The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-07
INCOMETAX
APPROVED BY
STATE SENATE
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also passed by the senate over Sen
ator Bakers objections. The bill
passed by vote of q to 10.
Senate Bill $50 companion bill
to No. q which repeats the taX>on
shares of corporation stocks and
bonds which will hereafter be COW
cred by the income tax law if It
passes the house, passed the senate
without the emergency clause.
An effort will be made Wednes
day however by the Independents to
for the reason that it is contended
that'-if the emergency clause is not
attached such securities will be
taxed twice if the income tax bill
secures final passage,
Accept Election Plan
Without roll call vote the SEN
ate accepted the majority report of
the committee on elections recon-
mending the passage of Senate Bill
.233 the administration measure
which provides for the putting Of
state elections on non-party basis.
1t will now be put on the calendar
for. final passage.
Al total of 10 bills were passed,
most of them being minor appropri-
alton bills to the passage of which
there was practically no opposition
Dancing Bill Passes
Among other measures which went
through was Senate Bill 35 which
forbids persons under 10 years of
age to be in public dance halls un,
less accompanied by parent OF
guardian. The bill passed by vote
| Of 40 to 6.
Among the important bills passed
| by the house during it's session
| was house bill No. 81, INTRODUCED
by Rep Mus, repeating the law
| which permits counties to bond fol-
| the purpose of furnishing seed and
feed to residents. A companion bill
| providing for collection Of accounts
now outstanding was passed. The
vote was on the first measure was
II to 80, with 10 absent.
| Prisoner Bill Passes
The fight made by several mem
bers~ for passage of the Harrington
bill, which, if it becomes a law
will enable Tommy Merrill, serving
a life term in the state penitentiary
to go before the state pardon board
was won after long debate on the
floor. The vote was close, SO to 48
with six absent.
The story of Merrill was related
by Rel. Harrington. A boy of 2.
years age, he handed gun to his
brother in Jail at Minot, and his
brother became engaged in an alter
cation and killed jailer. Tommy
the speaker declared, was promised
by his brother that the gun would
be used only to bluff the jailer. The
bill is designed to amend the 1921
law which provides a person convict.
ed of murder cannot be pardoneC
before serving half his life expect
ancy, by providing that if the pris.
oner has pleaded guilty and he die
not directly commit the murder, he
may go before the pardon board al
any time. Reps. Stark, Larkin, Mad.
dock and others protested against
letting down the bars to persons
convicted of murder.
Injustice, He Says
| House bill No. SO, assaulted by Rep
Andersdy, Burleigh, who declared
that mo piece of legislation every
INTRODUCED here smacks more of in,
justice" was indefinitely postponed
when up for final passage. The bill
provides that if property has %eer
sold for taxes and bought in>by the
country, it may be redeemed at siA
percent Interest, if redeemed before
Dec. l, 1923, Rep. Martin, author Of
the bill, declared it was introduced
to permit western farmers who hayi
had crop failures, to redeem their
land without paying the present higf
penalties. Rep. Anderson declared
it would permit many rich people
especially three or four in Bismarck
to escape severe penalties.
House bill No. 81, by Martin, alst
was killed. on third reading. I
changed present laws to permit do
nestle insurance companies to in
vest funds in state, county Of
school warrants.
Rep. Jardine, chairman of the ia,
committee, opposing the bill, assert
ed it would allow the companies t.
deal in speculative securities, a
school warrants Yin some sections
were such at the present time a
least. The measure commanded n
ayes to 81 hayes.
| Another fight on the floor wa
staged on house bill No. 1877. ex
tending the time of holding poll
open at school elections in towns o
1000 or more, from IL noon to
p. Sm., but the measure carried, z
to 80. House bill No. 161, passed b.
vote Of SO to II, changes the pres
ent compulsory school text book la,
to provide that on petition Of two
thirds Of the taxpayers in schoo
district, the district shall not furn