The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-04

EVENING, NAY 4, 1911.
aole ward heller Of Devils Lake"
Referring to the testimony OF Ere
Duggen and I'd Flynn and their in
terview with the respondent at tn
Vanderhoof hotel, George declared
"Cowan dragged in Stenson,' to a
the whole story up.
And when 1t come to the drugstor
episodes and the time when Judg
Cowan was said to have insulted tn
women who came to attend his cour
during the examination of DR.. Cuth
bert in regard to a prisoner In tn
county jail afflicted with loathsom
disease, he said the judge could jus
as easily have told the women tina
the drugstore permit cases were post
poned and that would have settled II
All About Magma charta.
Virtually the whole evening, asid,
from the spicy scrap between tn,
Bangs brothers. was taken up with I
recital Of the contents Of King Johns
Magma Charta and how it happened
to be granted the influence 1t has sine,
had in the last seven centuries.
With most of the morning consumed
with the history and definition Of Eng
lish impeachment proceedings anC
their results, the day was largel!
Britanic in character, except wheI
Judge Cowan himself came in for ;
goodly share of approbrium. AS I
matter of fact there was not mucl
Of review of the evidence in tn,
Cowan impeachment case at any tim,
during the day.
Mr.. Bangs had before him on hi:
table a line of law books that would
brighten the average pair OF eyes JUS
to look at the number OF them. AnC
from these he read page after page
and discussed all the statutes he found
therein from their various angles and
viewpoints, so that the senate, IL the
members could digest 1t all, should
feel their knowledge of legal matters
is now sufficiently prodigous to war
rant having conferred on them stack
Of honorary degrees that would make
the intellect stagger.
He declared that some of the de-
layed cases had to be literally pried
loose from Judge Cowan's chambers
as would be found in the testimony OF
Fred Traynor and Ed Flynn. He de-
clared it was worse to delay justice
than to sell it.
Then he spoke of the laws on the
North Dakota statute books which had
been passed eighteen years ago by
the state legislature when Senators
LaMoure and Cashel were members 81
the upper house, and Senators Plain
and Simpson belonged to the lower
and which Tracy Bangs contended
were in direct violation of the consti-
tuition.
This particular statute referred tc
the matter of buying liquor in drug
stores. He wondered IL the same
members Of that legislature who were
sitting now as the court of impeach-
ment would treat the question as they
did then.
End Not IN Sight.
After the hour hand had passed
considerable beyond Ii o'clock it wa.
announced by Senator Plain from the
chair that it might be well to con.
tinue the argument in the morning, al
the court reporters were completely
exhausted and the secretary of the
senate had added two more to the us.
ual number that day.
He asked Mr.. Bangs how much long.
er he would be, and the counselor tolS
him 1t would take him at least anotheI
hour. A motion was made to give hin
an additional two
Senator Jacobson said he would sup
port it, provided the counselor pro
vide them with the argument on tn
facts of the case and eliminate s,
much Of the legal discussion and sid
issues.
Senator Kennedy felt that the sen
ate was entitled to just as much con
sideration of the attorneys, and tina
many Of the members OF the impeach
ment court were sitting day In and da,
out at a great personal expense t
themselves and he, for one, was willinI
to stay the extra hour and listen {
Mr.. Bangs SO that he could get througl
and the senate could get to ballotin
this morning as had been expected.
1t was pointed out, however, by Sen
tor Plain, that the reporters were S
fatigued and already had enough wor
on hand to compel them to stay up a.
night to get it transcribed for tn
printers, and Senator Stevens felt tina
they should have some considerable
also. Senator Kennedy said he did nc
mean to infiict more work on the re
porters, when he spoke, but he though
another hour would see the close {
Mr.. Bangs argument and he was anx
ious to get to voting. A recess wa
taken until this morning. when M
Bangs continued.
Matter Of Explaining Votes.
At 6 o'clock last evening, when M
Bangs and the counsel on both side
were excused, the senate held a caucu
session to determine whether or M
senators shall be allowed to explai
their votes on the final balloting on tn
impeachment specifications.
A motion was made by Senate
Gunderson that all be allowed to ri
with the secretary written explana
ton which shall go into the journ;
and save time on the floor of the ser
ate. Senator Bessessen seconded thi
but the motion lost
1t was holly opposed by Senate
Simpson, who was also down on
resolution introduced by Senator Stee
Of Renville county, which provided thu
no senator shall be allowed to discus
! the impeachment articles or speak q
the floor after the vote begins, or 70
lowing the arguments.
At first, Senator Steele had SON
dificulty getting hts resolution up |
the desk, as it was out Of order whe
hn arst ofeerad II FINALLY he trrr,n