The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-09
Adopts Resolution Asking Con
gress to Adopt Susan B.
Anthony Amendment
MARTIN WOULD LICENSE
EVERYBODY UNDER SUN
Bill Places Fee on Gentle Art OF
Living Architects Required
to Register

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fective July 1, and having set under
way a constitutional amendment pro-
viding complete equality in the
course of few years, the senate yes
terday went one step further in unan'
imously adopting concurrent resolI-
ton introduced by the Womans suf-
frage committee, calling on the fed
eral congress to adopt the Susan ..
Anthony national suffrage amend
ment.
The Susan B. Anthony amendment,
extending to the women OF the Unit
ed States and it's territories and prov
inces full suffrage, would, if adouted
by congress, be submitted to the
states OF the Union as an amendment
! to the federal constitution.
In number Of states the local SUI
frage forces and the federal amend
ment" cohorts have not worked IN
harmony. The reverse has been true
in North Dakota, where the national
suffragists, the Women's Christian
Temperance union and other equal
ity" organizations worked shoulder to
shoulder with the Votes For Women
league for the victory won early in the
present session.
Tax EN- For Living.
The butcher, the baker and the can
dlestick maker to say nothing of the
doctor and the lawyer and the real
estate broker, would pay a license for
the gentle art of living if Senate Bill
244, introduced yesterday by Senator
Martin, should get by. The bill pro-
poses license tax for the privilege
of engaging in the business or pur-
suing the occupation or profession or
doing the act named" And the acts
named cover about everything under
the sun except getting born, married
or dying. The tax is based on the
revenue or receipts, as the case may
be, and really is an income tax in dis
guise.
Doctors, lawyers, state employees,
etc, are taxed $40 per annum for the
first 1000 income and $40 for each
additional thousand Contractors for
public works would be required to pay
tax of $100 if their business amount
ed to over $4,000 the year. lnsur-
ance agents would be required to pay
flat tax Of 500 the year, and loan
companies 5000 year. Auctioneers
would be asked $40, and moving pic
ture theatres $50 And it is not quite
true that no premium is placed on
dying. as the man who plants you
would be required to pay $40 the year
for the privilege. ~
The bill has gone to the committee
on ways and means, which seems
quite appropriate.
Fir Libraries.
S. B. PAS, introduced by Senator
Carey, is designed to facilitate the
organization of libraries in small
towns, villages and townships, pro-
viding that when $500 shall have been
subscribed and deposited in the hands
of the city treasurer, or $3.50 or more
with the village or township treas
ury, for a library, the city council
shall appropriate $500 for such libra
ry, or in the case of a village or town
ship 500 shall be appropriated, in
each case, without submitting the
question to the people. Esu ...,r
Other New Bills.
Other new senate bills are:
S. B. 245, Rowe-Providing for the
registration and licensing of archi-
tects.
S. b. 247, Rowe-Relating to the
compensation of juvenile commission.
ers.
S. B. 24S, Pendray-Relating to the
tax for county fairs.
S. B. 249-Relating to mechanics
liens.
Provides For Teacheraees.
A teacherage to school is what a
parsonage is to church. Senator
Wenstrom, in S. B. ESQ, empowers dis
trict school boards to build and equip
dwelling for teachers in the district,
to be known as teacherage, when
petitioned by majority of the voters
of the district.
State Superintendent of Public In.
struction N. c. Macdonald is an ar
dent advocate of teacherages as one
means of making the profession more
attractive to young people, who some.
times object to rural schools because
Of lack OF social advantages.
Cuts Down Interest Rate.
The senate yesterday passed Fl. B.
Is, defining the crime of usury, after
cutting down the contract rate from
10 to 9 per cent, and the legal rate to
Il 5. Several league members opposed
the reduction.
The senate also passed S. B. 100,
requiring railroad companies to install
and maintain stock scales in railroad
yards; S. B. 1877, legalizing Sunday
baseball; H. B. "a, making it unlawful
to misrepresent as to physical de-
fects, and S. B. 1872. providing for
new legislative apportionment, made
necessary by the division OF Morton
county and the creation of Grant.
H. B. 45, to prohibit the delivery
or negotiation OF note or check
taken in payment of the first premium
until after the policy has been delfv-
cred to the applicant, was deferred
one day.
Fight on Mostad Bill.
An interesting battle may be. ex.
pected today on Senator MOstad's full
crew bill, No. 79, which comes up
for third reading, after determined
effort yesterday to re-refer II to the
committee on railroads. The vote
yesterday was 8 70 a in favor Of i'm
mediate consideration OF the bill. II
one vote should change overnight, or
senator slip ana sDrain his resolu.
r. .sUsult today w01la - other
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