The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-25
C. o N TIN U E ID
from t,age one.
LANCER Solons to
Return to House
At Call Of Chair

accused men would be barred from
office.
The majority of the senate, however,
has shown no sign Of accepting this
view. The upper chamber never was
able to muster quorum, the maxi
mum count being %, whereas Is are
necessary. In view Of the breaking
down of the entire effort no change
is expected in this attitude. hence II
impeachment is attempted the mat
ter probably will be ignored entirely
or taken into the courts.
Since one Of the expressed pur-
poses is to impeach LANCER. that the
senate may try the charges against
him, some question arose as to the
legality Of this procedure since
LANCER Is not now In Office and, un-
der the decision OF the supreme court
is not even a citizen Of the state or
Of the United States. They are ask
ing how it is possible to impeach q
man who is not even a private citizen
even If the session Is legally called.
A significant change was made In
the resolution as passed by the house
as compared with the one originally
introduced. It was frs: proposed to
investigate the indictment Of LANCER,
thereby attempting topry into the work.
ings of the federal grand jury, which
legally are secret. On tie showdown,
1t was proposed only to investigate
the trial and conviction.
A second change was deletion OF
the words under his control" from
the resolution calling for investigation
of charges of graft made by U. s..
Senator Gerald P. Nye. the words
referring to the LANCER administra-
ton. Thus the pretended graft probe
was extended to all state activities.
Members Of the committee besides
Chairman Peterson are John A.
Erickson, Mclean; Fred Born, Stark;
William Crockett. Cavalier; c. H.
Morgan. Richland; w. B. Falconer,
Burleigh: B. w. Lemke, Towner: w.
w Treffry. Eddy; EDWARD Sayre,
Steele; w. j. Flanagan, Stutsman;
William Goodwin, Morton: Mary B.
Rathbun. Fcmbina; Ole Ettestad, Nc
Henry: Martin Lund, Ransom, and J.
E. Stoa, Ward.
Both Ettestad and Stca asked to be
relieved from serving on the COM
mittee, claiming their cattle were
starving. and that they were needed
Al their farms. The chair refused to
excuse them from service.
H. T. Peterson OF Mountrail county.
chairman of the fact-finding commit
tee. w. ]. Goodwin. Morton, w. j.
Flanagan, Stutsman. and William B.
Falconer, Burleigh. will make up the
subcommittee.
Recess 1t Call Of Chair
Recess of the house at the call Of
the chair. with members to be given
five days notice, followed quickly on
molten Of Flanagan. The members,
with exception Of those serving on the
committee, began their trek for home
In the senate, similar action, adj
journment at the call Of the chair
followed the house motion. The sen
ators first passed a motion to ask the
attorney generals opinion on whether
Acting Governor Olson possessed
power to revoke the call for q special
session. and questioning his power to
remove heads OF various departments
The committee reported back that the
attorney general desired more time
for investigation Of law. before hand
ing down an opinion. The senators
went home without the opinion.
Both senate and house In official
resolutions lauded outside" newspap-
ers who had sent Representatives
here, for their fair coverage Of the
session" No mention was made Of
state newspapers, although Monday
an attack was launched against them
and suggestions to bar them from the
session were offered in the senate.
A resolution also was introduced by
one senator referring t. employment
Of needy labor by the federal relief
administrator In making habitable
places Of abode for the needy within
the state. instead Of so-called created
work.
Jack Patterson Saves Day
The appearance OF Representative
Jack Patterson Of Minot saved the
day for the house. Until he walked
into the chamber, the house remained
only group Of persons gathering q
the statehouse, without enough pres
ent to constitute Z legislative body.
Answering roll-call IN the housl
Tuesday were Representatives Aijets
Anderson OF Logan county, Andersor