The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-05
DOG BILL FAVORED
FORENACTMENTBY
!. STOCK COMMITTEE
Enforcement Of Measure as
Amended Placed in Hands
OF Township Officers
D0RMlT0RlES JUST SAVED
Margin OF Three Votes on Pro-
posaI to Postpone lndet-
initely: House Clashes

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~ Sheep owners appeared sure OF
Some sort Of protection for their ami
~nlals as the result of the action OF
the senate livestock committee which
Monday recommended passage Of q
dog tax law.
The bill has been before the senate
on two previous occasions but each
time it met with some objection and
was sent back to the committee for
revision. 1t is expected to pass in Its
present form.
Amendments Monday eliminate the
section requiring dog owners to keer
their CANNES on their own premises
at night and placed enforcement Of
The act In the hands Of local town
ship officials. rather than In the
hands of county sheriffs. The point
was raised that sheriffs get 20 cents
, q mile for travelling about their coun-
ties and the legislators had no desire
to increase the sheriffs travelling ex-
penses.
The major provision. that which
requires dog owners to pay tax, and
permits the owners OF sheep killed by
dogs to obtain indemnity from the
. county dog tax fund, remains un-
. changed.
; Committee members are hopeful
that in its present form, the measure
will meet with the approval Of both
. dog owners and sheep owners. Thre<
bills were passed by the senate Mon
day and one of them, measure pre-
. viously passed by the house, was or
. its way to the governor for his ap.
prevail. It provides that the state for
est nursery at Bottineau shall sci
J trees at q cost Of one cent each.
One provides for refunds to pur.
: chasers Of hail taxes in cases where
! the land on which the tax was lev
! led Is subject to q paramount lien
: making the hail taxes worthless.
: Only one bill created any discus
y sion. It was measure by Senator J
G. Forbes, Richland county. 70 per
: NIT district judges to hold two sue
. cessive terms In the same county.
I. Explaining the need for the bill
! Forbes said judges are OCCASIONAL.
/. forced to violate the law to expedit'
: court business and they want tn
statute changed.
: Senator D. H. Hamilton. McHenr
county, said judge who approaches
him two years ago In the interests o
a salary bill had offered him cigar
cite from q package which had beel
purchased illegally since 1t bore n
state tax stamp. He suggested tina
the senate might get committee T.
investigate the judges and 70 pu
them in jail II they are violating tn
law. He announced. however. tina
he would vote for the bill and
passed without trouble.
The Hanilton-Fow bill ESCAPED
indefinite postponement in the hous
Monday by three votes (50-S3. Tn
bill permits construction Of dormi
tories at the state educational insti
tutions by "nonprofit sharing" hold
ing associations.
The Olson-Sperry bill providin,
that all fire and tornado insurance b
carried by the state fire and TORNADO
fund was indefinitely postponed by ,
margin Of three votes. 57-A.
Action on both bills came upol
their being reported in from com
mittees. Divided reports came from
both committees. the majority repor
Of the state affairs committee favor
ing passage Of the Hamilton-F owle
bin and the majority report Of tn
insurance committee favoring indef
Unite postponement Of the Olson
SperTy bill.
Both measures caused long arNu
ment on the floor. Debate grew &
warm that Speaker Traynor had I,
call for order and for the speakers 4
follow the rules Of the house and ad
dress the chair.
Clash came also later In the after
noon when the house was sitting q
committee Of the whole to conside
the Jardine bill which would permi
oil leases on lands taken over by tn
Bank Of North Dakota through mort
gage foreclosure. After 20 minutes o
debate q motion for indefinite post
ponement was lost ana the measure
was recommended for passage. It VII
b on today's calendar.
Twichell took the floor In defensl
d the Hamilton Fowler bill. He cites
the attorney generals opinion which
declared the bill In no Wise holds thl
state liable for dormitory construc.
ton under its provisions, and pointee
out that It must be tested by thu
supreme court before It can be pu1
into effect.
Called Moftgagsng PosteEity
Under the measure as written thl
term Of contract would extend ove1