The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-24

and the highway commission the next
session we will bring enough men
down here to repeal the whole high
way commission law. l give you fail
warning"
"The whole purpose Of this amend.
ment it for political effect" charged
Mr.. Twichell. "You cut out all the
power of the state engineer and pass
the bill for political purposes. 1t is
apparent you haven't been able tc
dig up enough evidence in your in
!vestigation to find cause for remov.
al Of Mr.. Black and you're trying to
legislate him out of office"
"This bill is identical with the one
introduced by Mr.. Rasmussen and Mr.
Richardson" charged Mrs. Craig
Lacquer of Ransom county. at is the
measure of the North Dakota Good
Roads association, and there isn't
politics in that"
EYES," countered Mr.. Twichell.
"This bill was drawn up by fellow
by the name of Moe down at Valley
City and he wants to do away with
the present highway commission. He
! wants to GUST the present highway
commission. Has had lot of diff
ferences with them. Only-now he's
got the Nonpartisan league playing
with him and if that isn't politics
don't know what is"
Rep. Elken, Ind, Of Traill county
called attention to another provision
of the bill which would permit the
highway commission to let contracts
up to $4,000 without calling for bids.
II was up at the highway investiga-
ton the other day when the inves-
tigators stirred up a whole lot Of
comment over an item that was not
let by bid and it didn't come to this
figure" he said referring to the in
cident where the league group ques-
toned Chief Engineer w. G. Black
concerning the purchase of $4,000
road signs without advertising for
bids.
Bill Approved
Rep. Burkhart moved to strike out
the $4,000 figure and substitute ST.
900, and this amendment as we'll as
the others were carried. Under tho
amendments all authority of the
highway commission is vested with
the commission members, the COM
mission may elect a secretary and
fix his salary at any figure they
choose.
A motion by Rep. Peters that the
bill be indefinitely postponed was
lost on division vote SO to 40, and
the bill was finally recomme n ded
for passage as amended by the same
vote. 1t will come up on the calendar
in the house for final disposal Tues
day.
Other Action
The House approved for passage
House Bill No. ETA, which would dis
continue present method of making
farm loans through the state board
Of university and school lands, a
suggestion from Governor Sorlie.
The state affairs committee recon-
mended the bill for indefinite post
ponement, but Immediately after the
report was received Rep. Vogel,
Nonpartisan leader, moved a substi-
tute motion that the bill do pass.
Rep. Vogel, explaining the purpose,
said that it was proposed to dis
continue making farm loans by the
board Of university and school lands
and provide that board purchase rural
| credits bonds Of the Bank Of North
Dakota with the money.
Rep. Twichell opposed the bill,
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in the state affairs committee and
the report made to kill the bill with
out dissent. He said that the board
of university and school lands makes
loans on different basis than the
Bank of North. Dakota-the Bank Of
North Dakota on 26-year amortiza-
ton plan, wherebs part of the prin-
cipal of the loan is paid each year,
and the board of university and
school lands on a 12-year, non amor
tization basis. There is a field for
both kinds of loans, he said, many
farmers not desiring the amortiza-
ton plan.
Mr.. Twichell also said an incident
svas cited before the state affairs
committee, where man owned a
farm but also store and he could
not get a loan from the Bank of
North Dakota because he was not an
actual farmer. He could get loan
from the board of university and
school lands, he said. He said it
would be all right to pass the bill if
both loan systems could be preserved,
but that they couldn't. He also
doubted if much money would be
saved.
Mr.. Vogel, again speaking, said
money would be saved in abolishing