Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-15

CluSlOn.
Mr.. Campbell said that the matter
simply involved the question as to
whether Or not the people are going
to rule, and he wanted 10 know the
cause OF the demand to make the
legislature listen to Il few who do not
represent Il majority Of the people or
the state of North Dakota, but a mi.
nority.
Representative Hill, one of the au-
thOrs Of the resolution, reiuted the
charge that either Congressman Nor
ton or Attorney General Miller were
in any way responsible for the intro
ductiOn Of the resolution.
The roll was then called On the res
%olution, and when the name Of Mr..
Owens was called he failed to respond.
Mr.. Sorlie called attention to this and
asked for an explanation, which was
Immediately forthcoming. lie declar-
ed he had been waited upon by rep
rcsentatives Of a certain organization
who demanded that he vote right on
the question at issue, for unless he
supported the recall Of Thursdays ac-
ton he would be branded a stalwart.
II refused to vote for the resolution
he said, mot because | am opposed
to progressive legislation, but because
| am not sure Of the honesty and in.
tcgrity Of the statements contained
in this resolution
The roll call developed 6S members
as favoring the adoption Of the orig
inal resolution, 81 opposed to it, and
six absent and not. voting.
Those voting aye were: Anderson,
Balsdon, Bass. Thomson, Blakcmore, Bo-
rusky, burnett. Butler of Ransom, Cal
nan, Campbell, Carey, Cotton, Curry,
Davis, Dean, Divct, Doyle, DyneS, End
erson, Everson, Fritz, Hanson, Harald-
son, Harry. Iawkinson, Hendrickson,
Hickle, Hill of nottincau, Hjort, Holman,
Fluso. Isaak, Jacobsen, Kellogg. Klein,
Knox, kylIo, Lawbaugh, List, Morkrid,
Norhcim, Northrop, Nyhus, O'Connor,
OdIund, Olsgaard, pcndray, Petkin, Ploy-
har. Putnam. Rancy, Robe, Ryan. sam
beck, Schroeder, Smith of kidder, Sny-
der, Sorlic, Stenehicn, Stinger, Tucker,
Turner, +. w. Twitchell, Walsh, Ward
rope, Warmer and Williams.
Those voting nay were: BARLEY, Bax-
ter, l;ollingcr, Bope, Bratton, Buck, But
Ter of Ramsey, Dixon, FOX, France, Frci-
tag, Gardiner, Gcigcr, Gundcrson, Hart,
Hcdalrn. IIilr of Cass. Hjelmstad, Hogc,
Husband. Kelly, Lambert, Leu, Lewis,
Martin, Miller, Mocn. Morrison. Owens,
Small. Thompson, Taylor, Turner, Watt,
Wcis, Wing and Mr.. Speaker.
Those absent and not voting: Dosscth,
Johnson, Peterson, Smith of Ward,
Strcctcr and Wiley.
Representative Eurnett moved that
the "clincher" be attached, and such
action was taken.
The Routine.
The house convened promptly at 2
o'clock, and Immediately following
roll call Il message from the senate
transmitted the following senate bills
which had been passed by the upper
branch: Nos. So, 81, 1856, 10, IS, 100,
235, 231, ZIG, 225, 1873, 1874. House
bill No. IA was returned with amend
ments, and similar action had been
taken in regard to house bill No. 100.
The committee on revision and cor
rection of the journal reported Thurs
record to have been correct, but
some errors were found in it by Rep
resenttives Dean and Butler.
Petition Is Read.
A petition in the form Of a resolu-
ton adopted by the county commits
sioners organization at jamestown
last week set forth the urgent need
OF better accommodations and facil-
tiles at the jamestown asylum, and
recommended that the legislature act
.favorably upon the recommendations
for improvements which already been
laid before them. The petition will
be printed in the Journal.
The committee on engrossment re.
ported House bills Nos. 81, 147, l52,
2""3. 259, 2S7, 297. 2S3, 81, 321, 1886
and PSI to be correctly engrosscd.
Thc committee on judiciary recom-
mcndcd amendments and passage Of
the following bills: Nos. $40, 3337, 2SS.
345. 1871. Indefinite postponement of
senate bill No. 23 was recommended.
The committee on ways and means
recommended indefinite ~postponement
for house bill No. 1856, 306 and 1923,
and recommended No. 2O6 for pass
age.
The committee on livestock recon-
mended that house bill No. 263 and
senate bill No. Is be amended and
passed, and the committee on munic-
lpal corporations recommended that
house bill No. 215 be referred to the
committee on judiciary.
At this juncture the re]considera-
ton of the Burnett-Hill resolution
came up.
Williams Resolution.
Representative Williams introduced
a resolution calling for a report of the
affairs in the office of the state com.
missioner of university and school
lands, aid the information lie desired
vas submitted shortly afterward.
Speaker Frame asked Representa-
tive Owens if the lobbying" he re-
ferred to in connection with the Bur-
nett-Hifl resolution had been practic.
ed by anyone outside the house. and
he was informed that it was only on
the part of members of the house.
Mr.. Divet moved that house bill
No. 220 be referred to the committee
on judiciary for amendment, and the
motion was granted. House bill No
$50 was then referred to the same