The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-22

who drafted the act, is in line with
legislation in other states designed
to protect the public adequately
against fraudulent stock selling.
Rep. Carr, chairman of the
banking committee, in explaining
the measure, said, in answer to
questions of several Nonpartisan
members, that it would not ad-
versely affect farmers co-opera-
tive organizations.
The house, after having cleaned
up it's calendar of house bills by
y p. m. yesterday as required un-
der the rules, plunged into consid-
Grafton of senate bills on third
reading, and in a long session dis
posed of II bills. The record of
house bills shows that Of the 316
bills introduced in the house at
this session it passed 165 Of them,
killed 143 and eight were not per-
mitted to be introduced.
Because today is Washington's
Birthday, a legal holiday, and no
bills will be passed by the house,
Speaker Johnson kept the house
hard at the business of disposing
of senate bills already on the cal
endar. Practically all committee
chairman also announced meetings
for last night and today, to take
up scores of senate bills messaged
over in the last two or three days.
Recall Bill Fails
For the second time Senate
bill No. 200, extending the recall
to include county commissioners
failed of passage, but Rep. Cart
served notice a third effort to pass
the bill would be made on the next
Legislative day. The bill received
IS vote to 46 against, and was de-
clared lost because of lack of a
constitutional majority. An effort
by opponents to apply the "clinch-
err motion" to prevent further re-
consideration failed.
The house passed senate bill No
IA, providing that banks cannot
seize deposits to satisfy a claim
against a misunderstanding de-
posits trust funds which cannot
be disturbed by the banks-passed
by vote of 70 to 20, and the
"clincher" was applied. The house
previously had killed an identical
bill, but on the senate bill there
was no debate and many represen-
tatives changed their votes to fav-
or the bill.
Other Bills Passed
Among the bills passed was Sen
ator Van Camps bill providing
that there need be no registration
of voters in towns of 1900 or less,
the change being made, Rep. Jack
son explained, to make registration
unnecessary in small towns which
now would have to have registra-
doubled their vote. The vote was
n to 80, with six absent. The
house also passed a senate bill
empowering cities to construct
high tension electric lines, to pur-
chase or construct gas plants, the
county budget bill advocated by
Tax Commissioner C. C. Converse
which provides that annually the
county commissioners shall pre-
pare a budget of expenses for the
coming year, publish it and then
stick to it in the manner of expen-
ditures; senate bill No. 172 i'm
posing on the Board Of Admins
tration the duty of administering
the Child Welfare laws and a bill
advocated by the Children's Code
Commission requiring that all ma
ternity or lying-in hospitals and
midwifes be licensed by the board;
and providing no organization
which places children in homes for
adoption shall operate without
license from the Board of Admin
istration.
Senator Stevens bill for clos
ed season on frogs was lost, Al
ayes to IS noes, with seven absent.