The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-18
'Clincher' Motion Fails, How
ever, and Bill Will Prob.
ably Be Revived Today
Provides For I}udgcting
Expenses Of Hail Bureau
Snuff Bill Passed

Independents in the house hit a
snag Thursday when three members
strnyed from the fold and bill to
budget the expenses Of the state hail
insurance department was defeated.
Representatives J. D. Holthusen,
county and Herman Rabe, Stark
and it was defeated when it received
one vote less than tho 81 required to
pass it. The roll call showed Sc to
50 and the Independents demanded
a verification. The re-check reduced
the vote to SIS and 54 but a motion
to apply the "clincher" to the ac-
tion lost, 81 to So.
1t is probable that the bill will be
revived today and passed unless more
Independents bolt on the issue and
refuse to stay in line.
The action came as a surprise in
view of the fact that there had been
no argument on the measure, al
though it was bitterly contested
Wednesday in the committee of the
whole. The only statement on the
bill was that of II. F. SWEET, kidder
county, who declared it is an effect
to cripple the state hail insurance
department.
Tax Muddle Bill Passed
The Independent majority worked
smoothly, however, in passing the
first Of two bills designed to clarity
the muddle resulting from acquisi-
tion by the Bank Of North Dakota Of
land on mortgage foreclosure. The
bill provides that counties may not
take action to acquire tax title to
property held by the Bank until
July |, 1929. and is, in effect, IA
moratorium AS to the right Of coun-
ties to obtain title to land held by
the bank for non-payment of taxes.
The vote was G1 to 49 and the emer-
gency clause attached to the bill was
lost.
Another bill appropriating $3.50, 900
to pay tax certificates held by in
dividuals against land which the
state has acquired by mortgage fore
closure, was on the calendar for
Thursday but was not reached.
A bill changing the law relating to
bank receivers passed with only one
dissenting vote. 1t is similar to
that under which the present receiver
OF closed state banks was appointed
except that it provides also for a
receivership managed by three local
persons on application of depositors
controlling so per cent of the depos-
its. The bill was described by SWEET
as hybrid measure" which re-
placed two bills introduced early in
the session. 1t was supported by
the banking committee, the state
guaranty fund commission and the
| bank examiners department, the
house was told.
Little Argument on Snuff Bill
The bin legalizing the sale Of
snuff passed Thursday with little
argument and that wholly by
opponents of the measure. The
vote was G5 to As and
the clincher was added rs soon as
the vote was announced. 1t now goes
to the senate which already has pass
cd bill repeating the anti-snuff
law without taxing sale of the ar
ticlc. The house bill carries tax
of three cents for each one and one
quarter ounces. The senate bill was
killed in the house.
The committee Of the whole rec
commended passage of the bill pro-
viding for appeals to the courts
from decisions of the guaranty fund
commission. A. w. Fowler, Cass
county, explained that the measure
had been amended in committee to
meet certain objection Of the guar
anty fund commission and had been
partly re-drawn by the commissions
attorney.
Minnie D. Craig, Benson county,
charged that permitting appeals
from the commissions decisions will
result in greatly increased costs in
managing the fund with a consequent
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