The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-06
MONEY Bills ARE
ON CALENDAR FOR
ACTION BY HOUSE
Most Of Bitterly Controversial
Measures Disposed Of by
Votes Thursday
ELECTION CHANGE REJECTED
House Majority crumbles as
Fowler Bill Goes Into Ash
Heap; May Revive It
ELECTION CHANGE REJECTED

Struggling to complete its business
before sine die adjournment at mid
night, the North Dakota general as
sembly Friday was on the last lap Of
its 6o-day grind.
The constitution requires that tho
business Of the session be completed
by midnight Of the sixtieth day and
that sine die adjournment Be taken
at that time. Many times in the
past. however, the clock has been
stopped at midnight and the session
has dragged along until the small
hours OF the next morning.
AS long as the clock In the legis-
lative chamber Is stopped 1t continues
to be midnight, officially, until the
gavel falls for the last time.
Although most Of the highly con-
%troversial measures introduced at
this session have been pretty well
disposed Of. the calendars Of the
house and senate for Friday showed
10 measures awaiting final action,
including the major appropriation
bills offered at this session. These
were the omnibus bill. carrying funds
for all state departments; and ap-
preparations for the state university,
agricultural college. hospital for the
insane, deaf school and school for the
feeble minded.
All but the omnibus bill we're ready
fer final action and the latter was
moved out of the committee OF the
whole at the morning session. It
carries 81, 124,94 for the various
state departments.
The senate faced final action on
the Big Bend bridge bill and four
fraternal insurance bills which
caused argument Thursday, but it
was regarded as improbable that the
debates would be renewed today.
Some Bills In Conference
Some measures were in conferences
committees appointed to adjust diff
ferences between the two houses but
the disagreements were not wide nor
bitter and little trouble was in pros
pect from that source.
Two bills which have created In
terest at this session were beaten in
the house Thursday. They were tbs
Fowler bill to eliminate the March
presidential primary and revising the
law relating to the organization of
political parties, and the bill permit
ting private companies to write work
mems compensation insurance.
The insurance bill fell before an
avalanche Of votes, many I. v. AS
joining the solid Nonpartisan mi
nority against it on the ground that
1t would wreck the workmen's COM
%pensation bureau.
The Fowler bill lost by a one-votd
margin. the count being 81 to IS when
two L. v. AS joined the Nonpartisans
In opposition. They were j. H. Hen
rickson OF Ransom county and An
drew H. OStrem Of Pierce county. An
effort to apply the "clincher" failed
however, when Henrickson voted
against it.
AS q result there was a prospect
that m attempt to revive the bill
would be made before the session
ends.
The senate settled a feud Of long
standing when 1t passed four fra
ternal insurance bills over the
crumpled and bleeding form Of Sen
ator P. j. Murphy. Grafton, chair
man Of its insurance committee.
The bills, known as the mark.
Bills since they were sponsored b,
Bradley Marks Of Fargo, former Bis.
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