The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-12-01
FIRST DIVISION
IN SEN A TIE DUE
THIS AFTERNOON
Upper House Will Go to Mat
Over Bill Aimed at Att0r-
ney General
SENATOR BEISEL is HERE
Towner County Man Ready, But
Credentials Have Not
Yet Arrived
SENATOR BEISEL is HERE

The first test OF strength in the Sen-
ate is expected to come this afternoon
when league measure repeating
Chapter 67 of the session laws of 1919
comforting upon the attorney general
the power to appoint special assistants.
will come up for third reading The
bill was reported back Saturday with
recommendation that it pass, and it is
the only bill on the calendar for thirl
reading this afternoon.
Opponents to the league seem inclin-
ed to admit that the Townleyites can
command two-thirds in the senate
They declare Townley's position less
secure in the house. In the lower
house this afternoon woman's suffrage
is first on the program, and Senate
Bill No. 7, relating to the destruction
Of predatory animals. is the only other
measure up for third reading. House
Bill No. /, a concurrent amendment
ratifying the woman's suffrage amend
ment, and House Bill No. 2, amending
the soldiers bounty act. are up for con-
sideration under general orders. 1t is
expected that final action on the SEN
ate concurrent resolution covering
woman's suffrage will dispose Of this
matter, and that the house resolution
on the same subject will be side
| tracked h."
BEISEL ARRIVES
Senator D. J. Beisel Of Cando. who
will succeed the late Senator A. S. Glib
bens. reached the city yesterday and IS
ready to be sworn in, but his crcden-
tials had not arrived up to noon, altho
the Towner county canvassing board
was in session Friday evening. Until
these credentials have arrived, Senator
Beisel cannot be seated.
| A wire from Minot this morning re-
ported Senator Skies of Mountrail
, county, in hospital there, somewhat
better this morning, but still very
sick man. and it is hardly possible that
/, he will be here during the session.
FLARE OF I'LL FEELING
The first flare of ill-fceling occurred
this morning when following heated
discussion Of the merits Of TOwnley
and his oponcnts at the Sanitary cafe
breakfast table, Del Patterson OF
Donnybrook aimed q blow ut A. ID.
Gaines. prominent Oliver county
! farmer. @Gailas I;friitd the blow and
did not seek to return it, and order
was quickly restored, althO for a mo.
mcnt a small riot was in the making.
Patterson struck when Gaines, re-
senting the implication that he was an
Il. w. W., suggested to the Lacquer that
,indicatiOns were that Mr.. TOwnley was
drawing much of his support from this
element &C D. you. don't you cal!
me an I. w. w." shouted Patterson, as
he struck Gaines is old enough to b?
i the league floor leaders, father. but ne
asserts confidence in his ability TO care
for himself
WILL NOT USE QUARTERS
It is understood that the state chap
ter of the American legion will not
avail itself of quarters offered at the
capital in a league resolution introduc
cd last week. Scrgt Jack Sullivan,
state secretary, is understood to have
informed the legislature that the legion
is not concerned in politics and that II
does not desire any entangling ali:
ances. ,a ..
OIL, BILL COMING UP
Probably the most important busl-
ness of the week will be hearing be-
fore the senate state affairs committed
tonight on the league bill giving the
state railway commission power to reg
ulate the price Of oil and requiring OF!
distributors to procure license. The
bill provides that in no case shall the
price of oil in this state exceed mar
gin of moro than thirty percent above
the refinery price, after paying all tax
es, freight charges, Inspection fees and
reasonable local storage and dlstribu-
ton costs. DR.. Il. f. Ladd, state oil
inspector, will appear in defense Of the
jbill, and representatives of a number
of large oil companies are said to be
en- route from the east to protest
| against it.
OPPOSE PLOYHAR PLAN
Representatives Of organized labOl
appeared before senate committees
Sunday to protest against the suspen'
sion Of the eight-hour law for miners
until January, 1921. as means OF III,
creasing coal production. The author
of the resolution, Senator Ployhar,
urged in its support that the dstruc-
ton Of the Washburn mine tipple AZ
Wilton reducing production 1000 to L.
500 tons daily would remain in coal
shortage if production in other mines
was not increased. Labor men insist
ed longer hours would not result in big
ger production.