The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-21
INSURANCE
BILL VETOED
BY GOVERNOR
Efforts Of Insurance Lobby
Given as Reason For Lcav-
ing Laws as They Are

Declaring that "thc insurance
lobby that has been working in Bis
marck during this session for and
against bills. should be sufficient
reason in itself why all insurance
laws should be left as they are nj
present" Governor a. G. Sorlic to
day vetoed House bill 60.
The measure was sponsored BY
Representative =. r. Trubshnw.
Barnes county, and Guy l.. Elkcn.
Trail county, and would have per
mittcd boards Of political subdivi-
sons to fix the value Of all fire
proof buildings to be insured by the
state fire and tornado insurance de-
partment.
In his veto message, the governor
said: blouse bill 69, among other
things, provides that counties, cities
school districts and other subdivi-
sions may withdraw class one prop
erty from protection by the state
insurance department. Why did not
this bill also include properties in
classes two and three?
"Our state insurance department,
has approximately Sl.000.OO0 surplus
proximately $2,00O.000 surplus. ],
is conservatively estimated that thi.
money, placed ut four per cent in
terest, would bring in sufficien
revenue to cover the premiums OF
insurance covering all state build
ings, so that state departments ant
state institutions would not he re
Quired to pay premiums on the in
surance on their buildings. The in
terest earned would be sufficient t.
take care of these premiums. A
such time the counties, or municipa
subdivisions Of the counties, woul
be compelled to come back to tn
state Insurance department for pro
lection. but if they had not partici
pated during that period they woul
have no moral right to ask to be in
surcd by the state.
Lobby Has Been Active
"The insurance lobby that ha
been working in Bismarck durin
this session for and against bill
should be sufficient reason in itsel
why all insurance laws should be lef
as they are ut present. | have vctoc
House bill No. 60"
The executives reference to tn
alleged insurance lobby is believe
by political observers to indicate hi
intention Of swinging the veto clu
on most insurance measures present
cd to him for approval. A humble
Of bills have been introduced to q.
feet certain changes in insuranc
laws, most of them relating to tn
various forms Of state insurant
sponsored by the Nonpartisan lcagu
The governor also vetoed Sena'
bill so which would have returned
the general fund on July |, of cac
year, the unexpended balance in Il
automobile transportation fund
the state railroad board. In h
message the executive explained tn
nearly all Of the money received
the fund is collected before July
each year and used during the yea
and that:
''If this law went into effect the
would be no funds to take care
the work Of the department for Il
balance Of the year, and no pr
vision has been made to take ca
Of the department in the bulge
For this reason | have vetoed tn
bill"
q Rills Signed
In addition to the two vetocs, 4
governor approved q bills. Amol
them were the bill granting stat,
attorneys a contingent fund Of fro
$500 to 1000 for criminal invcstip
ton. work; bill appropriate
100000 for support Of the nation
guard; the seed labelling law viii
requires all packages of corn, alfal
and red or sweet clover seed to
labeled to show where it was grow
the per cent Of termination and I
date of the last termination test;
hill authorizing the railroad boa
to permit certain employees to &C
duct hearings and investigation
the bill cutting the wolf bounty
s. for full-grown animals and ST.
for pups; the measure prohibit
county judges from acting as att
neys in certain cases and an ena
ment requiring out-of-state q,
tioneers to pay a $25 license fee
each sale conducted in North Dako
The list also included some mir
appropriations, including $1,000
the suppression of bee diseases.
The bill to permit presidents a
secretaries Of generations to char
the beneficiary of insurance polio
carried by the corporations on
lives of their officers, agents, or G
ployes also was approved. 1t h
been bitterly contested by Nonp
tisan house members