The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-20
GAS MEASURE
IS DEFEATED
IN THE HOUSE
Would Have Changed Specifi-
cations at Request of the
independents"
OTHER HOUSE ACTION

d The House of Representatives yes
5 terday afternoon killed Il measure
: designed to aid Independent oil sell
q ing agencies in the state in compel
r my against the larger companies
I House bin No. 1913, which would have
: changed the specifications prescribed
7 for gasoline and kerosene in the
C. state. The measure received 90
"ayes" to II "noes" and the "clinch-
l cr" then was applied, preventing re-
c consideration except by a two-thirds
t vote.
The state affairs committee had
!, recommended the bill to pass. Rep.
{ Twichell saying he was expressing
{ no opinion for or against the Dill,
said he would explain the measure.
independents claimed that the bill,
changing specifications, would per-
f, nit the use of gasoline which would
, come within specifications which
would be better in summer and not
! so good in winter, he said. The Oil
, Inspector, he said, had informed the
committee that Montana and Wyo-
-,
the North Dakota specifications. He
explained the various changes in the
| test requirements.
Rep. Divet opposed the bill, de-
, ciaring that it seemed to lower spec
ifications to 4 point where the gas
oline which would be used would
be not as good in summer and
no good ut all in winter. He de-
clared it would make North Dakota
the dumping ground for poor gas
oline.
Rep. Butt Of Mountrail county ex-
planned that if the changed specifi-
cations were adopted Montana gaso-
line could be sold legally within the
state.
The House treated the Minot Nor
NAL School more literally than many
other sch ools in approving the house
bill carrying the budget for that in
stitution in committee Of the whole.
Rep. Burkhart of Ward county, how
ever, was unsuccessful in his at
tempt to insert an appropriation of
$4,000 to complete the main build
ing, providing in the addition an
auditorium. He declared the Minot
Normal was the fastest growing of
all normal schools, having doubled
its enrolment in two years, and that
it serV ed II counties. His motion
was lost, 43 to 48. 'G&1
Attempt of KEEP. Hempel to cut the
salary item was defeated, and the
motion of Rep. Burkhart to recon-
ha d.
ed in the standing committee, which
recommended an appropriation OF
S241,326 as compared to the budget
recommendation of $247,l25. was car
ried. Rep. Watt of Cass county
made a plea for the Minot Normal,
pointing to its rapid growth
Many Bills Killed
Many bills were killed during the
House session. Rep. Miller of Will
Hams attempted to get hearing
when the state industries committee
a bill appropriating 100000 to es-
tablish a state printing plant, but
was voted down promptly Rep.
Stretch, chairman of the industries
committee, said the committee did
not wart another state industry at
this time. The House also killed
4 measure making the office of county
coroner appointive. and limiting it
/ to physicians. Other bills killed in
cluded proposed appropriation of
$1,000 to provide a covering for the
Roosevelt log cabin on the capitol
grounds, a new board of pharmacy
act governing pharmacists; and
senate measure changing the pres
ent thresher's lien law, providing in
the bill that threshers must send
notice Of lien before threshing to
elevators.
The House, in committee of the
whole, approved the minority report
OF the state affairs committee pro-
viding teachers institute should be
: held in the summer time instead of
after school has started. Teachers
( would be paid for five days attend
ance.
Kill Treatment Bill
The house had lot of good ma
tured fun with H. B. 207 introduced
by Rep. SWEET of Kidder, which
would take legislative notice of and
legalize the socalled "Kalipsis Treat
( ment" as developed and practiced in
the cure of rheumatism by John Kali
Of Williston.
4 Rep. Twichell expressed the belief
! that Kali had succeeded in getting
1 lot of publicity and that was really
what he wanted. Speaker Larkin in
/ sisted that the man apparently had
+ meritoricus system and thought this
bill would let him get paid for it.
legally. He was for the passage of
L the bill.
The measure came up in general