The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-02-18
BILLS TO AID
WHEAT POOLING
PASS IN HOUSE
Measure Said to Have Been
Asked by Farm Bureau
Get Support
KILL MORTGAGE BILL
House Majority Takes Position
Credit of State Must Not
BE Impaired

duced TO AID the Farm bureau plan
of pooling grain for selling passed
the house late yesterday without
great opposition. g.. 5
The bills are house bills Nos. 100
and 191. The purpose. Of the bills,
according to Representative Roy
Johnson, as told the house, was to
permit the waivings Of certain re-
Quirements under the grain grading
act to permit the operation of the
pooling plan. The maximum charge
for storage Of wheat would be in
creased. 1t was explained by Repre-
sentative Sagen that If the pooling
should grow to a considerable extent
the elevators would become mere
storehouses, losing part Of their
present revenues, and the increase
in the storage maximum, In the dis
cretion Of the state inspector, would
compensate them for the loss.
Among the other bills passed was
one providing for the appointment Of
commission Of two representatives
and one senator to visit the petrified
forest in the Bad Lands in Billings
county and report to congress on the
desirability Of the section for a ma
tional park. The speaker voted AYE"
with the mental reservation that ne
would name as the house members
the two representatives living near
est the section, to reduce the neces-
sary expense. The bill carried n
appropriation of $500. ~, ..
Extended Debate. s,
There was extended debate during
the discussion of house bill No. 1871.
which would extend the time allowed
for redemption of mortgages from
one to two years. There were two re-
ports, the majority and minority,
from the judiciary committee, and
the bill was killed.
In discussing the bill Representa-
tive Starke declared that it was the
opinion Of those members Of the COM
mittee who opposed the bill that the
act could not affect mortgages now
of record-the real purpose for whicn
the bill was introduced.
1T can affect only future mort
cages" he said. 1T couldn't reach
the people it is intended to help. We
who opposed the bill felt that moth
ing ought to- be done which might
impair the credit of the state, ana
make it more difficult then it is now
for the farmer to obtain, money
Representative Hempel, Nonparti-
san, author Of the bill, declared he
believed It would not affect credit
and would bring relief in the future
Speaker Twitchell declared that "if
you pass this you will drive half TIE
money out OF the state. This bill
was killed two years ago in a Non
partisan caucus because they knew
that II 1t was passed It would drive
money out of the state"
The house was In session at one
o'clock again today, It being the ef-
fort of the house to clean up its largs
volume of business AZ rapidly as pos
sible. House bills mustlbe out Of the
house and into the senate by the end
of the fiftieth day Of the session, in
stead stead Of e the forty-fift99 day. as previ-
ously stated .
Disposition Of Bills.
The following bills were on third
reading and final passage:>
II. B. 2O2-Abolishing the office Of
school district treasurer, transferring
duties to the, county treasurer, effec-
tive Jan. 1, 1874 Defeated, so to 60.
II. B. 92-Appropriating $500 for
expenses of three legislators to visit
site. of proposed Roosevelt Nationa!
park, and make report to congress.
Passed, 70 to "a.
II. B. 191-Permitting inspector of
grades, weights and measures to
waive certain requirements to aid
Farm Bureau pool selling plan.
Passed, 50 to 40.
H. B. Companion bill to 191,
permitting higher sum TO be levied
for storage Of grain, it being held
that rate of storage must be increas-
ed il Farm Bureau should take over
selling of grain to large extent
through pooling. Passed, 100 to 8.
II. B. 183-Changing school trans
portation law making transportation
distance" for transporting school
children from minimum of 2 Ia to
2 IL miles. Passed, 102 to 5.
The following bills were killed be-
fore third reading:
H. B. 73-Regarding pay Of cleo
ton officials. ..
H. B. 96-Providing polls shall be
open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. M, the time
to be increased by county commits
sioners in certain cases at their dis
cretiOn.
H. 8. 194--Repealing law relating
to attorneys fees and sheriff's fees
on foreclosure of liens and mort
cages by advertisement. -.
H. B. 121-Permitting issuance of
licenses to insurance agents of other
states to do business in North Dakota
from states having reciprocal laws.
II. B. S3-Providing there shall be
no penalty or interest collected uron
any real property for year 1920 until
Nov. 1, 1921. U.-,.
H. B. 1S1-Increasing time for re-
demption of real estate mortgages.
H. B. 1S4-Prohibiting county CON-
missioners from making contract OK
ceeding $1,000 except on unanimous
vote. .... ss,