The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-12
MILL. AUDlTS
WILL THEN BE
CONSIDERED
Poole-Schantx Reports Next,
Then Other Recommends.
tious Made by Governor
MEETS AT P. o. BUILDING
SESSIONS VIII Likely Be Held
Three Times Daily to Speed
Up Work

North Dakota's joint senate and
house investigating and steering
committee was ready to proceed
with business today.
Preliminaries were DISPOSED Of
this morning and only reports Of
two committees, one on rules and
the order Of procedure and the 9TH
er on the power Of the committee
to expend money, remain to BE- pre-
sented before study Of Governor
Sorlie's message starts.
The order Of procedure was cx.
pected to follow closely that sug-
gested by Frank Ployhar, chairman
OF the senate state affairs commit
tee, and Edwin Traynor, chairman
Of the cooperating special house
committee.
This would make the first order
o. business consideration Of the
reports Of the senate fact-finding
committee, al witnesses in connec-
ton with the reports to appear at
this time.
The plan is next to study the au-
dts Of the mill and elevator and the
Poole and Schantz reports on audits
Of the books Of the ]. 8. Joseph
company and the Midland Grain
company, Minneapolis.
MiIkO'lan's Return Awaited
Recon. endati0ns Of Governor A.
G. Sorlie in his message to the spe-
cial session for 4 readjustment Of
freight rates are next in order, but
the chairman said this study would
not start until Frank Milhollan,
railroad commissioner, had returned
from New York. They expect to
have him testify.
The last thing scheduled to Be
taken up will Be the remainder Of
the governors message, including
his recommendations FOR additional
terminal elevator facilities; Missouri
river diversion, booster train =
and promotion Of aviation.
Ing held in the federal building here
and it was the expressed desire Of
several members that the meetings
be held morning, afternoon and
evening"" so that the study might
be finished as soon as possible and
. report made to tho house and SEN
ate.
Arrangements have been made to
reserve seats for members Of the
house and senate who are not on the
committee but who wish to attend
he hearings. Only . few seats will
se available for the general public
Il the lawmakers take advantage Of
The seats reserved for them.
Ployhar u Chairman
Frank Ployhar, Barnes county,
chairman Of the senate state affairs
committee, is acting as chairman Of
The joint committee.
The committee voted that Repre-.
sentative SWEET, Kidder county, in
roduce Z resolution in the house
providing that the members Of the
assembly who may have personal
business Be excused during the next
:hree days, with the stipulation that
10 final action b taken On any mat
YER.
On motion Of Representative
cwichell, Cass county, COMMITTEES
was appointed to see whether the
bint body has the power il needs in
connection with the probable expend-
ture Of money for witLess fees.
On the committee are Represent.
ltives Swett, Kidder county, and
craynor, Barnes county, and Sena-
iors Atkins, Towner county, and @.
I. Olson, Eddy county.
Representative Swenseid, Noun
rail county. brought > discussion
shen he suggesteI that the commit
:ee confine itself 70 matters IN the
, governors message pertaining only
10 the mill and elevator and made Il
h the form Of . notion, He later
withdrew tho motion.
Must Consider Whole Heasage
Mr.. Twichell said the resolution
,roviding. for the joint committee
.pecified that the whole message b
considered and Mr. SWett said he felt
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