The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-14
Nonpartisans Prepared to Pre-
sent United Front After
Talk Of Revolt
BULLETIN

ALtOIQey General +. q. 6ot0ce
Monday informed the North Dakota
legislature that the legality Of Gov.
Thomas II. Noodles acts Is not affect.
ed pending disqualification proceed.
ings.
The attorney generals ruling was
read to the house by Rep. Thomas J.
Burke, Bismarck, who inquired wheth-
er the disqualification proceedings
would affect Noodles acts g governor.
Satire said Noodles acts would be
valid. even though he may subse.
quently b disqualified Is chief execu-
tive. He declared Noodle Is dc facto
governor.
North Dakota's house prepared 70
reconvene Monday. following q week.
end, which saw majority leaders con-
solidate their strength to come out Of
caucus with 81 "solid" claimed votes
in the house. Fifty-seven Is . maj
GRITTY.
The new total saw . pickup Of votes
from the average voting strength dis.
played on the floor and was looked on
with jubilance by Nonpartisan League
majority leaders who saw In It .
death-blow to any movement at .
bolt.
Abandonment Of the day-to-day adj
journment plan by majority leaders
was expected Monday.
Action on four bills also Is sched.
uled. Two Of the bills are interest
bills-one setting the legal rate ct
four per cent, q second declaring any
interest rate over six per cent to be
usury. A second bill proposed . tax
on flour manufactured out Of state,
and Z fourth proposes revamping Of
property redemption laws.
Peace reigned In the house satur-
day. o members Of the majority
forces prepared for . test Of strength
In caucus.
But one Earring note disturbed the
even melody Of the lower assembly's
"gentlemen's agreement" when . tele-
gram was read from Ashley citizens
calling on house members to "quit
sailing"
Tho house adjourned until ! p. m.
Monday after Z half hours session
which droned quietly along, with
reading Of four bills. three Of which
had been introduced the previous day.
Filed In the house Saturday, too late
for reading to the members, was 4
request from the Logan County Holi-
day association that the house i'm.
peach the state supreme court unless
It determined the Noodle case at
once"
Noodle Issue Comes Up
The Noodle issue will be faced on
the floor Of the house Monday when
. resolution by Majority Floor Leader
w. J. Goodwin. calling on Noodle and
lieutenant Governor Walter Wexford
to produce proof Of their cttiseuship,
comes up Tor action.
Under the gentlemens agreemsnt,
no controversial Issues were 70 Be
thrown onto the floor until Monday.
10 b heard also n the move Of
the Logan County Holiday group for
impeachment. What it, effect On the
bouse may b was uncertain.
Little action On the four bills In.
troduced was expected Monday In.
lsmuch g committee memberships
have not been completed. e was GEN.
orally expected the committees would
b announced not later than Tuesday.
George Aljets. No. opponent of
Crockett IN the speaker6hip race. WAS
widely conceded the chairmanship Of
The potent state affairs committee In
The house.
The communication from the Logan
County Holiday group asked, I'VE
request that the house Of
commence in1peach.
u.ent proceedings against the supreme
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