The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-20
ROTATION OF
CROPS OBJECT
OF NEW BILL.
Representative McDOwell'S
Measure Would Provide
Penalties For Failure
BRIDGE BILLS ARE IN
House ReViVeS Measure Pro.
viding for Appropriation
For Poultry Body

Farmers who fail to diversity their
crops will be punished by fines if
a bill introduced in the house of
representatives by Rep. Mcdowell OF
Cavalier county is passed.
The bill provides that after Jan. l.
1926 no farmer may plant the same
crop on any piece of land for more
than two years in succession, and
that at least once in six years a
cultivated crop must be grown on
each piece of land farmed. Viola
tion Of the law is made punis ha BILE
by fine of from 10 cents to "a
cents for each acre abused.
The bill was introduced by Mr.
Mcdowell at the request of former
Senator Henry Mclean of Cavalier
county. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture.
Three bills for bridges all carry
ing appropriations from the state
highway funds were poured into the
house hopper yesterday afternoon.
These included bill for bridge
over the Missouri near WillistOn,
appropriation 100000; bill for a
bridge over the Missouri near San
ish, appropriation 100000 and bill
for a bridge over the DesLacs river
between Ward and Burke county, APP
preparation $4,000. The first and
third Of these measures were passed
at the last session of the legislature
but were vetoed by the governor.
Religious Education Bill In
Rep. Burkhart Of Ward introduced
a bill to permit pupils to be released
from the public schools for not more
than three hours per week for re-
ligious instruction.
Two more bills dealing with school
matters which underwent slight
amendments as to form were acted
on the house sitting as commit
tee Of the whole and recommended
to pass: These were Rep. Starke's
two bills drawn to permit the short
ening of school terms in rural sec
tions by holding school six days each
week. There was some opposition
to the recommendation of these bills
for passage, Rep. Twichell of Cass
declaring that the legislature had
plenty of work before it without at
tempting to regulate the details of
the duties of school directors.
Bill Revived
Mr.. Twichell and F. A. Vogel also
engaged in sharp tilt over mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which
House Bill IL, carrying an annual
appropriation of $500 for the North
Dakota Poultry association were kill
ed last Saturday. At that time it
was claimed by several members
that the appropriation in question
was unconstitutional and under that
impression several voted to kill the
bill. This view was found to be in
error, and the motion to recons ider
resulted.
Mr.. Vogel declared that he was
not opposed to the bill on the ground
of it's constitutionality, but because
he regarded the work Of the poultry
association as of no value to the
state. In reply Mr.. Twichell cited
the growth Of the poultry industry
III NOfCH DakOga anu CHe SIeaOllv III
creasing revenue for the farmers
from that source. II cannot see how
anyone who claims to be friend of
the farmers can urge that this APP
preparation be killed." said Mr.. Twi-
chell. The vote was finally recon-
sidered without roll call and re-
referred to the committee on agri-
culture.
The house passed two bills both
of which repealed standing appropri-
ations one of $500 for the education
al library fund, and the other Of
$500 for the library commission.
This action was in line with the
policy which has lBkSns followed dur
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