The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-20

Passage of House Bill No. 81, as
amended in the Senate, providing for
a new method of control for the
states flour mill and elevator at
Grand Forks, was completed yester-
day afternoon when the House ac-
cepted the Senate amendments, and
repassed the amended measure, ITO
to 2, with one absent. Only Repre-
sentatives Paul johnson, lndepend-
ent, and Hempel, Nonpartisan, op-
posed the measure, with Rep. Quade
absent.
With Independents and Nonparsi-
sans both accepting the final agree
ment on the bill, Rep. Carr of Stuts-
man county suggested after the vote
was taken that the respective floor
leaders-Twichell and Vogel-shake
hands. A good natured roar of
laughter greeted the sally. The floor
leaders Joined in and smiled, but
did not shake hands.
The bill, as amended, provides that
the power of the Governor shall be
substituted for the power of the
present board of managers and In
dustrial Commission in managing
the state mill, that the Bank Of
North Dakota shall be directed to
advance up to $5OO,OO0 more than
present loans, and gives the Indus
trial Commission an auditor in the
mill who shall make frequent reports.
AS the bill passed both House and
Senate it carries the emergency
clause, and the new order of things
probably will become effective with
in a few days. Immediately after the
Governor signs the bill.
Some Dissatisfied
Several Nonpartisan members voic-
ed dissatisfaction with the measure,
which is a compromise from the plan
originally proposed Of simply re-
pealing the power of the board of
managers and making the Industrial
Commission, composed of Governor
Sorlie, Acknowledgement Shafer and
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor Kitchen the sole manager Of
the mill.
Mrs. Minnie D.. Craig, Nonpartisan,
Benson county, explaining her vote,
said that II believe two years is too
short time for man or group Of
men to make success of the mill, ,
especially in view of the bad deals
made under the Nestos administra-
tion which must be cleaned up; also
/ believe the Industrial Commission,
elected on platform to make the
bill a success. should have the res
possibility. Nevertheless, since this
bill seems to offer the only path we
can travel I vote 'ayew
Rep. Elken, Independent, Trail
county, said he voted for the bill
feeling that the people in the last
election wanted to give the Governor
control of the mill"
Repeats Two. Thirds Rule?
Rep. Erickson. Nonpartisan, Kidder
county, said that "this is case of
selling our bitthright to get money.
We are now taking off the two
thirds majority necessary to change
this measure and two years from
now the way is opened for repeal"
Rep. Paul Johnson, Independent,
Pembina county, said: ever since
you created the flour mill business
we have been losing money. That
little mill at Drake. you want to sell
lost 100000 and I've been informed
the big mill has lost 100000. was
against the mill business six years
ago and you wouldn't listen to me.
because had been in contact with it
enough to know that the milling
business is the hardest in the world
to make both ends meet. You
wouldn't listen to me and you've
wasted hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars Of the farmers' money. I
vote mo-" .
Rep. Swstt, Nonpartisan, Kidder
county, said: II vote aye On the
bill, doubting whether It il proper
TO place control Of 90 large ! Ousi-
ness On Goversor Scrlie q anys o<hor
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