The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-17
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Of the report because he feels the
joint committee appointed to consid-
CT the governors message was
STACKED" against the executive.
Those Of the governors own politi-
cal faction who were appointed on
the committee, he said, were known
to have been opposed by him; the
majority floor leader was appointed
but not the minority floor leader
and the members of tn senate fact
finding committee, who also were
members of the senate state affairs
committee, were permitted to sit in
judgment on their own report.
Explaining his vote for the report,
Charles F. Stretch, Bottineau coun-
ty. Nonpartisan, said the 1ndepend-
ents had made all the concessions
with regard to the report and that It
is "too mild in form and character"
The. governor admitted that the re-.
port Of the senate r:ill fact-ftndtng
committee was true and correct and
the committee was correct IN hold
ing that no emergency which war
ranted q special session exists, he
said.
Other explanations of their votes
were made by Anderson Of Sargent
county. Burkhart of Ward, Fedje OF
williams, Iverson Of Griggs, Lee Of
Dunn. Lillehaugen Of Walsh, Lyon
Of Mclean, Signalness of Mckenzie,
and Thompson Of Burleigh. OF
these Thompson was the only lnde-
pendent.
lie said he could see no reason
for the special session or for "stay-
ing here for nothing"
Committee Usurps Powers
Reasons advanced BY somc of the
Nonpartisans were that the com.
mittee had usurped it's powers and
was attempting to dictate to the leg.
islaturc, that the committee failed
to properly review the entire situa-
ton at the state mill and elevator,
that the committee admitted condi-
tions at the mill needed correction
and then failed to attempt to cor
rect them, that the report was mis-
leading in part and covered too much
territory and that no copies OF the
testimony presented before the john
committee will be available to the
public.
The house decided to print the
mill audit report by O. E Lund in
its journal Of today, since q mistake
had been made in not printing the
| report in the journal OF the first
tday.
Nothing Of interest is scheduled
except adjournment sine die
It will technically be IN ses.
sion since the senate has We,
to adopt the joint committee report
and pass the appropriation bill car.
rying $4,000 to pay the expenses Of
the special session. The appropria.
ton bill will be the onl,, ono passed
at this session.
In its report, presented yesterday
the committee found that criticism
Of the mill and elevator manage
ment by the senate fact-findint
committee, appointed at the las
regular session, was justified; tina
there was no need for calling tn
special session and that all of tn
recommendations made by the COVER
nor in his message are not matters
for consideration r.. this time.
Although the special session ha
been marked by harmony Of actor
between the Nonpartisan and indie
pendent factions, it was considered
possible that fight on the specia
committees report may develop to
day, and this despite the fact tina
the report was unanimous.
Suffer Change of Heart
Nonpartisans, who were apparent
~ interested mainly in discreditin!
the governor, appeared to have sui
tered change Of heart over tn
week end and last desperate battl
by administration forces was j
J prospect. The legislature was cor
trolled at the regular session BY tn
governors political opponents an
the majority appears to have bee
strengthened at this session by r.
cruits from Nonpartisan ranks VIII
favored the governor at the lai
regular session.
Nonpartisans opposed to the 60,
ernor expressed the view that som
of their faction would support th
governor in the vote on the floe
but that they would stand by tn
committee report. s.
An effort TO force . vote on I'll
vesterdsv afternoon failed after a.
first verhai iii 81 the session. Son
iec;slators demanded that it
nr!rtei i the ionrnal before fin,
ect;nr 1. tsken Thev won the
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