The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-21
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cause more equitable division
affording to population based on
the last census, and protests by
Nonpartisans that it was purely a
political move designed to give
their opponents control of both
houses of the Legislature two years
from now.
| The bill makes the following
changes: Makes two legislative
districts out of Stutsman county,
giving that county two senator's;
combines Grant and Sioux coun-
ties in one legislative district; TAX
ing Sioux from Hettinger and
Adams; makes one district of
Sheridan and Kidder, the former
being one district at the present
and the latter being combined with
Emmons; makes Emmons one dis
trlct, takes one representative
from Bottineau county and gives
one more to Morton county.
! The first bill on which argument
arose in the senate was senate bill
"A which creates three man high
way commission in conformity
. with the federal aid plan. After
a number Of amendments to the
bill had been offered chiefly from
Nonpartisan League sources it was
passed by vote of 30 to 18. The
vote was not along party lines.
Married Women Bar
The senator's INDUCED in cNnsid-
cradle horse play over Senator
! Martins bill to bar married wo-
men from holding positions with
the state and then passed the bill
and applied the clincher motion to
it. There are grave doubts regard
ing the constitutionality of the
measure, and it will probably find
the Shedding in the house rough.
The bill taking away from the
governor the right to remove pub
lie officials was passed practically
without opposition.
The same was true of Senator
Bonds joint resolution for the sub
mission to the people of a consti-
tutional amendment to permit the
issuance of bonds up to seven and
a half million dollars to take care
of the obligations of the state
guaranty fund Immediately.
Dirt Farmer Law Stays
1t was on Senator Hamilton's
bill to repeal the initiated law
which provided that the Bank of
North Dakota might make loans
only to farmers actually residing
on their farms that the political
clash came. Senator Levang, Non
partisan claimed that the farmers
had been deceived voting for the
measure. "That is news to me-
said Senator Eastgatc. 81 thought
the farmers could never be mis-
taken.
| The bill was killed 26 to 81 al
though again the vote was not
strictly along party lines.
Work Rapidly
The senate worked rapidly
through the day session yesterday
passing 81 bills and killing four
more. Senator Frank Ployhar
presided during a large part of the
session while Lieutenant Governor
Hyland was checking up on the
condition of the senate calendar.
The administration bill revising
the state election law was given
final passage by the senate accept
ing the house amendments. League
senators made strenuous fight to
have further consideration of the
measure postponed but the indie
pendents had on their working
clothes and it went through flying
with Senator Martin of Morton
voting with the Independents.
Two bills dealing with the
gauanty fund commission were
killed by number of Independents
uniting with the league minority
in both cases. They were Senate
bill 271, which would have given
the guaranty fund commission dis
cretionary power in connection