The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-07

were speculative, were the same as
the amount for the children's build
! ing, which Vogcl opposed.
During the explanation Rep. Divet,
Cass county, who voted for the bill,
took fling at the "lettcr lobby"
He declared that "people who want
to tell the legislature what to do
about voting on every bill should seek
to become members Of the legislature
and bear the responsibility of de-
, Gliding the questions, instead Of
sending letters and kilograms"
The first real move on the part of
the Nonpartisans to get action on
the bridge appropriation bills came
shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon in the Senate, when Senator
! Patten Of Mountrail county moDed to
take the Sanish bill off the table.
Senator krctschmar Immediately
inquired if the senator making the
motion had voted to lay the bill on
the table, if not, he pointed out, tho
motion was out of order. Senator Pat
/ ten couldn't answer and the matter
dropped, at least for the time being.
Kill Efficiency Bill
The next test vote brought sur
prise. Governor Sorlie's efficiency
expert bill had been killed in the
senate Thursday and messaged back
to the house. When the motion to
recall the bill and reconsider it was
made the Independent senators cx-
,pected a determined drive for it.;
passage on the part Of the Nonparti
sans. When the roll was called how
ever, Senators Hamilton, Martin,
Mccoy, Patterson, Peek, and Whit
man, all Nonpartisans voted with
the Independents, the bill was again
killed. and this time the clincher was
Iapplied.
Realizing the arccarious situation
lin which they were placed the In
dependent senators made no objec-
Ition when the conference committee
which had been named on S. Is. 81,
the general departmental appropria-
tion bill made its report recommend
ling that the senate accept most of
1.-THE house amendments to the meas
lure including the restoration of $685.
$500 slashed by the senate bill was
Fpassed by the senate from the budget
|ot the department of public instruc-
! ton. The bill was passed by the
senate practically as it had been
passed by the house except that
flashes made in the dairy commits
:ioner's budget were replaced.
Under the terms Of this bill sal
Iary increases are granted to num-
| Der of deputies in the capitol build
ing.
Debate Resolution
There was a brisk debate, along
i resolution introduced by Senator j..
+. Stevens, which provided in effect
/ that wherever there should be a dis
crcpancy between the appropriations
allowed by the legislature for any
department, and the budget allowed
! that department under the general
law the former should govern. This
lof. Senator Frank Ployhar of Barnes
county, who declared that such a
resolution would have no legal
standing, and that if any attempt
were made to apply it's provisions
that attempt would be opposed in the
courts.
| Expense Voted
| The Senate passed the House bill
to pay S4,0ll.OO expenses incurred
sby the Highway Commission inves-
itigating committee. An effort was
made to revive the bill appropriating
$4,000 to pay the balance due on
paving from the Missouri river
bridge here west, but failed. Lieu
tenant Governor Maddox was pre-
scented with a picture of the Senate.
The wooden frame was made by
Minot Normal School Manual train
ing students, and gavel made at
the Glendale Normal school.