Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-11
.LEACUERS FAIL TO
RUSH FUND THROUGH !.
FOR N. D. ATTORNEY
independents Quash Attempt to- DIS.
regard Rules Of the House When
Lcagucrs Try to Pint Through Fund
for Lemke. Set. /"
BIZ staff Correepohdcnt

Bismarck. N. D., Jan. 11.-Ehforts
on the part of N%onpartisan Leaguers
to rush through. q bill appropriating
$4,000 for the immediate use Of N>At-
-torney General Vim. Lemke brought
on a warm tilt in the North Dakota
House of Representatives yesterday, !
before the attempt was smother
ord vote being taken. |
\ Except for this the days session
was featureless. the house adjournfn4
early ~
The fun began when Representative
j. r. Maddox. of Benson, moved that
the rules be suspended in order that
House Bill No. 81 be placed on its
afternoon Without waiting for the RE-
port of the appropriations committee
on the measure. Fl
This measure, would appropriate
$4,000 for the salary of assistant at
torney generals, $4,000 for clerk hirD
and s~tcnographers, and $1,000 fol
what is described as ''detense in the
railroad rate case which is saving the
state over $4,000 per day or approx
mately $4,000 900 per year, also the
grain grading case which saves the
farmers between seven and ten mill
lion dollars per year by getting them
better grades and payment for dock
age, n which case Ia now pending
j.. i'll the United, States circuit court Of
appeals" and other eases.
All to the greater glory of Bill
fLemke.
Mr.. Maddox in urging immediate
action on the measure said that the
money was, needed at once in order
that these cases might be fought. He
was supported lin this view by Dell
Patterson. ..
Both Watt Of Cass. and Kitchen Of
Slope, opposed the idea. Of rushing
I through the bill urging that it be re-
ferred to the appropriations commit
tee IN an orderly manner that it might
De investigated, and the need for the
appropriation looked into. while sew
eral league members urged it's inn
mediate passage. Il
Twichcll Fights Bill
+ Here Speaker L. L.. Twichell called
Representative Anderson of Burleigh
county to the chair, and took the
floor against the bill.
He e the last Of the
and pointed out that this portion was
purely propaganda. II have never
yet seen a bill made up of propaganda
like this passed by n legislative
BODY" ~he"deciared. In regard to the
need for the appropriation I have
looked into it as far as I was able and
l haven't been able to find that such
Il need existed. This bill should 20
70 the appropriations committee
which will be appointed tomorrow.
: and be investigated before it is passed
by the house." He then resumed the
chair.
j. r. Maddox declared that he had
made his motion because the rouse
had now been in session since last
Tuesday, but no committees had as
yet been appointed by the speaker.
The committees are being appoints
cd as rapidly as they ever were in a
session where they are appointed by
The speaker. During the last two SEES:
sions the sneaker hasn't appointed the
committee" declared Mr.. Twichell.
"lf the speaker didn't appoint the
committees in the last two sessions
who did APPOINT them" demanded
Walter Maddox of Mountrail jump-
ing to his feet. ~ =,
They We're supposed to be named
by a committee OF committees. althe
don't know how much that com.
!n!ttee really had to do with It," shot
back the speaker. ),
A standing vote on the question waa
called for. but 1t was demonstrated
that not even a majority of the house
was In favor Of q suspension of the
rules as asked to say nothing of the
tWo-thlrds required. No roll call vote
was taken. The bill will therefore
be reported on by the appropriation
committee. y.
:; Two bills were introduced during
the afternoon. by Representative
Bauer. House Bill 6 provides for
!scontinuanoes%inH court cases where
either party or attorney is a member
i'Of the legislature. and House Bill z.
authorizes the appointment of a coun-
= l-fanding officer to examine the
brands or marks Of all cattle, mules
or horses consigned for shipment. and
j to certify their marks. No railroad
may accept animals for, shipment
without this certificate which is made
=: competent as evidence in courts OF
law. A penalty of $1,000 fine is pro-
Vtded for violation-of this law. Z
;; ITALIANS OCCUPY ISLAND.
/ London, Jan. tl1.-Italian regular
troops have occupied the A,land OF
|, Vega and Arbe in the gulf of Quar-
7 nero, near Fiume. which have beer