The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-23

against extending the courtesy to Mr..
Mackoff
Representative Hendrickson, taking
the floor on the question Of personal
privilege, said that never before had
he heard OF request of the nature
made by Mr. Maekoff being denied by
the house.
Representative FFaser's proposal
that Mr.. Mackoft tell the house his
purpose in returning to the order of
business in question was also assailed
by Mr.. Hendrickson. ...
E. A. Bowman regarded the request
as reasonable.
The Roll Call.
On the roll cali the following sup
ported Mr.. Mackoff's request: Bow
man, Brown, Ryrne. Carrignah, Carr,
Cole. Divet. Ehel, Eckbert, Erb, Ever
son, Gaiszler, Hanson, Harding. Hen
Erickson, Hoghaug, Kelly, Kunkel,
Laird. Lange, Larson of Cass, Lath-
rop, Lowe, Mackoff, Maddox of Benz
Of Adams. Minis, o'Connor of Grand
Forks. Cksendahl, Peterson. Pleas
ance,. Rice. Reishus. Rott. Schiek.
Smith, Singer, Storstad, Tenneson,
Weld of kidder and Wilson.
The following voted against Mr..
Mackoff's proposition: Bryans, Chris
Hanson. Dettler. Depuis, Ferguson,
Haynes, Harris. Havens, Hoare, KEITH
man, Kimoall, Kutrz, Lageson, Larson
of Stutsman. Larson Of Ramsey, La
zier. Maddox of Mountratl. Martin.
Martz. Maxwell, Miller. McManus,
Nathan, Noltimier O'Coanor of Penn
Burke, Olson of Cavalier, Olson Of
Eddy. Patterson, Peterson of Towner.
Prater.. Guam, Reba. Renauld, Sand
beck, SeHrag, Sinclair, Stair. Strom,
Wadeson, Walton. Ward, Weber,
Whipple, Wright and the speaker.
Immediately thereafter Representa-
tive Divet, declaring the procedure one
without precedent In history of state
legislature, and n discoNrteSy he had
never heard of, again asked the house
to return to the order of business in
question. He said he believed the
house must have misunderstood the
question upon which 1t was voting.
Representative Cole of Cass raised
the point of order, that the house was
being requested to vote on an idenri-
cal proposition. but 1t was not sustain
ed.
Representative Peterson of Towner
county charged that the minority was
attempting delaying tactics; Miller
thought probably the sponsors of the
proposition could be declared out of
order as public nuisances.
On a second division the minority
lost again. Asking and obtaining a roll
call, the proposition was voted down
81 to 81.
Maddox Gets In.
Representative Walter Maddox OF
Mountrail county, q league member,
took hand in the proceedings at this
point, declaring he considered Mr..
Mackoff's request reasonable, and that
tho house owed him the courtesy OF
returning to the order of business so
that he might offer whatever he might
desire. Put in form Of a motion by
Mr.. Maddox, 1t carried unanimously.
Mr.. Mackoff then presented the mo-
ton that the mouse delay consideration
OF House Bill no. ~ until today To
permit members who so desired to en-
gage shorthand reporters at their own
expense to make record Of the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Mackoff said that ono
side of the controversy had very ef-
fective publicity channels, and he
thought that the minority was en-.
titled to have the bill thoroughly and
intclligently discussed on the floor OF
the house, that the people of the state
might become better acquainted with
all the facts relating to the question
in issue.
Representative Tenneson said to
the league majority that they could
not pass this bill and expect the peo-
pie to accept it unless they were will
ing and ready to grant fair consid-
Grafton of the same. Even a criminal
in court" he said, has time to pre-
pare himself for defense. You cannot
take snap judgment on this propo-
sition. You must have fair considera-
ton of the whole matter. You may
have considered this matter in your
caucus, but We are entitled to present
the other side of the issue"
Mr.. Divet said that amendments to
the bill had not been available until
in the morning and he had not expect
ed that any such attitude as was in
dicated by the majority. would be
shown. He did not think anybody
would seriously consider taking up
the bill in the way proposed, by inn
mediately plunging into the consid-
Grafton of the matter. I'VE can take
this matter up at a stated time each
day, and three or four days ts fast
enough to make constitution"
| Representative Peterson still in-
sisted that the house should act upon
the bin at once or at least go so far
with it as possible during the after
noon.
Mr. Maekoft suggested that the
minority may not have had the OPP
portunity for inspecting the amend
ments that Mr.. Peterson had had, and
was therefore not so competent 10
CONSIDER the mattel.
Representative Meyer sad he want
ed to do justice to the bill; that the
more he studied the proposition the
more impressed he was with its trn-
portance, and he felt that. inasmnrh
/ as amendments had only been avail
able two or three hours. a days delay
was not unseemly.
Representative Tenneson once more
took the floor in support Of the min
ority proposition, and insisted that Il
/ the majority wanted TO hear only one
side of the proposition; il the ma
jority was willing to act only upon
| the information it had up to the pres
ent time. he said the way was open
by simply voting down the proposition
to delay consideration until such time
as the minority was in position to
present arguments on the other side.
Representative Blanchard also In
sisted that the minority was entitled
to be heard, and he called on the house
i FOR fair play.
/ Representative Walter Maddock's
motion that the matter be made q
special order for this morning was
then adopted.