Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-07
EVENING EDITION.
(By Stan Correspondent

bismarck. N. D., Mar. THE North
Dakota legislative assembly closed, ID
It began, in a deadlock.
The results OF this condition. which
has continued all through the session,
snows plainly in the legislation pass,
ed and not passed.
FOR example, not only laws, direct
ly2beartng on the political situation but
ALSO on any others which have any in
killed.
sof the bills brought in by Independ.
ents as strictly party measures, n
y was passed, and that in q greatly
nodihed form. House Bill 212, as
nnally passed simply legalizes the pres
ent situation in the state as regards
the, deposit Of public funds. by permit
uns h funds Of political. subdivis-
IONS to be deposited in state or nation
al banks or the Bank Of North Dakota.
This is practically a re-enactment in
statutory form Of the initiated law
regarding deposits, passed at the gem
eral election last November.
Senate Killed Tax Bill
Among the notable failures Of he
session was the effort to secure radi-
cal, changes in. the tax laws of the.
state. The bill reclassifying property
Tor taxation purposes passed the. house
but was killed in the senate An e.
1orf to change the income tax law
also failed.
The only important changes effect
ed as far as the general tax laws were
concerned was the reduction of ex-
emptions OF homes from $1,000 to
$500, and an adoption of somewhat
more liberal policy regarding the tax
levying powers Of cities and other
political subdivisions of the state.-
= Good roads legislation which was
strongly talked before the session
commenced. n during its early days,
also failed to materialize. The chief
bill. on this point was he concurrent
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment and bond issue along the lines
of, the Babcock plan in Minnesota.
This received but luke warm support
utmost quarters, however, and failed
OF passage. The general sentiment
seemed to be That financial conditions
at the present time would not permit
large expenditures for highway
work.
Foresaw Political Battles
Efforts to, secure ,reapportionment of
legislative representation which had
been expected, failed to materialize,
as both parties realized that any such
attempt would be. fought out along
political lines, and that the existing
dead lock between the house and SEN
ate would effectively block any action
Contrary to the general expectation
before the session began SUMMARY
/, laws of various Kinds have been prom.
inently in the foreground throughout
The most important Of these. was
House Bill 5, which puts the state
law In line with the federal prohibi-
ton law and has other drastic fea.
lures designed to meet LOCAL condi-
tons in North Dakota.
Other laws the same kind which
passed were those putting extra teeth
in the state ,anti-cigarette law and
the bill prohibiting smoking in public
dining rooms.
Two measures of this class, the bill.
providing for the reward Of Officers
captured automobiles containing
liquor with half Of the proceeds Of the
rale-Sof the auto, and the bill estab.
fishing a censorship Of moving pic.
Bill Thought Lemke Aid Passed
Another. measure which is. ostensi,
bly, to strengthen the law enforcement
foress but is felt by many independ.
entSEao be"designed to- uildsup q pc.
litical machine for VIM. Lemke wa.
- passed. This was Senate Bill 10, ex
tending the powers Of the state Hcens
ing department. II Z
A .seto 81 bills drawn up. with III.
approval OF the American Legio1
which included an increase in tn.
tax for payment Of the soldiers bonus
protection of the Legion insignia, etc.
went through practically without OPP.
position. \ - b Z.
The organized labor. 1orces Of til,
state were successful in passing thu
larger part Of the program which the,
demanded; although several modifica.
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