The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-27
M0RTGAGEB BILL
ISPASSED BY
LOWER HOUSE
Hard Fight Over Crop Mort
gage Measure Results in
Narrow Victory
CITY PLANNING O. KID
Bill Also to Permit Cities of
1850 or Over to Create
Zones Passed

The house of representatives yes
terday afternoon passed bill which
opponents declared would put thou
sands of farmers in the state out of
business and wnich proponents of
the bill declared would put hope and
encouragement into thousands of
and save for them a part Of the
fruits Of their labor.
-$ It was house bill No. l. which has
been fought over several times. AS
passed the bill excepts one-third in
terest' in any crop from a crop mort
gage, except as to land sale or rental
contracts, seed, thresher and labor
liens, but provides the exemption
shall not be more than $1,000. The
vote was 81 to 81, with five absent.
II am farmer, and have been on
q farmer in this state for 40 years,
"Rep. Watt, Cass county, said in
the first speech on the bill. II am
for any measure for the benefit of
the farmer, but / am against this
because l think it will do the farm
er harm.
II am against the bill for three
reasons, first because the farmer
needs all the credit he can get and
this will take it away; second, be-
cause the farmer is capable of hand
ling his own affairs; third, because
l am not satisfied if you exempt one
third of the crop that it excmpts
this portion from any other execu-
ton"
Rep. Maddox, Mountail, support
ing the bill said "this seems to be
another difference in viewpoint be-
tween the farmers of the eastern
and western part of the state. 1t
is temporary measure Of relief for
the farmer. We want the farmers
Of the western part of the state to
put in crops next year, and we want
him to have some equity in it,"
Rep. Twitchell, Cass, opposed the
bill, because, he said, 81 can see it
will put thousands Of farmers out of
business"
Rep. Orange, stutsman, opposing
the bill, said II have farmed all my
life, but / believe that if this bill
is passed the poor farmer might as
well kiss himself goodbye"
Rep. Vogel, Mclean, for the bill,
declared that the measure would
help some in the western part of the
state, and that it was aimed to give
the farmer an opportunity to con-
duct his own affairs, rather than
having some creditor buying his
shoes, seed and clothing for him.
The city planning and city zon-
ing bills, applying only to Grand
Forks and Fargo through amend
lnents providing the measures shall
be applicable to cities of 1850 po-
pulation or over, were passed by
the house with little discussion and
little dissent. Both bills were in
troduced by Rep. Jardine, Cass
county.
City Bills Pass
House bill No. 8, which passed 95
TO 3, gives city commissions power
to regulate the size and location of !
buildings in zones which may be es-
sablished in city, the restrictions
70 be applied to be "to promote the
public health, general welfare of |
The city, or to prevent dangerous
traffic congestion.
Z House bill No. % provides a city
commission may be created
and provides it shall be the "the
iuty Of the commission to collect
lata and keep itself informed as to
The best practice and the advance
nent made generally, in the art of !
City Planning, to the end that it
nay be qualified to act on matters
that affect the present and future
movement of traffic. the convenience,
The safety Of persons and property,
the health, the recreation and the
general welfare and amenities and
I'll other needs OF the city, waich
IRE dependent upon the City Plan"
The vote was 105 to o.
Rep. Twichell, explaining the
MEASURE. said that an experiment
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