The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-16

eral Child Labor Amendment
will be held at 500 P. M. Thurs
day, January 20, in the Senate
Committee Rooms in the Annex
Hotel building, it was decided at
a meeting of the Public Health
Committee of the Senate this af-
ternoon.
Senator Martin of Morton
County introduced bill provid-
ing for State Fair to be held
at Mandan each year.
Repeal of the law providing for
party registration in North Dakota
is provided in bill introduced in
the state Senate by Senator Walter
Bond, Independent, Ward county.
"The law has failed of its pur-
pose," said Senator Bond. II be-
leve it was in 1911 we provided that
assessors should register a voter by
his party affiliation. The intention
was, of course, that the voter when
he registered for primary election
would definitely cast his lot with
one party and would be required to
vote in that party's primary. How
ever, now, man may register under
one party affiliation, and then can
eel it by affidavit with the county
auditor, or in most cases if he tells
the election board he wants a diff
ferent party ballot from that he is
registered for, he gets it,"
The voter would, if Senator Bonds
bill prevails, declare his party af-
filiation when he goes to cast his
ballot.
Another measure introduced by
Senator Bond provided for the res
toration of tax exemption on valu-
alton of farm structures and i'm
provements, residences and house
hold goods.
"Senate bill No. AZ makes no
change in the present law except it
gives some relief to owners of homes
in villages and cities, putting them
somewhat on a par with the exemp-
tions on farm structures" he said.
81 have always favored these exemp-
tions.
"A small exemption of 5000 is pro-
vided on personal property and
clothing as directed by Section 176
of the Constitution of our state"
The bill would give $1OO exemption
on clothing and $1O0 on household
goods.
The Senate grist of bills intro
duced grew larger today with the
introduction of more appropriation
bills, including the University of
North Dakota budget.
Would Limit Collateral
Senator E. b. Page proposed in a
bill to limit the amount Of collateral
a bank may pledge when it borrows
money. His bill provides that col
lateral should not exceed one and
one-half times the amount of the
loan sought by bank, the collateral
to be figured at par value.
His bill also is designed to pre-
vent sale of collateral at sacrifice.
His bill provides that any contract
under which bank borrows money
and pledges collateral shall provide
that the bank or assignees would
have the right to redeem from any
sale of such assets within 10 days
after the sale. .,...,.
The Senate approved change in
the joint rules under which eight
Senators and 18 Representatives may
demand a separate roll call on the
emergency clause of bill, the
change applying only to the House.
A meeting Of the public health
committee was set for one o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, at which time
the committee will consider making
arrangements for hearing on the
child labor amendment.
House Session Short
The house of representatives of
North Dakota slumbered through an.
other short session yesterday after
noon, the members finding nothing
to do but listen to the reading OF
three bills, and cuss out the printer
for the delay in furnishing printed
copies Of the measures already intro
duced.
| Two communications protesting
against the licensing of cigarette
sales, and urging ratification of tn.
child labor amendment to the fed
eral constitution were received. On.
was from the w. C. T. U. of Parl
River and the other from q grouI
Of LaMoure county women.
Three bills were given their first
reading. One Of these introduced
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