The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-06
APPROVES
INSURANCE MEASURE
BY NARROW MARGIN
Bill Revising Hail Coverage Law
Is Decided Along Strictly
Party Lines

| A bill to permit voluntary hail in
surance and to provide for more
prompt payment of hail claims pass
ed the North Dakota senate Wednes-
Gay by a ~ to "a vote after efforts
to amend the measure failed.
Final passage Of the bill. sponsored
in the house by representative Edwin
T:aynor Of Ramsey county, was on
the basis Of party division, I. v. AS
supporting the measure and Nom
partisans opposing it.
Two amendments, offered by Sen
ator J. K. Brostuen of Williams-Mc-
kenzie, were rejected. Senator
Brostuen's first amendment would
have made the act effective Jan. l,
1882, instead of July l, 1881, while the
second amendment would have pro-
vided that the law relating to pen
atty and interest on taxes not apply
to hail taxes for the first year.
Proponents of the bill charged that
the amendments were offered in an
attempt 20 kill the bill by sending il
hack to the house for further con-
sideration.
Senator Frank E. Ployhar, Barnes
county, claimed that if any changes
III the measure were made the bill
would be killed in the house.
Senator E. w. Jones of the Dunn
Mercer Oliver district charged that
ANY amendment offered at this time
is not offered In good grace"
On the first amendment, Senator
William Watt, Cass county, joined
the Nonpartisans, but 1t was lost Is
t. "a, while the second amendment
lost ~ to "a.
Senator J. H. Burkhart, Ward, In
explaining his vote against the bill,
stated that the measure proposes to
make the hail department unwork-
able and makes no improvement over
the present system.
The bill. which also separates hail
taxes from general taxes. was the
subject OF considerable debate In the
house where 1t passed by a narrow
margin. 1t now goes to the governor.
An appropriation Of $29, e15. 95 from
the state hail insurance fund to re-
imburse school and institutional
funds for taxes paid on lands acquir-
ed by the state through foreclosure
proceedings, passed the senate with
out debate, % to 20.
Representative H. F. Swett's bill
to empower the state treasurer to de-
post the state fire and tornado fund
III approved state repositories at the
usual rate Of interest paid on other
funds subject to check, and provid-
Ing further that amounts over $50
900 be deposited on time certificates,
passed the senate.
A bill by Representatives Mus of
Ward and SWEET Of Kidder, providing
for refunds Of premiums when the
state fire and tornado fund exceeds
100000 passed unanimously.
Without a dissenting vote, the SEN
ate passed house bill no 299, provid-
ing that on petition of a majority of
electors in unorganized townships,
county commissioners may levy an
additional tax, not to exceed two
mills, the tax to constitute an emer-
gency fund to be used for road and
bridge construction in the township.
BY a vote Of 80 to II, the senate
passed q bill by Representative Hottie
Of Dickey. providing for the elimin-
alton of the teachers institute fund
| and creating a county superintend-
cnt's contingent fund to pay expenses
for district teachers meetings and
play days.
Qualifications for teachers are
raised in q house bill passed in the
senate by a Is to "a vote. The mea-
sure was introduced by Representa-
| tive Kadell of La Moure county.