The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-05
NURSES BILL
IS KILLEDIN
LOWER HOUSE
Measure Provided for Raising
Educational Qualifications ,
For Training
INCOME TAX UP TODAY
Senate Will Vote on Measure
On~Which Close Division
] Is Expected
INCOME TAX UP TODAY

The senate bill raising the educa-
tional qualifications necessary for
girls to enter nurses training schools
was killed in the house of represent,
tatives Saturday afternoon by al
large vote.
The BILL which had passed the sem
ate easily, provided that girls enter
ing the training schools must have
at least seven night school credits
one short of two years high school
work. The present educational re-
quirement is an eight grade educa-
ton.
Rep. Patterson led the debate
against the measure, declaring it
would deprive many country girls
who haven't high school education
of an opportunity to make up this
lack in the hospital training school.
Rev Rabe, Stark county, insisted 1t
was all right for the training schools
themselves to establish such educa-
tional qualifications but he did not
think it the province of the egisla-
ture..
Rep. Anderson, Burleigh, member
of subcommittee which made an
investigation for the public healt:
committee. said that he was informed
but two hospital training schools in
the state did not now require as
qualification for training two years
high school work, and one hospital
required a full high school education.
The vote on the measure was %
"ayes" to SO "noes," with sevent alb:
sent.
The Craig bill, requiring hotels to
equip rooms with locks which cam
not be opeped from the outside,
bill prompted by the GUNNER case in
Fargo, advanced toward passage on
committee report, and was slated Tor
passage today. The bill would re-
quire hotels to go equip themselves
in three months.
Creamery Bill Up.
The bill liquidating the Werner eX
pcrimenta1 creamery was also slated
for passage today. Little opposition
developed in adopting the commit
tee report, and it was expected to
pass. The bill provided heavy peR
alties for person driving a car
while under She influence of intoxi-
eating liquor also was expected to
pass. This bill contains maximum
Imprisonment penalty of one yeal,
and a Judge may when suspending =
prison sentence provide the defend
ant cannot drive an automobile for
"a period of two years.
Rep. Jackson, Ramsey county, OBJ
jecting to his name being on the res
olution mem0rializing Congress Ia
aid the wheat farmer, asked that it
be withdrawn, but the request was
refused. He declared that he did no.
want to be author of the bill as it
was amended in the senate.
Rep, Weld of Wells county ard
Rep. ]. L. Hart presented a resoll-
ton of respect to the. memory Of
j. F. Wake. formerly representative
from the Thirty-third district, which
was adopted by a rising vote. \
Urges Four-Year Terms. a
Four-year terms for elective state
officials are provided for in a Joint
resolution introduced in the senate
byP. 0. Thorson of Grand Forks. Ii
provides for the submission Of a con-
stitutional amendment lengtheninc
terms to the voters of the state
Neither the governor, nor the state
treasurer would be eligible for mors
than one term under the proposed
law.
Several important, bills dealing
with the banking situation were also
introduced during the senate SEES
sion Saturday afternoon. One grout
of four bills was put in by Senator
Kretschmar, Independent, Of McIn
tosh county. Among other thing:
they give the state banking boare
and guaranty fund commission the
right to investigate the prospects Of
success for the proposed new Tanks
and to exercise their Giscretionar,
powers in the matter of granting
charters. Ehe bills further sprovids
that no holder of bank stock shall
be exempt from assessment thereon
This part of the proposed law is aim
ed especially at nonresident stock
holders. The bill giving the supreme
court original jurisdiction in thu
matter of receiverships, and liquida
tions Of insolvent banks, and Great
ing the ocffie of supreme court com
missioner to act in such matters wa
also introduced this afternoon D!
Senator Walter Bond, chairman, ant
the other majority members Of tn
committee on banks and banking.
Income Tax Bill Up.
Two important bills were on tn
calendar to come up for third read
ing and final passage today. The.
were Senator Thorsons S. B. 81, tn
come tax law; and S. B. 1862, which
would provide the machinery for tn
merger or consolidation Of banks. ]
: fight along party lines as to the forr
in which the first named is to b
passed is expected.
Among the house bills passed b.
the senate was Rep. Percy Trub
shaw's bill which extends the recall
law. to cities operating under tn
mayor and councoil form Of govern
ment and to park boards. Senat
!, Bill 80 which was passed, extends t
villages the right now possessed y
cites to issue bonds for the eres
ton Of audito1iums. public baths
etc. 49,
OF Importance to members OF &C
operative associations is senate BIZ
1859. under the terms Of which thei
constitutions and bylaws may b
amended by majority vote Of tn