The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-06
HYLAND PREDICTS
SHAFER WILL GROW
GREAT ON DEFEAT
Says Forcing Him to Operate
Grand Forks Utility Destines
Him to Peerless Fame
SENATE STILL cLuTTERED
Goes Into Homestretch With so
Bills to Act on; Debate
Livestock Probe Request

Having disposed OF IL billS TUESDAY,
the state senate still had more than
50 bills before 1t or In the hands Of
committees. Twenty-one were re-
ported by committees Tuesday, and
an equal number still were In the
hands Of committees. Since the as
sembly will adjourn sine die In three
days, however, committee chairmen
were striving to get the bills out OF
committee so that final action may
be had without q protracted session
on the closing day.
Another move to avoid q trouble
some night session was launched
when 1t was decided to get the long
bills out of the way today or Thurs
day. II possible, to give the enrolling
and cngrossing department plenty Of
time to get them ready for signature.
The rules require that all bills be
signed by the president OF the senate
and speaker Of the house before sine
ole adjournment is taken, and delay
in getting the bills In proper form for
signature has often caused long night
sessions on the closing day Of previous
assemblies.
The Minot flood control bill prob
ably was expected to come to q vote
in the senate today. The report OF
the state affairs committee was
adopted Tuesday without reading OF
the lengthy amendments. In order to
save time. The amendments Will be
printed in the journal 50 the senators
may have time to examine them at
their leisure. It is the longest bill
introduced at this session and legis-
lative leaders are anxious to send 1t
to the enrolling and engrossing de-
partment as soon as possible. In ad-
dition there Is the possibility that a
conference committee may be needed
| to iron out any differences on the bill
which may arise between the house
and senate.
The senate decided, Tuesday, that
MANAGEMENT Of the mill and elevator
at Grand Forks will continue to be
one of the duties of the governor.
Hyland Withdraws Remarks
The administration bill to place
control of the enterprise In the hands
of a thrce-man commission, two OF
I whom would be Nonpartisans, was
killed when presented to the senate
on a divided report Of the state af-
fairs committee. The majority re.
port. recommending indefinite post
ponement. was adopted. Is to "a.
The bill had caused more discus
sion at this session than any other
measure, but there was no debate
when 1t came up for final action.
After the vote, however. Frank Hy-
land, Devils Lake, rose to point Of
personal privilege and made speech
for the bill, asking that his remarks
be printed in the journal.
John w. Carr, the presiding Off.
Ger. ovcrruled an attempt to keer
Hyland's statement from the journal
but Hyland later Withdrew them, ex.
planning that he wished to save the
chair from embarrassment which
ruling on the question might entail.
Adopt Pleas for Investigations
Two resolutions asking investiga
lions Of the livestock markets Of tn
Northwest and Of the trading II
wheat futures throughout the countr,
were adopted. Both were directed t.
congress and asked that the probe
be made by congressional committee
or by the Federal Trade commission
One resolution, offered by G. w
Fine. Benson county, declared tina
livestock prices In the Northwest ar
artificially depressed at the season
when the livestock comes to market
The second resolution, by Represen
} tatives w. A. Thatcher and G.
svingen. Bottineau county. charges
that trading In wheat futures is oper