The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-07
EXPECT TO REVIVE
NATUROPATH BILL,
KILLED. BY HOUSE
Measure Loses for Lack Of Ma
jority Vote Despite Show
ing Made Thursday

Reversing action for the third time
m the same bill in three days, the
house Friday indefinitely postponed
a measure proposing the licensing Of
naturopathic practitioners in North
Dakota.
The bill has bcen,t the subject Of
debate in the house for three con-
secutive days and indications are 1t
may come up for discussion again
because its opponents lacked q cpn-
stitutional majority TO-. definitely
kill 1t.
Three days ago the bill was rec
commended for indefinite postpone
ment by the committee on public
health. Supporters. Of the measure,
however, succeeded in having 1t
placed in the committee 81 the whole.
It was recommended for passage.
The vote for adoption Of the recon-
mendation was 62 for and 80 against.
On the calendar Friday due to this
substantial majority. the bill APP
peared certain of passage. After ,ap-
proximately an hour and q half OF
discussion, both serious and humor-
Gus, it was indefinitely postponed S.
to 81. An attempt to put q clinctfer
on the measure, to kill 1t definitely,
was abandoned when 1t was. discov-
cred the victors did not number q
constitutional majority. Supporters
Of the naturopaths said they would
move for q reconsideration Of the bill.
SWEET Is Opposed
H. F. SWEET Of Kidder county, the
assistant Nonpartisan leader, led the
fight against the bill, while q. e.
Erickson, also of Kidder county, and
the Nonpartisan leader. supported the
measure. M. H. Lynch Of Richland
county, H. l.. Halvorson Of Ward
county, E. p. Bishop Of Stark county,
and D. L. Peters of Pierce county. all
Independents. aided SWEET. 4
A. F. Leh- of Logan county. J. n.
McCay of Sioux county. Mrs. Minnie
D. Craig of Benson county, Albert
Van Berkom of Divide county and T,
D. Acheson of Bottineau county threw
their support on Erickson's side.
The first bill at this session to def
initely fail on final passage In the
house was a measure which would
require mothers to be residents Of a
county for three years before becom-
ing eligible for q mothers pension.
The vote was IS for and 81 against.
The presen- law requires one years
residence.
Among IA measures introduced IN
| the house was one offered by Erick-
| son proposing a partial moratorium"
| for a period of three years on indeht-
| edness of farmers in North Dakota.
Would Ban Foreclosures
The bill states that as q result Of
! deplorable economic condition
among state farmers, a suspension
| of debts should be declared for three
! years during which lit shall be un-
lawful for any sheriff. deputy sheriff
or his agent, or any other official o.
this state to levy upon, attach. seize
OF. sell an. personal property Of
whatever mature. under an execution
issued upon a Judgment, or upon an3
other Indebtedness" provided that In
tcrcst payments are kept. up to date
The bill also provides for a three
year redemption period on mortgage
foreclosure actions.
A bill creating a commission ano
appropriating $4,000 out Of the re
turned soldiers fund" for the purpose
Of erecting a statue Of Car Ber
Eielson in Statuary hall, Washington
D. c., was introduced by Carl z
johnson, Hatton, K. A. Fitch, Fargo
and Filing 1n~dergaard. Barlow.
Creation Of a North Dakota gov
ernmental survey commission Is pro-
| posed in a bill introduced by Edwin
Traynor of Ramsey county. The
duty of the commission would be tt
make a comprehensive survey and
investigation of the structure, func-
tons and processes Of the entire
government of North Dakota, includ-
ing the state government, and all po-
| litical subdivisions. It's findings and
recommendation would be filed with
| the governor before Dec l, 1882.