The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-10
HOUSE MARKING.
TINE; BEHIND IN
BIENNIAL GRIND
Nothing Doing in Lower Chamber
Until Fate Of Constitutional
Revision Is Settled
REPORT OF BUDGET BOARD
FRIDAY MAY OFFER THRILL
Joint Committee Will Ask for
Larger Sum Than Was Re-
quested Two Years Ago

The house, 80 far, at least, as the
league majority is concerned, Is mark
ing time, pending some compromise
with the senate which will permit the
Non-partisans to 60 forward with
their legislative program.
OF the league measures promised
tho people, positive action can be
taken at the present session on but
:three-terminal elevators, general
state hail insurance, and rural cred
its-for both OF which provision was
made 1t earlier assemblies, and for
whose present state Of advancement
the league can claim no credit.
The league can do nothing more
than start its amendments providing
for state.owned -four mills and state
owned packing plants, and no great
glory attaches to the launching Of
referenda which may heave to in some
alien port.
Lea que Does Little.
Therefore, aside from the merest
routine, the league has done practical
ly nothing in the house. Not sim
gle ultra league measure has been
submitted to date. There have come
in two administration measures rec
commended by Governor Frazier and
Attorney General LANCER, but the cur.
tain has not yet risen on the main
show, and there is nothing to indicate
just when it will do so.
LESS than half the usual number
of bills have been introduced in the
house; the assembly as whole is
less than half so well along with its
work as it was two years ago. Hopes
of a 3O-days' session, unless the league
members, facing deadlock, should
give up in disgust and go home, are
very dim. Unless the house begins
to show some speed, 1t is doubtful
whether the routine work can be
crowded into go days. .s
,~-.- 4<@s, Appropriations etli. - y -
Some little variety will~sbe offered
in the house Friday by the ANNUAL
report of the stae budget board. The
board will ask for more than it did
two years ago.; partly because of the
high cost of everything the state buys
and largely because the growth of the
last two years has been abnormal.
New buildings are needed by. insti-
tutiOns and there is one important
new institution to be provided for.
Insurance Bill. ,
Senator Martin today introduced a
bill carrying out in general the rec
OmmendatiOn of the state insurance
department providing that all fire in
surance rates may be reviewed by a
board consisting of commissioner Of
insurance, the governor and the at
tOrney general. Power is given to
set aside any rate it finds unjust and
order q refund to the insured.
There were only Ave bills introduc-
ed in the senate this afternoon. The
senate was in session only five min
utes.
Five Bills.
The bills introduced follow:
s. B. Observation-Disclosures fire
insurance rates. 'S"
s. B. 31-McLean-Compensating
livestock owners for stock dying from
glanders while in quarantine.
s.. E. 53-Drown-Enabling county
commissioners to submit to voters
question Of changing boundaries Of
any school district.
s. B. 32-MoLean-Fixing four.
year term of Office for all county Of
ficers and restricting sheriff and
treasurer to one term
8. B. 34-Englund- Relates to or
ganizatiOn Of state bank. Defines
ppowers of state banking board.
Contrary to expectations the suf-
frage measures were not reached.
Many suhragists were present. The
suffrage bills probably will come up
tomorrow.