The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-12-11

Of Grand Forks had made certain
statements on the floor Of the house
was declared untrue in report of
the newspaper Investigating" COM
mittee, made to the house Saturday
afternoon.
Two Nonpartisans and an indepen-
dent member of the assembly con-
stituted the committee that called be-
fore it the correspondent who had
written the false statement. The Of
Tended assemblyman said that he had
no desire to enforce any restrictions
on the writer, except to show the
legislature that the league writer was
not correctly reporting the proceed
ings. ,
Semi-annual Payment Loses
A Recommendation of the governor
that has been reversed by the as
sembly is that for the semi-annual
payment of real estate taxes. The
bill was killed in the senate on Fri
day, but on Saturday reconsidera-
ton was moved by Senator G. =.
Drown, Lacquer. His proposition was
opposed on the floor of the senate by
Senator Ingerson, another Lacquer
who contended that by making half
Of the taxes delinquent in the fall of
the year, the farmers were being put
deeper into the position of being COM
PEELED to realize on their crop imme-
diately on threshing in the fall when
prices are lower.
The reconsideration was defeated,
and the bill has been finally put to
sleep so far as this session is con-
cerned.
Advisors of the governor who want
ed the semi-annual payment plan fav:
ored the proposition as means Of
breaking the brunt Of the tremend-
GUS tax the people Of the state face
under the "new day" laws and admin
istration of state affairs.
Buying Agent Power
S. B. SO, introduced Saturday by
the senate delayed bills" committee
would give to the buying agent of
the state board Of administration au-
thority to do the buying for all state
departments.
This measure would have the ef-
feet, if passed, of concentrating such
power into the hands of the agent
appointed by the board at the in
stance of Geo. Totten, chairman Of
the board.
Oil Tax Bill Passed
The senate on Saturday afternoon
passed S. B. 40, relating to licensing
ferries, which had its inception in 4
!! fight between Capt. I. P. Baker Of
Bismarck and sde Morton county
board Of commissioners over a Mis-
souri, river ferry license; S. B. AZ
empowering the industrial commits
sion to issue $4,000, 900 Of bonds fol
the home-building department; S. B
30 county aid for dairying in per.
mitting issuance Of bonds to make
loans to farmers purchasing cattle
S. B. Al, relating to notice Of the ex.
piration of the time for the redemp'
tion upon all mortgages and as.
signees of unsatisfied recorded mort.
cages; S. B. IS, relating to sites ot
property for taxation purposes; S
B. II, amending the oil tax law, ant
S. B. %, giving the state tax com
missioner the power to enforce tax col
lections where county officials fai
to make collections.
s. B. S, amending the motor vehicle
registration law; S. B. 33, providing
for an appropriation for the construc
ton of bridge across the Missouri
river by using the automobile fund
assigned for that purpose, were ais
passed by the senate
Inspection Department Doomed
The state pool hall inspection de
partment repeal bill was put througl
the house Saturday afternoon, with
out an emergency clause, and al
amendment, proposed by Representa-
tive Burtness, proposing that none,
in the fund be refunded to the poll
tical subdivisions from which the.
were collected, was voted down.
/! H. B. 40, requiring school treasur
ers to make financial reports to tn
Bank of North Dakota, was passe'
by the house.
S. B. %, increasing the compensa
tion of court stenographers, wa
passed by the house by a vote of s
to as, just one more than necessary
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