The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-08
Houses Held Short Sessions
Saturday But Were ''Rarin'
To Co Today

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MANY BILLS PUT IN
With the first week of the house
of representatives session completed
Saturday, members were ready to
jump into active work in full force
today. Speaker Johnson had an
nounced that his committee appoint
ments would be announced today,
and number of bills members had
ready for introduction were held up
until that time, when they will be
read the firest time and referred to
com mittees.
These included several by Rep.
Paul Johnson, Pembina, who, with
former Justice J. E. Robinson, is en-
gagged in working out proposals to
remedy a score of matters. The
bills drawn included one providing
three years from date of sale at
rate of interest OF 8 per cent per
annum; another providing that
when land is sold at tax sale
the land may be redeemed within
legal action on negotiable paper OBJ
tanned by fraud or deception the
burden of proof is placed on the
holder; another providing in, broad
terms that any brokerage fee on
land contract sale must be fair,
bill providing that contract for
payment Of money by installments
may not containaa penal clause to the
effect that in case Of default any fu-
ture payment becomes due immedi-
ately, and bill providing that the
rate of interest on redemption from
any future execution or foreclosure
shall be 6-per cent.
Provides Bounty Tax.
Rep. Trubshaw had prepared a bill
providing for two-tenths mill levy
to create state wolf or coyote
bounty fund, payments for killed AM,
mails to be at the rate of $3.50 EACH
Rep. Trubshaw said there was now
uO SIulc luHu dNdlldUlc lOI pay ISHt
of counties.
Only routine matters occupied the
house in short session Saturday
afternoon. Communications include
one from rural carriers of Nelson
county asking that the 1918 law with
respect to division of motor vehicle
funds be re-enacted and one from q
people near Flasher asking that the
bounty on coyotes be raised and that
bounty on magpies be provided.
The house declined to adopt 4 mo-
ton of Rep. Jackson, Ramsey, that no
more than one communication of iden-
teal nature be printed in the jour
nal and a motion of Rep. Miller that
all commu nications be printed, adopt
ing the rule of the previous session
that communications be printed in
the daily journaly upon request of
member, if no objection is raised.
A report of joint senate-house
committee that 5000 copies of the
journal be printed daily was adopted,
the journals to go as directed by !
members, and to schools, officials, !
farmers clubs and other specified or
CARNATIONS. A permanent employ !
ment committee of three was named.
Resolutions Referred.
Senator Rustads resolution, passed |
in the senate, calling upon congress
to take action to stabilize wheat |
prices was referred to select COM
mittee, as was Sen. Miklethun's res
olution asking congress not to per-
nit weakening Of the Volstead act
had already passed the house. The
resolution of Sen. Kretschmar sup
porting th4Great Xakes-St. Lawrence
waterway project also was referred
to committee.
With but inconsequential changes
the house adopted the rules of the
1921 session.
A resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Christ Ness Of Richland county was
passed, copy ordered engrossed and
sent to his widow.
For Investigation.
The senate Saturday also passed
the houses concurrent resolution
calling for a joint committee to in
vestigate conditions at the state
training school at Mandan, the re-
quest for such a committee. having
originally come from the state bud
get board. The senate members of
the committee will consist of Sena-
tors Kelsch, Mccoy, Wenstrom and
The only other measure introduce
ed in, the senate-th afternoon was
! concurrent resolution by Senatorl
!. H. Mccoy Of Richland county. This
provided for the submission to the
people of constitution amendment
making the terms of county elective
officers four years instead of two as
1T the present time. The measure
vas introduced by Senator Mccoy at
he request of some of his constitu-
.nts in Richland county. It was re-
erred to the committee on elections.
Both the senate and house concur
ed in the report of the joint COM
nittee on the journal that 5000 cop
es of that document for each house
,e printed daily for the members,
md penera1 istrihntion