The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-09
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sures, both by vote Of IS to %.
The first measure makes the state
department responsible for the as
SCISSORS, while the second allows
farmers to sue the department in
district courts.
When Hamilton termed the second
as disguised attempts to repeal the
state hail insurance law, Lynch said
that lit is about time the people
OF this state have their rights de-
tcrmincd as they used to be-" He
asserted that it was an unnecessary
expense for farmers to bring their
suits to Bismarck, as they now must
do.
An attempt by Senator P. o. Satire,
Nonpartisan, Steele county, to have
the retroactive clause which makes
the bill apply to all disputes since
January l, 1925, stricken out was
defeated.
Emergency clauses on both bills
were defeated through lack of the
necessary two-thirds majority.
Insurance Bill Passed
The workmen's compensation bill,
passed over the denunciations of sew.
eral Nonpartisans, allows private
firms to compete with the bureau
under the bureaus supervision. The
bureau would make adjustments as
1T now does, and the scale benefits
would be required to be equalled by
private companies. It also allows
appeals from the bureaus decisions.
Appropriation bills passed were
Sll5,5OO for purchase of land and
construction Of new buildings at the
state penitentiary. $274,100 for the
state training school at Mandan, and
S45O.5 for the state normal school
at valley City. The latter includes
100000 for a new library and class
room building.
Consideration of the state depart.
ment's appropriation bill, including
the item of $500 600 which has been
restored for state aid in the depart.
ment of public instruction, was made
q special order of business for to-
day on motion Of Senator Ployhar.
Investigation Asked
Later senate resolution, author
izing special committee Of three
to investigate charges Ployhar made
Monday on the floor that there is
deficit of $225,00O in the department
OF public instruction, was introduced
by Senator ]. E. Fleckten, Ward
NSNuSys Az was IC1CIICu W tuS CVul.
mlttce on ways and means.
Ployhar said he would appear be-
fore the committee to support his
statements.
The two reports of the special
committee to investigate the state
tax tangle were referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs, which may
consider them at its meeting to-
day.
majority report of the judiciary
committee, recommending indefinite
postpOnement Of bill that would al
low married women to act as admin
lstratrixes of estates, was rejected in
favor of minority report favoring
it's passage.
Another majority report by the in
surance committee that would kill
the bill placing all state buildings,
including the state penitentiary and
capitol, in the state fire and tornado
insurance fund, was voted down and
the minority report favoring pass
age Of the bill was accepted.
Coffin Bill Amended
Senator Martins bill transferring
funds from the state penitentiary to
the state training school at Mandan
to provide for the manufacture of
automobile license plates and cOf-
fins, was passed, rs to %.
The measure, once voted down on
the floor, was thought to have been
killed a second time when the original
vote showed that "a voted for it and
% against.
Maddox ruled that the bill was
defeated because of lack Of a
majority vote, 25 votes being ma
jority in the senate, but belated
recheck of the vote showed that
Martin had been recorded as voting
against his measure.
However, before the bills passage
it had been amended SO that the
manufacture of the collins and Ii
cense plates is discretionary with the
state board of administration.
An additional flood Of Is new bills
Tuesday sent the total number of
senate bills beyond the 200 mark a.
the time originally set expired. How
ever, on motion of Senator Ployhar,
the time limit was extended another
five days.
Despite its final consideration Of
IS senate bills number Of house
bills on the calendar could not be
reached, and fairly heavy calendar
is scheduled today.