il milton By the Speaker and says
! Mr. Speaker, | move that the vot,
{ b. which House Bill No. l wa
e passed be reconsidered. and that tn
: motion to reconsider be laid Of
i the table This two-ply motion
d is known as the clincher,' and it
], adoption by the House removes an,
e further consideration of the matte
n during the remainder Of the session
n save by unanimous consent, A de
i feated bill or resolution can be KEEP
j. from reappearing by an application
y Of the same motion, save that in thi
+ case the word lost would take tn
n place of the word passed"
8 Al the time of the adoption O
9 the report of the committee tina
e had given many days Of considera
ton to the testimony against ant
: for Cowan, and had then reported
e no cause for action. the writer O
9 this article moved the clincher mo
: ton, and it was adopted by larg
+ majority. This should have settled
@ the matter. In fact, it was for Z
2 time so considered. Judge Cowal
e went home to receive the congrat
ulations Of his friends and neighbor
and the House got down to work Oh
Z its delayed routine business. tina
n body still being behind with its worl
J. because Of its attempt early in tn
I session to follow the nonsensica
: recommendation Of the governo
l; against the printing Of bills unit
q such bills had been favorably re