The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-08
WORK
ON COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS
Considerable Division Of
Membership Is Expected
in Both of Houses
NO LEAGUE LAWYER
Anti Cigarette Forces Draw
Lines for Fight First
Bills introduced
NO LEAGUE LAWYER

With prospect that a large part of
the legislation to he considered in
North Dakota's 10th legislative as
sembly will not bring division on
party lines, the makeup of commit
tees of both houses was in prepara-
tion today, with likelihood that there
would be considerable representa-
tion Of both factions on the commit
tees.
The Senate committee on commit
tees and Lieutenant Governor Mad
dock were not ready today to an
nounce Senate committees, but were
continuing their discussions, expect
ing first to settle the question of the
chairmen of the important ones.
A committee on committees, all
Nonpartisans, is selecting the COM
mittees in the House, together with
Speaker B. c. Laxkin. The commit
tee, in addition to the speaker. in
cludes F. A. Vogel, floor leader,
Representatives McManuss Eckert and
Hoople.
The committee slate of the Non
partisans, according to leaders, is
still very uncertain, and probably
will not be completed before the end
of the week. Representative Eckert
may be chairman of the committee
on highways and Representative
Burkhart head of the education COM
mittee.
No League Lawyer
The house leaguers have no lawyer,
according to Mr.. Vogel, and the
chairman of the judiciary commit
tee either will be layman or an In
dependent who is an attorney. This
is said to be the first session ir
many years in which there has been
no lawyers on the majority side.
A discussion was under way be-
tween few Nonpartisans and Inde-
pendents favoring repeal of the anti
cigarette law as to the method of in
Producing license bill. A proposal
to ask committees be named in both
houses to prepare a bill satisfactory
to Governor Sorlie, was being con-
sidered.
That there will be bitter opposition
to the repeal of the anti-cigarette
law was evident today. F. l.. Wat
kins, superintendent of the state en-
forcement league, had long confer
ence with Representative John Hal
crow of Pembina county and others
last night, preparing plan of action
against the bill.
Senate's First Bill
The first bill introduced in. the
Senate was tax measure offered by
Senator Henry Rusch of Fargo, max
ing numerous changes in present tax
laws. The chief provisions of the
bill are:
Amends section dealing with penal
ty on delinquent real estate taxes
before sale. The present penalty is
unchanged except that if the first
half of real estate taxes is not paid
before becoming delinquent, the pen
atty attaches to the full amount of
tax due.
Amends various sections of the
code dealing with tax sales, tax
deeds, assignments and redemption
of taxes from tax sale, making the
maximum rate of interest borne by
tax sale certificates percent in
stead of II at present; reduces re-
demption penalty from to per-
cent.
Provides county auditor, on the or
der of the board of county commits
sioners, is given right to defer tax
sales for three years on property
where the total amount of taxes is
S. or less.
Requires special assessment and
general property taxes to be adver-
tised and sold together and not Sc
parately as under the present law,
provides one certificate shall issue
but makes the special assessments a
subsequent lien. Grants cities pow
er to purchase assignments of tax
sale certificates from the county on
property on which special assess
ment taxes are levied by the city.
Provides owners of tax sale cer-
tificates are permitted to pay subse-
quent taxes during first Is days of
delinquency; March l to March Is,
without penalty, but must pay all in
one sum and not in installments.
Jobs Given Out
The Senate held brief session be-
fore the Inauguration exercises. Sem
ators Patton, Olson and Schlosser
were named a committee on revision
and correction of the journal.
Senators were asked to state COM
mittee preferences for the benefit
Of the committee on committees and
the Lieutenant-Govern
Additional Senator empl8yes were
named as follows: proof reader, w.
G. Childs; enrolling and engrossing
clerk, Fred Engstad; bill room clerk,
T. Tallackson; doorkeeper, Fred Mey-
,ers; postmaster voucher clerk, A. In
gerson; stenographers, Gladys Har-
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