Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-24

lively skirmish refused to suspend the
rules for the purpose of recOnsiderfng
the vote on the issue. Senator Davis
proposed as a means to dispense with
the matter positively that the rules
be suspended. This necessitated a
two-thirds vote which the motion fail.
ed to get because the friends Of suf-
frage refused to support the motion
Shout For Fair Play.
Shouting for fair play since the
controversy arose, these very men
yesterday declined to reconsider un-
der a suspension of the rules the ori-
ginal vote taken on tho suffrage reso-
luton.
The suffrake cohorts insisted on
one action only; the immediate return
of the bill without a reconsideration.
Senator Jacobsen and others who
have led the attack against sending
the measure back to the house were.
willing in the interests of fair play
to suspend the rules and treat this
bill as every other bill recalled from
the house is handled.
ARenate support.
" In refusing, however, to accent this
offer those working in the interests
of suffrage alienated several OF their
supporters and unless all signs fail
the suffrage matter will not be
brought to vote again In the senate
on the merits of the issue.
After crying for fair play. Senators
Bronson and others refused the offer
of the opposition to suspend the rules.
Defeat for the question and the tri-
umph of the peoples vote at the No
vember election were practically adj
mitted when the suffragist senators
refused to suspend the rules.
Opens With Rush.
The suffrage fight opend soon after,
the senate convened when Senator
Allen announced that unless the SEN
ate took action there was a movement
in the house to pass the certified res
olution which went through two years
ago and that the senate would be con-
fronted with the Issue again.
TO get the proposition out of the
way. he Lloved that S. B. 95 be re- I
turned to the house not later than
2:3o. Senator Kretschmar moved
that the Allen motion be laid on the
table. The tabling motion was car
ried by vote of 25 ayes, % nays
and one absent and not voting.
Bronson's Motion. 81
Senator Bronson then asked for
consideration of his motion made Sat
urday that any bill recalled from the
house and not acted upon by the SEN
ate go back automatically to the
house. This motion was amended by
Senator Jacobsen to read that any
bill hereafter recalled from the house
be sent back unless acted upon with
in day and half after it had tbeen
recalled. This motion passed as
amended rs ayes and %; nays and
one absent and not voting. The only
change on the vote to table the Al
len motion was Sanator Davis. who
Joined in the Jacobsen amendment,
cal as to alignment.
Joker Rule Falls.
Senator Bronson then moved that
cit is the sense Of the senate that S.
B. No. 81 should be returned to the
house within thirty minutes for the
reason that said bill was not recalled
from the house in accordance with
joint rule No. a." which he said pro-
vided. "that bills should be recalled
~ resolution whereas IS. 3. No. 95
had been recalled by notion
Frame Sustained.
Lieutenant Governor Frame ruled
this motion out Of order on = the
grounds that motion adopted by the
senate was resolution Senator
Bronson appealed from the decision
Of the chair and roll call was de-
manded.
Mr.. Frame was supported by 81
senator's Those who refused to sus-
ain him We're: Bronson, Ellingson.
Hoverson. Nelson Of Richland: Paul
son. Rowe. Trageton and Vail. Sem
ators Davis and Wartper passed. re- !.
using to vote.
Then Senator Davis put the motion
% suspend the rules with the idea of
the original vote on
Senate Bill No. 95. The necessary
wo-thirds of the senate failed to Join
lin on this motion.