The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-01-17


whole, ~ some speakers had sug.
gested. In the interests Of harmony
and TO prevent tho report from be.
ing torn apart, the house should act
on It st once, no said. The minute
amendments are offered, ne pointed
out, the report lis gone"
20. E. Erickson, Kiddef county
pointed out that only II house mem.
bers were on tho special joint COM
nittee and the remainder, unless
the report were printed in the jour.
nal, would have no opportunity to
see it at all. He has no amend
nents to offer. he said, but feels
that it should be printed before q
vote is taken.
Burkhart pointed out tina. the
house must meet toda~ because. the
appropriation bill has not yet been
passed by the senate and expressed
the view that the special session has
been worth to the state /. times
what it cost.
Mrs. Craie's motion to defer &C.
tion on tho report was carried with
only 4 few dissenting votes and the
house recessed until 10 a. m.
Senate Post PONIES Action
Decision to postpone until today
action on the report of the special
house and senate joint committee
was reached BY the senate yester-
day afternoon.
After the reading Of the report
and the insistence by several Non.
partisan senator's that they wanted
to study the report further, Non
partisans and Independents agreed
to postpone consideration.
There was less harmony on the
suggestion by Senator c. w. Fine,
Benson county, that testimony TAX
en- 1t the joint committees hearing
be printed in the senate journal.
Senator Frank Ployhar, Valley City,
pointed out that the stenographer
who took the testimony is now in
jamestown and that it would take
him several days to get it out, re-
sulting in q delay in the senate's
adjournment. Fines motion was
voted down.
Fine and Senator John w. Benson
Of Rolette county said they were
not able to attend all the committee
sessions and did not feel they had
full information. Fine said he oh.
jected to voting on the report under
those circumstances.
Senator Jerry Stevens, Ramsey
county, acting as president pro tenn
Of the senate, asserted that every
member Of the legislature who
wanted to attend the hearings was
given the opportunity. Senator
Dell Patterson, Renvillc county,
agreed with him.
Senator Dave Hamilton said In
reply to q statement Of Benson that
he and other legislators not on the
committee had been shut out when
the group went. into executive ses.
sion; that he had not thought Of
amending his motion to allow the
legislators to remain. He was sorry
there had been an oversight, he
said. ra
Report to Go In Journal
The senators voted to print thu
joint committee report in theil
journal.
Benson said he wanted to reat
over the committee report more
thoroughly and asserted that h
gathered from the clerks reading
| Of it that a number Of things werl
contained which were mot alto
gether what they should be-"
Paying . tribute to the othel
members of the joint committee
Senator Patterson said a great dea
Of time had been spent. in prepar
ing the report and expressed ad
miration for the attitudes Of it
members. He said he hoped tn
senators would work for the bcne
fit Of the state and mot for som,
individual or some proposition.
Action on the bill providing TO
appropriations to cover expenses o
the special session was postpone,
after several senator's had pointet
out that the bill, as it now stands
covers expenses for only eight day
and since the time for closing o
the session is indefinite, it will b
necessary to amend it to make |
cover the full period.
Emergency Bills Introduced
| Senator Walter Bond, War
county, introduced an emergenc
bill amending the 1927 law provid
ing for methods Of obtaining none
to make it allow for the paymen
Of deficiencies in the funds Of spe
cial improvement districts when tn
special assessments or taxes are ir
sufficient to pay the principal 6
interest Of special improvement
warrants.
Another amendment would kee
municipalities from selling or er
tering into a contract for the sal
Of its bonds without first ADVERT.
ing for bids except that bono
coming under the first amendmer
may be exchanged for matured {
} matured interest warrants.
Sen. o. T. Tofsrud, Pierce coul
. ty, introduced an emergency bi
amending the 1927 hail tax Law
providing for = refund to hail ia
, purchasers and persons paying Ia
taxes for which the. were not Iii
bic. designating the funds fro
.. which payment shall be made ~
outlining the duties Of the insu
ance commissioner In this CONNIE
ton.
:. All bills introduced in the SCI
I ate, with the exception Of the e,
J pense appropriation, have been r
! ferred to the state affairs commi
! tee which il expected to waste
time In killing them.