The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-27
For Historical BUILDING

building passed the senate without a
dissenting vote after Senator McCar-
ten had explained its purposes. Sem
atOr Ettestad asked for information as
to what the building was intended for,
and Senator McCarten stated it was
for the State Historical society to
provide a suitable place to house the
relics and historical records Of the
state.
Some Amendments Are Made
Notifications were made in a num-
Der Of enacted measures before they
were given the vote by which they
achieved final passage. One of these
was the income tax bill, in which an
amendment was finally inserted ex-
empting the incomes Of life insurance
companies from the provisions of the
bill. An earlier amendment had also
been made to this bill, exempting
Incomes from farm mortgages; the
purposes of the two amendments, it is
claimed, being to avoid an artificial
encouragement of investments in
North Dakota along lines which it is
desired should be continued with the
fewest possible ha%ndicaps.
Bonding Bill Is Amended
The senate has amended the meas
ure under consideration in reference
to the state bonding law, in several
ways which it is claimed will make
the law more workable. This is the
law under which the state furnishes
| Sl1IntV bonds fn, ,,,,11;n ~{f;n;nl, 0,I
any of the subdivisions thereof. Under
the terms of the new measure all
public officials shall be bonded under
the state law automatically without
the issue of any individual action by
the commissioners. 1t Is made the duty
OF certain officers to notify the state
bonding department of the election
and qualification of officers required
by law to be bonded. Officials who
desire to do S % may procure Il per-
sonal or outside surety bond, but the
cost is not to be paid from public
funds.
Hail Bill Provisions
The hail insurance bill as finally
passed provides that a fiat tax Of
three cents per acre shall be assessed
against all tillable land in the state
for the purpose of affOrding IL basis
for the state hail insurance fund.
Farmers have the option of insuring
or not, and those who insure will pay
n further tax upon the acreage in
sured. The 3-cent tax is expected to
pay the cost of operation of the de-
partment up to al amount not. to ex-
coed $50,OOO per annum, and all sums
raised in excess Of this amount may
he converted into the sinking fund Of
the department. The actual indemn-
ity cost of the insurance is to be paid
by taxation up0n the cropped lands
benefited.
Rights Of Search Eliminated
In H. h. G6. the moonshine bill,
the provision that would give to Off
GERS the power to enter homes and
make searches without the issuance
of a warrant, has been eliminated.
Inheritance Tax Amended
An amendment in the Inheritance
tax bill adopted by the joint taxes
committee eXemDts from taxation up
to $1,000 moneys going to children
or parents of the deceased.
II. 3. 177 Laid to Rest
There was considerable rejoicing
in certain portions of the state when
House Bill No. 1T, providing a sep
arate status for the taxation of pub
lie utilities, was indefinitely p%OstpOn-
ed upon recommendation of the Joint
committee on taxation. This bill pro-
| vided for the diversion of all revenues
derived from the taxation of public
utilities from local funds to the re-
quirements of the state. Under it's
provisions the promoters of the meas
ure hoped to raise about four million
dollars 81 year toward defraying the
expenses of the states administration.
Child Labor Bill Killed
Senate Bill 166, making changes in
the existing laws of the state as re-
lating to child labor in North Dakota
was defeated by the upped house after
a hot debate lasting almost an hour.
Several of the members insisted that
the measure as proposed and amended
Nv " SiNV Nv lt any DCIlCl SlIlIu
labor law than exists at the present
time, while others argued that the
proposed measure was a stepping
stone to a child labor law that would
be workable and effective.
Foreign Language Bill Is Killed
The house spent three hours Tues
day in Il fight over House Bill No.
96, known as the foreign language bill,
and as a result of the debate the
bill was killed. The measure proposed
to eliminate instruction in foreign
languages from public and %parochial
schools.
Fight on chiropratic Bill
H. b. 176, which had been up in
the senate on Wednesday and failed
of passage because of a lack Of the
necessary majority vote, was recalled
on motion of Senator MsCarten, who
voted against the measure the first
time I'm. One Of the most intaroStino