The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-23
COMMITTEES
RUSH WORK IN
STATE SENATE
Expect at Least TwO-Thirds
of the House Bills to be
Disposed OF This Week
II Oh ID EX Err is f S

Forty-five bills are reported in
for passage by COMMITTEES of the
senate at the session yesterday aft
crnoon and were placed upon the
calendar for third reading and final
passage.
Committees continued work last
night, and were on the job this
morning with the result it is ex-
pccted that by the time the session
opens this afternoon committee ac
ton will have been taken on two
thirds of the measures which tn
senate must act on during the seven
working days which remain of the
legislative session.
The senate committee on states af-
fairs reported in for passage House
Bill 305, the administration measure
for an increase in the real estate
bond issue of the Bank of North Da-
kota. The original bill called for an
issue of fifteen million dollars, but
after conference with the COVER
nor and attorney general the COM
mittec amended the bill to make the
limit twenty-five million, and as 50
amended the bill is now on the sem
ate calendar for passage.
The bill to make the soldiers
bonus more promptly payable was one
of those which was reported in for
passage today. 1t is not amended
in the committee report.
>. Urge Election Bill
House Bill 2S2, one of the three
companion bills passed by the house
for the revision of the present cleo
ton laws, was recommended for
passage in the senate by the COM
mittee on elections, and the report
was accepted without opposition
from the Nonpartisan league sena-
tors.
There was no opposition to the
recommending for passage of House
Bill AS, which provides for the IL
quotation of the defunct state cream
cry at Werner. Other measures re.
ported in were several amending the
Workmens' compensation act in min
or particulars, and several routine
appropriation bills.
Senator Gross Of Grant county to-
day introduced concurrent resolu-
ton to memorabilia congress to sta
bilize prices by the enactment OF
Legislation to attach definite ra-
ton to values based on wheat, cot
ton or some similar standard. The
resolution as referred to the cora
mittee on judiciary.
The senate also adopted con-
current resolution expressing regret
over the death of the late Ole Axvig
of Milton.
Pay Tribute
During the first hour of the SEES
sion yesterday afternoon exercises
we're held by the senate in honor of
"ashington's Birthday. Senator l..
(. Baird presided, and addresses
we're given by Senator w. d. Lynch
of LaMoure, and l.. F. Crawford, Sc
cretary of the North Dakota Indus
rial commission.
Senator Lynch stressed the I'M
Dortance of clnging to the ideals
which animated Washington, and
hose who fought and worked with
aim. I'VE must go and perpet-
Iate these ideals" he said. "The in
stitutions of this country were not
made by US, they were here before
US, it is for us to perpetuate them
by the laws we make, the work we
do, and the lives we live"
Mr.. Crawford spoke ON "Washing-
ton as a business man." He called
attention to the fact that Washing
ton, at the time he was called to
the command of the American Army
during the revolution was probably
the wealthiest man in the colonies. |
This fact was largely responsible |
for the choice falling upon him. and
1t enabled him to be far more use
full than would otherwise have been
the case.
Such facts as these were we'll to !
bear in mind at the present day Mr..
Crawford said, on account of the