The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-15
RELIEF URGED
FOR SETTLERS !.
! ON RESERVATION
House Adopts Resolution Asking
for National Legisla-
ton e,
THE COUNTY, SALARY BILL

The senate on Friday passed reso
luton introduced by Fred Mees O
Morton county, independent, urging
congress to pass laws which woule
extend the time for payment of entr!
fees and land fees by settlers on tn.
Standing Rock reservation who have
>been hard hit financially, because Of
losses sustained in livestock and. three
years of poor crops. 80 80.
The resolution was instigated by
James E. Campbell, Mandan, receiver
Of the United States land office al
Bismarck, who called attention to the
condition of the settlers who owe ap.
proximately $4,000. These home.
steaders have no funds with which
to meet the government payments
and are helpless as a result Of rul-
ings Of the U. S. Department of the
Y IntcfiaY.
Senator Mees urged that the fules
be suspended and that the joint reso-
!uticn be placed on final passage due
to the fact that thirty days only re-
main until the time when the govern
ment will cancel contracts. Senator's
Bowman, Liederbach and Ingerson in
sisted that the measure go to.the fed
eral relations committee, and pre-
vailed. The committee met during
recess of the senate and later passed
the resolution. r.,
The resolution adopted Thursday by
the house, introduced in that body
by Representative Watt of Cass
county, was received by the senate
and upon motion by Senator Bowman
was referred to the committee on
agriculture. E 4.- + ..,@
Wants Salary Schedule. +
A communication to Senator Gard
ner from the county officials of Nell
sen county urged that the legislature
take action to provide new schedule
on which to base county officers sals
aries. The communication cite3 that
while prices have dropped ,B5, per cent,
they are still S. per cent higher on
clothing and foodstuffs and other
commodities than before the war;
that while the remuneration for all
classes Of labor has been greatly in
creased the county officials are draw
ing the same pay they did nine years
ago.
The communications further cited
that \the commissioners of Nelson
county some time ago raised the
deputy officials from $50 to
$11O ia month; that the county Off
Gals themselves are in great need Of
an increase, and that ts make suit.
able increases, in the, case of Nelson
probably would amount to
$1.25/additional tax on each quarter
section. y II - - 4r
Fights System"
On the final passage of the Bakery
''steering committee" resolution car->
ried by a vote of l25t to 20 Senator
Bond declared:
Il believe this resolution was intro-
duced with the best of intentions but
it would develop into a
steering committee In the ten
years i nave UtGIl III CifC ICY 6loAat ulC
have always fought such system and
always shall vote against such bill"
Senator Stevens in explanation Of
his vote against the measure said:
II am opposed to any resolution
which contains the name of the Non
partisan league, the, Independent
Voters association. the Democratic OF
party or any other spe-
.ific term. We are here to legislate
FOR all Of the people regardless of
heir political affiliation. /
Senator Baird said: "The bill as
lrawn is in the nature of a steering
l object to the language
which is a direct insinuatfon against
he intention of the minority members
# this body" >
Senator Wenstrum, Lacquer, made
he clincher motion which precludes |,
he possibility Of the resolution being
up for reconsideration.
THOMPSON IS IN FORM