The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
Bills INTRODUCTION
Main BUSINESS item
IN STATE CHAMBERS
Committee Members Wait for
Work to Do as Legislators
Turn Attention to Measures

The main items on the calendars Of
both branches of the legislature to-
day appeared to be the introduction
CT bills.
Committees were appointed In both
houses yesterday. but no committee
meetings have been called to date ana
there will be little for the committees
to do until bills arc presented de-
manding their attention.
Announcement of committees, In
PRODUCTION of two bills, Nos. 3 and 4.
and listing OF mileage for members.
occupied the sixth days session OF the
house of representatives Monday.
With 81 to 40 majority in the
house, Independent representatives
hold cllailmanships of practically all
committees OF the more important
committees, d. L. Peters, Pierce
county, was named to head the COM
mittcc OH appropriations: Gordon
Cox, Burleigh county. the committee
on judiciary; G. Vernon Freeman.
Grand Forks county, the committee
on insurance; l.. l.. Twichell. Cass
county, the committee on state at
fairs; Joseph McGauvran, Cavalier
county, the committee on highways,
and A. j. Rulon, Stutsman county,
the committee on banking.
House bill No. 3, introduced by
Representative HI. F. Horncr. CaSs
county, and referred to the committee
OH corporations other than municipal,
is for an act relating to the CONSOLE
dation OF merger OF corporations.
This bill follows the general terms Of
the ban! merger act passed at the
1927 session of the legislature, the
author asserting there is no present
means Of bringing about mergers OF
other corporations.
House bill No. 4, introduced by Rep
resentatives Peter Keierleber ana
George j. Schultz. both OF Grant
county, is to amend statutes govern
ing the duty OF sheriff in connec-
ton with property levied upon and
claimed by third party. It adds the
penalty of removal from office and
liability OH indemnity bonds to third
party claimants.
How to Pay:
Discussion as to now members Of
the senate mill fact-filling committee
should be paid cnlivened the session
Of the state senate MondSy.
Some really important business was
the adoption of the report Of the COM
mittee ON committees, but this was q
mere matter Of routine. Everyone
voted for it, and motion thanking
the committee members for their hard
and faithful laborS also won unani-
NOUS approval. The report. listing the
committee assignments of all sem
ators, gave Nonpartisans the chair
manships of most of the important
committees but places number OF
Independents at the head Of some of
the minor committees.
The discussion on payment of the
members of the mill fact-finding COM
mittee came when Senator Del Patter-
| son, Renville county, offered resO-
luton thanking the committee men,
bers for their work and asserting that
they had rendered distinguished serv-
ice to their state in reforming certain
business practices which had prevailed
at the state mill and elevator. The
IcSOluGlOll CACCllIlCQ W Vic COlIlIlllttS6-
men-Senat0rs D. H. Hamilton, Nc
Henry county; l.. o. Fredrickson. Mel
son county. and ex-senator Walter
Schlosser. Grand Forks county-the
thanks of the senate on behalf of the
people of the state.
Suggest Pay Committee
Senator Martin. Morton county
suggested that the resolution be
amended to include some compensa-
ton for the fact-finding committee
members. and Senator Hyland, Ram
sey county, agreed that they SHOULD
be paid. Martin then suggested that
the resolution be referred to com.
mittee which would amend it to in.
clude some financial award for thu
time and expenses of the committee
members.
Senator Fowler, Cass county, In.
quired if a bill were not necessary fol
the expenditure Of money.
Senator Hamilton observed that thu
committee had not expected any com.
pensation for their time and that thu