The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-01
FALSE REPORT
ON BILL HELD
DEFEAT CAUSE
Senate Adopts Resolutions
Censuring Chief Clerk
Bone Dry" Missed
Especial to The Forum.)

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1.-charges
That A. Il. Bowen. chief clerk OF the
house in the regular session OF the
legislature, falsely reported TO the
senate the killing OF a freight line
taxation measure that was, in reality.
passed by the assembly, and should
be law today, are substantiated in
resolutions adopted by the state sen
ate just prior to the adjournment of
the special session.
Resolutions dealing with :he bone
dry law were also passed at the
same time.
"5ons Dry" Not Passed.
The mutilatIon OF III. b. No. 80, the
bone dry" measure, by which that
act, as II finally appeared. was made
to entirely exclude the importation
OF liquor into North Dakota, was
scored by the state senate in resolu-
tions adopted during the closing
hours OF the special session.
II. b. No. 80, after il appeared in
the session laws OF 1917. carried a
provision entirely excluding liquor
from the state, and the senate
resolution, sponsored by Senator
Mcbride, sets forth that the bill as
passed does not in fact carry such
provision, but that IL was changed
somewhere in transit.
The resolution, adopted unanimous
~, follows:
fifteenth session OF the legislature II.
b. No. 80, appearing in the session
laws for 1917 under chapter 1876, ana
Whereas, the journal OF the house
of representatives and page 1851
ed TO be an amendment to said bill
and as having been passed by the
senate as so amended. and,
Whereas, the house OF representa-
tives passed said bHl with such pur-
ported amendment assuming that this
senate had so amended ami passed
such bill. The record Of the passage
OF such bill as amended will be found
at page 1879 of said house journal,
and.
edge OF the members OF the senate
and each Individual senator and II Is
so recorded correctly at page 101S-I9
OF the senate journal for the fifteenth
legislative assembly, that house bill
No. 30, as so amended by the senate,
was not voted upon or aiopted by the
house OF representatives, the amend
ment as adopted by the senate having
been reported incorrectly or changed
In the house after same had been re-
ported to. said house, ana.
whereas, through such gross care
essness or fraud such bill was passed |
oy the house different in form and |
than same was passed in the |
senate. -
Now, therefore, be It resolved, that |
his senate do now severely condemn
he practice by which this fraud was /
upon the senate and the /
leopIe OF the state Of North Dakota
n order that this practice may be put
IN end TO in the future and in order
hat the people may know that the
avs Of the state are made by the reg
liar constituted legislative assembly
nd not by clerks or employees Of sucn
ssembly, and that the resolution be
pread upon the senate journal
Condemn Clark Bowen.
The senate also adopted resolutions
A. z. Bowen, chief clerk Of
he house, charging that he wrong
ully reported to the senate the house
.ction on 8. B. No. 225 in the regu-
ar session.
s. B. No. 235 was measure
to bring about the proper
axatiOn Of freight lines, and il was
lassed by the senate. and later by
he house. According to the resolu-
ion as introduced by Senator Allen,
nd unanimously adopted, Chief Clerk /,
Sowen falsely reported the house
ction on the bill, his report show ]
ng that the house had indefinitely {