The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-08
HOUSE BLOCKS
LEAGUE EFFORT
ON ACCOUNTANTS
Rejects Resolution 10 Bring
Members of Company Staff
Before Body
DEBATE WAKES WARM
Independents Charge Effort to
Smother; League Charges
Prejudiced Report
DEBATE WAKES WARM


This resolution was the same as
that introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Leiderbach, and passed by that
body. It was introduced by the Non
partisans following the passage yes
terday of the resolution ordering the
accountants to make their report d.
rect to the House.
During the debate Speaker Twit-
chell read a message from Bishop
Brissman & Co., St. Paul, to Chief
Clerk Dawson, as follows: Order OF
house received and will be complied
with"
Asks Committee Reference
Representative Miller moved the
adoption of the resolution. Repre-
sentative Kelly of Logan-Mclntosh,
independent, moved that it be refer
red to the state affairs committee.
In response to a request for ex
PLANTATION Of the purpose OF the reso-
luton. Mr.. Miller said:
"The resolution is similar to the
one passed yesterday. The part which
has been added provides"
Mr.. Kelly jumped to his feet and
said that what he was interested IN
knowing what was going on as
soon as possible, to which Mr.. Miller
replied with reiteration Of his state
mert that the only difference was that
it would have the auditors.
At this stage Ct the discussion
Speaker Twitchell called Representa-
tive Shirley of Stark, to the chair.
Mr.. Twitchell charged that he had
information that steps were being
taken to prevent the submission OF the
audit report to the house and that the
resolution was merely move to block
the submission of the report to the
house.
1T is ridiculous" he said. Ito think
of bringing twenty five or thirty peo,
pie here with the report. We can cali
for as many people as we want after
we get the report.
To Bar No One
I'VE are going to bar no one. But
the purpose of the gentleman behind
the resolution is to keep US from get
ting the report. He has no right to
tell Bishop, Brissman & Co. to bring
twenty-five or thirty men here. If you
pass a resolution of this kind you are
going to make such damn fool OF
the legislature that the people down
there will not pay any attention to
our message"
Sherman of Kidder, protested. de-
claring he did not want the report.
Mr.. Twitcheli questioned him as to
whether he thought he would get the
report if he demanded that the com
pany bring twenty or thirty men here
"Wait until l get through" Mr.
Sherman replied. II don't know how
many were engaged. l know that in
small matters directors have often
called officials who made the audit
before them. The report will contain
things ths average layman cannot un'
Mr.. Twitchell rose to speak but was
interrupted by two Nonpartisans
jumping to the floor to the point OF
order that he had spoken three times.
Mr.. Twitchell agreed and sat down:
but Maddox of Mountrail. asked
unanimous consent of the house for
him to continue. which request was
quickly seconded by another Nonpart-
isan leader. Dell Patterson.
1--WE will get the gentlemen we
want when the time comes asserted
the speaker. "The amendment calls
not only for the auditors but all state
employees connected with the audit.
Any Of these persons we may want
we have the right to send the sargent
at arms after whenever we DESIRE"
Takes Exception
Kitchen cf Golden Valley took ex-
ception to the insinuation. he said.
that the farmers were unable to form
a judgment from the report which
would be presented. He said he had
taken course in commercial account
ing and he was certain there were
twenty mere in the house who could
analyze it better than he.
1t was at this point in the discus.
sion that Speaker Twitchell who had
taken the chair, read the telegram.
Larkn Of Eddy, Nonpartisan, pro
tested that he was an accountant but
that he didn't feel confident to pass
on the report.
The resolution, declared Mr.. Pat
terscn, again addressing the chair, is
one relating to one of the most i'm.
portant movements in the United
States. This industrial movement is
one of the greatest ever started IN
this country.
Maddock's View
Maddox of Mountrail, urged that
ninety per cent Of the members of
the house. he would say, and ninety
nine per cent of the people Of the
state wanted the information con
tained in the audit. The house, he
maintained, "was not making darn
or something else fool of itself today
but had done that yesterday. He
called on Speaker Twitchell to furnish
information on which he based his
charge that an attempt was being
made to suppress the report: :,
Watt of Cass, answered Maddox
later to this. He said that the indie
pendents had learned yesterday that
the new board Of auditors was PLAN
ming to get out an injunction to pro-
hibit the submission of the report to
the legislature if the report was not
satisfactory to it.
Freeman cf Grand Forks, stated he
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