The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-19


Rep. Vogel, opposing the bill, de-
clared that the state had voluntary
hail listing law and the law failed to
work satisfactorily.
Loan Association Squabble
Another brush came over House
Bill No. 20l, providing for regula
ton Of building and loans associa-
tons, restricting the amount of their
administrative expense, and limiting
operations to the county Of organi-
cation and contiguous counties. The
bill was killed.
Rep. Twichell led the assault, he
being Il member Of the majority of
the committee on corporation other
than municipal, which recommended
the bill for indefinite postponement.
He declared the measure would put
out of business most of the building
and loan associations, which he said
had done fine work in helping peo-
pie to build their own homes
throughout the state.
Rep. Vogel, speaking for the min
ority report, that the bill go to the
banking committee, said he had asked
several local building and loan asso-
citation officers if the measure would
hurt them, and he had been informed
it would not. 1t was big building
and loan organizations, operating for
profit, that objected, he said. He
said the measure would curb the ac-
tivities of some of these who send
statesmen all over the state.
There was no debate when the
House indefinitely postponed two
measures of Representative Miller,
Communist, Williams county, provid-
ing for compulsory deposit OF pub
lie funds in the Bank of North Da-
kota and directing the state to en-
gage in banking by having the Bank
of North Dakota to establish branch
banks. There was scattering of
"noes" when the bill was killed on
viva voce vote on recommendation of
the banking committee.
House Bill No. II, providing an ad-
ditional one cent tax on gasoline for
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in again by the state affairs commit
tee and went into general orders.
House Bill No. 1913, amending the
specifications for oil and gasoline,
and declared by the authors to be
intended to better enable independent
producers to compete with the Stan
dard Oil Company, went on the cal.
endar on a report of the state affairs
committee.
One New Bill
The only new bill of the day was
introduced by Rep. Andrew Erickson
1t would repeal the present law un
der which state transportation Of
ficer transports prisoners to thu
state penitentiary and training
school, and give this duty to thu
sheriff; also the duty of transport
ing prisoners to the state hospita
for the insane at Jamestown.
H. b. 152-Amending the eigh
hour day limit for women employ
ees was killed 48 to Ga. Rep. Sweet
declared the only change in the mea
sure was to give the workmen's com
pensation commission power to de
clare telephone exchanges in small
e villages exempt from provisions o
S the act. However, Rep. Twichel
r comparing the old and new propose
law, discovered that the SWEET bill
completely eliminated about doze
e specific emergency cases when WON
n en- could be employed more that tn
q prescribed time. He had no objec
n ton to the small village telephon
exchange benefit but he wouldn
: stand for repeal Of the specific emel
1 gency exceptions as passed by tn
|. last legislature. The bill was kille
: 46 to Ga. Rep. SWEET, changed hi
: vote from aye to no, later, for tn
e purpose of later moving for recon
e. sideration.
! H. B. 143-Fixing penalty for nigh
J, time robbery of poultry yards at 81
n months to 5 years; H. B. 262, pei
: hitting disputes on irregular ia
e sales may be taken into courts an
;, court orders on tax levies govern
: H. B. 263, clarifying statute provid
e ing for resale of taxes omitte
t from delinquent tax sales; H. B. 18l
: removing necessity of filing notice O
e probate with county administrator
= were passed unanimously without dc
bate.