Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-07
HOUSE HAS
STARTED
A PROBE
Proposed to Have Peniten.
tiafy and Departments IO-
vestiqated
~ THE HOUSE.


conevened at 2 o'clock.
Initiative, referendum and recall
passes three to one.
During recess from previous day
General Williams offers measure for
new capitol building.
Fox presents resolution that calls
for a sensational investigation.
Declined to concur with senate in
cutting down printing and mailing
bills.
Adjourned at ,3:34.
There was little surprise when the
hollsea passed .tlle initiative, referen.
DUN and recall measure Thursday aft.
sernon:, as -tirefA vote up6n the morton
to recommend the day before was
clearly indicative of what might be
expected. The vote was IS ayes, q
nayes and absent and not voting.
Representative Ployhar Immediately
attached the "clincher,' and the bill
is now ready to be referred to the
senate.
The Vote Is Called.
No argument preceded the roll call,
but while the vote was being taken
the roll was interrupted on several
occasions by members who wished
to explain their vote.
Mr.. Butler of Ramsay declared that,
personally, lie is against the bill, but
in the interest of his constituents, he
would vote aye. Y
Mr.. Hawkinson declared that ii
would mean simply resubmisson OF
the liquor question every two years,
and for that reason he would vote
no.
Mr.. Owens declared that he is in
favor of the initiative and referen.
dun, but opposed to the RECALL, and
because of the latter provision he
would vote no.
Mr. Streeter declared that while the
recall might not appeal to him, he
understood that this feature might
be considered separately from the
rest Of the bill, and in the interests
of the initiative and referendum he
would vote yes.
Mr. Thompson said that lie didn't
believe that prohibition or resubmis-
sion was involved and if it should
be, the same opportunity for resub-
mission might be represented in a bill
applicable to the statute only, and he
voted yes.
The vote was taken by roll call, and
the members voted as follows,
Those voting aye were Anderson,
Balsdon, Barkley, Bass, Batter Bjorn-
son, Blakem0re, BOlinger Bope, Bor-
usky, Bratten, Burnett, Butler of
Ramsey, Calnan, Cary, Curry, Den,
Dewitt Dixon, Doyle, Dynes, Enderson.
Fox, France, Freitag. Fritz, Gardner,
Gunderson, Hanson, Haraldson, Harty,
Hedalen, Hendrickson, Hickle, Hjort,
Homan, Isaak, Jacobson, kellogg, Kel-
ly, Klein, Lawbaugh, Leu, Lewis, Lind
strOm. List, Martin, Miller. Morrison,
Norheim, Nyhus. OConnor, Odlaand,
Olsgrd, Peterson, Pitkin, Ployhar,
Rayney, Roble, Ryan, Schroeder,
Small, Snyder, Stenjham, Stinger,
Streeter, Thompson, Taylor. Tucker,
Turner G. c.; Turner, F. W.; Twitch-
ell, Walsh, WARDROBE. Weis, Wiley
Ing Mr.. Speaker. &
Those voting naye were as follows:
Buck Butler of Ransom, Coltom, Dav.
Is. Dosseth, Everson, Geiger, Hart,
Hill of Cass, Hoge, Hus-
band, Huso. Kyllo, Lambert. Moen,
MNarkrid, Northrop, Owens. Pendray,
Putnam, Sanbeck, Smith OF Kidder,
Sorl1e, Warriner, Watt.
Those absent and not voting: Camp.
bell Hill of Eottineau, Hjelmstad, Will
liams.
4. Convened at 2 O'clock.
4 The house convened at o'clock.
and after prayer and roll call the COM
mittee on engrossment reported that
bills Nos. rs, 1913 and 1G0 had been
found to be correctly engrossed.
The committee on tax and tax laws
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