The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-19
Open CLASH Marks
House fight OYER
ALLEGED 'COERC|ON'
$1o,746 Deficit Appropriation
for District Court Recon.
sidersd and Passed

| Marked by open clashes between
Speaker william Crockett and min.
GRITTY members Of the house. the lower
assembly forged ahead Monday, clear
ing its decks for action on emergency
tax proposals Tuesday.
Ten measures embracing appropri-
atoms bills, . new usury law and
motor vehicle regulations were passed
by the house.
The verbal encounters between
Crockett and other members Of the
lower assembly came during action Of
the group Is . committee Of the
whole.
Crockett. referring to charges pre-.
viously made on the floor that at
tempts had been made to force votes
for q proposal to appropriate $500
for last July's special session, BY
threatening to block appropriations
for normal schools, began the fight
when he rose to deny the claims.
A general disruption followed with
voices raging throughout the hall.
It was brought to an end with Z
smashing crash Of the chairman's
gavel.
Ten Bills Passed
Shortly before the house had pur-
sued q peaceful, business-like course,
disposing Of bills In rapid order.
Among the ten bills passed by the
house were an appropriation Of $l42,-
l55 for the state school for the deaf
at Devils Lake, and an appropriation
Of $3l ,686 for the state school for the
blind at Bathgate.
A $l0.7l6 deficit appropriation for
the district court which went down
to defeat Saturday was reconsidered,
passed Monday and sent to the sen.
ate. George Ajets Of Wells who pro-
tested against the bill Saturday on
the grounds that no one wants to
pay my expenses for attending the
special session-so I see no reason
why they should have their ex.
penses," moved the reconsideration.
Soon afterward, in committee Of
the whole, with Howard Parkinson
Of Bottineau in the chair, Crockett
opened his challenge to the claims
leveled Saturday regarding coercion"
Crockett Denies Threats
There have been some remarks
made here relative TO threats made,
which may be directed toward me-"
Crockett began. II don't know
whether they are or not-but II they
are I want to say right now that I
have never threatened anyone, o.
made any attempt to swing any
votes"
Referring to the special session
appropriations measure, Crockett con.
tinued, And We had the votes 70
put it over, and We did,"
Statements made to q small group
Saturday, Crockett told the house
was just josliing-it's funny Il you
can't josh about something"
Earle +. Clarke Of In Moure, one
Of the younger members Of the
house, faced Crockett and demanded,
will you deny that you told me that
II didn't vote for the bill the ap-
preparations for my normal school
wouldn't pass?"
"Yes sir-l1l deny it-and I can
back it up" shouted Crockett.
| CA<8e C18lm0 WITNESSES
that's not true" Clarke hurled
back, and I have witnesses"
TN stand my ground" declared
Crockett.
L. L. Twichell Of Cas- leaped to his
feet with an accusation, 1T was
brought up in committee Of the
WHOLE" Twichell hoarsely claimed,
| ennoLire - rsecol,>%k ,,1.~ -. 4. 49,
rear Of the room. "the statement was
made that the A. G. Estate agricul.
tural college, would only get an ap-
preparation Of $20.O0o-that you'd
put q caretaker tllere-and q care.
taker at the other schools. And I
said, do you know where you stand
under the constitutional said you
know you can't hold your Job q
speaker. making threats like that"
! Crockett insisted 1t was "joshing."
WELL" Twichell retorted. didn't
you make the 5ame statement 70 Hall
(Roy r. Hall. Of Cass) four days be-
fore?"
"No-I did not" Crockett denied.
"Well-he says you did," Twichell
retorted as he sat down.
Edwin Iraynor Of Ramsey, former
speaker and staunch co-worker with
Twichell In the legislature, rose, and
told the chair, II didn't mean to say
anything about this-but now that
Mr.. Crockett has brought 1t into the
open, have this to say"
He referred to . clincher motor,
he moved on the vote passing the
appropriation for the school u
Devils Lake, and said there was no
joshing about the clincher notion
nothing funny about It. I moved
the clincher motion. because felt
there was . definite threat there
and I wanted to make It impossible
to reconsider that vote without 4
wo-thirds majority"
sportsmen's organizations were "a
favor Of the raise.
Legislation passed by the senate
Included a house resolution urRine