The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-16
FINAL TEST ON
MILL BILLIE
COMING TODAY
State Senate Is Expected to
Substitute Power of the
Governor
9TH Err M ASU r + S
Compulsory Deposits in the
Bank of North Dakota on
Senate Calendar
OTHER MEAS u r Z s

The mill and elevator management
bill, and banking measures were list.
ed on the calendar Of the state SEN
ate today as important matters fol
| consideration, while the House had
before it for virtual decision in COM
mittee of the whole question of re-
viving the state hail insurance
scheme in North Dakota.
Having won victory by voting
acceptance of the minority report OF
the state affairs committee, substi-
tuting the power Of the Governor
for that Of the board of managers
of the Grand Forks state flour mill
and elevator, and the Industrial
Commission, Independent member.
| expected their ranks to- hold today
,, and to pass House Bill No. 4 with
their amendments.
The House, where the Nonparti
sans are in the majority, are ex-
rected to reject the Senate amend
ments, if carried through on fina
vote, and an effort to reconcile fac.
tional differences may come in con-
ference committees.
House Bill No. 81, as passed b,
the House, substituted the power -oi
the Industrial Commission for thai
CT the board Of managers of the state
mill and elevator. The Senate Inde.
pendents, by vote of Is to %, in
serted an amendment Saturday aft.
ernoon, substituting the power OF
the Governor, for the board of man
ayers and Industrial Commission.
Two Positions
The Independent position, as out.
lined in debate, was that Govcrno,
Sorlie had been elected to make the
mill and elevator pay. and he should
have full authority. Nonpartisar
members declared that the member:
| Of the industrial Commission, two
of the three of whom are Independ.
ents, must share the responsibilit,
given them by the electors of the
state, in the management of the mill
Banking Bills
Two important banking measure.
we're on the Senate program today
the majority report Of the commit.
tee on Banks and Banking being fol
passage. These bills are S. B. 21'
and S. B. 227. They would make de
posit of all public funds in the Banl
Of North Dakota mandatory and pro
vide for the establishment of branch
es of the Bank of North Dakot:
throughout the state, and would boos
the assessments against, the privat,
banks of the state for the Depositor.
Guaranty Fund to one percent of tn,
banks average daily deposits fol
each year.
Defeat of both bills was expected
The first name will require a two
thirds majority, since the law re
moving the compulsory section O
the Bank Of North Dakota law a.
initiated by the people. Defeat O
the branch banking plan also wa.
expected.
The Senate late Saturday passe,
another bill which is expected to fint
a stormy voyage in the House.
provides an appropriation of $50,OO'
to meet federal aid for the extensio,
division of the Agricultural College
| Opposition to the county agent sys
tenn and other activities of the ex
tension division, already voiced il
the House, is expected to flare VI
again.
! The coming system for hail insur
aEce and the increase of the fla
acreage tax from one to two cents
aE acre, were to be discussed by th'
House in consideration Of Hous'
Bill No. sc. There is much divisio,
o. opinion on the subject, and tn
bill came in on a divided committe'
| report.