The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-19
TWlCHELL DECLARES
PRINTING MEASURES
STRICTLY POLITICAL
Asserts !. ". AS Seek Control
of All Government Commits.
sions They Can Get,

At a turbulent session Of the house
committee on state affairs today, d.
vtded reports resulted on four bills
and three were recommended for pass
age. Il
Discussion of a bill making the state
auditor a member Of the state print
ing commission. replacing the chair
man OF the state railroad commission,
was especially heated.
Ben Larkin, railroad commission
chairman, appearing before the COM
mittee, asserted the bill, together with
a companion bill, was q direct reflec-
ton on the honesty Of members Of
the state printing commission.
T.. l.. TWichell, committe chairman,
interrupted Larkin to say that no
charges had been stated against the
printing commission and discussion In
this vein vas immaterial to the bill
under consideration.
Frankly" Twichell stated, under
this bill we, the Independents, pro-
pose to do what the Nonpartisans did
when they were in power. The Nom
partisans changed the membership of
the printing commission to suit their
fancy and now that we are in power
we propose to do the same thing. Ar
gument On other factors has no place
in this discussion"
After several exchanges between
Iarkin and Twichell, the committee
chairman asked "if the appointment
Of George Munger, present state print
er, was not In bad taste as he was
at the time Of his appointment ar en-
ploye Of The Bismarck Tribune" Lar
kin said he had nothing to say on
Munger's appointment as he was not
q member Of the printing commission
at that time.
Munger told the committee that as
q union man. he had worked for
various shops and at the time Of his
employment had been an employee Of
the Tribune company for approx
mately two weeks before his employ
ment.
c. w. Mcdonnell, railroad commits
Sioner and formerly q member Of the
printing commission, objected to the
manner in which the committee hear
ing was held, stating that q lot Of
history has been dug up involving
myself and yet I am not given q
chance to discuss the matter"
Twichell again asserted that such
discussion did not concern the bill in
question, but that the bill was merely
an I. v. A. political proposal, spon-
sored by the same motives the Nom
partisans had in mind when they
made a change.
I'VE want control Of the printing
commission, like all other commits
SionS, If we can get it." Twichell said.
A majority of the committee favored
passage of the bill. while q minority
elected to present q report for indefi-
mite postponement.
Another bill involving the printing
commission was disposed OF in short
order, with a divided report also re-
sulting. The bill would empower the
governor to appoint the state printer,
instead of the state printing commits
sion, as the law o provides.
Divided reports also resulted after
discussion on measures eliminating the
present refund system on the gasoline
tax and providing that dealers furnish
invoices to the state auditor on those
sales which are tax exempt.
A bill making minor changes in the
law governing the sale. OF securities
in the state was recommended for
passage, as was another measure regu-
lating the licensing Of agents and So
licitors by the securities commission.
A bill regulating the maximum men,
bership fee, withdrawal fee, forfeiture
fee or penalty chargeable against the
purchasers of licensed securities also
was approved.