Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-02-19

both houses met in Joint session and
considered the repeating of all mill
taxes. Tho proposition was unani-
mously agreed to. On the PROPOSE
ton of authorizing the state board
of equalization to raise the value ap-
proximately 33 1-3 per cent from the
| present valuation of the state, or to
about $41O,O00,O0O, there was but
one vote against, and that was
changed later. The joint commit
| tees will offer concurrent resolu-
ton authorizing and directing the
state board of equalization to raise
the state valuation after 1t has been
equalizel between the different
counties. to point high enough to
take care of the present floating
| debt and to run the STATE for two
years.
The institutions of the state will
be given fixed appropriations in lieu
of the mill tax and special appro-
| priation in cases where needed to re-
imburse them for the scale-down
under the decision of the supreme
court.
New Congressional Districts.
Much interest is centered on the
two bills introduced by Representa-.
tives Haraldson and Morrison which
call for the redistricting of the
state-that is into congressional dis
tricts. The Haraldson bill leaves
the First district as it is with the
exception that it includes Griggs
county which is now in the Second
district. Population, 211,6G5; vote.
30.4S4.
The Second district is to include
Barnes. Stutsman. LaMoure, Dickey.
kidder, Logan, Mcintosh, Burleigh,
Emmons, Mercer. Oliver, Morton,
Dunn, Sioux, Stark, Hettinger,
Adams, Bowman, Billings and Slope.
Population, 1926; vote 1860.
The Third district is to include
Rolette. Pierce, Benson, Eddy, Fos-
ter, Wells. Sheridan, Bottineau,
McHenry, Mclean, Ward, Burke,
Renville, Mountrail, Divide, Will
liams and Mckenzie. Population,
1884; vote, 26,891.
Mr.. Morrison's bill provides that
the districts be composed of the fol-
lowing counties:
First-Pembina, Cavalier, Town
er, Rolette, Botineau, Renville,
Burke, Divide, Williams, Mountrail,
Ward. McHenry, Pierce, Benson,
Ramsey, Nelson and Walsh.
Second-Grand Forks, Trail,
Steele, Griggs, Foster, Wells, Sher-
ldan, Mclean, Barnes and Cass.
The Third district is to comprise
the balance of the counties. Meth
er bill is heartily received, and there
seems to be a feeling that they will
both be killed, as the present ar
rangement has proven quite salts
factory.
Oil Inspection Bill.
The oil inspection bill which has
been in the committee for some time
was brought up in the senate and
passed without a dissenting vote.
The old law which was recently in
valided by the supreme court and
which brought big revenue into the
state treasury will be followed by
this one providing it gets by the
House and Governor Hanna. This
one will not produce much profit to
the state, as it was the profit feature
in the old law which was its undo
ing. Under the proposed law the
chief inspector will be paid $4,000 a
year and his deputies salaries will
range from $50 to 500 per month,
according to the number of barrels
of oil inspected. Tests provided are
practically the same. The fee is
1-2 cents per barrel or less, fifty
gallons to make barrel. The bill
is now in the house committee.
ChirOpractor's Licenses.
While there does not seem to be
any opposition organized or single
handed, against the bill licensing
chiropractors, yet the bill is little
slow in getting through. When the
there were some suggestions mas
much as the bill was not clear
enough in its Technology ana
should be re-referred to some COM
mittee and rewritten in certain es-
sential points. Senator Englund
was unable to get the bill to vote.
Senator Rowe. physician, and
chairman of the committee in which
the bill had been lying, declared
that the medical profession was not
opposing the bill and he preferred
that it be sent to some other COM
mittee.. 1t was then sent to the COM
mittee on ways and means. Senat-
or Englund then secured suspen-
sion of the rules and put the bill to
vote when it carried with but 10
dissenting votes.
Enforcement Officer Bill.
The bill calling for the creation
of the office of enforcement COM
missioner, and which is being push
ed so vigorously by F. l.. Watkins.
the present enforcement league Of
ficer, caused quite discussion in
the house, but was finally passed
by standing vote. 1t is reported
that roll call may be called for in
a day or two, but this is hardly prob
able as there was safe majority at
the time the bill came up.
Trained Nurse Bill.
Senate Bill No. 4S, Rowe, provid-
ing for the examination, registration
and regulation of trained nurses in
the state was also much discussed.
Mr.. Ployhar moved to amend the bill
so that nurses training school