The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-16

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Wants More Information
At the opening of thu meeting,
Senator Bond said he was mot sat
isfied with the number Of with sses
before the committee" and asserted
he would like more information, not
Only for himself but for his constit-
uents as well. The committee, he
said, was asked by the governor to
call in certain mer in connection
with the study of the mill and ele-
vator. The committee will be neg
ligcnt il they do no. call these men,
he said.
/ ( As long as the legislators are
here, he does not see why the COM
mittee could not continue its work a
little longer, Bond said, and sug-
gested that the group enter into "a
study of the mill administration
previous to the time VIXEN o. l..
Spencer and c. A. Bell took charge
as manager and grain buyer, respcc-
lively. He will rot be satisfied I'M
less the investigation is carried fur
Their, he said.
Senator Ployhar asked Bronson
if, as the personal represent tive of
the governor, he knew Of any more
witnesses the governor cared to have
examined.
| Would Call Auditors IT Wanted
Bronson replied he believed the
committee realized that the gov
ernor's position, rs made in his
statement, was that there were
business mistakes at the mill in
1926, being an unusual year. The
| governor admitted to the committee
those mistakes occurred and, in
view of his statement, taking into
consideration the fact-finding COM
mittcc reports Of March and July
and its last report and the change
in policy at the mill, Bronson said
that apparently the only thing re-
manning was to have the auditors
testify. That would open up dis
putc, he said, and asserted that the
| 1927 audits are not at substantial
variance, anyway. He said, how
ever. that the governor does not
want to be understood as taking the
position that the auditors should
not appear, and said he was ready
to produce +. +. Burchard, the gov
errors personal auditor, if the COM
mittee so desired.
Bronson also asserted that the
| governor wanted the committee to
consider the mistakes" of 1926 in
connection with the mills business
| for 1925 ond 1927 so that 1926
might be shown in it's proper rela-
ton and not appear as solitary
example.
Reps. A. w. Fowler and L. L.
Twichell asserted that If the gov
crnor does not desire to produce
any more witnesses they could see
no reason for continuing the hear
ing.
IN answer to question by Rep.
R. f. Swendseid, Mountrail county,
Sehlosser said there was on the
whole no basis to charges that the
governor did not make changes in
personnel and policy at the mill and
elevator until the fact-finding COM
mittee reports appca ed in the
newspapers, although he said he
understood that O.. L. Spencer, mill
manager, did not hear of his APP
pointment until he reed it in the
newspa pers.
Twichell Had Reports Printed
Twichell explained that he had
had the reports Of the fact-find-
ing committee printed and dis
tributed so that they might be avail
able to the legislators before the
session. In connection with the
rate question, he said he under
stood Milhollan and the railroad
commission would be embarrassed"
by the committees taking any ac-
ton at this time.
In connection with the audit sit
uation, Twichell said he thought all
the members Of the committee were
familiar with the differences in the
audits. The disputed points hinged
| on how to charge depreciation,
overhead and interest in construc-
ton, he said. If the committee con-
tinued its consideration Of the mill
and elevator. about the only thing
it could do would be to find in more
detail the exact situation and. in
view of present conditions, he does
not believe that necessary, he said.
The committee went into execu
tive session on motion Of Senator
Dave HarD.lton. McHenry county.
Governor "Wcll Satisfied"
Despite the impression freely ex-
pressed in political circles here that
the special session of the North
Dakota legislature has discredited
Governor A. &. Sorlie's action in
calling a special session, the ex-
ccutive is well satisfied with the
present state Of affairs, he told the
Associated Press Saturday.
"Wait until they hear from the
folks back in the state" comment
ed the governor when told that the
special joint committee of the SEN
ate and house had rejected every
proposal made by him in his mes
sage.
Il called the legislature here and
told them what l thought was best
to do for the state from practical
standpoint. Ii they want to bear
the burden Of going home without
doing anything that is their bust
ness.
II knew when / called the legis-
lature that it was not politically
friendly to me and hat, if Twichell
and his gang assumed control,
nothing Of constructive nature
would be done. However, l believe
that they will realize their mistake
when they return home without do
ing anything and learn what the
people think. They have chance
to do something for the state and
if they don't it is their own fault"
Hoped They Would Forget Politics
| The governor said he realized
when he called the special session
that the legislature was politically
opposed to him and that there was
friction within his own party. He