The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-26
PROHIBITION
A LIVE ISSUE
BEFORE HOUSE
En- fore e m ent Matters
Thought Settled Two Years
Ago Break Out Anew
COMPANY A BILL IN
Measure Would Put $500 in
Hands of Adjutant- General
To Help Company
COMPANY A BILL IN

Prohibition again stalked the
house of representatives as live
issue yesterday afternoon. Although
two wears ago the house enacted
house bill No. 5-called an air-tight
prohibition measure-it again de-
bated on house bill No. SO, which
would amend existing laws. The bill
came before the house on a dividend
report of the temperance commit
tee.
Opponents of the bill declared
that as drawn it would prevent any
druggist, proprietor of a soda foun-
tam or grocer from using ana y
preparations common in his busi-
ness, and make possible the hailing
into courts Of hundreds of innocent
persons.
Rep. Halcrow, Pembina, chairman
of the temperance committee, ex-
planned that the bill sought to re-
move provision in the present law
which provided federal statutes
should regulate the liquor use in
the state, and provide for the dis
posal of confiscated automobiles.
Rep. Twichell took exception 20
the statement, and stating that the
house ought to be told what it was
voting on before it voted, said iT {
the proposed law would prohibit aay
druggist, soda fountain proprietor
or other business man from having
in his possession any extract con-
tanning more than one-half of one
percent of alcohol, things, he said,
which were party of the everyday
business, and would put the burden
of proof on the person to show he
had federal permit.
Rep. Halcrow, Mrs. Minnie Craig
and Rep. Miller in supporting the
bill as it came from committee held
that the statement was overdrawn,
and that it was satisfactory to deal.
ers in soft drinks.
Rep. Starke of Stark county as
serted the bill would make impos-
sible the handling of sweet cider
shipped in from Minnesota in kegs.
Need Officers, He Says
1T is a foolish BILL" said Rep.
naDe, otarK. Our law is strict
enough now as it is-there is every
chance to grab law violators. If we
pass this bill we'll make criminals
of everyone who happens to have
little liquor from years ago or has
an extract on hand with alcohol in
it,"
"What we need" he asserted, "is
some men with courage to get these
violators and not such foolish laws
as this"
The house in committee amended
house bill No. 13 to provide lighter
penalties on tax delinquencies. The
amended bill provides that all real
estate taxes shall become due De-
cember l; the full hail tax and one.
half the remaining real estate be-
come delinquent on March /; that
B percent penalty shall attach. 2
percent on June 1, 3 percent penalty
on the first one-half on November
|; that the last-half of taxes shall
be delinquent November 1 and a
penalty of S percent shall attach.
Pass Ellingson Bill
The house passed Rep Ellingson's !
blu, No. az, requiring crop and
chattel mortgages to be separate in
by a vote of 81 to z, and /
revived house bill No. /, the anti |
crop mortgage bill, and sent it to
third reading with amendments pro.
'iding that no mortgage shall attach
70 one-third of the crop, provided !
hat no exemption may be for more
han $1,000. The vote was 60 to 43 !
% approve this amendment in COM
nittee of the whole.
The house amended Rep Harring-
,on's bill, to reduce the time of no.
ice of cancellation of a land con-
'ract from one year to 80 days, by
providing that the time shall be
reduced to 80 days only until 25
percent of the purchase price is paid
n; after that time years notice
hall be required.