The Bismarck tribune., 1933-03-02
GROUP SEEKIVCIO
GUST Commission
HALTSF|NALVO VOTE
Had Previously Opposed Effort
to Delay Action But
Changes Tactics
BAMGERT.FOWLER CLASH
cass Senator Asserts Attempt
Made to Prevent Study
Of Three Reports
BANGERT.FoWLER CLASH

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An attempt to defer action on the
measure to transfer the duties Of the
capitol commission to the board Of
administration stirred up one az the
most bitter exchanges Of words Of the
session In the North Dakota senate
Wednesday and resulted in . record
vote interpreted by some q Q test Of
strength In favor OF supporters Of the
bill.
Proponents Of the bill resisted the
motion to defer action until Thursday
and prevailed by q to q vote after
heated remayks by Senator Charles
q. Bangert, Ransom county. . mem-
Der Of the majority group Of the cap
itol commission investigating COM
mittee. and Senator A. w. Fowler,
Cas- county.
A. . result Of the defeat Of the mo-
ton to defer the bill was to be acted
on Wednesday, but before It was
reached Senator G. W. Fine, fBenson
county. moved to make the proposal
. special order Of business for : D. m.
Thursday and this time the motion
prevailed without any further objec-
tion. Fine previously had voted
against deferring the bin.
Opponents Of the hill saw In the
vote on the motion to Vefer the posi-
htlity that the measure. already passed
by the house, would lack the two
thirds majority needed to carry the
emergency clause and make It imme-
diately effective II passed by the SEN
ate. Without the emergency clause It
would take effect July I, with the
present commission continuing TO &C:
in the interim.
Several Nonpartisan League sena-
tors voted with the solid I. v. A. group
In favor Of the move to defer.
Act on Reports Friday
Previous to this motion Senator
Bangert asked that action on tho
three reports from members Of the
investigating committee be deferred
until Friday, explaining he had not
had an opportunity to study the mi
nority report filed with the legislature
Monday. His motion was adopted,
and It was agreed to consider the mi
nority report. signed by two members,
the majority report signed by four
committee members. including Bang
ert, and q separate report by Senator
w. =. Matthaei, Wells county. chair
man Of the Investigating committee.
As Bangert opposed the motion to
cefer action on the capitol commits
sion bill, Fowler arose to charge that
Bangert isn't fair" and wants to
foreclose Us from studying the mi.
nority report
"Never have I heard OF q more un-
fair proposition" Fowler said. "The
senator asked to have the reports laid
over, yet he = not fair enough to give
us the same opportunity to study the
minority report before We vote on this
bill"
The minority and Matthaei reports
recommend retention Of the present
capitol commission, while the majority
report recommends change such @
Is proposed In the capitol building
measure.
rs he afraid 70 have the report Of
the minority studied that he endeav-
ors to foreclose that right3" Fowler
asked referring to Bangert.
why not give US chance to study
the report?"
Points to Bangert's Advsntaxe
Fowler then referred to Banrerts
service as . member Of the inyestieat-
inR CommfttAe. dAcIarinR it 1avA tlsA
Ransom county senator an onoort,,n.
ity 70 hear witnesses and TO nave !
better arasp Of the situation than
other members.
Baugert replied to the attack With
Z statement that "the record d}scloses
the senator is taking "a active nert
In Informing himself,"
He charred Fowler had met With
oeogge A. Bangs and Fted Z. Conkiin.
members Of the capitol cosnmiseion.
do vith thu nreuaration a. the ,niror.
ity report"
10 this Fowler -eplied that when
ha fRan~erkl savs heA evvts,,,.. =.