The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-11
ANTI-SCHO0L
DANCING BILL
INTRODUCED
Measure Would Forbid Use of
Public School Buildings
For This Purpose
OTHER BILLS PUT IN

Dancing in the schools, VIII ch was
the subject recently of rather
heated meeting before the city
school board, would be forbidden in
a bill introduced in the house of
Representatives by Representatives
Halcrow and Hemple. The bill makes
it unlawful to dance in any publ C
school building.
The bill declares: "Whereas an
emergency exists n that dancing is
no part Of the public school curric-
ulum that many taxpayers and pa
irons arc opposed to their children
dancing for moral and consc entious
reasons; that public school dancing
induces, tempts and brings pressure
upon such children to dance to-the
chagrin Of parents; and IS an eff
fort to secure the dance at public
expense, this act shall take effect
and be in full force after its pas
sage" The bill was referred to the
temperance committee of VIII ch Mr..
Halcrow is chirman.
Another bill introduced in the
house by Reps. Heaton and Burk-
hart would give the states attorney
broader and more definite power to
cite anyone for contempt of court
who failed to answer questions con-
corning law violations when sub
poened and put under oath by the
states attorney. THIS bill also pro-
vides that mo person shall be ex-
cused from testifying because his
testimony might ;ncriminate himself.
However, such testimony given by
any witness shall not be used against
such witness in any case"
A third bill, offered by Rep. Carr
of Stutsman county, would repeal
the conclliation law passed at the
last session.
Both the senate and house ad-
journed early yesterday afternoon.
The senate received the bill of Sem
ators Sperry and Mccoy providing
making it unlawful for any organi-
zatiOn to appear out-of-doors with
hooded-foverings which would pre-
vent one from being recognized. This
is known as an anti-Ku Klux Klan
bill.
Both the house and senate were
in session but short time yester-
day afternoon adjourning to 60 to
Mandan to the imm grafton associa-
tion meeting.
McCOy's Views
"We don't want conditions in
North Dakota to become such that a
man must carry p stol to be SAFE"
said Sen. j. H. Mccoy of Richland
county this afternoon explaining a
bill introduced in the senate, evil
IDENTIFY aimed at curbing possible ac-
tivit'es of the Ku Klux Klan.
81 am not interested an any re-
ligious controversy but l regard this
bill as necessary in view of the way
cond tions are developing" said SEN
ator Mccoy.
An important concurrent resolu-
ton was introduced in the senate
today by Sen. Rusch of Cass. 1t calls
on the state guaranty fund commits
sion to furnish to each of the houses
of the legislature report showing
the condition of the guaranty fund,
the manner of it's administrat on.
the condition of closed banks in the
state, the relat We amount of the
available fund and the liabilities of
the closed banks, and such other de-
tails and informal on as are likely
to be of interest to either the legis-
lature or the public.
In the preamble to his resolut' on,
Sen. Rusch sets forth that a general
feeling exists that there is not suf-
fic'ent understand; ;ng Of the situa-
ton Of the closed banks and the
guaranty fund, and that it is, the
belief Of the members Of the lepis-
lature that full information should
be available in order that the law
be strengthened where needed.
Introduction Of the resolution was
prompted it is understood by q
statement made Tuesday night be-
fore the committees on taxes ana
tax laws Of both the house and SEN
ate to the effect that the, guaranty
fund comm :ssion at the present time
had only some 100000 cash and
that its liabilities through closed
banks were four million dollars OF
more.