The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-07
KILLING OF SURVEY
! OF GOVERNMENT IS
bonner BILL echo
Halfway Commission Slaughter
Brings Break in indie.
pendent Ranks
HOT WORDS OVER FARMER
Hyland Reference to Type OF
HamjIton's Mind Arouses
Two Bitter RetortS


Administration forces suffered
singing defeat in the state senate
wednesday. when the bill to create
q governmental survey COMMISSION
was killed by vote OF % to "a.
It had not been expected that the
bill would meet serious opposition
since little criticism was expressed
when it was considered by the state |
affairs committee. but it met the al
most solid opposition Of Nonpartisan
League senators when it came to
vote Wednesday.
In addition, the bill saw tho flrst
break from the solid phalanx when
the Independent minority IN the SEN
ate has maintained at this session.
A. F. Bonner. Jr.. Richland county,
surprised his Independent colleagues
by voting against the bill and 1t was
on his motion that the "clincher' was
applied. The "clincher motion Is
method used in the North Dakota
legislature to reaffirm action on
bill so that 1t can be considered again
only on a two-thirds vote.
While Bonzer was shocking his In
dependent colleagues in the senate
bu killing ali administration bill. the
Ifdependent majority i'll the house
was killing a pet bill Of Mr.. Bonzer.
the measure to reorganize the state
highway department and place Its
onerations under the direction of one
man. The general assumption was
that Bonzcr's vote in the senate was
a tit for tat affair and was the meth
cd adopted by him to show his re-
sentiment of the administrations &C
tiyities against the highway reorgan-
i3ation BILL
IT Seed Ccrtification Passes
.Rccularly throughout the session
ofe or more Nonpartisans have joined
With the Independents, but the break
insthe independent ranks came as
sAfprise and was the subject OF con-
siderable talk among the legislators
at.night. -,
Hot words were exchanged on bill
ia revise the state seed certlflcatlon
law. AS reported by the state affairs
committee. it carried an approprl-
alton of $4,000 to finance the work
q. H. Olson, of Eddy county. moved
I'd double the amount and the ful
flew thick and fast. Not all OF the
debate was between political oppon'
cnts. A. w. Fowler, Cass county. TAX
Ing issue with Frank Hyland, RAM
sew county, when the latter intimatee
that enough money already had beer
appropriated for the agricultural col
lege at Fargo.
Hyland also tangled with D. H
Hamilton. Of McHenry county, Non
partisan leader. who rose to pom
Of personal privilege to express re-
sentiment at Hyland's reference Il
the type Of mind of the gentleman
from McHenry."
Olson's motion lost and the bill
passed with the original approprl
alton Of $4,000.
INDEPENDENT Break Comes
A bill eliminating the law requirin
voters to register their political affil
iations with the assessor in April wa
placed on the calendar for passae
after another debate. Indications a,
that It will pass without trouble.
There was no debate on the go,
ernmental survey bill. Senator Han
ilton said he saw no need for q SUI
vey of the government since 1t woul
only create q new board to ORA
salaries and had SO expressed hin
SELF in committee.
Bonzer's loud-voiced mo" came Ill
q bolt from the blue when the re
was called. He was the only Indepel
dent voting against the bill and p.
Satire, Steele county, was the on
Nonpartisan supporting it. The n
call showed a voting against the b
but Gust Wog, Billings county, foul
that his vote had been incorrectly r
corded and later changed 1t, makil
the total IS.
Bonner Immediately moved t
s'clincher motion"
Hyland demanded to know if t
committee report had not unal
nously favored the bill and ask
when it was reported in. If the sudd
change in attitude had occurred sir
Sunday. He was told that the rep'
had been presented Monday.
Two Absent 1t Voting
Fowler demanded q call OF the SC
ate and . roll call showed Senate
J. q. Forbes, Richland county, a
william Martin, Morton, to be abse
Iorbes had been excused, earlier
tie day, from further attendance
this session to attend the funeral
afelative. The sergeant-at-arms
aakod to call him 1T his hotel ana