The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-05
HAIL Z0NING
BILLPASSED;
BUDGET is Up
House of Representatives
Takes up Big Appropria-
tiOn Measure
SORLIE SIGNS BILLS
Governor o. KS Measure For
ReOpening of BOttineau
School
SORLIE SIGNS BILLS

Both Houses of the state legisla-
ture began sessions early today, in
an endeavor to dispose of most of
the big problems before the body and
avoid a prolonged session Friday
night, the last night of the session.
The House Of Representatives this
morning repassed House Bill No. &c,
the hail insurance zoning bill,' by IL
vote of SO to 20, with some members
believing, however, that great harm
was being done by its passing.
The Senate had amended the mea-
sure, which provides for zoning by
counties for rate-making purposes.
appropriating 100000 to pay the
1928 deficit and raising the maximum
rate of insurance which may be,
charged, in an effort to meet a re-
cent supreme court decision. The
court held that the hail insurance
tax is not tax under the law, and
cannot be a prior lien to mortgages.
The Senate amendment sought to de-
clare the tax by Legislative enact
ment and make it retroactive.
Several Independent members de-
clared the amendment was, in their
opinion, unconstitutional, and great
damage might result by passage of
the law.
Rep. Divet, Cass county. said that
GAS lawyer who has studied the act,
and being convinced that large part
of it is unconstitutional, I can not
under my oath support IT,"
Rep. Twichell said that if the re-
troactive feature were left in the
measure was unconstitutional, and
if attacked the section appropriating
5000, 900 to pay the 1928 deficit might
be thrown out.
Rep. Hempel. Nonpartisan, voted
against the measure, stating he still
was opposed to the coming system,
believing it would wreck the hail in
surance department., and said he
doubted if the 100000 could be paid
out under the law.
Rep. SWEET, Nonpartisan, Kidder
county, said that he voted yes, under
standing the legislature had cured
the situation insofar as it is able to
cure it.
The measure carries an emergency
clause. -
The House worked through the
state departmental budget bill, AID
did not change it materially from the
committee recommendation. The
salary of the deputy secretary of
state was raised from $2,50O to $1,000
year, although Rep. Watt made an
effort to defeat it. The House adopt
ed a rule of equalizing deputies SAL
aries at $1,000 a year, some having
received this amount, some more and
some less.
An item providing for taking of a
state census was stricken out. The
House left in an item of $500 for
enforcement and administration Of
the cigarette laws by the Attorney
General.
The appropriations for the Depart
ment of Public Instruction were re-
stored to about the Budget Board
figures.
Governor Sorlie notified the House
he has signed the bill providing for
reopening of the Bottineau Normal
School and the Grand Forks terminal
elevator bill.
Agricultural College Bill
The Agricultural College appropri-
tions were slashed in the House ap-
propriations committee report. The
total was reduced from $54s,6OO as
passed by the Senate to $535 900, and
$685. carried by the budget report.
The experiment station was cut to
$255, 900 as against $266,9OO passed
by the Senate and $278,200 recon-
mended by the budget board. For
the extension division the .appropri-
alton was reduced to $65,O0O as
against $4,000 passed by the Senate
and $l29.061.9S recommended by the
budget board.
The committee. also recommended
for indefinite postponement the Sen
ate bill appropriating $4,000 to pay
the balance due, on paving west Of
| the Missouri River bridge here.