Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-03-13
LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNED
THIRTEENTH SESSION COMES TO
CLOSE-WlLLIAMS COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES HOME

Senator w. B .Overson arrived
home Sunday from Bismarck follow
ing the adjournment of the thirteenth
session. Representative William G.
Owens went to Minnesota on business
and is expected home today.
Senator Overson when interviewed
said that he regarded the session just
closed as about an average session,
and that some good legislation had
been passed, and doubtless some good
legislation was turned down, or not
reached.
Representative Owens made a good
showing during the past session and
for new member was very much in
evidence in number of matters Of
Importance.
The closing session lasted all night
Friday, and the clock was turned back
number of times while bills were be-
ing passed. More than two hundred
bills were passed during the last day.
and night of the session.
The usual mixup which generally
accompanies the close of a legislative
session was apparent and after both
houses had completed the passing Of
bills there were the usual number Of
amendments offered by both houses
and a large number of conference
committees were appointed.
There was an immense audience in
both the senate and the house galleries
and the lobby floors and there was .
generous proportion of the crowd of
the gentler sex.
One of the most interesting events
of the evening in the senate was the
introduction of resolution by Sen
ator Linde in which the confidence of
the upper branch of the legislature
in Senator Hookway was expressed.
1t called to the attention Of the legis-
lature and the entire country the fact
that there was not the slightest foun-
dation for the statements that the sem
ator had been connected with the snuh
scandal either of this year nor atany
previous session and there was roll
call on the adoption Of the resolution
to which every member voted aye and
many of them took advantage to inn
press upon the people the fact that
they were friends Of the senator and
that there was nothing in the reports
that had been circulated by unworthy
persons.
BY the passage of two woman suf-
frage bills in the house Friday the
question is destined to be submitted
to popular vote in two years time,
and also to come before the next ses-
sion Of the legislature. The house
passed the Bronson woman suffrage
bill, known as No. 8, by a good ma
jority, following an argument in which
the measure was assailed principally
by Representative Campbell, and was
by Representative Street.
er, WARDROBE, Twichell and others.
Representative Campbell declared
that such bill jeopardized the Amer
ican home, an institution upon which
rests the success and prosperity Of the
state and nation. He declared that
# the bill should pass the sanctity OF
The home would be threatened, and he
was opposed to any measure that
would not be to the interest Of better
homes and domestic happiness.
Mr.. WARDROBE called attention TO
;he fact that Campbell was bachelor,
and the latter replied that he sup
posed everyone knew that but he
.ould recall his childhood home, never
;heless, and he would not like to have
he pleasant memory of that home
shattered.
The bill passed with but 20 dissent
ng votes, as follows: Balsdon, Bjorn-
,on, Bollinger, Campbell, Carey, Dos
,eth, Fox, France, Freitag, Fritz
;eiger, Homan, Isaak, Kelly, Knox,
lou, Moen, Morrison, Olsgard, Owens
Schroeder, Taylor, Turner, G. C.;-
Walsh, Weis, Wiley Williams, Wing
md Mr.. Speaker.