Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 1O.-By the
passage Of House Bill 4S In the senate
Saturday, the new freight rate bill for
North Dakota becomes one Of the
league measures now really enacted
and lacking only the governors sigma
nature in order to become law. That
1t will be promptly signed there APP
pears to be no doubt. In fact, the
measure appears to have had little OPP
position even from the minority men,
bers of the legislature. as was evil
denced by the fact of Its passage by
the senate without debate and with but
one dissenting vote. Eight senators
absent and not voting, left 40 votes to
be cast affirlnatively for the bill,
which is sufficient to render its emer-
gency clause effective, as it had al
ready been passed with the emergency
clause in the house.
This measure relates to freight rates
to be charged on within-state ship
ments only, and is designed to bring
the rates charged for carrying freight
within the boundaries of North Dakota
down to something like a parity with
the rates which Minnesota shippers
enjoy. That it will make the rates
considerably lower than shippers Of
either state can secure on shipments
crossing state boundaries is relied
upon to make it effective In developing
business within the state as against
that which will require shipments
from outside.
Senate o. k.'s Income Tax Bill.
The senate on Friday endorsed an
other important measure submitted by
the league, when s. B. 81 came up for
third reading and final passage. This
bill, the income tax measure, is de-
scribed by league writer's as one Of the
most important measures before the
present assembly; and considerable
feeling of elation is manifested in
league circles ut it's passage by the
corded in opposition to it. Two of the
upper house members who are counted
as OH the minority side swung over to
the majority in support of this bill.
The measure provides for the raising
of state revenue by taxation of the
incomes of persons, corporations and
joint stock companies; classifying and
graduating incomes for the purpose of
taxation; providing for exemptions
and deductions in certain cases; pre-
scribing methods of assessment and
collection of the tax, and the neces-
sary penalties for failure in compli-
ance with it's various provisions. AS
passed by the senate it carries the
emergency clause.
Some Interesting Measures Up.
Not few. highly interesting meas
ures have occupied the attention Of
one or the other of the two houses
during the past week, as well as of the
reading public which has been endeav-
oring to following the various move
lnents of the bodies in reference to
these bills. House Bill 66, the State
Enforcement leagues "anti-moonshine"
bill, is one of those to which consider
able interest has been attached, especi-
ally as member of the house OppOs-
ing the measure took occasion to intro
duce resolution making very sweep
ing charges against Rev. G. w. Fin
wall. an Enforcement league worker,
for alleged improper methods used in
an effort to enforce the passage Of the
bill. This resolution, introduced by
Representative Alberts, was referred
to the committee on state affairs,
which, it is pointed out, has much
work ahead of this, from which it may
be inferred that it Is difficult to Judge
when the resolution will be reported
back to the house.
House Passes can't. MoonShine" Bill.
An element of the special interest
attached to the consideration of III. B.
66-tlle measure above referred to
arises from the fact that the house on
Tuesday gave the measure exhaustive
consideration in committee of the
whole, and reported it back to the
house where it was ''killed" by the in
definite postponelnent route at the
regular session Wednesday afternoon
the vote against it standing 81 to 40
On the following afternoon, however
Notwithstanding the allegations made
against one of its hackers, the house
again had the bill up for cOnsidera'
tion, and this time it was passed by q
vote of g. to 80, and Is now ready fol
the consideration of the senate. The
bill makes it a crime to have in ones
possession any liquor or any ''still
worm, powder, tablet or other device
for the manufacture of such liquor,
and is believed to be one of the mos
effective measures known for enfOrc
ing the ''bone dry provisions of thu
prohibition law.
Highway Bond Sill withdrawn.
A bill recently introduced providing
for the bonding Of the state in thu
sum of 100000 for Improvement o
roads and highways was withdraw
by its sponsors early in the week
owing to the fact that it was found no
to come within the provisions Of TIN
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