Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-28
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION
DEFINED BY HOUSE BILL
o'coNNoR KEs BIG TALK OF THE DAY.
GRAIN BILL NOISE AFTERNOON
OPEN PRoPoslTIo COMES IN FOR SOME DISCUS.
sioN-wvE BILL PASSED UP ON THIRD READING.

Unfair discrimination. IS defined
by House Bill No. AZ. causc. the prin
cipal difference OF opi1,i,n existing
among members of the house OF repre-
sentatives yesterday afternoon, ant
with General f. A. Williams of Bur.
leigh county in the chair, the commit
tee OF the whole wrestled with the prob
lem before it for nearly an hour. After
an unsuccessful effort had been made
to return the bill to the committee from
which it had been recommended, the
proposed measure was recommended by
the committee of the whole to pass.
Discussion was opened when a mo-
ton was made IL report the bill favor.
ably. Opposition to the measure came
OH the ground that it would not &C.
compisl the purpose that it was sought
to remedy-that of preventing discrim.
nation in the making of purchase
prices on grains in different towns.
Mr.. Doyle of Foster declared in his
arguments opposing the measure thai
there was i'll reality no need of such q
BILL At the present time the number
of independent elevators is increasing
almost daily, and Mr.. Dovle felt thai
in view of this fact, no special legisla.
ton was necessary for them.
Mr. OConnor of Grand Forks made
the big talk of the afternoon and sue.
ceeded in bringing the house down. He
believed that the farmers of the state
were entitled to all the profit they could
secure both in the sale of their grain
and iii the conduct of farmers elevat-
ors, and he felt, too, that farmer menl-
bers of the assembly should stand to.
gether for anything that was for theil
benefit.
Mr.. Akesson of Cass was favorable
to the measure, as he felt that it would
do away with alleged unfair discrimina-
ton in towns where there were farm
ers' elevators, while Mr.. Burnett OF
Trail county, who has been engaged in
the farmers elevator business about
twelve years, held the same view of the
situation. Mr.. Dean of Grand Forks
also held this view.
Mr.. Sorlie of Trail felt that the
bill was in favor of the track buyer.
At the close of the discussion, Mr..
Price moved that the bill be re-commit-
ted from the committee to which it had
been originally referred, but his motion
was defeated on, rising vote. The
motion to report the bill favorab'! was
subsequently adopted.
There was also brief discussion OF
the bill proposed by R. A. Nestos of
Ward county. providing for the wide
open tax amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state. This. is the measure
by which all taxable property of a cer-
tain class is to be assessed at a certain
rate. Mr.. Frame Of Walsh county
asked 70 ran explanation of the bill,
which explanation was given by Mr..
Nestos. On the roll call Mr.. Frame
and Mr.. Kuhl asked to be excused from
voting, and they were excused
J. A. Englund's bill providing for the
construction CT railroad wyes was also
passed on its third reading. 1t is the
House Bill No. g. and gives the rail-
road commissioners discretionary pow
er in the matter of compelling the con-
struction of wyes at crossings.
Another bill passed by the house of
special interest was House Bill No. 80,
introduced by MIR. Christensen OF
Walsh county, providing for the ser,i-
nnual payment of real estate taxes.
The bill was passed without an emer-
gency clause. it having failed to re-
"eive two-thirds vote. Mr.. Hyland
of Ramsey county believed that efforts
should be made to revive the emer-
gency clause if possible.
Ten additional days are asked by the
special committee appointed to inspect