Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-09
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING
STARTED IN THE HOUSE
ASIDE FROM LITTLE OF INTEREST IN HOUSE
EVEN DOZEN NEW BILLS WERE 'NTRooucEo-scRAP
OVER TWO BILLS STARTED THIRD REA0ING-ELEcTRc
HEADLIGHT BILL SENT BACK coMmiTTEE-GooD FRIDAY
BILL AGAIN RECOMMENDED PASS

Resolutions asking for the i'm
paachment of Hon. ohm Cowan, judge
of the Second Judicial District, were
introduced in the house yesterday
afternoon by Mr.. Davis of Grand
Forks county. The resolutions were
on motion of Mr.. Davis, referred to a
special committee OF seven members
to be appointed by the speaker, the
committee being empowered to sub
peona witnesses and hold meetings
at such point in the state as may be
deemed expeditions.
The resolution introduced follows:
"A resolution to impeach Hon. John
F.. Cowan, Judge of the Second Ju-
dicial District:
Whereas, 1t is charged by reput-
able citizens of the State OF North Da-
kota, that John F. Cowan, Judge of
the district courts of the Second Ju-
dicial district of said state, has been
and is guilty of Improbable offenses,
towit: Habitual drunkenness, crimes,
corrupt conduct and NAL feasance and
misdemaanors of office and it appears
that large number of the people of
the state question his fitness to hold
the Office of district judge, and aver
themselves ready to substantiate such
charges by ample and legal proof, and
have brought to jurisdiction of the
house of representatives to prefer
charges in the senate of the state of
North Dakota, to the end that the
said John F. Cowan may be brought
to trial for said offenses.
And whereas, by reason of such
charges and opinions of unfitness the
confidence of the people in the up
rightness of the courts in said dis
trict is being shaken, to the hurt
and discredit of the state;
And whereas, there has been sent
to the house of representatives a
statement in writing of the nature
and character of the charges afore-
said, which statements are hereto at
tached and offered with this resolu-
ton, and it does appear that the best
interests of the state require that
such charges be forever settled, now,
therefore
BE 1t Resolved, that a board of
management consisting of five five
members be appointed by the speaker
to conduct such impeachment pro-
ceedings according to law"
Outside of the impeachment resol.
utions introduced yesterday afternoon
ing of a goodly number Of house bills
on third reading. =.
cleaned before being removed from
one farm to another; the Sauer bill
reducing the exemptions from 81 900
to $500, and the Nestos bill creating
state tax commission, created the
most interest. On the house bill an
effort was made to have it recon-
mitted, but it failed, while on the tax
commission and the exemption bill
efforts to indefinitely postpone were
made without success.
On the Lee bill providing that cleo.
trio headlights shall be used on all
locomotives, action was taken REFER.
ing it back to the committee on rail.
roads, such actions beng brought
about on the motion of Mr.. Default
Of Stutsman.
Senate Bill No. 70, introduced by
Mr.. Steele of Renville, was given
new life on motion for reconsider.
alton. The bill was sent to the coun-
ties and county boundaries commit
tee. This bill was defeated the day
previous because of insufficient vote.
although it had a majority of those
present
The senate resolution endorsing the
popular election of United States Sen
ators was not reached by the house.
that order of business not being got.
ten to.
BILLS PASSED By HOUSE
H. B. q, Edwards, providing that
penalty and interest on special as.
sessments SHAH be accredited to tax
ing district making such assessment
H. B. 1853, Sauer, reducing addi-
tiona1 exemptions to $500 from 81 900.
H. B. "a, Fritz, giving incorporated
cities power to condemn land for
dumping ground purposes.
H. B. IL, Doyle of Foster, prohibit
ng the use of pubic drinking cups.
H. B. 81, Christianson, defining pub
lie warehouses. Md. Doyle of Foster
gave notice of motion for reconsid-
Grafton to be made today.
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