The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-05
HOUSE PASSES
IL BILLS AND
KILLS SEVEN


Ten Commandments and George WOr-
ncr, Richland county, averred that
since all churches have the same Ten
Commandments there can be no OBJ
lection from any of them. If children
knew the Ten Commandments better
there would be fewer inmates in the
pcnitentiary and the state training
school, he commended.
N. H. Lynch, Richland county, Of
fered the only opposition when he
pointed out that the senate already
has defeated similar bill. There
was no other argument. Final vote
on the bill is scheduled for today.
For the second successive day the
house postponed action on the bill
to license real estate brokers and
create a state real estate board. 1t
came up late in the afternoon and
was postponed because of it's great
length. 1t also will come up today.
Action on the flour label and snuff
bills was deferred until Monday.
They had been scheduled to come up
in the committee of the whole. Post
ponement was had by agreement be-
cause of the absence of several men,
bcrs.
Recommendation of the highways
committee that bill to permit grant
ing of state aid for bridges across
nitely postponed was beaten in the
committee of the whole. Final con-
siderati0n of the committee action
was held UP until Tuesday at the re-
quest Of A. w. Fowler, Cass county,
who asked more time to ascertain the
facts regarding the matter. L. L.
Twichell, Cass county, majority floor
leader, said he had been told it was
not certain where the proposed bridge
across the Little Missouri is to BE-
located and Joined in the request for
additional time.
J. H. Burkhart, Ward county, mi
nority floor leader, said the bill, as
amended, makes it clear that the pro-
posed bridge is to be constructed
on the new federal highway through
the western part of the state.
Would Remove Limit on Terms
A bill to submit to the voters a
constitutional amendment to permit
counties Of 10000 population or less
to combine the office of county
judge with that of clerk of the dis
trict court, was amended to provide
that sheriffs and treasurcrs may hold
office continuously without limit. At
present sheriffs and treasurers may
hold office continuously for only four
years at time.
Action was taken on motion Of E.
+. lyerson. Griggs county.
J. H. McCay, Sioux county, opposed
the motion on the ground that sher-
ifs, it permitted to. remain in Of
flee without limit, could build up u
political machine which would make
it almost impossible to get them out
of office. The present law regarding
treasurers. he said, is q protection
for the public money.
Twichell contended that the law
regarding sheriffs was passed when
the sheriff's office was supported by
fees and that this objection has long
since been removed. As amended the
bill will put real question up to the
inal form it means little. The treas
anyway, he said, SO that the restric-
ton on treasurers holding office no
Ben Iverson, former Mckenzie
county sheriff, said that sheriffs
now spend most Of their first term
preparing for their election to Sec
ond term. At present. he said, few
sheriffs make any effort to collect
personal property taxes during their
first term I'm office.
McCay countered with description
of one case in which he said $1,7OO
had been spent BY the sheriff in a
singlesQdM t6n1Nft tfeI1e ctiDn and
of another in which he alleged
friends Of one candidate handed OUT