Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-21
BLANCHARD MOTION TO m
DEFINITELY POSTPONE
CARRIED IS TO SO.
roll CALL" DID NO dosD

LOTUS scored IN DISCUSSION OF
Bill; How the Members
Voted.
The house yesterday placed itself on
record as against any terminal grain
elevator either in this state or any
other state at the present time and
the burnett bill, providing for the
erection of terminal elevator either
at st. Paul or Superior, was killed
and the "clincher' was put upon 1t.
Fl. e. No. 1856, being the Burnett ter
minal elevator bill, was at the head of
the calendar of general orders for yes
terday and when the time approached
when this bill was to come up a large
crowd appeared, from the senate and
capitol offices and number Of visit.
Ors.
w. T. Burgett of Burke and Divide
presided as chairman of the committee
Of the whole.
Blanchard Starts Things. ,
III. j. Blanchard of Start started the
ball rolling with motion to report
the bill for indefinite postponement.
The motion was seconded by severa:
members and the chairman stated the
motion. Mr.. Fraser of Mclean moved
that the bill be recommended for pas
sage, but the chair ruled this contrary
motion out of order.
Mr.. Burnett, the author of the bill,
then arose and stated that the mo-
ton to recommend the bill for indefi-
mite postponement had not surprised
him in the least-that he had been
looking for just such a motion. He
stated that this was not a personal
matter with him. that he had merely
introduced tive 'D:ll because ma
jority OF the people Of the state SEEM
ed to demand this legislation. He re-
ferred to the numerous petitions on
this subject which have been received
in the house during the present ses-
sion and he stated that II the money
was spent for this purpose. as pro-
vided for in the bill, even il the ven
ture be failure. it would have the
effect Of satisfying the people, cd the
state .sstfs5 stf
\ Divet's Talk.
A.. G. Divet OF ,Richland talked for.
some time in opposition to the Bur-
nett bill He branded the scheme Of
establishing a terminal elevator at
st. Paul or Superior at the present
time, with hut $4,000 in sight, as q
wild and visionary scheme Of private
parties who are interested in the prop
osition Of securing such an elevator
for their own use. $
1.-TWO years ago" he said, I'VE would
have been foolish to make the move
without report on the proposition;
now shall we make the move with an
altogether adverse report on it? ,"
Mr.. Divet stated tnat some members
of the legislature had been "patted
on the back" and others kicked in
the shins" in connection with this pro-
posed legislation and stated also that
he had been marked down as being in
favor Of the proposition. without an
thority and when he really is against
it, at the recent roll CALI meeting
held by Mr.. LOTUS in this city.
He spoke Of the constitutional
amendment relating to a terminal ele.
vator within tie state of North DakO-
ia and said that this matter should
be just as thorough investigated by the
Legislature as was the .Minnes0ta-W Wis
coDsin prJpositicn and should have the
same careful consideration and study.
He closed by urging the house mem.
bers to use common sense In voting on
this proposition and stated that he was
sure that mo loud-mouthed orators or.
delegations OF farmers would move
the members to vote against their con-
victions in the matter.
TreadweIi Twlehell.
In arguing against the bill Treadwell
Twichell made the point that coa-
stitutional amendment does not neces.
sarily carry with it an obligation on;
the legislative body to carry out its
provisions Immediately, or ever He
stated that if those behind the Burnett
bill so claimed that they themselves
were derelict in their duty in not pro.
viding money for good roads purposes,
as provided in another constitutional
amendment passed at the same elec-
tion as the terminal elevator amend.
ment
He referred to the "fatherly inter-
est" of Mr.. Greedy Of st. Paul in this
legislature since this matter has come
up and pointed out the Inconsistency
of that gentleman's stand on the state
owned terminal elevator subject, The
voice of hireling,' in this instance.
he said would not count for much.
Mr.. fraser of Mclean stated that
he was in favor Of the Burnett bill and
thought St. Paul the best site for a
terminal elevator. Whether its a
failure or success" he said, 1T will
help keep up the prices. As another
argument for the passage of the bill
Mr. Fraser said that 1t would put
the fear of God in the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce. In his estima-
ton.
Stop Manipulation?
Mr.. Torscn inquired II the terminal
elevator would stop either the manip-
ulation of wheat or prices but he was
nc answer ed by any of the support.
ers of the bill.
Mr.. Smith of Ward stated that the
most loyal Republicans of the state
We're asking for the passage Of this
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