The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-23
REJECT PROPOSAL
FOR BOOST IN TAX
ON SALE OF FACS'
Senate State Affairs Committee
Decides Against Proposal;
Will Revise Law, However

Although rejecting a proposal tc
increase the state tax on cigarette
sales, the senate state affairs COM
mittee Monday voted to revise the
law in other respects.
The action was in line with that
taken Saturday by the senate which
killed a proposal to create a sta <
amusement tax of 10 per cent on the
prices of admission. The vote Was &c
to 81.
The previous day, the senate had
adopted a minority report of the
state affairs committee recommend
ing passage of the measure, and re-
jected the majority report recon-
mending indefinite postponement,
When the measure came to a final
vote, however, the senate killed the
proposal. Those voting for the meas
ure were Brostuen, Brunsdale, Burk-
hart, Erickson, Ettestad, Fine, Fred
rickson, Hoople, I.amrath, Larson,
McCrory, Magnuson, Marshall, Pat
terson, Poupore, Renauld, Renwick,
Thorson, Unruh, Watt and Wogg.
Against the bill were Aandahl, At
kins, Bond, Bonner, Cain, Croker,
Eastgate, Eddy, Field, Fowler, Gron-
void, Hamilton, Hyland, Jones, Lynch,
Martin, Matthaei, Miller, Murphy
Patten, Ployhar, Porter, Putnam,
Satire, Sperry, and Whitman.
Plath and Stucke were absent.
Revise Pension Law
A measure requiring mothers to be
residents Of a county for two years
previous to making application for a
mothers pension passed the senate.
The original bill provided for a resi-
dence of three years, but this was
amended in committee to 10 months.
On the floor of the senate the pro-
posal was further amended to provide
for a two-year residence.
A measure to revise the game and
fish laws passed the senate after sew
eral amendments were offered to the
bill.
The senate approved a minority re-
port Ct the state affairs committee,
recommending passage of a measure
to permit employers to secure work.
mems compensation from private
companies. The vote was Is to %.
A majority Of the committee voted
to indefinitely postpone the bill, but
this report was rejected.
Approval was given by the senate
to a bill providing for a $312,04O
appropriation for operation of the
state training school at Mandan, and
of a $1,OC5,200 appropriation for the
hospital for the insane at Jamestown.
Both bills now 60 to the house.
A measure introduced by Senator
Gronvold of Pierce, for an a%ppropri-
alton of $25, 900 for purchase OF a
site for the state hospital for the in
sane 1t or near Rugby, passed the
senate and was sent to the house.
Decrease License Tax
The senate state affairs committee
recommended a decrease Of the Ii
cense fee for cigarette dealers to
$3.50. The original bill provided for
a $3.50 fee, but this was lowered
after members expressed the belief
that a lower license fee would deter
"b~ootlegging' of cigarettes.
Five bills dealing with bus and
transportation laws were recon-
mended for passage by the committee.
Four of these measures, offered by
Senator A. F. Bonner, Richland, pro-
vide for supervision and regulation of
auto transportation companies; foI
yearly licensing of auto t~ransporta-
ton companies transporting property;
taxation of auto transportation COM
panies, crediting tax to the state high
way fund for construction and main
tenance of roads; and limiting the
gross weight of motor vehicles on
highways to not exceed 10000 pounds
A measure classifying auto transpor-
tation companies, introduced through
the delayed bills committee, was rec
commended for passage.