The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-07
WARM DEBATE
ON ORDER TO
PRODUCE AUDIT
Watts Resolution Passes House
After Stormy Discus
sion
OFFER AMEN D NJ E N 7
Patterson Attempts to Bind
House to Act with
Senate

Debate on the resolution calling on
Bishop, Brissman & Co., to make their
report on the audit of the state indus
tries direct to the House was warm:
William Watt Of Cass. author OF tho
resolution led the fight for Its adop-
ton. He was supported by Roy john
son Of Cass, John Freeman Of Grand
Forks and other independents.
Walter Maddox Of Mountrail, and
Dell Patterson of Renville, directed
the fight for the Nonpartisans.
Mr.. Maddox asked for an explana-
ton Of the purpose of the resolution,
and Mr.. Watt explained it was to
bring the report before the House at
the earliest possible moment so that
it could act intclligently upon bills
effecting the state industries.
Moves to Amend.
Dell Patterson moved an amend
ment providing for committee OF
three from the House and three from
the Senate to consider the resolution.
Roy Johnson OF Cass, opposed the
amendment holding that the House
should act alone and that it was fully
within it's rights by SO doing.
A considerable discussion here took
place as to whether the amendment
had received second or not. Speak
er Twitchell held that it had not
While Representatives Maddox and
Patterson protested they took no ap-
peal from the chair and therefore, ur-
der the previous question which had
been passed. the vote went to the Or
iginal resolution.
Lawrence Bjorge of Grand Forks,
who was elected as Independents: Dem
ocrat. voted against the resolution,
and so did Plus kopp of RicnardtO1,
Independent. Mr.. kopp explained his
vote, declaring that he lid not think
that the auditing company itself was
the proper party on which to serve
the order. He suggested rather that
it be served on the board Of auditors.
The vote was 81 for and IS against
Moves Again.
Dell Patterson followed this action
with motion limiting the liability Of
the legislature to the furnishing of
his report to $40. Speaker Twitchell
ruled him out at 0rd,.:. holding that
motions concerning expenditure Of
money called for days notice.
This ruling producer considerable
discussion, which was settled when
the rule was produced and read.
Bills Introduced.
Two bills were introduced in the
session. House Bill No. l was
measure advocated by the Governor in
his message. 1t provides for an in
crease in the tax levy to create SOL
diers' bonus fund to one mill. Rep
resentatives Miller of Bottineau and
Renald of Renville, fathered the meas.
ure.
House Bill No. 2 was introduced by
another Lacquer, !. r. Maddox Of
BENSON. 1t calls for the appropril-
ton of $4,000 to increase the amount,
of money available for the attorney
generals office to July /, the end OF
the present fiscal year.
Representative Allen of Stutsman.
moved that an employment committee
~ three created Ito f'p vacancies.
The motion carried Speaker Twitchell
Mr.. Allen, Larson of Pierce
and Kelly of Logan.
Heaton Chairman.
Mr.. Heaton moved that a commit
tee of nine on permanent rules be Gp-
pointed. Speaker Twitchell .,ppoint-
cd: Heaton, Watt, McDOwelA Hanson
of Benson. Olson of Billings, Bauer,
kamrath, Eckert and Starke.
The rules committee reported the
1915 rules with the following changes:
The appropriations committees was in
to 10, the agricultural COM
nittee to 10, the banking committee to
II and the mining committee to O.
The irrigation and the drainage COM
nittecs were consolidated.
New Employees
The employment committee recon-
that Earl w. Robertson he ap-
pointed clerk Of the appropriations
A. W. Carlson, proof read
cr and Leo Schaffer, house j,nitor.
{. NJ. Whitmer of Yucca, represent
ng the Mercer-Dunn-Oliyer district,
at the close of the rather
stormy afternoon session that a dove
'f peace held sway in the Senate ana
hat it seemed to be doing good work,
therefore, he suggested that the chic!
clerk be instructed to get one of the
birds for the House chamber.
Hubby Refuses to