The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-25

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Slap At Twichell
The result was q direct slap for
Twichell, who did everything posi-
BILE to defeat the bill and thereby
prevent any redistricting Of the state
for congressional purposes at this
session. II no bill is passed the mat
ter will 60 by default and the states
prospective two congressman would
be elected at large.
A bill to place the state hail insur-
ance department on q budget basis
passed, 81 to SIS, after it was assailed
by Nonpartisan leaders.
On the vote, the I. v. AS lost Os-
trem of Pierce, and Hendrickson Of
Ransom, I. v. AS, but Rep. Butt
Mountrail. Nonpartisan, swung over
and enabled the I. v. AS to obtain
the bare majority.
Pass Traynor Bin
! A bill eliminating the secretary Of
agriculture and labor and superin-
tendent Of public instruction as
members of the board of administra-
ton passed go to so. Mrs. Minnie D.
Craig, Benson Nonpartisan, raised the
question If it did not require a two
thirds majority to make the bill ef-
fective, on the ground that the pres
emit law was a referred measure.
Speaker Freeman took the question
under advisement and said. he would
announce a decision later. The bill
was introduced by Edwin Traynor of
Ramsey.
The bill requiring licensing Of all
gasoline pumps and coin Weighing
machines in the state passed after
much argument on the manner in
which the state regulatory depart
mert handled its funds. Opponents
Of the bill criticized the methods of
bookkeeping by the department.
H. F. SWEET. Kidder Nonpartisan.
stated that the gasoline pump licens-
ing bill was designed to provide cam
| paign funds for political campaigns.
l.. l.. Twichell. Cass I. v. A., denied
! this ana claimed that under the
| present arrangement that division OF
the regulatory department handling
! this work was mourning a great def
icit. Means are necessary to place
| this department on q self-paying
basis.
Albert Van Berkom, Burke county
Nonpartisan, supported Twichell on
| the bill and said 1t had merits and
| deserved to pass. The question of
| politics. Van Berkom said, was moth
ing new and had no place In the ar
| gument. Nothing that We deal with
here in the legislature is free Of
! politics." Van Berkom stated.
The bill. introduced by Represent
atives Brunsdale. of Trail. and Her.
man of Mercer, now goes to the sem
ate.
Seven legislative districts-the 9Th,
26th. Saith. 35th, 4lst, 45th. and 10th.
arc affected by the measure.
The ninth district, that part OF
Cass which includes Fargo. is given
two more representatives to increase
its delegation to five.
The 26th district, comprising E1n-
mons and Kidder counties, with II
senator and four representatives, is
changed to contain only Emmons
county, with one senator and two
house members. Kidder county is
attached to Sheridan county.
McHenry Loses One
The 34tn district, now comprising
a part Of McHenry county with one
senator and one house member, is
changed to include all of McI1enry
county with one senator and two rep
resentatives.
The 35th district, now comprised Of
Sheridan county, would be made up
of sheridan and Kidder, with one SEN
ator and two representatives. The
district now has one member in each
house.
The 4lst district, williams and Nc
Kenzic counties, with five house
members and n senator, would be
changed to include only Mckenzie
county. with one senator and two rep
resentat1ves.
The 45th district. now a part of
McHenry. would be made up of Will
iiams county. with one senator and
three representatives.
The 18th district, made up Of
Grant county. with n senator and
two representatives. would include
Sioux county, with the same number
of legislators.
Sioux county is now in the same
legislative district as Adams and Het-
finger counties, the 49th district.
Adams and Hettinger counties,
with m senator and two representa-
tlves, would comprise the 18th dis
trict.
Legislative Bill Passes
The house earlier had approved a
bill to redistrict the state for legis-
lative purposes. The vote was SO to
SO and was along strict party lines
except for the fact that Sax, Nc
Kenzie county N~onpartisan, voted
with the majority. Under the bill
Mckenzie county. now joined with
Williams In the forty-first district,
would become q separate district.
An attempt by j. H. McCay. Sioux
county Nonpartisan, to amend the
measure failed. !
McCay sou"ht to have Sioux county
placed back with Hettinger and
Adams counties, instead of with
Grant. He made an effort to gain |
one Of the two representatives given
to the ninth tFargo> district, but
failed to obtain the necessary unani-
nous consent to submit an amend
ment to a bill which is up for final