The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-19

railroad officials presented their side
OF several issues to the COMMITTEES.
Representative Kunlel took advar1-
tage of the opportunity opened to him
by the introduction Of the Sinclair
resolution, to call attention to lobby
ing on the house floor. He declared II
he became aware of any repetition OF
lobbying, such as had come to his at
tention earlier in the afternoon, when,
he says, a lobbyist approached mem
Der OF the house and obtained recon
sideration OF a certain measure, with
the result that II passed after having
once been killed, that he would file an
information, no matter whether the
lobbyist was male or female.
The Sinclair resolution calling Tor
the lobby inquiry follows:
The Resolution,
whereas, The Bismarck Tribune
and other newspapers OF the state
have published accounts of hearing
held before the railroad committee OF
the senate OF this state, where APP
peared on behalf of the railroad cor
porations, Mr.. Charles Murphy and at
torneys from the city of Grand Forks
and. quoting The Bismarck Tribune
of February is, Railway officials here
for the hearing are ]. M RapelJe, gem
eral manager Of the Northern Pacific;
Scott w. Derrick, superintendent OF
the 500 line: Henry Blakesley, trafhc
manager Of the Northern Pacific: "A.
III. Jones, general freight agent OF the
Great Northern; l.. ID. Bowen, general
superintendent OF the Great Northern,
and Chief Engineer Yagef or the
Northern Pacific 1t Is also reported
that Senate Bill No. 70. known as the
full-crew bill. was on or about the
sixth day of February, acted On by the
A.. -
mended to pass and it was on the SEM
ate calendar recommended for final
passage on the sixth day Of February
when certain persons not residents or
this state, appeared before the senate
railroad committee and procured &C.
ton on the part Of the senate that
caused said bin to be rereferred 70 the
railroad committee Of the senate with
the result said senate railroad COM
mittee agreed with said non residents
OF the state that action would be de-
| ferred on ali bills in the hands OF SAID
lcommittee for one weeks time In order
that the railroads might be given time
to take such action as they might deem
necessary In order to combat the pro-
posed legislation before the commit
| tee and that during said interval no
action or consideration whatever was
given to such bill. Senate Bill 70, now
therefore;
COMMITTEES TO Investigate.
ssBe it resolved by the house Of rep
Iresentatives that a committee OF nve
members of this house be appointed
! by the speaker to investigate and take
evidence for the purpose OF ascertain
ing IL there exists In the city OF Bis-
marck or elsewhere q lobby that Inn
properly influences legislation tn the
Interest OF foreign corporations ana
agafnst the interest OF the people OF
/ the state Of North Dakota and that
said committee SHALL hi&xe power TO
issue process subpoenas and compel
| the attendance OF witnesses ana that
they shall have power tho same as the
district court to punish persons Tor
contempt or for refusing to obey the
order OF said committee
1T shall be the duty az this commit
TED Is proceed ct once to subpoena