The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-14
Senate Hears from, Home Folks:
House Majority Adds Strenqtll
Two kilograms Received, One
criticlslng, Other Com.
msnding Activity

Opinion IN the grass roots" appear
ed divided Monday on the refusal Of
the North Dakota senate to join the
house In suspending legislative activity
until Gov. Thomas Noodles qualifica.
ttons are determined by the courts.
Two kilograms. one commencing, the
other sharply criticising the senate
were read as the assembly convened
Monday.
A telegram addressed to Senator
Harry Peterson Of Mountrail county,
from Plaza, signed Community gath
ering." said:
I'VE condemn the senate for action
they have taken and commend the
house for the stand they have taken
on the governors qualifications. More
power to your house Of representa-
tives."
Peterson said he desired that the
message be read so the rest Of the
senator's may have some advice from
the so-called grass roots"
To Senator Alex Lind, williams
county. came q message from the
Farmers Union Oh company at Willis
ton, stating:
Expect Some Work
I'VE expected you to do some work
when We sent you to Bismarck. Ac-
cording to radio reports you are Just
fooling your time away and we are
ashamed Of you. Please show some
results or come home"
Many senator's chuckled when the
communications were read.
Stating that North Dakota will be
unable to match federal funds appor.
toned to states for highway construc.
ton. . concurrent resolution In.
troduced In the senate asks for allot-
ment Of federal monies by congress
sional legislature to make available
to North Dakota federal funds.
The resolution. introduced BY Seua.
tors Fowler. Whelan. Trovatten and
Bonxer said It would be unfair to
penali1e North Dakota because Of its
financial condition. It was directed
to North Dakota's delegation In con.
sress and to the federal government.
Nineteen appropriation measures
were introduced along with two meas
ures proposing that the governor and
other state officials be prohibited from
appointing or otherwise employing
Legislators during the term to which
they were elected and outlawing Ill
endurance contests.
The endurance measure, prohibiting
marathons, valuations and other
similar contests was introduced by
Senator Thomas Whelan Of Pembina
and would make violation Of the law
. misdemeanor with . Jail sentence OF
from SIX to u months Or q fine Of not
more than $1,000.
Harmony Threatened
Disruption Of the harmony with
which the senate has worked since It
convened WAS threatened following
adoption Of motion by Senator J. =.
Eastgate. lArimore county. that an
editorial praising former Governor
Ole II. Olson b printed IN the journal.
The editorial, from the Grand
Forks Herald. then was read. after
which Senator q. =. Erickson, KID.
der county. asked that the motion be
reconsidered. declaring there would
b many other such requests for
printing similar matter.
Threats Of . controversy brought
Senator A. !. BonSer, Richland. to his
feet with . plea to work Ia harmony
and not to hiring IN petty things."
The motion 70 reconsider carried
q 70 -. with Erickson then moving
that the title q the editorial Be
printed. The motion carried.
Senator 1asteate told the senate
be believed the editorial should Be
printed = m expression Of the
assembly's appreciation Of Olson's
work as presiding officer In the ses.
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