The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-04
Legislative Committee
Actions

A spirited contest is expected over
Senator Carey's bill that would al
low private insurance companies to
compete with the state workmen's
compensation insurance department
under the departments superyi sion.
The bill was recommended for passage
this morning by the senate commit
tee on insurance with the addition
Of an amendment to allow that the
private companies could appeal from
decisions of the state bureau, which
would supervise and settle all claims
as it now does. A minority report
opposing the measure may be sub
mitted.
The insurance committee killed a
bill that would allow reinsurance Of
the state capitol and state peniten-
tiary with the state fund by repeal
ing the present law relating to in
surance of public buildings. A
house bill that would protect insur-
ance companies in cases where sus-
pended policies are reinstated was
recon- mended for passage.
Among other bills, the house state
affairs committee last night recon-
mended the bill abol!shing the pres
ent one-car street car system between
the capitol building and the down
town section Of Bismarck.
The house committee on tax and tax
laws unanimously killed two bills,
split on one measure, referred an
other to the attorney generals offics
for constitutionality and recommend
ed for passage one senate bill.
The bills killed would provide for
reduced rate of interest upon real
estate sold to the county for the taxes
of 1925 or previous years, provided
the redemption was made by Deem
Der II, 1927, and an amendment fix
ing taxes levied for road purposes.
The divided report, with the ma
jority favoring indefinite postpone
mcnt. came on the measure which
would provide forfeiture to the state
OF real property on which taxes are
delinquent. The bill would require
that all real property on which taxes
were unpaid for three years would be
turned over to the state.
A new bill providing for the assess
ment and taxation Of property Of
power companies was referred TO the
attorney general for a ruling on its
constitutionality.
Senate bill l. clarifying the proce-
duro on tax deed sales, was recon-
mended for passage.
The house banks and banking COM
mittee killed two bills. One would
require that banks obtain the consent
Of the state bank examiner before
making loans and the other would
provide penalty for bank officials
who honor checks before they are
covered by deposits.
A house bill providing for an emer-
gency appropriation of $4,000 for
maintenance and in improvement of
the capitol building for the year end
ing July 30, 1927, was recommended
by the house appropriations commit
tee. Senate bills appropriating $4,000
for the North Dakota Firemen's asso.
citation and $31 $50 for the state live
stock sanitary board were recommend
ed.
The joint house and senate COM
mittee, appointed to consider the
message Of the Industrial commission
to the legislature regarding the tax
mixup resulting from the ruling OF
the supreme court on state lands OBJ
tanned through tax deed foreclosures
started consideration of legislative
action that may be necessary.
subcommittee were appointed to
go into the ~roblem further, and the
committee will probably start action
tonight or tomorrow.
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