The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-19
WAVE
SPREADS OYER
LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bills TO be
Pushed Hard in House
During the Present Week
Legislators do Not Push APP
preparation Bills in Man.
ner Asked by Governor

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ner Asked by Governor
The. 10th legislative assembly OF
the state will swing into real ac-
ton this week, with several import
ant measures in committees and
many appropriation bills to be
brought out on the floor of the
House and Senate
Many important measures are also
expected 20 be introduced during the
week. although many program bills
of the Nonpartisans have not vet
taken final form and may not be in
troduced until in the fourth week
of the session.
Among the measures of i'm
portance now before the legisla-
ture for consideration are:
Bill to repeal anti-cigarette
and license their sale.
Measure to abolish necessity
Of party registration for primary
by assessors.
Bill to restore exemptions
from taxation on city residence
homes, household goods and
clothing.
Federal child labor amend
ment.
Good roads association pro-
gram measures.
NAaSnrn fn nhn1tSh <o<
grafton department.
Limiting interest rate banks
may charge, restricting collater-
al which may be pledged.
Permitting six-day country
schools in winter to shorten
term in spring and fall.
Appropriations First
Appropriation measures, however,
will take precedence in the House.
according to F. A. Vogel, chairman
of the appropriations committee. He
indicated today that by Wednesday
many important reports by the COM
mittee on appropriations may be be-
fore the House
1t is apparent. however. that the
Legislature will fail to carry out the
mandate of Governor Sorlie to get
appropriation bills out of the way
in the first 2C days of the session Of
the legislature. With IA days of the
session having passed, at the con-
ciusion OF today's session. but a very
few minor appropriation bills have
been passed, and committee hearings
have not been held on the major
bills. such as appropriations for in
stitutions. 1t is customary for COM
mittees to fix hearing dates on these
measures in advance, so that insti-
tutional heads and friends may ap-
pear.
The situation with respect to ap-
caused the first furry
OF factiOnal debate in the House Sat
urday afternoon. Representative
Ward county, Nonpartisan.
a resolution providing
that appropriation bills be given
precedence over all others on the
The resolution passed. but
after an interchange between Repre-
sentative Watt. independent, Cass
county, and Representative Vogel.
Mr.. Watt declared the appropria-
tions committee has 2l bills before it
and has held only one meeting thus
far.
I'VE are stalling around here do
ing nothing. Why don't we go to
work. he demanded.
Chairman Vogel announced a meet
ing of the committee for this morn
ing at 10 o'clock
I'm not asking when we're going
to meet; I'm asking why we haven't
got to work already said Watt.
'l'll say in answer that we'll get
to work when the chairman of the
is ready shot back Mr..
Voeel.
The suggestion was advanced in
one quarter today that Nonpartisans
would hold up some important APP
preparation bills and be ready to use
them as whips on the Independents
when some League program measures
come before the legislature.
The House Saturday defeated one
small appropriation measure of $500
for the North Dakota Poultryman's
Association. The temper of the
House. as indicated on the vote in
this measure, presages heed to Gov
crnor SOrlie's recommendation to
cut appropriations down to the bone
in this association.
Many Bills Coming
The close Of the second week Of
the session. tonight, will find still
an unusually small number Of bills
introduced in the legislature, but
many bills are expected this week.
There will be bill introduced soon
to abolish state aid for rural schools.
a bill which is expected to bring the
subject Of education and taxation
into an important place in the legis-
lature. There may also be introduce
ed bill to revise the school trans
portation law, under which parents
are paid for transporting children to
school.
Thus far there have been no mea-
sures introduced affecting the state
industries, and Lsasus leadsrs have
not yet made any announcsuaent Of
their progfam In this respect. Some
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