Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-24
HANSON STARTS HOT
DEBATE OVER COST
OF RUNNING STATE
NV Staff Correspondentl

b1SI11d1 Shp 4s oss oNAAs 0NsV
Representative p. G. Hanson of Grand
Forks county, made a motion We'd
nesday that the state officials be asked
to give q statement Of the expenses Of
he state government, as compared to
two years ago, members OF the ma.
jority Immediately began q TRADE
sonalities were INDUCED in and charg-
es began to fly back and forth. The
argument was ended, however, when
Miller of Bottineau, acting as speaker.
called Representative Albert, q
Lacquer. to order.
Following is the more Of less warm
debate:
Mr.. Patterson: Word has come to
me that the statement has been made
that the opposition were so fortified
that they could put the majo~ in
their pocket any time that they saw
fit. Well, If that is the way they look
at it I want to impress them now that
If. they do get the majority. in their
mighty readily that they have got
more brains in their vest pocket than
they have in their head.
Mr.. O'Connor: Mr.. Speaker, I think
when a statement is made that on the
face of it is very unfair-I don't know
how the other members of this house
feel-but, personally. l feel that it is
IOL 1lSCSSSdIy III d uCOdlo VI IA d
speech to continually keep telling us
that on our side or on the other side
rests all the brains and all the hon
esty and all the good judgment. The
gentleman from Renville said some
body had come to him with the state
ment that the minority could put the
majority in their pocket. We should
know the name of the man who made
the statement to Mr. Patterson and
we should find out the name Of the
man in the minority who made such
a very ugly. unfair remark. I don't
tolerate that kind of politics and that
kind Of play. II it was made 1t should
not have been made and if it is made
just for the, purpose, as many state
ments are made, of arousing III pas
sions and the feelings of the majority
against the minority, not by a man in
the house, because I haven't heard
any men who have been members OF
this house two years ago make these
statements, but I have heard them
from men outside of the house who
are in the Hobbies, who stand back OF
men against good men.I don't think
this is place for frivolity. I DOM
think this great session is any place
for n side to laugh at the other. Nc
man has ever heard me challenge his
statement because he did not speak
clearly or distinctly. And 50, Mr.
Speaker, the name of the gentleman
is asked. I think in that way we car
stop q great deal Of this talking bach
and fourth. We can stop a great dea
of this talking if the gentleman from
Renville will give us the name Of tina,
mar 10 we can ryn these things dowr
to their u Any time I hear any
thing detrimental to the majority
along the same lines I shall be glat
to give that information to the house
We are here As representatives Of thi!
great state and we are too big to lister
to the small things that drop from
the lips of small men.
Mr.. Alberts: In h beginning. espe'
cially when it came to the vote on thu
amendments, l noticed the gentleman
from Grand Forks got up and sait
that we are the minority and we wisl
to be fair in everything. I would Ik.
to have any man tell me what is NOR.
fair than to vote for the overwhelm
ing majority of the people of thu
state. I am here to be fair, but I an
not here to be dictated to by a bant
Of we'll organized lawyers that ar
here defending capitalism. I am her
to make laws to establish true democ
racy for the people Of the state. Tha
is what I am here for. I am willing t,
be fair at all timesA but
Mr.. Speaker: I believe you are rath
er exceeding the rule laid down in tn.
house. You can not question the mo
tives Of n man for what he says OF
the floor of the house. I think tn
rules have been exceeded a number o
times. I wish you would confne your
self to the question at issue. The mo
ton Of the gentleman from Gran,
!, Forks is the only question now. tn
motives of n man a not be i'm
puned. I wish you would confine your
self absolutely to that motion or els
we will vote on it. There is no othe
question under consideration at thi
!. time