Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-02-01

rejection. was killed late yesterday
afternoon in the senate, by vote of
20 to 40. A majority of the state af-
fairs committee, to which the bill
had been referred after it came from
the house, reported to indefinitely
postpone the bill. A minority re-
ported favoring the passage of the
bill. The majority report favoring
: killing the bill was adopted by the
above vote. The majority also re-
fused to allow the bill to be debated
on its merits, or to make it special
order Of business for Feb. z, or to
allow the bill to come up In general
orders today. A 30-minute recess
was finally granted after two hours
debate, to permit Senator Drown,
who was sick at downtown hotel,
to come to the capitol and cast his
vote.
IS Every motion made by the Nom
Partisan league senators was defeat
ed. Senator Stenmo of Grand Forks,
! elected as a Non-Partisan league
member. voted to defeat the bill.
Senator Martin of Mandan, not
elected rs a league member, voted
for the bill. as did. Senator'S Skies;
Hamilton and Thoreson, all non
league members. Those who voted
! Tor the adoption Of the recommends
tion Of the bill in favor of the Nom
Partisan League were:
Benson, Cahill, Drown, Ettestad,
Hamerly. Hamilton, Hemmingsen,
Lavang, Hunt. King, Martin. Mork-
rid, Mortenson. Mostad. McCracken,
Pendray, Skies. Thoreson, Wolford,
Wenstrom and Zieman.
Those who voted against the bin
were Allen. BeckysC Carey, Ellingson,
EnElund. Gibbons, Gronvo1d, Flag
gart. Heckle, Hyland, Jacobson.
Kirkeide, Kretschmar. Lindstrom,
Murphy. Mcbride, McGray. Mclean,
Nelson Of Richland, Nelson Of Grand
Forks, Paulson Ployhar. Porter,
Putnam. Rowe, Sandstrom, Stenmo.
and Young.
In discussing the various motions
made by the league members to
postpone the vote, and to make the
bill q special order for future date,
Senator Hyland of Devils Lake, who
lead the opposition to the measure,
said there was no use for further
delay; as everyone knew all about
the pill, even the school boys and
girls. 5'9 K. 4.
THE people Of this state demand
this measure be discussed" said
Senator Wexford. If there is any
objection to. the measure, let's talk
d it ever. Let's not say the public be
damned: Let's be fair a
Then Senator Pendray stated that
he had received petitions signed by
4Se ol his constituents urging the
passage Of the bill. He urged that
the senators be courteous to their
brother member, Senator Drown.
who was sick In bed, and asked that
an adjournment be taken, SO that
Senator Drown would have an OPP
portunity to vote.
r...If We stifle the bill here without
giving It the consideration IT de-
serves; We are insulting the people
or the state said Senator Pendray.
Senator Levang urged less haste,
saying I'VE should not be hasty and
railroad this measure thru. 1t is
only justice that the majority extend
to the minority this privilege OF adj
journment." sst
The house had passed q resolution
to adjourn for q week Senator Ja-
cobson declared that as the house
would not adjourn last week. when
the senate wanted to, there. was 4 no
reason why the senate should .ad-
siourn nov. before q vote was taken
on House Bill A. :.:3
Senator Wanstrom, q league mem-
bsr. satd he thot 1t would be we'll to
siyes the people Of the, state g hear
4 Singsand altho they we're now 2 MI NIL
enority:sin the senate the people. be- @
hind; the4measpre are n Z majority.
senator Cahills asked the senator's
AZ they wsre afraid of the people.
Senator Hamilto said that the GOV. gov.
srnor q the state was elected by the the
sbiEgest jority ever given, on T the
ssissues involved In Id.4 p. 4 and ask:
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