The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-03

getting that amount and the bill only
changed the funds from which he is
paid, that item went through with
little opposition but when the pro-
posal to raise the chief deputy's sal
airy was advanced, a storm of adverse
votes greeted it.
Advocates of the change, led by
Twichell and A. o. Brown, Adams
county, pointed out that the bill rails
ing the salary by statute already had
passed and that the. salary must be-
such instances the salary must be
paid regardless Of whether an appro-
priation is made sufficient to cover
it, Twichell said.
Again the house voted mo-" men,
bers protesting that they knew moth
ing about the matter and were OPP
posed to it.
The subject was brought up again
third time and, after much lamen-
tation that it had been put over on
them" the house voted the money to
pay the salary which they had in
creased by the other bill.
V. C.sNormal Denied Building
The appropriation for the Valley
City state normal school was ap-
proved at $35O,563. An item Of
100000 for new building added by
the senate was cut out by the house
appropriations committee and APP
proved in the committee of the whole
without comment.
The appropriation for the state
training school at Mandan was APP
proved at $271 500 after considerable
discussion as to alleged extravaganza
in the management of the institution.
Chairman Watt of the appropriation
committc said he felt that the man.
agement had been somewhat extrav-
agant, but that undoubtedly the su.
perintcndent of the institution was
the best man possible to get when it
came to handling the boys and girls
placed under his care.
A deficit appropriation for the
Mandan institution was cut from
$4,000 to $4,000 and recommended
for passage.
An attempt to reconsider the bill
changing western North Dakota from
mountain to central standard time
lost when it failed to receive the
twO-thirds vote necessary to take the
measure from the table, where it pre-
viously had been placed by the house.
The vote was 50 to 81.
Long Bills Considered First
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion in the house Speaker J. W. Carr
announced that the long biSs would
be considered first so as not to hold
up adjournment of the legislature by
failure Of the enrolling and engross-
ing department to do its work.
The rules Of the road bill, which
incorporates most of the provisions
Of the standard act recommended by
the safety conference at Washington
was passed 80 to Z. II authorizes
judges to suspend drunken or reck.
less drivers from operating motor
vehicles and makes numerous import.
ant changes in the existing statutes.
The budget bill, carrying appro.
priations for all the state depart
ments, was passed without comment
despite the strong fight made or
certain provisions of the measure in
the committee Of the whole last night
As passed by the house, it carries
$2,132,24O. The vote was 1O5 to 2.
The grain grading and warehouse
bill which requires elevators to make
charge for storing grain and
changes the existing law in other i'm
portant respects also was passed
without argument, "a to 81. This
bin previously had been bitterly
argued in the committee Of the whole
The bill creating weights and
measures inspection department un-
der the state food inspector passed
81 to a, most of the Nonpartisans
voting against it.
The bill raising the fees collected
by the securities commission from
stock brokers, amended to make the
industrial commissions secretary ex
officio secretary of the securities
commission, passed, 60 to Al.
The securities commission bill, to.
gether with the budget bill and the
weights and measures inspection bill
are expected to 60 to conference com.
mittees Of the house and senate, the
house having made numerous import.
ant amendments.
Senate Passes Tax Bill
A house bill creating u $3.50, 900 re.
volving fund for payment by tht
Bank Of North Dakota of taxes or
certain lands held by the state trea.
surer as trustee Of the state was pass.
ed by the senate in its morning ses.
sion as it neared the end of its cal.
endar.
The measure, one of two bills in.
troduced by a joint committee of the
upper and lower houses designed t.
clear up the tax mixup resulting
from the supreme courts ruling that
the Bank Of North Dakota is liable
for taxes on certain lands acquired
by tax certificates, was passed by q
Is to % vote with little debate. The
bill now goes to Governor Sorlie fol
his approval or veto.
A bill that is designed to legalize
certain powers Of the state highway
commission and strengthen the ad.
ministration of the department was
passed with almost no objection. /.
definitely gives the commission power
to mark and number roads, take q
traffic census, issue and publish
maps and regulate the use Of state
highways by public utilities. Il limits
the extent Of the state highway sys.