The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-19
INTRODUCING OF 100
BILLS HAS TAKENUP
LEGISLATORS time
Senate Has 81 Listed, House
80; Bridges and Approprl-
atoms Take Time

0VVuuD 0N0 UIuO
Four bills were passed by the
house Friday and senate committees
recommended the passage of two
others.
Bills passed by the house included
appropriations of $4,000 for the
North Dakota Children's home socie.
ty Of Fargo; $4,000 to complete the
new infirlmary at the state tubcrcu-
losis sanitarium Mt San Haven and
$4,000 for the Florence Crittenton
Home, Fargo.
The fourth bill was one by j. K.
Olafson,. Pembina county, designed to
aid estates in the sale of real estate
by reducing the amount of the pur.
chase price which they arc required
to- obtain as cash payment.
Most of the house and senate SEES
sion was taken up with the intro.
duction Of new bills. The senate had
81 listed when its session closed and
the house had 80.
Have Administration Support
Two Of those introduced are said
to have the direct support Of the ad-,
ministration. Representatives John
son and Brunsdale of Trail county
offered q measure to increase the
terms of supreme court justices from
six to 10 years, one Of the five judges
to be elected each biennium. Rec
concentration that this be done was
contained in the inaugural address
of Governor Shafcr.
The other was bill, offered in the
senate by Krctschmar of Mcintosh
county and Satire of Steele county.
It provides for the creation of COM
mission of five to study the banking
laws of the state and those relating
to other financial institutions such
as building and loan associations and
savings societies. The commission
would be appointed by the governor
and would complete it's labors by
November, 1880. The idea is to pre-
sent comprehensive plan for revi-
sion of the laws governing financial
institutions to the legislature in 1881.
Another bill which is expected to
create considerable interest provides
. tax of 10 cents ton on all coal
mined in the state. The revenue from
the proposed tax would be divided,
IS per cent to the state general fund
and Is per cent to the school fund of
the county in which the mine paying
the tax is located.
Bridge Recommended.
The senate highway committee
recommended passage Of q bill to
erect q bridge across the Red river
between Walsh county. North Dako.
Ia, and Marshall county, Minnesota.
It will be sent to the appropriations
committee for recommendation with
regard to its financial aspects, the
bill carrying an appropriation OF
$4,000. The proposed bridge would
connect with Highway No. II in
North Dakota and with Highway No.
6 in Minnesota, the committee was
told, and would meet a real need for
better transportation facilities. A
rontoon bridge now is used in those
seasons when the river is not filled
with floating ice, the cost being paid
by the city club of Grafton, N. D.
Senator Murphy, sponsor of the bill
explained, however, that this is ex-
pensive and inefficient.
A bill to construct a bridge across
the Missouri river ut Fort Yates was
held over by the senate highway com.
mittee until further information
could be obtained. r. was introduced
by Senator Kretschn.ar who contend.
ed that the need for bridge across
the Missouri in the southern part OF
the state is great and that the bridge
would make accessible districts which
are prevented from being neighbors
because it is difficult to get across
the stream. After some discussion
the decision Of the committee was
reserved until its next meeting.
Counties Will Cooperate
Senator Kretschmar pointed out
that three bridges have been built
across the Missouri river, none OF
them in the southern part Of the
state, and that q bridge at Fort
Yates will be of great benefit to q
large number Of persons. Senator
Brant of Emmons county, said the
Emmons county. commissioners arc
willing to cooperate in constructing
the bridge, he has been informed.
The western end of the bridge
would rest on the Standing Rock In
dian reservation and the share which
ordinarily would be apportioned *
\Hioux county would be borne by the
Hederal government under Kretsch'
! mars plan. He estimated that thu
government would pay three fourths
bf the total cost Of the structure
Emmons county and the state would
pay the remainder.
u A statement to the committee b.
y. J. Ermatinger, secretary Of thu
highway commission, placed thu
prospective revenues to the bridgs
fund at $275,0OO for the next bien
Z MUM. The balance now in the. funt
Is c140,0O0 but $4,000 has been ap
propriated for q bridge at Fargo
$4,000 for bridge at Wahpetor
erd lo0 0fl0 for = bridge over BIOS