Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-21
TWO MOTIONS DEFEATED
TO FORCE RE0oNs1DERA.
TON BY THE SAME VOTE /
BRONSON MAKES CHANGES

+ q b 4 4, 3 r.5 &. .
Were Counted Against suf-
frage by Election Officials.
Suffrage which threatens to block
the dispatch of other legislative bust
ness, held the senate up again for
more than an hour yesterday when
Senator Bronson through amendments
to the rules attempted to force re.
consideration of the original vote.
Two motions, one by Senator Steele
and the other by Senator Bronson,
we're voted down by tie same count, 25
ayes and % nays and one absent and
not voting. The last motion was to
defer action until p. m. next Tues
day.
Starts Fireworks.
Senator Bronson started the fire.
works by moving that the rules be SO
amended that when the senate recalls
a bill and refuses to reconsider the
vote by which 1t was passed that the
bill be returned to the house. He tried
to force vote on this, but the amend
ment went to the committee on rules
after Senator Bronson attempted to
send it to the committee on state af.
fairs.
Right Of the Senate. :
The controversy really opened when
Senator Bronson questioned the right
of the senate to recall a bill without
stating a cause. His remarks 'riled"
Lieutenant Governor Frame, who said
that he was clearly supported 10y the
rules in all Of his rulings. He chal-
le1ged Senator Bronson to appeal
from the decision of the chair but the
senator from Grand Forks was not
sufficiently sure of his ground to take
any chances.
Mods at Steele.
Then Senator Bronson nodded at
Senator Steele who arose and moved
that If Senate Bill No. 95; was not
acted upon by 4 o'clock that It be sent
back to the house. jacobson moved
that this motion be laid on the table
which MOI HMas sustained bysa vote
of Is to 8 with Senator Hamilton alb.
sent. j5
On this issue Senators Davis and
Bond went over to the suffragist side
but Senator Davis claimed his vote
was not on the merits Of the bill but
merely on the parliamentary issue. He
said he was in favor treating the bill
as all other legislative matters. Sen
ator Porterfield voted with the ants.
Senator Steele made a stump speech
calling for fair play.
Bronson's New Rule.
Senator Bronson then moved that
it is the sense Of the Senate concern.
ing the Interpretation OF our rules,
that no bill or concurrent resolution
which is passed and which has had the
socalled clincher applied thereon, ana
upon which the Senate has refused to
take further action, shall be held, or
its transmission to the house be with
held"
This was referred to the rules com
mittee.
Defeated on rhis Senator Bronson
made practically the same motion ex-
cept that reference to rules was elm
mated, which MI. Frame moved was
not q rule and not to be referred to
committee.
Leutz Challenges Position.
Senator Leutz then rose and chal-
lenged the position of those trying
to sustain the original vote in the
senate on the woman's suffrage issue.
He declared that the voters by passing
the recent initiative and referendum
masure had gone on record fav0ring
that any issue defeated should not he
resubmitted for period of six years.
He quoted the emphatic vote against
the issue.
Mcbride On the Job.
Senator Mcbride of Stark challeng.
ed the opposition to justify their vote.
He showed how the Democratic and
Republicans had repudiated the issue
lby $4,000
"The Republican platform" he said,
stated that this was an issue to be
decided by the people and that the vote
of the people was binding on the leg.
islators. He challenged the opposition
to show one valid reason why this
legislature should approve woman's
suffrage in view of the vote at the
November election.
Senator Bronson then answered by
impeaching the integrity of the cleo
ton officials Of the state by saying
that he was positive that many blank
ballots were counted against suffrage.
He offered no more proof than his un-
supported statement. He then insin-
uated that it was the intention of the
senate not to act upon this measure
again.
"Such statements are presumptu-
ous." replied senator Jacobsen, who,
with Senator Mcbride has been the
floor leader against the suffrage issue.
NO one has said that we will not re-
consider this ISSUE" he concluded.
The motion to defer action on Bron-
sons motion until Tuesday at 2 p. n.
carried by vote of 25 ayes, 25 nays,
and one absent.
II the bill is held until Wednesday
noon, the time for transmitting meas
ures to the houze will have expired.
Some more fireworks are anticipated
Tuesday and Wednesday. Both sides
are prepared to put up determined
fight.