The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-20

state election bill.
Senate bill No. 233, the non-party
state election bill, which passed the
house of representatives late yeste~-
day, went into conference committees 5
today.
The senate refused to concur in
the house amendments when the bill
was messaged back at the night ses-
sion last night. Senators Carey,
Stee! and Stevens were named on the
senate conference committee.
Some of the senate members OBJ
ject to the house amendment regard
ing the designation or statement of
principles which is permitted to he
used by candidate, as provided in
the house amendments. The senate
bill prohibited the use of the word
Republican or Democrat on the nom
party state election ballot. The
house amendment provided the words
could be used jointly with other
words in the slogan of five words
permitted after the candidates name,
and also that the words might be
used co-jointly. The house amend
ment was inserted to satisfy protests
Of some members who did not want
the party names obliterated; while
some of the senate members hold
this is necessary under the plan.
Work Smoothly.
With the Independent majority
working with clock-like precision the
house yesterday afternoon passed
several important bills on which the
division was almost entirely on strict
political lines. In every case the
house majority applied the "clinch-
er motion" to prevent any further
consideration.
Because the measures had been de-
bated in committee of the whole in
the morning there was little debate
third reading.
party and presidential primary cleo
tion measures, a bill to pay for the
expenses of the house investigation
of the state industries two years ago,
abill increasing the maximum limit
of farm loan bonds which may be is.
sued from $2o,OOO,OOO to $s5,OOO!oco
and bill to pay Bishop, Brissman
and company foN the audit made two
years ago after passage of the in
itiated board of auditors law. On
this measure, Rep. Burkhart, Nom
partisan, Ward county, Joined the In
dependents, saying the money was
paid out as result of the law voted
on by the people.
Senate bill No. 23S, the nor-party
state election bill passed as amended
by the house, 80 to IS, every mem.
ber being present as the first meas.
ure on final passage in the afternoon.
Radical Bill, He Says.
Rep. Rabe, Stark county, who voted
as an Independent in the organ;za
tion of the house and on most party
measures, explained his vote against
the bill, saying 81 was elected as an
independent Republican, promising
the voters l would oppose any rad;-
call bill, and as I believe this is a
radical bill, and one rejected by the
people at the election in 1921, l vote
mo-"
The second bill voted on, house bill
No. 2S2, provides for the organiza-
tion OF the state party committees
The vote was So to IS. The third
bill was the bill re-enacting the pres
idential primary law and providing
for "United States Ballot" as sep
arate from the state ballot. The vote
also was 58. to 55.
Bank BEL Passes.
House bill No. 3O5, by Rep. Carr,
Stutsman, provided for an issue of
real estate bonds by the Bank of
North Dakota not exceeding $15,OOO,-
900 in addition to the present twenty
million authorized. The vote was 0l
to 52 two Nonpartisans Joining with
the Independents on this bill.
House Bill No. 118, appropriating
$14,686.41 to pay expenses of the
house audit investigation of two
years ago, passed SO to 81, Rep. Rabe
voting for the bill. Several Nonparti-
sans, explaining their vote, complain
ed that the attorneys fees allowed
Francis Murphy Of Minot and John
Sullivan of Mandan-$4, 900 each -
were excessive.
In committee of the whole, when
this was debated, Rep. Starke of
Starke county, declared that "Gover-
nor Frazier paid Leslie Simpson 800
day in case and he did all his
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