The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-14

absent ana not VOClnS, q.
BROUGHT FROM SICK BED
Reminiscent of the senate vote on
house bill Al two years ago, when Sen
atOr Drown. Lacquer, on the verge
of pneumonia, was brought from his
sick bed to the senate chamber to reg
lister his "ayc" for the new league con-
stitutiOn, was the coming Of Repre-
sentative DOnner, an independent mem
Der Of the minority. from his hospital
cot. to join his voice with, the mays
ON house bills II and Is. offsprings Of
j. house bill A. !. $t
IS q One more negative vote would have
cost the league the two.thirfis major
Z ity, required to carry the emergency
clauses, to give these acts immediate
effect: to necessitate. under the .emer-
gency amendment to the constitution
initiated. by the league 30 900 sigma.
lures instead Of 1000 to- refer these
measures to Il vote of the people. and
TO require that these 30, 600 signatures
be obtained within 80 days following
adjoMrnment Of the session, instead of
permitting until Ju1y 1dto procure a
bare u 7,OO0aT* A4bsIsr stt .aTnAse o3 1aQ
The two absentees were eleven of
Ward. at point Of death in 4 Spokane
hospital, an independent; and Kelder
Of LaMOure. Lacquer also absent be-
cause of illness ,j&,2 E<f 4.llg'2
Had eleven of Ward been present
and voting with his associates from
Ward, even though Kelder was also
there and voting with his associates
in the majority, the emergency clause
would have been lost, and the history
Of North Dakota, Of America, perhaps
of the world, would Nhave run other
wise than it may as 4 result Of the
revolutionary action taken on Thurs
day, the Thirteenth Of February, by
the Nonpartisan majority Of the North
Dakota house Of representatives.
The passage of the emergency
clauses in the house settles the mat
ter. The test in the senate came yes
tcrday. when the greatest strength the
minority could muster on league pro
gram measure was Is. Unless there is
a radical change. the vote on house
bills II and 1S in the senate will he
::;3 Ito 16, clear two-thirds majority
for the league. The minority will new
or again be so close to victory as it
was in the house yesterday.
TOWNLEY WAS WORRIED
President Townley realized that fact
William Lemke, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee and
rownley's chief lieutenant, was aware
Of that fact. They labored under an
intense nervous strain during the vote
on these two bills in the house. They
weaved from one side of the house
chamber, to the other. outside the rail
ut the rear. In their excitement AMI
suspense they stalked the floor like
two Gagged animals The applause which
greeted the announcement of each roll
call was reflected in lessening Of the
tense attitude of these two men, who.
whatever their secret motives might
have been. had played for enormous
stakes, had wagered their all, and had
won.
Pleasance of Pembina and Nathan Of
Logan were the only leaguers voting
with the minority.
House bill 40, the third Of the league
program measures in the house, came
IN for third reading this afternoon.
Interest in this bill, which merely au-
thorizes the issuance of $2,OOO,OO0 in
state bonds to finance the Bank Of
North Dakota, was not, so great. The
issue had already been decided. Town
lev had proven that his followers would
stick.
DIFFERENCE IN SENATE
House bill 40 does not require that
these $2,OOO,OOO worth Of bonds, Bank
OF North Dakota series, sell at par.
Senate bill 13O, as amended in the
senate committee on state affairs. au-
thorizing the issuance Of $4,000. 900 to
finance the states farm loan opera
tions, require that bonds be sold at
par.
Senator Cahill. one Of the leagues
floor leaders, asked that this provision
he stricken out. He feared it might in
terfere with the sale Of the bonds !;
that they might not find a market un-
less premium was offered.
CAN'T REPUDIATE
Senator Hyland Of Devils Lake led
the opposition to this motion. "Twen-
ty states" he said, 'have repudiated
their bonds OF. the interest on their
bonds, and In IL states these bonds
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