Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-02-15
SO[ONS GROWING
MORE STRENUOUS
INTENSE FEELING MARKED
FINAL WORK ON "44"
Senate Working On Amendments -
Adjournment Sec.Saw State
Trade Mark - Many Other Facts
Of Interest


Trade Mark - Many Other Facts
Of Interest
Bismarck-Conditions in legisla.
tive circles are becoming more
strenuous as the days go by. Ever
since the legislature assembled. the
question of an attempt to adopt q
new constitution has been the topic
Of conversation. Finally came the
introduction of House Bill a.. which
contained the measure. For days
and days it was argued pro and con.
At times the situation became quite
acute; members OF the house resort
ed to harsh words. and satire flowed
in abundance Finally when the
time came for vote on the bill the
house carried it by a vote of SO
ayes, 81 nays, and four absent and
not voting.
So strenuous was the situation
that each day after the session little
| corridors of the capitol and carry
on heated arguments. Often these
arguments became so fierce that 1t
was necessary for friends to appeal
to the parties engaged in order t.
save their coming to blows.
| All the time petitions. were being
sent to the members OF both houses
by their constituents insisting that
they either vote for or against the
proposed constitution, and delegates
were sent every day from various
towns and communities to labor per.
sonally with the members.
How 80" Farcd in Senate
Finally the bill went over to the
senate 1t was read the first and
second time. and when il came tc
the final reading and passage the
tension OF the situation was very
high. The minority of the senate
which in that house Is the Leaguers
made speeches in its favor. but thu
majority. the stand-patters. were 81
lent. Many motions were made II
order to delay the matter. but tn,
majority would not allow any quart
err There were motions to re-refe
the bill to the judiciary. to tn
temperance committee, to POSTPONE
till the next day. ETC.. till seven mo
lions had been turned down. FINAL.
one of the stand-pat members movet
to accept he report Of the COMMITTEES
to indefinitely postpone, and thi
carried by strong majority. No
satisfied with this the clincher wa
applied. which settled the matte
beyond any hopes OF resurrection.
bitterness Mt Defeat of Bill
While it has been an accepted fac
1 Ill oil hot 1,i11 vyoy,1I hn
feated in the senate. and there wa
little prospect OF its passage fror
the first. yet when the singing fac
that it was killed became realit
there was bitterness engendere
which is hard to describe.
1t is now reported that an attemp
will be made by the Leaguers to pas
bill calling a constitutional cor
vention within GO days, hut with tn
strong majority in the senate ther
is as little hope Of accomplishin
this as. there was OF passing tn
other bill.
Petitions are now flooding tn
members of the senate both pro an
con on the question. but the major
ity of the senate swear they wi
stand to man till the session end
or course the members Of the Leagu
they want at this session they wi
go into the field and fight It out ne,
time and elect the balance OF til
senate and two years from now the
will put their constitution across.
Senate Projects Amendments
Almost every day some membt
Of the senate majority introduces
bill as an amendment to the const
tuition. and Incorporating one of Il
items in the proposed new cOnstit
ton. This would Of course tai
four years to carry out these amen
] ments, and the Leaguers arc oppo
= ed to that way OF doing It, and
, puts them up against 1t. as they I
= not like to vote against the thin
they stand for, and yet they dor
want them that way.
Sec-Saw on Adjournment
Some time ago when the sena
wanted to adjourn for A. week q
house refused to give It's consent
more than three days as provid
in the joint rules. The senate to-
the three days. few days ago t.
house asked the senate for rece
of a week. when the senate return
the evil for evil and refused. hen
the house could take but three da!
which was too short time for ma
to get home, besides the railroa
were all blocked with snow and b
few got away.
n North Dakota Trade Mark
The. state Of North Dakota is
have trade mark; one which "
assure quality and measure OF
articles which are allowed to use
Through this bill North Dakota pl
ducts bearing 1t will have the {
place of those Of any produced
the United States. 1t guarants
- the quality and measure Of all hei
ing II. The trade mark Is to cons
= OF an arch. the keystone Of viii
Il will bear the words Quality a