The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04
.TWlCHELL DEFEATS
TWOI, COHORTS
IN BATTLE ON FEES
Fights With Bishop and Mau;
Nonpartisans Help Majority
Leader to Victory

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Efforts by two I. v. AS to amend q
bill over the objection OF L. l..
Twichell, majority house leader, met
defeat Monday.
The bill in question va one to i'm
pose a license and inspection fee on
pumps at gasoline filling stations.
E.; p. Bishop, Belfield, objected that
the proposed fee Of So for the first
pump, 50 for the second and 81 for
all thereafter in any station, Is too
high. It would more than pay the
cost Of inspection, Bishop said. and
the proceeds should be credited to
the general fund rather than to the
state regulatory department which
would make the inspections.
Twichell at first contended the fee
was necessary to pay expenses OF the
inspector but later Karl H. Bruins
dale, Trail county. another I. V. A.,
termed it a license fee without OBJ
lection.
During an attack on Bishops pro-
| posal Twichell asserted that gasoline
| dealers have a profit Of from six to
| eight cents a gallon and are the only
people in the state making any
money.
This drew fire from Fred Mau, En-
! derlin. who told Twichell he knew
very little about the gasoline busi-
ness. Both Bishop and Mau said the
margin is two cents.
H. F. SWEET, Kidder county, one of
the Nonpartisan house leaders,
popped up with q suggestion to the
l. v. AS that the regulatory depart
ment isn't really intended to regulate
but is a political propaganda bureau
just like the game and fish depart
ment."
He warned the I. v. AS that they
had better pass the bill as 1t stands
because "a big election is coming
and you are going to need . lot Of
help"
Twichell rallied to the defense with
the assertion that he could remember
the time when the Nonpartisans
wanted to appropriate $4,000 for the
regulatory department, whereas at
present no appropriation is necessary
because the department pays its OPP
Grating expenses with the fees 1t COL
lects.
Bishops motion lost, 80 to 81, with
some I. v. AS voting against
Twichell and some NonpartisanS vot-
ing with him.
A bill providing for a sales tax of
ten cents a pound on oleomargartne
and other butter substitutes, as rec
commended by Governor George F.
Shafer, was passed Tuesday.
The measure received the unani-
nous approval of the assembly and
now goes to the senate.
Under the measure, manufacturers,
WHOLESALERS and retailers will be re-
quired to obtain licenses for the sale
of butter substitutes. The fees are SO
FOR manufacturers, S. for whOlesal-
'ers or distributors, and IS for retail
dealers. Cafes are required by the
proposed act to display signs that
oleomargarine is being used where
butter substitutes are a part Of the
menu.
A bill generating automobile own
ers from liability In cases Of injury or
death resulting from accidents, except
where intoxication, willful or gross
misconduct is responsible, passed the
house with only one dissenting vote.
Bills raising the limit of state farm
loan bonds from $50, 000, 900 to $685.
coo, 1000; permitting flying of unli-
censed aircraft except for hire: ap-
propriating $3l 900 for state fairs at
Minot, Grand Forks. Fargo and Man.
Can. and appropriating $35 1000 for
maintenance and expenses Of capitol
grounds and Legislative chambers al
so were passed.