The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-07

WOULD LAND ON PALROLL


Senators Whitman of Grand Forks,
Hyland of Devils Lake and others
who objected to taking from the cities
and villages the taxes now accruing
from the licensing Of billiard halls,
garages, taxi.lines, etc, and the pour
ing of $4,000 to 100000 more into the
already enormous fund placed at the
disposal Of the attorney general, the
solid league majority in the senate
Thursday stood pat on Senate Bill
- and passed the measure. Whitman
said tho bill was designed to make a
job for two men. #
The bill is for an act to license, reg.
ulate and supervise the licensing and
inspection Of pool and billiard roms,
ball and pin alleys, dance halls, the
aires, moving picture shows, public
garages, places Of public meetings
and soft drink parlors. It places all
supervision of such establishments in
the hands of the attorney general and
turns over to him all revenue receiv.
ed from their licensing. The attorney
general is empowered to appoint two
state inspectors at, $1,000 per annum
and as many deputies as he may de-.
sire. ~ &1Ess
Burden on Wage Farmers.
Senator Whitman in opposing the
bill declared It was unjust to take
from the cities revenues derived from
these sources, inasmuch as the burden
Of policing and regulation must still
resi- with the cities. He declared the,
income thus lost must be made up
from the pockets Of city .dwellers,,
principally poor wage-earners. Every
city and village in the state, he de-
clared, already has ordinances cover.
ing the regulations of pool halls and!
other establishments severed by this
bill. ~ = NJ
He read messages from City Audi.
tor w. H. Alexander and Mayor H.
NJ. Wheeler Of Grand Forks protesting
the passage Of the bill. The city aud
itor of Grand Forks advised that the
city derived $1706 per apnum reve-'
nue. from this source. Hyland spoke
along similar lines, declaring himself
In favor of the bill as q whole, but
advising thatinsteAd OF taking this;
tax revenue from the cities and vii
lagos; the attorney general be given
a stranght appropriation for the en-
forcement Of the act. He! declared
Devils Lake would; lose $3.50 ~; q 5000.
persannum through this act. 4 and that
a bfilswlich hadsjust passed. the house
would deprive the city OF another ST.
$685. These measures, he asserted,
would make municipal taxation so
burdensonle that peOple-with average
means could not afford to own prop:
erty.z= 3.sil,Ss y
SAD SS;o Is!': st Y yI'is ~, ~.
gers office, he said, IS flooded viii
OF husbands whprThavent been hQme]
have lost as much as SIS In 'oileA sit-I
ting,Splaying penny. ante in the rear
rooms of billiard balls, conducted with
the. consent of pSker aying political
cvliques in control of village affairs.
He declared, too, that the pool hall
men of the state are demanding this
act for their own protection and the
elevation of their profession
Commenting on statement OF
Whitman to the effect that tho lat.
ter was with u farmer and was with
a farmer and was with the league on
several of its measures, Cahill said ne
was glad that whitman has about.
made up his mind to JON the league.
Doesn't " ant to Join.
I'm reply to the gentleman from
Grant" said Whitman, Il wish to say
that am sorry L cannot; Join the
leagne. Il believe in farmers organ !
izatf0ns, shut l don't believe in joining
an organization in which one man, or
a very few men, and some of these
men not even citizens of this state,
tell al 1.-The others what to do"
Senator Murphy wanted an amend,
mont exempting lodge rooms from the
provisions of the act. Senator Pen:
dray thought that would open the way