The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-12
House Calendar

II. d. 20. Johnson, PemDlna
(Ind) Would lin the fees and ex-
pense accounts Of sheriffs to actual
expenses and not to exceed 10 cents
per mile actually travelled, the sher-
IT to pay expenses out such mileage
allowance, and eliminating all other
fees now charged. Estate Affairs).
H. B. q, McCay, Sioux, (N) -
Amends Section 3239 (l913) relating
10 the frequency of holding elect on
for county seats. The present stat
ute prov des that where the county
seat is not located on "navigable
river or railroad" no elect on may
be held for four years after an orig
inal attempt to move the county
seat. The measure is particularly
aimed at Sioux county where Self
ridge has contested against Fort
Yates for removal of the county
seat Selfridge IS on a railroad, Fort
Yates on navigable river. In H. B.
q NAV gable river" is deleted from
the statute. In the recent election
the town of Solen entered the race
and split the vote OF Selfrldge wn,cn
received over 525, Fort Yates 400
odd and Solen 1870 -or more. Under
the amendments proposed a relh
OF county seat must be voted bn at
primary election and if more than
two nd:date towns are listed the
two highest shall go on the general
election ballot. COMMITTEE on Coun-
ties)
H. B. %, Helbling, Morton, (N)-
Is an act for reimbursement of ST.
$1,000 from funds of the Home
builders associat on to the fam ly Of
Frank Lee, deceased, formerly a
member of Home Buyers League No.
l at Mandan. A house was built for
Lee, but contract has never been de-
livered it is said. Lee died and his
wife and children have gone to Wis
consin to We tn relatives and are
in dire need of the money. (Appro-
priations).
H. B. 20. Hanson, Grand Forks,
Ind), Larkin, Foster-Eddy, (N) -
Tlghtens up statutes governing the
power of judges Of district, justice
and all courts to grant suspended
sentences. Permits of suspending
fine and sentence only in cases Of
first offense, but makes payment of
the fine or serving of the sentence
mandatory in case of subsequent law
violations. Judiciary.
II. B. 80, Boyd, Cass, (Ind. )-Is
an act providing for the appropriate
ing of not to exceed 100000 under
the state aid statutes for highway
construction, for the North Dakota
. share of the cost of erecting a
br dye over the Red, RIVER between
Fargo and Moorhead, Mimi, payable
between passage of the act and June
81, 1925. The measure carries an
emergency clause. Appropriations
Conn.,.
Bills Passed House
Concurrent resolution, Jackson,
memorable ng congress to pass leg
islation which would tend to stabil-
ize the price of wheat and other
farm produce and urging the neces-.
ty Of such legislation at the EARL
lest possible moment.
Bills Killed in House
n. b. z. son,-Appropriating
$500 for North Dakota stone IN
Washington monument.
H. B. 4, Johnson, Pembina. pro-
viding that sheriff on foreclosure
sale may dispose of the land and
the use of the land for year of re-
>demption separately permit ng debt
or owner to thus maintain posses
sion.
H. B. 6, Johnson, Pembina, pre-
venting val 'dation of negotiable pa
per secured through fraud, decep-
ton or without fair ahd adequate
considerat on.
II. B. IL, Jackson, providing for
amendments to present statutes on
directed verdicts.
All four measures were recon-
mended indefinitely postponed by the
house judiciary comm 'ttee and the
report adopted.