The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03

inc die Friday at noon. About 1920
he governors veto arrived and was
read in the House. AS the reading
concluded, the time had arrived for
the joint meeting of the senate and
house to listen to United States SEN
ator Hiram johnson. Girling of Hen
|nepin had moved that the House re-
cess for that purpose. Bendixen in
desperation however, attempted to
pass resolution extending the length
of the session in order to pass the bill
over the Governors veto. There was
great confusion for time, but on
point of order raised by the writer,
Speaker Nolan put the motion for
recess and declared it carried. Sem
ator Johnson then spoke until II 80.
Desperate Attempt to Extend Session.
Realizing that desperate attempt
would be made to extend the session,
Charley Murphy took the floor and
talked against time and the Bendixen
motion until after twelve o'clock
Meanwhile stood watch in the gal
cry over the cock to guard against
he hands being turned back. While
Murphy rambled on with many "ifs"
| and sands, mild-mannered sergeant
alarms appeared with a long pole to
urn back the hands of the clock.
| ooked as fierce as possible and brave
| y recited the lover my dead body"
tuff at him; he hesitated and then re-
tired gracefully with his lance in rest.
| High noon and after, but BendiXen
pressed his motion. Murphy and Bur-
rows sent protest to the Speakers
desk to be entered in the journal de-
claring that the hour for adjourn
ment had passed and no business
could be DONE The House wrangled.
F oints of order were raised and waved
aside. The House clock said $50.
The vote was taken and carried unan-
mously to extend the session, the iron
range members refusing to vote.
More wrangling. More confusion.
Nonpartizans Stage Teapot Tempest.
In the midst of the confusion an
amusing clash between two Nonparty
men gave the House a laughing mo-
|lnent. Carl Iverson of Grant is the
youngest member of the house. He is
only twenty-five. John A. Urness,
Douglas county, is twice his age.
Both are Leaguers. Iverson always
alks. Urness never talks. Iverson
Opposed the motion to extend the ses-
ion on the ground that the bill could
not be passed over the Governor
veto in the senate. The League was
all for extending the session and Iver-
son was kicking over the traces. An
gered by the youngsters presumption,
Urness leaped to his feet and poured
forth his maiden speech. The welkin
rang with it and the walls cracked
with the sound thereof. The gentle
imam from Grant WAS foo yornu tO
talk so much, he declared, and his
mighty fist smote his desk a thunder
ing whack. ,"Striplings should be
seen and not heard" beloved the
man from Douglas fairly raining
sledge hammer blows upon his desk.
"These things should be left to men
of mature age" he shouted, and rails
ing his clenched fist aloft he let it fall
upon the mahogany desk with crash
that split it from end to end and fin
shed his speech.
The House roared for moment
with laughter. Then somebody shout
ed that the senate had adjourned sine
Idle. The House took recess to find
Iout. It found out that the senate
after many votes and much uproar
had finally voted 80 to 81, to ad-
journ. The senate had quit. The
house was left to fuss by itself.
@Ben" looked once more at the dome
of the House but there was no vision
Iof the railroad and warehouse COM
mission seat there. The second ton
mage tax fight of 1919 had ended and
its champions were, for the second
time, in one year, proved false proph-
cts.