The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-26
House HAS FIRST
DEBATES ONPAIR
OF SCHOOL Bills
House Votes for Bill Which
Would Eliminate Rural
School inspectors
MAJORITY IS LARGE ONE
Bill Which Would Extend Rural
School Terms Fails to
Get Houses Okay

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lative assembly clashed Friday in
their first debates on two warmly
contested measures up for passage,
both of them school bills, while things
moved smoothly in the senate.
In the house the Twete bill to do
away with the rural school inspector
and delegate this work to the county
superintendent provoked q long dis
cussion with q dozen or more repre-
sentatives entering into the argument
The bill, however, passed by a safe
majority.
The Wilson bill to increase the
compulsory term of school from seven
to eight months, after short session
Of verbal fireworks, failed to pass.
Representatives Twete, Divide
county and Van Berkom, Burke
county. spoke .or the Twete bill urg-
ing the saving OF approximately $12,-
900 which. they said it would bring
the state. Representative Freeman,
Grand Forks county, took the floor
against the bill.
Secs Hardship
Sentiment Of the opposition against
the Wilson bill was voiced by Repre-
sentative Miller. Logan county. who
held that schools now have the OPP
portunity for eight or nine month
terms Of school and that imposition
Of more than seven months would
work q hardship on certain districts
Of the state. Among those speaking
for the bill were Representatives Will
son, Slope county; Craig. Benson
county, and Kneeland, Stutsman
county.
Four minor appropriation bills were
passed by the house.
In the senate it was necessary to
bring up the question Of rules to stir
up an argument.
The form In which bills should be
prepared for presentation was sent
back to the rules committee Wednes-
day but the committee rejected q
change advocated by Senator Lynch,
La Moure county. The rule in ques-
ton requires that in a bill amending
q statute any deletions from the pres
ent language shall be indicated by
astertsks and new provisions shall be
italicized.
Senator Ployhar's motion to reject
the rule in question was beaten, "a
to II.
Senator Forbes, Richland county,
said 1t appeared to him that old
members became set in their ways
and resented changes in the rules. He
called attention to the fact that
years lead to dotage." He had
wanted rule t. enable new members
to obtain seats without embarrass-
ment, he said, but was promptly sat
upon. These old members know all
about the rules and still they know
little about them," he said.
Youth Prevails
Lynch said he had opposed the rule
because 1t would lead to inaccuracy
and errors. Bills are prepared by at
torneys and persons in all parts Of
the state and it would be hard to get
the work done properly. The change.
he contended, will tend to reduce the
caution OF senators in considering
legislation.
After the vote was taken Ployhar
expressed the delight that youth pre-
walls" and Senator Van Arnam, who
voted with Forbes. said he was glad
dotage had been recognized
Only one Of the Is bills passed by
the senate occasioned comment and
that was favorable. Several members
spoke In favor Of increasing the nay
Tor legislative members Of the budket
board. Senator Patterson. Renville
county. contending that membership
on the budget board means that q
legislator has lot more work to do
during the session following the bud9-
ct boards meeting because Of the
questions which are asked him.