The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-08
ELECTION LAW
IS PASSED BY
STATESENATE
Furious Opposition Is Voiced
To Plan to Abolish Par.
ties in Election
LINES ARE BROKEN
Senator Rusch, Independent,
Against it-Fish and
Game Bill Passed

from the NOnpartlsan League 1hc-
tion the senate passed S. b. 233, the
nonparty state election law whicn
is part of the Independent ad-
minstration program.
The vote on the final passage OF
the bill was &c avs, to 10 No. The
division was along strictly party
lines, except that Senator William
Martin, Nonpartisan of Morton vot-
ed with the Independent senators
for the passage of the bill and Sena-
tor Ruscn, Independent Of Cass vot-
ed with the leaguers against it..
Every resource of delay available
was exhausted by the Nonpartlsan
League senators before the measur-
er was permitted to come to a
vote.
Senator Hamilton, Nonpartisan of
McHenry County opened the at
tack on the bill. "This is q vicious
measure" he declared. Every can
didate should stand on the prin-
cipes of the party which nominates
him in order that the voters may
know what they may fairly expect
from HlHl. lnlS UiiI AoI why uoSS
away with party principles but the
principles of the voter himself"
Senator Baker of Renville, the
league leader of the senate arose to
ask Senator Carey, chairman of the
committee on elections VINO intro
duced the bill for an explanation of
the reasons for it's introduction.
Says Intent is PLAN
"The intent of the bill is plain
on it's face" answered Senator
Carey. "It is simply to extend to
the state election the same nonparty
system which has been found to
work out SO well in county cleo
tions." -
maybe it is" replied Senator
Baker but I was told by man wao
had just come from an l.. V. A.
meeting that it's real reason was to
keep the l. V. A. in power. The
people of the state have turned this
law down, and l promise you now
that if it is passed by this legisla-
ture it will again 60 before the peo-
pie and you will be forced to defend
from every platform in the state"
Senator Whitmer, Nonpartisan al
so spoke against the bill, and Sem
ator Gross, of Grant, Nonpartisan,
delivered a rather rambling dis
course which had little to do with
the bill in question but was largely
devoted to defense Of the !. w. w.
He wound up his remarks by declar-
ing that "the state faces crisis"
"That is true" shot back Senator
Stevens, Independent, of Ramsey,
and it is just because the state is
facing crisis that we want this
law passed.
Asks Note Delay
Senator Benson, Of Rolette, Nom
partisan arose and moved that as
several senators were absent the
final action on the bill should be put
over until Thursday. He demanded
roll call on his motion. The
motion was defeated on q party
vote. Senator Benson then again
attempted to delay action by moving
that the senate recess until Tnurs-
day, and again demanding a roll
call. Again his motion was voted
down.
The bill then finally came to a
vote, and was passed. The sena-
tors voted as follows:
Aye Atkins, Baird, Bond, Carey
Eastgatc, Gardiner, Kaldor, Kelsch
Kretschmar, Lynch, Mccoy, McLaca.
lin, Martin, Murphy, Page. Peterson
Ployhar, Porter, Sperry, Steel, Stey-
ems, Storstad, Thorson, Tofsrud
Van Camp, Whitman.
No Babcock, Baker, Benson
Byrne, Ettestad, Fleckten. Garberg
Gross, Hamilton, Levang, Nathan
Olson of Barnes, Patten. Peck
Rusch, Ward, Wenstrom, Whitmer
Wog.
Absent, Ingerson, Magnuson
Mikeltnun, Olson Of Eddy. All ot
the absent senators were Nonparti.
sans.
Clincher Motion Applied
Following the passage Of the bill
the clincher motion was applied
on motion Of Senator Carey.
The bill will now 60 to the house
where a hot fight against its pass
age is expected as q number Of
influences have been brought to beal
against it.
Besides Senate Bill 233. Min,
other measures were passed by tn,
senate in the course Of the after
noon session. Three Of these wer,
measures introduced by Senatol
Fleckton to validate the financia
acts Of certain school districts. o.
only >one of these was there any de
bate when Senator Eastgate o
Grand Forks pointer ou thtt tn,
taxes on a quarter section Of Ian,
for school purposes might alread!
amount to $400 annually and that h,
had decided objections to havinl
them booster to $500.
Game Bill Passed
Senate Bill 251 establishing
closed season on frogs was passe'
with eight dissening votes. Senate
Stevens Of Ramsey took advantag
Of the occasion to deliver Z touchin,
CONTINUED On Pass Thrss) /