The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-17
HOUSE VOTES
TO PAY BILL
OF AUDITORS
Bill Carrying Appropriation
of $4,000 for Bishop,
Brissman, Passes
KILL HAIL TAX CUT
Bill Would Have Reduced 3
Cent Flat Acreage Tax 10
One Cent an Acre

One Cent an Acre
The house of representatives this
afternoon voted to pay for the audit
made by Bishop, Brissman and Com
pany Of the state industries which
was the basis of the house investiga-
tion of 1921. The bill, appropriating
$l2,O65.l5, passed by a vote of GO to
81.
Sharp debate between Independent
and Nonpartisan league leaders pre-
ceded the vote, the debate being cut
short when Rep. Twichell demanded
the previous question and the indie
pendents Joined in the demand.
"This money is to pay for an
audit conducted on vote of the peo-
pie. when they enacted an initiated
law in 1921 Rep. Twichell said.
''The Nonpartisansl in control re
fused to provide the auditing board
with the money to carry out this A
lot of people contributed money, |
don't know who they are, and put it
up as a guarantee with Bishop.
DIlSSudH anu w. lIal tHS VII "Ooiu
be paid. Bishop, Brissman and Com
pany have never been paid and we
propose to pay them now.
"And think the audit was worth
the money"
Rep. Maddox, Nonpartisan, as
serted the whole proceeding was ir-
regular; Rep. Patterson declared the
audit company had been paid and
Rep. Vogel declared that "Mr. Twi-
chell got himself in a whole and
wants US to pull him out"
Rep. Twichell retorted to the
thrust by declaring he spent one
hundred dollars Of his own money
going after the report during the
1921 session and he didn't ever eX
pect to get it back, and didn't want
Clash on Hail Bill
In the second clash of the after
noon session which was prolonged
until GAS p. M. the house killed
Rep. Peters bill to reduce the flat
acreage tax for the hail insurance
department revolving fund from
three cents an acre to one cent an
acre The "clincher" motion was ap
piled, with two Independents joining
the Nonpartisans to kill the bill.
Rep. Traynor, Ramsey counsy,
pleading for the bill and declaring
he was farmer and always expect
ed to be, said that the hail insurance
fund already was large enough and
that with "profit" made on delin-
quent taxes and a one-cent tax the
The bill, he said, would sac $54O, 900
taxes year, and the legislature
ought to effect the economy.
Rep. Maddox, Mountraill, de-
clared the farmers wanted hail in
surance fund big enough to take care
Of all losses promptly, and that the
opposition to the three-cent tax
came from those who opposed hail
insurance.
The vote to indefinitely postpone
was, 81 to so. On accepting the re-
port of the committee of the whole,
a call of the house was demanded
and the final vote was 81 to kill the
bill and 81 against it, with two "b.
sent.
To Reconsider Bill
A motion to reconsider and decline
to concur in senate amendments to
house bill No. 8, the city Sonins
bill, was carried The house mad
passed the bill applying to cities of
12,5OO or over, the senate amended
to include cities of 5000 or over,
and in this state the bill was in
definitely postponed yesterday.
There had not been much objection
t6 the bill when it passed the house,
applying only tp Fargo and Grand
Gorks.
The house passed H. B. 275, pro-
viding the Industrial Commission
may negotiate sale of soldier bonus
certificates. The effect Of the bill,
American Legion SPONSORS say, will
be to lay the road open for deci-
sion of the Supreme court on any
proposition which may be worked
out providing for the sale of SOL
dier bonus warrants.
Among the bills killed was one
proposing to change, the name OF
North Dakota" by action of the
delayed bills committee in refusing
to Dakota" by action of the delay
ed bills committee in refusing to
permit it to be introduced, and bill
providing that legislative bills need
be read the first time only by title.
A new bill was introduced bS Rep.
Harrington requiring the Constitu-
tions OF, the United States and state
to be studied in schools and colleges,
American principles taught, and a
test required before graduation.