Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-15
SENATE
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chise, and that In no way did the
three bills conflict. He said the PEG.
pie OF this state were looking for this
Legislature to provide woman suffrage.
He also stated that the question Of
woman suffrage was not a new ques.
ton, but the question in the senate
today was n OF a referendum that
the people might have the opportuni-
ty to decide this question.
Senator Elken wanted to know what
use Bill No. Isl would be if No. s
should pass, and Senator Bronson
said that by passing the three bills
one would still stand if the others
fell.
Senator Gilbert said he was in favor
or supporting but n measure and
he desired to vote for the bill the
women desired. and from the way the
matter was expressed it appeared
that 30 ; was the most popular
measure.
Senator Casfel explained the prr.
poses set out in his measure and also
made 1t plain on the roll call he would
support all three measures, though
he was surprised after he altered his
bill to what he thought would meet
all requirements that No. S should
again make its appearance.
Senator Garden said that all three
bills had received extensive consider
alton before his committee, and the
three bills had been reported favor.
ably by the committee only after some
protest.
Senator Hookway stated that he
had supported and voted for Senate
Bill No. s when it was first put on
passage, but he now believed that
the Cashel bill was the one that
should receive support and would be
the II he would vote for because
he believed in letting the women
themselves decide whether or not
they should have this franchise.
The roll was then called on the
passage Of Senate Bill s, and those
voting in the affirmative we're:
Messrs. Allen, Barnes, Bronson, Cash
ell, Davidson. Davis. Duncan, Filing
son. Englund. Garden, Gibbons, Gil.
bert. Gronvold, Hanley, Heckle, Ho-
version. Hughes. Hyland, Loftsgaard.
Mcbride, Mudgett, Nelson, Plain, Por-
terrified, Putnam. Steel, Trageton, Tur-
ner, Vail, Williams.
Those voting in the negative were:
Messrs. Albrecht, Fond, Bonner, Car
ter, Clark, Elken, Helgeland, Hook
way, Jacobson, Kretschmar. Leutz,
Linde, Mcdowell. Mclean, diversion,
Talcott, Thoreson, Young.
The Cashel bill, No. 1913, was put on
its last reading and the roll was call
ed without discussions, and those vot-
ing against the measure were:
Messrs. Carter, Davis, Gilbert, Hy-
land, Kretschmar, Putnam, Vail, Will
Jams, Young. ~ '
Senate Bill No. 157, the other Bron-
son bill providing franchise for Wo-
men, passed by a vote Of q ayes and
20 nays, Senator Hughes being alb
sent from the chamber.
Petitions Still Numerous.
Every senator vas in his seat when
the roll was called at 2 o'clock. Fri.
day afternoon, and the galleries were
filled with spectators awaiting action
to- lie taken on lho woman's suffrage
question. . 49,. .... .....'. "..
u SCSoloh OuCuCu Will dIOlIbcI
Of petitions among, them
being six against any change of the
mechanics lien law, one against road
taxes being paid in cash, four favor.
ing woman suffrage, one against high
for wagon peddlers, and one
against uniform textbooks.
Message From the House.
At this juncture the proceedings
were interrupted by a messenger from
the house, who transmitted to the up. 1
per branch house bills 290, 294, %, \
80, liz, 222. 225, which the house had
passed, and asked for the senate's ia
vorable consideration. ...
More Bills For the Calendar.
The first report from a standing
were the correctly enroll
ed and engrOssed bills from Senator
Bonds committee, which were senate +
bills IA, 80 and 80, which. had been !
correctly enrolled. They were the
irst bills to be enrolled pnder the new
aw, which requires the work to be
lone by typewriter, and Senator Tai
'ott, who has been trying for the
'ast four years to have his work done
" Chat process, was highly pleased
With the neat appearance of the bills, S
S were all the other members who
them. These bills were signed
y the president in the presence of r
he senate. These bills included the I
NV providing for the determination
f gophers and prairie dogs, the state
GARD of examiners, and the bill per. E
aiming to the election Of common
chool officers. Included in the re. r.
ort were senate bills "a, 1928, 157, 1877, L
and 239.
Other Bills Reported.
S. B. 121, appropriations, amended
nd do pass. r.
s. B. 1871, ways and means, amend T
l and do pass. -
S.. 3. ia, ways and means, amend +
l and do pass.
H. B. 154, ways and means, do pass.
II. B. 81, judiciary, amended and do r
ass. v =
S. B. 22S. judiciary, amended ana do .
S. B. III, Judiciary, amended and +
pass. et
& n 90 ray and fny laws dO nosS