The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-21
failure TO secure
SENATE MAJORITY
BLASTSLAST HOPES
Olson Says II Emergency Exists
He Will Call Special Gather
ing Later
FACTION TO MEET ANYWAY
soIons Worry Over Personal
Expenses; To Get No Pay
For Attendance
FACTION TO MEET ANYWAY

force Saturday In an effort to obtain
. quorum in the state senate.
When the roll was called e senators
answered to their names, three more
than Friday. and . resolution was
adopted by this number to appoint
sergeants-at-arms to round up the
absentees.
Two 81 these officials entered the
office Of Acting Governor o. H. Oh
son and there nabbed Senator Q. w.
Fine Of Benson county, who has re-
fused to answer the session call.
Taking him by the arms they led
him away, despite his verbal protest
and physical resistance.
Doesn't Answer Roll Call
Brought into the senate chamber,
Fine replied to D. H. Hamilton, presi-
dent protein, who asked II he would
answer the roll call mot at this time"
II real emergency exists and the
state can be served by special SEES
sion he will call one later, he said.
but not now.
His explanation was that too many
-naizads-,stEf are @inf2Rmed by recent
events for such . meeting to be con-
structive, even II one were necessary.
The only result would be to tear the
state still further asunder. And,
above all, he doubts that there are
any pressing necessities for legisla-
tive meeting at this time.
Olson Decision Stands
Olson indicated that the legisla-
ture, in pretended session here de-
spite the absence Of q senate quorum,
can move to impeach or take any
other measures 1t sees tit. His deci-
sion stands.
Despite this situation and tacit adj
mission that they regard the session
as illegal, LANCER supporters indi-
Gated they would seek to open an in
vestigation Of the former governors
conviction In the house Saturday.
This Is the one branch Of the legisla-
ture which has mustered quorum.
Publicly they still hoped to get q
majority Of the senators to attend.
but from the inner councils came
word that q was the best they hoped
to get even II they got all the doubt
full solorls. Twenty-Five are needed
to do business.
The Langerites were further han
dicapped by Olsons statement to
them that no money would be forthA
coming from the state treasury to
pay legislative salaries and expenses.
Many Of them profess willingness to
bleed and die for the former governor
If necessary-hut they will not spend
any more Of their money for him. AZ
q result. the number In attendance
ut either the house Or senate sessions
is expected to dwindle rather than
to increase.
Saturday 70 Dring Final Test
The final test viii come Saturday.
With . long weekend ahead Of them
and hotel expenses mounting, q NUM-
Der are expected to leave town Il Sat-
urday's count fails to reveal senate
quorum. The result, It was admitted,
will Be severe reverse for LANCER.
The house convened ct p. m. with
~ members reporting present, a alb
sent. Following prayer by Chaplain
Ira Herzberg, the house proceeded to
notify the senate that It was ready
for joint session. Upon the report
that the senate lacked . quorum,
the body proceeded to the appoint
ment Of clerks and assistants.
The following were appointed: z.
K. Shaefer. Darlington, assistant
clerk: ]. D. Hughes, Fessenden, as-
sistant sergeant-at-arms: s. NJ. Jen-
cen, Powers Lake, gallery doorkeeper.
Jake Ferderer. Mandan, ana Arlo
Beggs. Turtle Lake, pages: Joe Lee
pier, osnabrock, postmaster. After
being In session Is minutes, the house
recessed until las p. N. Saturday.
Answering roll call IN the senate
were Thomas Whelan, J. H. Hurk-
hart, w. 8. Handley. Q. G. Bangert.
Albert Dubay. A. 8. Narshall. 3. s.
Mcdonald, Nels Magnuson. w. Z.
Martin, D. H. Hamilton, o. Z. Erick-
son, 20. A. Miller, A. 7. Bon1er, Jr.,
Lidgerwood: @. J. Olson. Valley City;
@. =. Erickson, Crosby: John x. Bros
tuen, Alexander: r. W. Patten.
Plaza: =. @. Stucke, Qarrison: VII
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