The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-21
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public generally. A vote will be taken
on the Svingen bill after it Is amended
and after members Of the board of
administration and Prison Warden G.
G. Turner have given their views.
Members Of the committee agreed
that burials are too expensive and
that the proposal would interfere
with no industries now existing in
North Dakota.
H. F.. SWEET. Kidder county, said
conditions have reached the point
where a birth or death in the family
amounts to a financial calamity. It
wa brought out at the hearing that
1t now costs counties from $50 to $125
each to bury paupers.
Oleomargarine Bill Delayed
Consideration Of the Sundby bill to
provide an expensive license as a pre-
requisite to the sale of oleomargarine
was held up on application Of A. E.
Greenwood, state dairy commissioner.
The dairy department is planning a
bill to provide a sales tax Of 10 cents
a pound on this product. 1t has not
yet been introduced. The two pro-
posals will be considered at the -amc
time.
Consideration Of a bill to return the
Missouri Slope country to the Noun
tain Time zone wa held up because a
similar bill now is before the senate.
Hearing on a bill to reduce the
amount allowed sheriffs for mileage
was set for Saturday morning.
A proposal to endorse government
ownership and control of Muscle
Shoals, as provided for in a bill by
Senator Norris, was referred to the
state affairs committee after a brief
argument in the house Tuesday.
Nonpartisans wanted action We'd
nesday without sending the matter to
committee but Twichell commended
that 1t should be examined there. He
Won by a vote of SO to So.
The senate judiciary committee
held a lively session, discussion cen
tering about three measures intro
duced by Senator Dell Patterson,
Renville county.
The bill to amend the present law
SO as to eliminate the rendering of a
deficiency judgment In a mortgage
foreclosure action and the proposal
to make 1t unlawful to mortgage
grain prior to its threshing or any
other agricultural crop prior to its
harvest were indefinitely postponed.
Minority reports will be made on both
measures. however.
Senator Patterson's bill to amend
the present law to set interest for any |
legal indebtedness at six per cent, UNI
less a different rate not to exceed
eight per cent Is contracted, instead
Of nine per cent, was deferred for
further action by the committee.
In the senate state affairs commit
tee session four bills involving the
barbering profession were threshed !
over. Action on them was deferred.
Only n bill was passed on by the
house committee on appropriations.
The appropriation of 100000 for aid
to state volunteer fire departments
was voted for recommendation to the
house.
Text of Resolution
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the United States gov
eminent has spent approximately
$150. 000, 900 Of public money in de-
veloping hydro-electric power and
other potential wealth in the great
public resource Of the Tennessee
river;
"And whereas, the future welfare
II q great region tributary to Muscle
Shoals largely depends upon free ac-
less to the products thereof at low
,ost;
And whereas, we believe 1t Is for
he best interests of the people and
sound public policy that the United
States government retain ownership
n, and operate Muscle Shoals SO as to
Ierve as an effective guide to regula-
ion Of rates and charges for heat,
ightr power, or other services that
nay be rendered by Muscle Shoals.
Nov, therefore be it resolved: That
he senate Of the state Of North Da-
Iota jointly with the house Of repre-
hereby approve Of the bill
,efore congress, by Senator George
". Norris (Nebraska), looking toward
ownership and operation
Il Muscle Shoals.
And be 1t further resolved: That
copies Of this resolution be inlmedi-
ltely forwarded to the clerks Of the
States senate and house Of
representatives, and to the senators
Ind congressman from North Dakota,
ind Senator George w. Norris
Six small appropriation bills were
in the house Tuesday while
the senate took favorable action on
three measures. one Of them q con-
current resolution providing for an
amendment to the state constitution.
None OF the measures drew any ora
fire. most Of them passing
unanimously. aud the others with
one Or two dissenting votes.
The concurrent resolution, intro