The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-03-05

1t was SOL o'clock this morning
when the 18th legislative assembly re-
cessed three hours to adjourn sine
die. Officially the session expired at
midnight, but the clock was turned
back. ~
The closing night Of the session,
always attended by unusual incidents,
was sensational last night in its fist
fights, bitter debates, long confer4
ences over bills and was accompanied
by: the usual hilarity of singing Of
songs. The ink wells were removed
from the solons desks early in the
evening by some employees who have
seen last nights in the legislature in
previous sessions"
Many important measures were ell
acted before the assembly ceased its
lab0rs. ..t,-
Important Measures:s0
AmonQ them were: ' gnj4 -
Senate bill No. rs, the general bud
get bill, carrying appropriations Of
about $s,2oo,o 900 for the two years be-
ginning next July I.
House bill No. rs, reducing the ex-
emption from taxation on residence
property and OH farm implements and
machinery from $1,000 to $500, and
Iiniting the tax Ievies Of political sub
divisions in any one year to the aver
age amount raised during the years
1918, 1919 and 1920, permitting the
calling Of a special election to increase
the amount not more than Is per cent
and permitting the amount to be in
creased 80 per cent by school dis.
tricts without special election.
House bill No. zoe, providing a per.
SON serving a life sentence for first
degree murder may not be pardoned
before serving one.haIf Of his normal
expectancy Of life, except where par.
don board views him innocent.
Senate bill No. 163-For consti.
tutionaI amendment fixing legislators
salaries at $1,000 for two years.
Senate bill No. 1@Re-enactsng
present state pool hall license law
and permitting employment' OF add'-
tionai Inspector ,aivjn0 them police
powers and allowing, appointment OF
unlimited number OF ivesti0ators to
enforce laws. .,
Senate bill No. -4s-Providing for
classification Of acre property for tax
alton.
Senate bill No. 172-Fixing salaries
Of county officials, increasing mini.
mum to $500 and maximum to $4,000.
House bill No. 212-As amended by
senate, creating public repositories.
allowing Bank Of North Dakota to be
depository. J !.
House bill No. 71-Providing II real
estate taxes are not paid March I
only one.half becomes delinquent be.
fore October. ~
Defeat Of appropriation to pay for
Bishop, 1rssn,an Audit report made
after Nov. 2, for which public subscrip-
ton was taken.
Aopropriatina $4,000 to continue
Immigration Department work.
Appropriation Bill. -
The appropriation bill was not, as IS
usual the last bill acted on, but it
was one of the last. The differences
between the senate and house were
settled in conference committee after
house consideration, and the reports
were adopted in manner satisfactory
tn maiorities in both bodies, ana
without little dissent
The appropriation bill intro
duced in the senate carried approprl-
:ations of $8;6O0,0OO for two years: AS
the bill left the senate it carried aoouI
s8.SO0,OOO. AS the house passed II,
the bill carried about 81, ,ooO,ooV anu
as it was finally adopted it carried
nearly $s,2OO,OO0, it was said, altnouen
accurate figures were not obtalnaDle;
The conference committee settlea
the difference over the educational IN
stitutions with but few changes. A
new law building was provided Tor
the University of North Dakota at
Grand Forks, 100000 gymnasium au.
thorized for the Valley City Normal
and 100000 wing authorized for the
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