The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-11
C. o N TIN U f ID
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Unanimous Consent
Given Motion for
Citizenship Proof

a pAOpOCd1 w I1OJl1y Tic governor
that the house was ready to hear his
inaugural address, similar to the one
defeated In Wednesdays session, was
ruled out Of order. Shortly after
ward the house adjourned, in line
with plans Of the majority caucus
to transact no legislative business
until the Noodle case Is decided.
Although no debate met the God
win resolution, strife broke out on
the floor Of the house few minutes
later, when proposal to notify the
governor the house was ready to hear
his inaugural message was offered.
Ben Gilbertson, Of Stutsman, whose
similar motion Wednesday brought
the strength Of majority bloc against
him, for the second time proposed
q committee Of three members be ap-
pointed to notify the governor the
house would hear his inaugural adj
dress Saturday after 2 p. m. Speaker
William Crockett halted the tur-
MOL with ruling that Gilbertson's
motion was out of order.
Godwin's Motion Fails
Crockett followed his Gilbertson
ruling short time later, ruling God
win off the floor when the latter at
tempted to organize q "gentlemen's
agreement" that no controversial sub
jects would be introduced by members
until Monday. Goodwin. Crockett
ruled, was also out of order.
A minority attack on Godwin's pro-
posal was halted by motion to adj
journ by Howard Parkinson of Bot
tineau. The move to adjourn caught
leaders OF minority and majority
groups unaware less than an hour
after the house had opened.
Governor Noodle said he possessed
complete, positive proof that I am a
citizen, which I am willing to ex-
hibit to any person-or any group of
persons, including members of the
house. I am citizen, and the SUI
preme court record will bear out my
contention"
In the record before the state SUI
preme court, in the action testing
Noodles qualification for governor,
P. O. Satire, attorney general, told
the court he was satisfied Noodle
was citizen" and asked withdrawal
of the claim.
Wexford, likewise had little to say,
except to observe so they're putting
me in q hole, too"
Citizenship Resolution
The house resolution, embodying
the attack on Noodle and Wexford,
declared, Whereas, In the normal
pursuit Of state business under the
laws and the constitution Of the
State of North Dakota, both Of you
gentlemen will from time to time be
required to authenticate state doc
uments or to transact business for
and in the name OF the state by vir-
tue Of holding or attempting to hold
offices Of the state and
Whereas, in the past many laws
and legislative enactments have been
declared unconstitutional or to have
been illegally or improperly enacted
through some technical or actual
fault in enactment and,
Whereas, rumors charge and pub
lie statements are being freely broad
cast throughout the state to the eff
feet that both Of you gentlemen were
born on foreign soil, and as sub
jects Of q foreign monarch and that
neither Of you have compiled with
the laws Of the United States relating
to the naturalization Of the foreign
born, and,
Whereas, If the rumors and state
mentS are true as circulated and
charged then you are not properly au-
thorized under the constitution Of
the State Of North Dakota to hold
the offices to which you now claim
to be elected and which you are at
tempting to hold, thereby creating
q state Of uncertainty In the minds Of
the members Of this assembly, and,
Whereas, it Is the opinion Of this
body that public interest demands
that such charges and rumors should
be disproved with utmost speed
should they be untrue.
Therefore, be It resolved, that the
house OF representatives duly as
sembled. does hereby request that you
furnish and file with the clerk Of
this body with the least practicable
delay due proof Of your citizenship
to the end that such information
may be made public to the people Of
the state forthwith"
Move d Surprise
The resolution was looked upon as
q test Of strength Of the majority
group. and was reported to have been