Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-13
STAFF Correspondent

ymarck, N. D.. Feb. 13.-The in
/ >.strial. commission, bill. giving the
n governor, attorney general and COM
y missioner Of agriculture supervision
Il and administration Of the industrial
u enterprise, the Nonpartisan league
proposes to establish in North Da-
kota, was approved in the committee
s.of the whole of the house this morn
e ing, following an hour and half de-
Il bate. The minority made its attack
son the clause which gives the COVER
Snor vetoS powers which create one-
lt8man power and against the emer-
gssssgency clause which, will make it vir-
sSassthe people for a vote. All amend
covering those features were
saRf ejected. 1t was overwhelmingly ap&
|$sproved.
s Consideration of the banking bill
.Hswas taken up after the industrial
I&bill was disposed of and debate on
measure opened shortly before
sNSsssnoon.
SS Debate on the Industrial commits
ss5sion was opened when Reishus Of
! ss3ss8ered an amendment increasing the
VI sags}sliembership of the commission from
sthree to nine. Representative Carr
0fted objection to the board powers
ss60nferred on the governor. which he
lid, were equivalent to making it a
,$SS04e-man commission.
x s.iysssRepresentative ysss Hanson Of Grand
Works declared he couldn't, conceive
n sthat North Dakota could expect to
h ABnnortgage its farms for money with
which to fight "big business" for
fFom his own experience with "big
S he didn't think they played
lssSSSa)4e game that way. Instead. Hanson
lid. it looked like going into part
Srship. with big business than going
u lito competition with It,"
sgV sIeV eVVss8sRepresentative 4 Patterson, the
oGue floor leader, made IN impas-
,s Dned plea for support Of the BIZ!
nd charged that farmers Of North
VDakota had been robbed and, exploit
NSsed and that now they had the power
sSs To rid themselves Of the money con-
and big business control that had
Sblggest undertaking North Dakota
aRIINd ever considered. Representa-
Msflve Hemmi supported the nine mem
.Sa0Sr amendment. stating that because
SSot the nature Of the business it was
psDposed to enter, It would be neces-
HIN build specialize: on banking, another
sSSGn milling. etc. with the result that
ssstie sssst V state would get greater service.
SssS attempt by Representative
rats Of McHenry county to apply
> gas rule by moving previous
Vi estion was ruled out OF order. II
N$AkRepresentative: Reishus insisted
e the minority Of the people. qep-
s}32 renting about one-third sofs al the
\ 0ple In North Dakota had right
sbe heard. t
Speaker Stair insisted that the
II saf liInority was absolutely opposed to
gSSSfhe bill. and he didn't propose or did
Ekhe majority propose. to let the
GRITTY make amendments that
ould make the bill imperative.
Representative Twichell Of Casa
unty declared that his bill involved
ultimate Expenditure OF millions
dollars and he didn't believe IN
adoption Of the commission, any
nber Of which could be voted ont
oflce every two years. II would
hetter and safer said Twfchell.
Il put men on this comthissi0n who
y Eid 30 continued in ONCE without
: oryenfton. such AZ would be.pos-
o under this plan. 5sss'
lWhen you change the governor,
change tho whole power. They.