The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-19

THE BIS
would favor one big fair which he
suggested be held at Mandan. ii
the Mandan fair isn't worth more
than $4,000 it is worth nothing, he
said. and supported the proposal to
kill the bill. SWEET, {. +. Stretch of
Bottineau county and others also
took up the cudgels for the Mandan
fair.
Watt explained that one reason
m ore was not recommended for Man
dan was that it hadn't asked for
more and G. V. Freeman, Grand
Forks, pointed out that huge plants
owned by fair associations at Fargo
and Grand Forks have been turned
over to the state by the fair asso-
Citations at those places. The state
| spends nothing for either repairs or
insurance on the 100000 property
! al, Fargo and the $15O,0OO plant at
Grand Forks. he said, and suggested
that they are worth something. The
motion to kill the bill lost. 81 to 60
and the bin was sent to the commit
| tee Of the whole where the amount
Mandan will receive will be fought
| out Saturday.
s25O.O Voted to Pay Taxes
The house bill appropriating $780,
900 to the Bank Of North Dakota
to be used in paying delinquent
taxes on land to which the state has
acquired title by mortgage fore
closure, passed. 81 to AZ, and was i'm
mediately clinchcd. The emergency
clause was lost
II caused little argument. j. II.
Burkhart, Ward county, Nonparti-
san floor leader, reiterating his
contention that the Bank of North
Dakota can handle the situation
without an appropriation and Twich-
ell averrinc that the proposed meth
cd is the only way Of handling the
situation properly. The management
Of the bank objects, Twichell said,
to tying up it's money in frozen as
sets.
The bill permitting appeals from
the guaranty fund commission also
passed with little argument. The
members were weary and contented
themselves with voting.
Rurkhart said it was a question
of whether the legislature wishes to
open UP the matter with the pos
sible consequences that money which
should go to depositors of closed
banks would be used in fighting law
suits, and Fowler contended that
Burkhart's Imagination was running
away with him in regard to the ex.
pense of contestng any suits which
might be filed. Twichell said h.
doesn't care if it does dissipate tn.
fund, that the deposits in ciosed
banks are entitled to justice.
The bill to permit prisoners II
| :.:1 ~.
jects passed, despite opponents who
commended that men sentenced to jai
should be made to stay there. 7. +
Sleight said all the bill needed wa.
provision requiring counties tt
furnish the prisoners with icecream
Men were sentenced to Jail as pun
; ishment and should be made to sta!
there. he insisted.
, Would Combine Two Offices
The closest vote of the day was tina
, by which the house passed the bill
providing for consolidation of the of
flee of secretary of the securitie
2 commission with that of secretar!
of the industrial commission. TIL
r vote was SO to SO, one more than tn,
!. necessary majority, and Twichel
y Immediately moved the clincher mo
J, ton ito prevent anyone from chang
ing his mind"
Three bills were introduced in tn
house, having passed the committe
: on delayed bills.
One by Minnie u. Craig, Benso
n county, would. increase the terms o
IS commissioners from two to fou
years. One by A. J. Rulon, Stuts
l. man county, would require railroad
n to provide livestock passes when OF
lie dcred to do so by the board OF raj
ID road commissioners and the third b
e l.. w. Sperry, Burleigh County, woul
D. permit the commissioner Of agricu
" ture and labor to issue regulation
,e designed to prevent the importatio
into the state of the European cor
" lborer.
III Sperry yesterday Withdrew a re-
Is olution aimed at the same result.
,el The house Friday killed resolt
ton by r. f. Swendseid, whic
Il would have given legislative suppo
to a proposal to adopt the metr
70 system Of weights and measures
j. the United States. Opponents al
ID mitted the superiority of the metr
=. system but pointed out that tt
% people would object to changing II
to present system.
ee On motion of J. F. Zimmerma
:. Stark county, the house decided
. reconsider" the vote by which
1T bin to budget the expenses of Il
r. state hail insurance department w
lost Thursday. Although the No
partisans opposed the bill bitter
on Thursday, there was no opposition
Al. Zimmerman's motion and the b
10 will be on the calendar today.