Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-07
HOUSE BILL WAS
ISSUE IN SENATE
CONTINUED from Page Onc.)

the initiative and referendum and re.
call" He called attention to remarks
made by Senator Bronson a few days
ago on the floor Of the senate to the
effect that this bill really was a move
to secure local option and stated that
it would be impossible for any COM
munity vote to override the laws Of
the state. In closing he stated that he
understood that the principal objec-
ton to the bill was on account Of the
fact that there appeared to be no di.
rect instructions to the secretary of
state that he questions involved should
be divided and people allowed 0 vote
for the sections they favored and in
order to get around that objection he
added an amendment to the effect
that the questions contained in the
bill should BE- put on the ballot so that
anyone could accept or reject any Of
the provisions of the amendment. The
amendment was adopted and the vote
taken on the bill in that shape.
Bronson Talks.
Senator Bronson of Grand Forks
was against the bill and stated that
inasmuch as the senate had passed
three bills and that there was no Ques-
ton on those as to how the vote
should be taken it would be better
Judgment for the senate to kill the
house bill and Eut the matter up to
the people III the form of the senate
bills passed. He stated that 1t was his
opinion that the bill was framed with
the single idea OF making the people
OF the state swallow the entire thing,
recall and all. ,l -a.-.., .,. r..r .
Senator Elken objected to the per-
centage which is required to start
action under the bill, but that matter
was explained By Senator Hanley. with
the statement that the percentage was
placed where it was for the purpose
of putting it beyond the power Of
some future legislature 10 place a per-
centage 50 high that it would make
the bill imperative. .s @a
Mcdowell Against Bill.
When the senator from LaNloure
arose to talk on the bill he stated that
during all the time he had been a
mamber Of chit body he never before
asked for an opportunity to explain
his vote, hut he soon made 1t clear
that he was unalterably opposed to
the bill. He stated that there had
been some unkind remarks made
about those who opposed the bill, but
that he believed everyone had a right
to their convictions and the expression
of them. He stated that the attempt
to pass this law was a slap at the
makers not only Of the state cOnstitu-
ton, but the constitution Of the Unit.
cd States, and that it was contrary to
all the teachings Of the Magma Charta.
the Constitution and the Declaration
of independence. One Of his o5jec-
tons was to takin. the entire propos-
iCipn and stated that under the
amendments he would be forced to
vote on the bill as a whole while a
member Of the legislature, but could
Pick his favorite parts when 1t came
to tho general election. Senator Nc.
Dowell stated that from the. present
trend of events he would net be sur
priscd soon to hear that some leglsla.
ture was going to try to amend the ten
commandments or the Mosaic law. He
stated that in his opinion that as soon
as the proposed law was on the stat
ute books of the state that good gov.
eminent would be compelled to take
issue with the liquor interests and
that the bill might as well be consid.
cred now in it's right name, that OF
an effort to bring about resubmission.
When the hill came m for final
massage the second time ii was found