The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-03

hill creating non-political poaro
tn manage the state mill and eleva-
tor association, three important tax
hills. and passage of Ia bills MADE
nm the main parts Of big grist OF
business which was run tnrough
the senate hopper late yesterday.
In addition there was the intro
dnction of Senator BairdS bill to re-,
store capital punishment in cases Oh
first degree murder and the putting
in of bill to prevent discrimination
in the handling of grain by elevator
= owners. This last bill it is under
stood is sponsored by the Northwest
Wheat Growers Association.
The measure for the creation OF
the nonpolitical board to manage
the state mill and elevator carries
WITH it& mandate to the proposed
hoard to sell the Drake Mill
Election Bill Passes
Only one of the IA measures pass
ed bv the senate brought out vote
along strict party lines. This was
Senate Bill II under which the cleo
ton polls would be closed at Z p. IN.
instead of at 9 p. m. as is the case
at present.
Consideration of this measure has
been twice postponed but 1t came up
for final passage this afternoon.
Senator Baker spoke against it.
"There is widespread feeling
, he said "that this bill would cause
much inconvenience to many voters.
1t interferes with their supper hour.
Therefore / feel that it should not
pass" There was no further de-
bate on the bill and it was passed
25 to %. Senator Eastgate OF Grand
Forks being absent and not voting.
The clincher motion was then ap-
plied on motion of Senator Carey,
chairman of the committee on elec-
tions.
Exemption Bill in
There were tnree tax measures in
troduced during the afternoon. Two
Of these introduced by Senator Stor-
stad and Gardiner are companion
bills. The first removes all personal
taxation exemptions with the excep7
tion of 5000 on personal property,
bank stock etc. which pays other
taxes. and tne usual exemptions on
the property of churches fraternal
organizations etc. The present ex-
emptions on farm improvements
homes etcf are completely done
away with. \
The second bill of the pair sets
a fiat rate. Of so per cent Of the real
valuation on all taxable property.
The third tax bill is S. B. 253
introduced Senator Fred Van Camp
of Pembina county. 1t repeals the
present law which prohibits any Ia;
cal taxing unit from levying taxes
for the year in excess of the average
taxes, for the three years immediate
ly preceding.
Most of the bills passed by tae
senate were routine appropriation
bills.
Senate Bill 81 fixing the fees fol
legal publications in newspapers vas
passed over the objections Of Sena.
tor Gross of Grant county. The mea-
sure as passed meets the approve
of the North Dakota State Pres:
Il Association.
Bills forbidding the uttering o1
derogotory statements against in
surance companies and placing trus'
tees under the control Of the dis
trict court were passed.
!, The senate without debate als'
jpassed concurrent resolution alread,
passed by the house. petitioning tn,
war department to permit the use OIL
some Of the buildings at Fort Lin
coin by the state training scaool
The report Of the committee which
investigated the school is being hel,
up pending action on this resolution
Senate Bill l52 that providing ma
chinery for the merger on consoli
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