The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-01
Hardt Very Anxious.

Herman Hardt or Logan county ola
not reveal on the floor OF the house,
the fact that he is one Of the organ
izers, promoters and directors of the
league Farmers Comet of Napoleon.
Bput he was very anxious to have the
bill pass, and he voted aye. on the
bill and on the emergency
Likewise Mr.. Kamrath of Grant
county, a director in the Grant Coun-
ty Publishing Co. Of Leith, neglected
to inform the house that he might
have personal and private" inter:
est in the measure for which he vot
cd so enthusiastically. "~5-@,s
c. OF Kell of. Burleigh county form:
erly was president--and he may be
yet, so far as anyone knows TO the
contrary-of an Inflated league news
paper venture which is still strllg
Cling. Frank Prater also was q di.
rector Or stakeholder in this enter
prise Both voted faye" on l57. "A
Forced to Eat Crow. a.+
Members of the house of represent.
ativcs who own stock in newspapers
which may be favorably or adversely
affected by Senate Bill 157 agreed to
reveal that fact to the house and ask
tho consent of that body 10 vote on
the bill as 4 result Of distinct per
sonal victory won Friday by Rep. J.
F. II. OCOnnOr, who raised question
under Sec. 43 OF the constitution as
to the proprietry Of members voting
without disclosing such interest.
Rep. O'Connor's motion and Its sec
ondSby Rep: Burtness were tho signal
for ono Of the widest debates which
has yet occurred in the, house. Stair
originally ruled O'Connor's motion
out Of order. O'Connor appealed from
the decision Of the chair and roll
call was demanded A division, even
among league members, was apparent.
The chair then receded from his orig.
inal stand, and not only held that
O'COnnOr's motion was in order and
should be voted upon, but he person.
ally declared he would second the
motion.
Maddox Changes Mind. !
Walter Maddox of Mountraii,
league floor leader, who had Wig
orously protested against "any-
body telling anyone else in the
house how to Vote," and who hadN /
insisted that 1.-The question Of
whether a member was or was
not interested in any bill before
the house should be- left to that
members Individual Judgment
then backed down, stated that
O'Connor's motion was "superflu.
Gus, but harmless as any man
having an interest in the bill un-
der discussion was in honor
bound to disclose it."
|
| Mr.. Maddox objected to a roll call,
as he stated no one in the house would
oppose O'Connr's milton, and when a
viva voce vote was taken his premise
was proven correct. 4
| { I League Backs Down.. 4
It was back down all around, for,
the league. Townley, Brinton, Lemke
and others interested in the passage
of the bill, hoped about back of the
railing. There were hcurried consult
steering committee, but in the end
the majority was forced to admit de-
feat. Not only was O'Connor's mo-
ton carried, but the attempt of Del
Patterson of Donnybrook to suspend
the rules and have S. B. ISL and
it's companion, S. B. 15S placed on
theird reading and final passage was
defeated. \
Twiehei, Objects.
I O'Connor raised his point Of order
after Twichell Of Cass county had
charged on the floor OF the house that
half Of its members were interested In,
Newspapers which expected to profit
through. the passage of Senate BIZ
157. OConnor then offered his mo-
ton, which was: