Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-08
HOUSE
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Senate Eli No. 32, providing for the
initiative and referendum as applica'
BILE to the statutes, passed by a vote
of 9S ayes, II nays and 2 absent and
not voting.
Senate Bill No. 70, providing for
future amendments to the constitu-
ton, passed the lower branch by a
vote Of So ayes, % nays and2l absent
and not voting.
Both these measures will be submits
ted to the people to be voted upon in
1918, according to the amendments.
Senate ELL No. II, providing for
the recall of public officials by the peoy
pie, passed by a vote of 81 ayes, %
nays and / absent and not voting. 1t
viii be submitted to a popular vote
in 1916.
Discussion Precedes Vote.
Preceding the vote upon these ques;
tons the several propositions involved
in the three measures were freely dis
cussed.
Among the speakers was Speaker
Frame, who abandoned his chair that
he might have an opportunity to dis
cuss the bills from the floor of the
house. Z
He recalled the pledges that had
been made to the people with refer.
ence to this matter, and challenged
the members of the lower branch to
fail to fulfill that pledge at their own
peril. There was implied criticism Of
the senate in failing to ratify the bill
referred to the upper branch, and he
declared himself in favor of accepting
the condition imposed by the senate
by voting in favor Of the measures
before the house at that time. Mr..
Frame declared that not only was he
in favor of the first bill, No. 80, but
he was also in favor of giving the peo-
pie an opportunity to vote upon the
companion measure. dealing with the
initiative and referendum as applica-
bible to the constitution.
He qualified his support, however,
BY stating that he was in favor OF
the bills more because they had been
pledged to the people than because
he was convinced that they were good
for those who clamored for them.
Representative Sorlie also spoke
in favor Of the measures, declaring
that tho last opportunity was at hand
for the members of the Legislature to
do that which they were sent here to
do.
Representative Blakenore also sup
ported the measure in behalf of the
people, although he expressed a tone
of disappointment because the pro-
gram had not been carried out as was
tanned and hoped for.
Representative Campbell spoke in
support Of the measures, and took &C.
casion to criticise the senate for its
failure to meet the demands of the
people. He declared that when a man
comes to the state legislature think
ing that he is mightier than the, peo'
pie who sent him there, the sooner
the recall is applied to such a man, i.
the better it would be for the state at
large, and he predicted that those
members Of the senate who had failed
to grant the wishes of the people
would find their political ambitions
showed upder when they ~endeavored
in the future to win the support of
their constituents.
Pass Panama-Pacific Bill.
Upon reconsideration Friday night,
the senate's bill appropriating $780,.
900 for North Dakota's exhibit at the
Panama-Pacitic exposition was passed ,
by q substantial majority.
BY the passage Of two woman suf- |
frage bills in the house Friday the !
question is destined to be submitted
10 a popular vote in two years time, |
and also to cone before the next SEES |
sion Of the legislature, The house ,
the Bronson woman suffrage !
Dill, known as No. s, by a good ma !
following an argument in which
The measure was assaulted principally |
by Representative Campbell, and was
supported by Representatives Street
er. WARDROBE, Twichell and others.
Representative Campbell declared
that such a bill je%opardized the Amer
can home, an institution upon which
the success and prosperity Of
he state and nation. He declare i /
hat if the bill should pass the sane
.ity of the home would be threaten
I'd, and he was opposed to any meas
Ire that would not be to the interests
better home and domestic happ:.
less.
Mr.. WARDROBE called attention tn
he fact that Campbell was a bache.
or, and the latter replied that he sur.
posed everyone knew that, but ne
could recall his childhood home, new
ertheless, and he would not like to
have the pleasant memory of that
lome shattered. ~,
The bill passed with but 20 dissent
ng votes, as follows: ,Balsdon, Bjorn-
son, Bollinger, Campbell, Carey, Dos
seth, Fox, France, Freitag, Fritz, Gel
ger, Homan, lsaak, Kelly, Knox, Leu
Moen, Morrison, DISCARD, Owens.
Schroeder, Taylor. Turner, C. c.;
Walsh, Weis, Wiley, Williams, Wing.
and MI. Speaker. "% (
While a long list of bills passed the
house Friday afternoon, none was
considered Of greater Significance
han the woman suffrage question,
it was made a special order of
business for 3 O'Clock.
Afterward, a great many bills, most.
y OF minor Importance, were con.
'ld.red, and several appropriation
measures rncoiyo5 f,.h,