The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-01
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REL II! RBt DOPE:
llysteriods Influence at Work in
Favor Of Legislation Appears
~ in the Senate
HOUSE RETURNS RURAL
CREDITS BILL, KILLED

An effort made by Senator Mclean,
chairman of the railroad committee,
to give Rate Expert James A little
OF the state railroad commission an
opportunity to be heard by the SEN
ate in executive session on House Bill
29S, establishing new class and COM
modify rates which, II is said, would
concentrate the jobbing business of
the state in Grand Forks, Fargo and
other border towns to the detriment
OF New Rockford, Minot, jamestown,
Bismarck Mandan, Dickinson and
similar growing wholesale centers,
was frustrated Wednesday afternoon
by league senator's, who insisted that
no hearing be held unless the author
6f the bill, Dupuis Of McHenry, and
all members OF the large lobby which
has been maintained at the capital in
favor of this bill, be heard at the same
time. This proposal involved the SEN
ate in All acrimonious discussion,
which ended with making House Bill
298 q special order for 3 o'clock this
afternoon, when the issues finally will
be fought out.
A notable feature Of 29S is that
none OF the railroad corporations have
shown any interest in it.
Their attitude was expressed by a
general freight agent this week.
I'VE should worry"
House Rejects Rural Credits
Among forty senate bills which the
House has indefinitely postponed, and
which were returned to the senate
Wednesday, was Senate Bill 4, prOvid-
ing for the establishment Of a state
system Of rural credits, in accord
unce with the will OF the people as
expressed at the last general election.
This measure was among the first to
pass the senate and among the first
senate bills to he rejected by the
house. .e
The senate reciprocated by return
Ing to the house thirty-seven house
bills which had lost out in the senate.
Among house bills indefinitely post
pQned was No. TAG. appropriating $15,-
s0e0, with which to finance all inyesti-
CATION of the terminal elevator, -four
pill and packing plant propositions,
- be made by a commission named
I by the governor. House Bill 299, Gre
ating revolving fund under DR.. Ladd
to be used IN providing an adequate
inspection OF cream shipped to mar
ket points, also was indefinitely post
p0ned In the senate. ILL.,,
House Bill 427. prohibiting the use
OF trading stamps. premiums or other
supposed misunderstanding schemes
In merchandising, Is not yet out OF
the bushes. 1t was reported for pass
age Wednesday. but at the same time
Senator Martin introduced resolutions
asking the attorney general to give
:, an opinion as to the constitutional
fly Of the measure. which is in doubt.
i. Implement Bill Lost
sssHouse Bill ais, prescribing an i'm
piled warranty in the sale Of agricul-
tafaltnla chinery. was laid away in the
senate after much discussion. dur
ing which Senator Cahill alleged that
buyers of threshing machines in his
district frequently had found that pa
pers signed as all innocent agreement
to buy constituted in reality bind
ing bill of sale. Senator Paulson in
sisted that implement men are as
honest as any other class; that there
was no need for the bill. and that the
best thing that could ever happen
to North Dakota would be to put it's
implement business on spot cash ba-
sis. The -xots aon the adoption OF the
minority report to pass the bill was