Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-03
GRANDIFoRKs IERAkLgp. MoNpAY, MARCH 8, 1919:

70 srsconstdsr. Burtnsss wanted q
Know Why the motion VA made.
6uEtNeoe oueo4oa0 Act1on.
Il ask the gentlemen their reason
for making this notion" he said. I'D
there anything wrong about the bill?
change. Of hearth 20 they find some.
thing bad about the bilt7 II 90, ii
what respect Ia Il bad7 How has II
been changed. 20 that now they really
believe II should be killed ?"
johnson declared that the reason
seemed to be that the people wished
to Express . reason to vote again"
pose Of attempting to carry the emer.
gcncy :" asked Burtness. This en,ef-
gency was killed twice, and are they
trying again to pass It. or they votina
on the ELL to honestly kill It? Let's
be honest about this"
Howard Of Ward declared that the
reason for such q motion did not
have to be given.
A viva voce vote was taken, but Z
roll call was demanded. Twichell OF
Cass demanded q call Of the house,
and the clerk proceeded to call the
roll. Eight were absent. and all wore
absent on legitimate excuses except
Kruger.
Rep. Burl Carr then informed the
cpooN0A SAAo ORC4 WdS tAl TAG CUTs
ridor talking to Brinton.
Il move you. In view Of that. Mr..
Sneaker declared o'Connor Of Grand
Forks. that the sergeant at arms
be instructed to tell Kruger that he
Is wanted here under a call Of the
house, and that he tell Mr.. Brinton to
stop lobbying. at least till We get all
the members here"
Brlnton Takes Scat.
A moment later Brinton, laughing
quietly to himself and a little excited
~. hurried into the gallery and took
a seat at the railing. whore he watch
ed h proceedings until his emergen.
cy was killed a third time. when he
quickly left the capitol.
Brinton had scarcely taken his seat
before the sergeant at arms ushered
Kruger into the house chamber.
Patterson moved that the call Of
the house be suspended. but oconnor
then said the motion to reconsider
to explain the situation.
O'Connor Explains situation.
Senate Bill 1867 has passed both
houses. 1t is ready for the governors
signature. and as 1t now stands 1t will
become effective July 1. 1919. When
the work Of destroying the free and
Independent press OF North Dakota
will begin: Those who are most inter-
csted in the c Of this bill are
asking us to give them a third chance
to pass the emergency clause, which
attached to this measure. and the rea-
son for this is that they are not con
tent to let the Independent press live
until July LIST, only a few months
hence. They want to begin thei,
work Of destruction now, today, or
tomorrow. They want tho right to
0}nh tina A0DWAH than ~@uy h41A asso-
pended deep In the heart Of the inde-
pendent press Of North Dakota.
"As the bill stands now. you will
destroy the Independent press July l.
1919. II you vote to reconsider and
give this bill a two-thirds vote, then
the carries with It the emer-
gency; and the slaughter begins at
A roll call was demanded Of the
vote to reconsider, and In explaining
his vote. Burtness made the following
statement:
,Burtncss Takes Floor. y
"Mr. Speaker: I desire to explain
my vote or this motion. Did I be-
lieve that the motion had been made
in good faith for the purpose Of ac-
tually getting a reconsideration Of the
vote by which this bill was passed I
should be glad to vote for the motion.
To- I am n Of these, as the record
shows. who believes that this is q bad
bill and that 1t should have been
killed, for tho reason that 1t prac-
tically c%onfscates the independent
press of our state ana compels an in
dividual who needs legal advertising
to go to a monopoly instead Of going
to any legal newspaper that may be
found in tho community. Such. how
ever. I am satisfied IL not the case.
for we have here the most novel
situation and I believe a situation