The Bismarck tribune., 1925-02-27
H0uSE.LAu'GHS
AS RECORD is
PUT IN SHAPE
Aftermath of Bitter Fight
of Wednesday Afternoon
Is Heard
MANY WERE WRONG

MANY WERE WRONG
House Bill No. 279, providing fol
the demolition of the present ma.
chfnery Of receivership Of closed
banks and substituting system OF
three receivers for each bank, named
by dcpositors and creditors, which
was the subject of hot fight in the
House of Representatives Wednes.
day afternoon when fist fight was
threatened, passed by bare major
tity instead of with several votes to
spare as reported it appeared in the
records Of the assembly yesterday
afternoon after a score of correc-
tions of the record had been made.
Representative Hempel, Nonparti-
san, Sheridan county, added the in
formation to the House that he had
understood the bill was good bill,
but that it was hastily considered
and since he had had time to study it
and that if he were casting his bal
lot again he would vote "no." Had
Hempel voted mo- the bill would have
failed to carry.
The House journal was changed
! on request Of members who said they
were Incorrectly recorded in the vote
on the bill, which was the subject
of the biggest fight in the legisla-
ture thus far, for the benefit of the
permanent record. The action made
no difference, since the bill was kill
ed a little later in the Senate be-
cause it had not passed the House
within the constitutional limit.
Record on Bill
The record on the bill, as it ap-
peared in the House Journal, was in
nocent enough and did not reflect
the bitter fight and uproar that pre-
vailed the day previous. Ht
Motions for indefinite postpone
ment of the bill and demand for veri-
fication of the roll call, which were
denied by Speaker Larkin, were not
shown in the Journal. With good
humor restored in the House, both
Independents and Nonpartisans found
fun in the corrections of the Jour-
nal asked.
Rep. Thompson of Burleigh was
first up to say that he was recorded
as voting aye when he voted mo-
81 notice Rep. Currie is recorded
as voting aye" said Rep. Twichell.
"He was absent, being sick" :
Rep. Stark of Starke county, who
was one Of the leading figures in the
fight on the bill, also. informed the
Speaker that he was recorded as vot-
ling "ayc" when he really voted
"no." In turn, Representatives Pet
ers, Bollinger, Carr, Ellingson. an.
nounced they we're recorded as ab-
sent but had voted against the bill,
and Rep. Burns said he was record
ed as voting aye but had voted mo,
and Rep. Frank announced the same
mistake.
II should like to clear up slight
discrepancy in the record" said Rep.
Divet. 81 am recorded as absent and
. not voting, and below is a long ex-
PLANTATION of the fact that voted mo-
and why"
Explanation Of Vote
The explanation of his vote, which
Rep.' Dives said he wished expunged
from the record in view Of the many
changes, read: '"I vote mo- because it
is now past two o'clock and past the
legislative day of the fiftieth day.
Because the House is in such uproar
that the roll call cannot be heard.
At least twenty members are upon
their feet shouting for recognition
and l, and at least ten others, have
openly been denied the right to speak
upon the measure and the Speaker
has denied the right Of any person
to speak for or against the bill and
absolutely without right denied mem.
bcrs the right to participate in the
proceedings"
Reps. Sagcn. Twichell, Olafson
Veitch, all rose to say they were re.
corded as absent when they really
voted against the bill.
II was herc-the sergeant at arms
can testify to it," said Twichell, with
laugh. He was one of the leader:
in the House word battle.
Rep. Traynor announced that thu
record was now changed to show thsa
five members had been erraneousl,
recorded as voting for the bill, ant
this would reduce the number for Il
TO- 81, majority of the House, bu
with Rep. Hempeps explanation tha
he would have opposed the bill if HI
had known what was in it the meas
ure was morally lost"
Tschida, Croker, Dougherty, Free
man, Brown, Tuneberg, Boyd, ant
Hanson, Independent members, ais,
informed Speaker Larhin that the!
were shown as absent during tn
roll call but were present and vote'
no. -. '.s
Speaker Larkin had inserted in. tn
record that he read from Robert
Rules of Order and the U. S.: Hous
| Of Representatives, Rules giving II
speaker the right to prevent diiiator,
tactics.r 81
i Effort to- Revive lts@e' Z
Efforts to resurrect House Bill
279, were made in the senate yester
Il