The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-27
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FIRING CALENDAR
assed horner Bill to Add One
Cent to Gas Tax, Proceeds
Going to Counties

with the final day past for clear
ing its calendar of its own bills, the
lower house Of the state legislature
has sent 100 measures to the senate,
or approximately IS per cent OF the
-. bills introduced. It killed 81 bills.
either In committee or on the floor Of
the house.
OF this number only one admin
istration measure was killed. That
was the bill for bureau Of criminal
apprehension and Identification. A
substitute for 1t was passed Tuesday
In bill to create a superintendent of
criminal identification.
The house cleared its calendar Of
Is bills Tuesday, the fiftieth day OF
tbs assembly and the final one for
sending house bills to the senate. An
evening session was held to complete
the calendar.
Among the bills passed was the
Horner bill to place an added 1-cent
tax on gasoline. proceeds to go to
the counties rather than the state.
Two bills were killed. One was the
amended McCay bill which would re-
quire two-thirds majority vote for
all county seat removals in the state.
The other would permit the commits
sioner Of insurance to brokerage ex-
cess insurance with private COM
panieS.
Debate Three Bills
Lively fights came on the floor
over the Horner and McCay bills.
The bill to create superintendent
of criminal identification also caused
debate.
Unexpectedly the house passed
without discussion measure to pass
a. annual tax on dogs Of 81 for each
male animal and 81 for each female.
Representl.iv Lynch, Richland
county. and Mau. RaE7om county, led
q determined effort to defeat the
Horner bill, both in the committee Of
the whole and OH the floor OF the
house.
Lynch maintained that eventually
q tax which would turn part Of the
pr -ccds to the counties should pass,
but the time for such legislation had
not come He pointed out that re-
his farewell message had recon-
mended that added tax be given to
the state highway department and
that Governor George F. Shafcr in
his inaugural. though he favored a
tax going to the counties, had said
that the highway department had
need Of added funds.
Mau commended that it sought to
evade the initiated measure Of 1926
and yet in spirit would amend that
measure The bill was SO drafted as
70 require only majority vote.
VIII. cas- amendment of the initiated
measure would require a two-thirds
majority, he asserted.
Need Federal Aid
Lynch declared further that the
aeed of the state is to complete its
present system of highways rather
than to build up its county roads.
He said that President Coolidge had
recommended to congress the discon-
.inuance of federal aid and that
North Dakota should continue its
state road work while 1t has federal
aid.
l.. l.. Twichell, Cass county, replied
that North Dakota need not become
concerned about federal aid discon-
tinuance. Congress. as matter of
politics If for nothing else, would not
-epeal the present law. he cid. lie
maintained further that the state
should not co too fast in developing
its state highways. but should con-
slider its county roads as well.
G. D. Dickerson, Renville county.
said that persons opposing this bill
r. d never driven over county roads
or they would realize the nccd of
turning funds back to the counties.
J. M. Thompson. Burleigh county.
urged county tax for the sake Of
the farmers. County roads are for
the use Of the farmer in reaching the
main highways, and his need should
be considered, he said.
h1au contended further that pas
sage of the Horner bill would violate
the present law. He said that the
question was not one of whether the
tax should so to tie county or the
STATE. but whether the legislature
should enact measure contrary to