The Bismarck tribune., 1925-01-10
CHAIRMEN ARE
NAMED FOR BIG
SENATE BODIES
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creation Of the two new committees
already noted, are the cutting down
of the membership on several COM
mittees and the substitution of
majority instead Of unanimous re-
port from the committee on delayed
bills as a requirement for the in
PRODUCTION of measures after the
deadline date.
Action on this report was put over
until today in order to give the
house members chance to familiar
ize themselves with the rules chan
gcs before voting on them.
Highway Bills In
Four new bills were introduced in
the house. Three of them were
companion measures introduced by
Rep. Rasmussen of Barnes county at
the request Of the North Dakota
Good Roads association and embody
the road program advocated by that
association for the state.
One of the bills establishes the
gasoline tax at 2 cents per, gallon,
the proceeds to be used for the con-
struction and maintainancc of state
highways; a second provides for the
establishment and financing of a
three man highway commission, and
state highway system, while the
third sets the rates of taxation or
license fees for motor vehicles.
The fourth bill introduced today
was by Rep. Paul Johnson of Penn
bina county. 1t provides for leg
islative committee of three to visit
the North Dakota Badlands next
summer, and investigate the Roose-
welt Park project. 1t appropriates
$500 for the expenses of the inves
tigation.
These bills along with two which
had previously been introduced by
Rep. Hempel Of Sheridan for the
reduction of the interest rates on
delinquent taxes, and tax sales were
given their first and second read
ings today.
The membership of the house
committees on appropriations and
judiciary which were announced to-
day is as follows, the name of the
chairman being given first in each
case.
Judiciary: McManus Of Rollette;
Divet, Twichell, Plath, Fine, Sagen,
Carr, Thompson, Thatcher, Starke,
Hartl, Hempel, o. +. Anderson Nc
Kay.
Committee Chairmen
The full list of committee chair
men as announced in the House fol-
lows:
Chairmanships-
Agriculture-A. j. Loudenbach,
Mclean.
Appropriations F. A. Vogel, Nc
Lean.
Education-J. H. Burkhart,, Ward.
State affairs-James McManus, Ro-
lette.
Taxes and tax laws-Elmer Cart,
Burke and Divide.
Judiciary-George Morton, Dunn.
Highways-Fred Eckert, Williams.
Elections-Roy Yeater, Emmons.
Banking-Minnie Craig, Benson.
Military affairs-Robert Boyd,
Cass.
Public debt-Aaron Levin, Walsh.
Cities-Fred Schurr, Bottineau.
Apportionment = William J o n es,
Barnes.
Mines and mining-John Guam,
Golden Valley.
Corporations other than municipal
20. F. Anderson, Divide.
Revision of the Journal. H.
Mckay, Sioux.
Fish and game-F. E. Lazier, Nc
Henry.
Ways and means-O. C. Martin,
Golden Valley.
Livestock c. Ardhuser, La
Moure.
Printing +. O. Erickson, Kidder.
Drainage, o. C.. Anderson, Sargent.
Grain grading-P. Doyle, McKen-
zie.
Temperance-J. w. Hemple, Sher-
dan.
Counties-J. Tweeten, Rolette.
Delayed bills-Oscar Oberg, Nc
Lean.
Railroads Hardy, Mount
rail.
Public health-Herbert SWEET, EN-
mons.
State ndustries-Charles Stretch,
Bottineau.
Resolutions-E. E. Iverson, Steele
and Griggs.
Enrolling and engrossing- E..
Erickson, Divide.
Schools and public lands w. T..
Hartl, Wells.
Federal relations-O. T.. Anderson,
Burke.
Joint penal institutions-F k
Slemenski, Walsh.
Joint insurance Johnson,
Pembina.
Joint education; institutions Her
man Rabe, Stark.
Joint public buildings +. r. Hclb-
ling, Morton.
Joint state library A. c. Curric,
Towner.
Joint rules Ed Traynor, Ramsey.
Joint labor. II. Burns, Ward.
Joint committee, charitable@T. J..
Tschida,
Rules-Lark i'm.
The House appropriations com
mittee is composed Of the following:
Vogel, Mclean, chairman; Minnie d..
Craig, VIM. Watt, Rasmussen, Fer
ris, Quade, Arduser, Brant, Streick,
MUS, Tchida. Starke, Doyle, Skog
lund, Bubel, Vietch, Bowman.
An underground river is believed
to pass beneath Franch.