The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-18
Measure Protecting Growing
Sheep Industry From Dogs
Ravages Seems Certain
COMMANDMENTS BILL SPICY
Ultimate Control Of State Mill
and Elevator Has lsgis-
lators Puzzling Solution

ture here.
with 10 bills introduced yesterday
in the house and n In the senate.
legislators had something to do other
than wonder what Is going to happen
during the current session.
One thing appeared to be certain
today. They are going to pass . bill
protecting sheep from the ravaseS OF
dogs or else engage In . battle the
echoes Of which will be heard
throughout the state.
Senator L. o. Fredrickson Of Mel
son county already has presented
such q bill. It provides for license
tax on dogs the proceeds Of which
would be used to indemnify sheep
owners for animals killed by CANNES.
Other farm animals also may come
under the protection Of the statute.
In any event IN effort will be made
to put the tax on dogs high enough
to encourage q reduction in the dog
population Of the state.
Due 70 sheep Increase
Petitions on this subject have been
received In both houses. They are be-
lieved to be due largely to the rapid
increase In the number Of sheep In
North Dakota within the last two
years as the result Of campaigns In
which ownership Of sheep by farmers
has been financed by agricultural
credit corporations.
A bill to repeal the Ten Command
ments law came In yesterday and
should add q bit Of spice TO what had
begun to look like q dull session. It
is conceded that the Ten Command
ments themselves are above the
powers Of legislative enactments but
the bill requiring copies Of the COM
mandments to be placed On the walls
Of every schoolhouse IA North Dakota
Is not. It was passed at the last seS-
sion after considerable argument and
more afgumeait Is III prospect be1uFe
the present bill comes to = vote. It
was introduced " Senator Conrath
Of Mercer county. After tbs law
went into effect II was found that
different creeds used different num-
bers for some Of the commandments
and quite an argument was had on
the subject. The repeal bill Is be-
lieved to be the outgrotwh Of this dis
CuSSion.
Sponsors Of the law two years ago
contended that the placing Of copies
Of the commandments on schoolroom
walls would increase respect for law
and religion.
Grain Storage Puzzles
Although the fact that committee
sessions are getting under way has
the tendency to reduce speculation to
q marked degrees. nothing definite
has yet developed With respect to the
two items which seem to have caught
the Imagination Of majority Of the
legislators.
One OF these Is the proposal, made
by Governor shafer In his Inaugural
address, for the farm storage Of grain
under such conditions - to permit
the farmer to obtain money on It In
the same manner as would be possible
II the grain were delivered to "A ele-
vator and storage tickets issued.
Nonpartisan League legislators re-
gard the proposal - . concession BY
the administration TO the NonpArti-
san contention that the state should
assist In dcvising : cure for the grain
marketing problems under which the
farmer q obliged to be suffering.
How the proposal win b. worked out
remains D question. TWO bills bear.
ing on this subject have BEEN intro
duced already and Z third, said to
have the. support Of the farmers
union, Is expected. None Of the bills
has the support Of the Administra.
tion, 90 far as Is known. and Il js
possible that the final legislation on
the subject Win have some Of the
features OF al three. .0overuor 6ha-
fer u known to desire only bill
which viii be workable and which
viii attain the object sought, namely
the storage Of grain on the farm un-
a. conditions advantageous to the
average farmer.
MIN Control Talked
The one issue which has been men.
toned most frequently n hotel LOBBY
and corridor conferences y that q
turning the state mill and elevator
over to commission o. requiring
the eoyernor 70 retain control. In
dependent leaders are hopeful that
such ! bin will pas. but soma Of
them have indicated that they do
mt regard the matter . ono Of real
conGoQno0oo. s.
The ot1cliug puint N getting such
lGgiela&i0n throlen = the senate, II
uilloh the Nopoxfloans have . ma
joRity q throe YoelB 4 two Noupar-
tisang eoene oSe "a the 1ndepon0e0ts
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