The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-05
CORN SHOW IS
RECOGNIZED IN
SENATE ACTION
Measure Providing Small Ap-
preparation Now Is Be-
fore the Board
VACCIN ALTON BILLS
Senate Indefinitely PostpOnes
Bills for Compulsory
Vaccination

Show, held annually in Bismarck,
would be granted state recognition
and small appropriation, in a bill
which passed the Senate yesterday
afternoon and was sent to the House
for action today. An appropriation
of 81 900 is carried in the bill locat-
ing the corn show at Bismarck.
Another question Of interest in
the present session Of the legislature
was answered today. the state senate
having, yesterday afternoon, voted to
kill two bills providing for compul-
sorry vaccination against smallpox in
North Dakota.
The question of religious educa-
ton for children during school hours
was revived in the Senate yesterday.
Senator Miklethun of Griggs county
introduced bill under which chill
dren Of the first eight grades in
the public schools may be excused
from school not more than one hour
per week for religious instruction.
A bill along similar lines was kill
ed in the house earlier in the ses-
sion. The time permitted for reli-
gious instruction in the house bill
was however greater than that pro-
vided for in Senator Miklethun's
measure.
Two other bills of considerable
Importance were introduced in the
Senate yesterday afternoon: One,
put in by Senator Kretschmar of
Mcintosh would place a 25 percent
tax on the gross earnings Of motor
busses, fInctioning as common car
r;ers in North Dakota. A bill intro
duced by Senator Whitmer of Oliver
county calls for tax of 10 cents per
ton on all coal mined, stored or held
for sale in North Dakota. The pro.
! ceeds Of the tax would go to the com.
.I.on school fund, and the author
of the bill claims that about $780,
900 would be netted annually should
the measure be passed.
Bills Passed
Five bills were passed by the Sen
ate during the afternoon sessio
One of these, a measure appropri-
ating $4,000 for the purchase of land
for we'll and the installation of a
waterworks system at the state asy-
lum at jamestown, brought about a
warm exchange between Senator
Hamilton of McHenry county and
several other senators.
Senator Hamilton objected TO the
price of $4,000 which is being ask
ed for 14O acres of land on which
ha yvel1 ;s RI ho locoAod uo cl.;p,
ed it was rank hold up and want
ed to know if the mouth of the pro-
posed we'll was to be 14O acres in
extent. He moved for a delay of
two days, to see what progress would
be made on a bill drawn to fit this
particular case which extends the
right Of eminent domain to state in
stitutions.
Senator Patterson jumped into the
fight joyously, and pointed out that
the situation was an eme rgency, and
that prompt action was necessary to
supply the asylum with water which
was urgently needed. "What does
the senator want to do, talk about
it for few weeks, the price of the
land won't get any cheaper" de-
clared the senator from Renville.
"The ways things are going in
this state, think it is q good idea
to buy more land for the insane asy-
lum," interjected Senator j. E. East
gcte of Grand Forks, and after the
laugh which followed, Senator Ham
ilton's motion to postpone action was
voted down, and the bill was passed
There was little opposition to the
passage of S. B. 80 which appropri-
ates $4,000 to carry out the provi-
sions of the North Dakota grain
grading act, in the event that the
law is held constitutional by the
United States supreme court. II
went through by vote of Al to 2
The senate also concurred in
minor amendments made by the
house of representatives to S. B. 36
which appropriated $4,000 for the
North Dakota national guard, and
passed with the emergency clause
H. B. AZ, appropriating $4,000 to
repay loans made by Dickinson bust.
nessmen to the state normal school
there.