The Bismarck tribune., 1923-01-20
R0ADPROGRAM
LAID BEFORE
STATESENATE
Bill for Constitutional Amend
ment and Two Companion
Bills Prepared
WAREHOUSES; PLANNED
Senator Hamilton Introduces
Bill to Establish Farm
Bonded Warehouses

Introduction of 10 bills, several OF
them of considerable Importance,
passage of Senator Walter Bonds
bill to regulate interest payment by
borrower from the university and
school lands funds, and receipt Of
the report of the state guaranty fund
commission were the high lights OF
the session of the North Dako ota SEN
ate yesterday afternoon.
The guaranty fund commissions
repOrt was not read but was present
ed to the secretary Of the senate, and
will appear in the senate journal
Included among the measures in
troduced were three companion bills
introduced by Senator Leroy Baird of
Stark county. The object of the mea-
sures is to create new state highway
commission which will be satisfact-
ory to the federal government in con-
nection with the distribution of fed
eral road aid.
Roads Program In
One of the measures is concur
rent resolution calling for the sub
mission to the people Of the state as
constitutional amendment creating
the commission. Of the other two
one provides for the creation of the
commission by statute and gives it
authority over the state road system,
and the other provides for the finan-
cling of the states road work through
the collection of auto license fees.
Under the plan outlined in Senator
Baird's bills the highway commis ission
would consist of three members ap-
pointed by the governor with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate for
six year terms. The members would
be paid $40 per day when actually
engaged in the discharge of their du-
ties. All three bills are fathered by
the North Dakota Good Roads ass6.
citation.
Another important measure intro
duced today was s. B. Al put in by
Senator Hamilton of McHenry coun-
.ty 1t provides for the establishment
OF system of bonded warehouses on
farms and for the issuance of stor-
age tickets for grain stored in the
same.
Senator Porter Of Cavalier county
introduced two companion measures
advocated by the North Dakota state
press association.
One requires that before any news
paper can be a candidate for county
official paper it must have been IN
continuous existence for a wear pre-
vious, and must have at least $50
bona fide subscribers. The effect of |
the second measure will be to make
a big cut in the cost of printing de-
linquent tax lists, and requires all
copy to be set single column thus af- |
fecting another reduction in cost.
Would Modify Pension Law
Other measures introduced will if |
passed have the effect of mate rally |
up the terms of the mo-
Tiers pension law, provide gradu-
ated scale of salaries for county Of
ficers, make veterans of the Spanish
War eligible for appoint
ment as commandant of the Sol
diers' Home at Lisbon, and create in
the office of the insurance commits
sioner court of appeals for dis
puted fire insurance ratings. The
last named measure is drawn in ac-
cordance with similar law in Min
nesota.
The list of bills introduced today
was the largest that has come in
since the present session of the sem
ate opened.
Senator Bonds bill for the regula-
tion of interest payments on loans
made from the university and school
lands funds passed the senate with
out dissenting vote. The effect of
the bill is to make it possible for al
borrower to pay his loan at any time
during the calendar year and pay in
;erest only up to the time of payment
instead of for the full year.
Several communications were read,
me from group Of citizens of Traill
county endorsing the proposed in
come tax bill, and urging that all tax
exemptions, tax free securities, etc.
De done away with!