The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-04
HOUSE WORKING IN
ATTEMPT TOCLEAR .
BILLS ON CALENDAR
Swing Through Heavy Routine
Tuesday; Banking Meas
ures Recommended

Avoiding controversial measures,
the house today busted itself with
committee work and passage of mi.
o bills.
Committee reports on So bills were
adopted, l6 bills passed, eight killed
and 10 considered in general orders.
A committee report of the senate
bill revising the state banking law
recommending it for passage was
adopted without comment, as was one
on the bill revising the state building
and loan association laws.
Another measure permitting store
keepers living five miles from a drug
store to have for sale ordinary house,
hold relneules ana poisono, Wnicn
failed OH third reading Saturday, was
rec0nsidered today and again placed
on the calendar.
Two other bills, which also failed
on third reading, today were revived
and passed by comfortable MAORI
ties. They provide for a 81 per capita
TAX to ne used ny ScnOOl5 Iii coul.t.eo
where the tax is collected and vail
dating act involving titles in mort
gage foreclosure actions IN real
estate.
The house accepted q recommended
ton for indefinite postponement of
a resolution introduced by Senators
Burkhart, Patterson and Stucke. The
resolution petitioned congress to pass
a bill introduced by Senator Lynn J.
Frazier which would transfer SILL
O92, 861.1 IL from the state irrigation
and reclamation fund to a fund to. be
used tor highway and bridge con-
struction in North Dakota.
Reject Assessment Change
Another committee report recon-
manding for indefinite postponemcnt
a bill changing the assessment date
from April l to May ! also was
adopted.
A bill prohibiting school districts
from levying a tax tor a school build
ing fund Ii there is an outstanding
Indebtedness passed the house today.
It was introduced by Senator T. N.
Putnam OF Eddy-Foster counties.
Another measure to pass was one
creating a Missouri river commission,
carrying with it a $4,000 appropri-
alton. A similar law was passed at
the 1929 session, but no appropriation
was provided and difficulty was en-
countered in securing a commission
which would make 2 survey at It's
own expense.
Among other measures passed were
those permitting a majority OF stock
holders in an association in attend
ance in a meeting to subscribe Tor
shares and invest its reserve funds.
not to exceed Is per cent of its cap
ital, in other stocks and one making
it literal to remove buildings from
lots in municipalities unless taxes
and special assessments against such
lots are paid.
Would Amend Constitution
Amending the state constitution to
authorize the legislature to enact
legislator providing for taxation OF
real estate acquired by the state OF
county through foreclosure or tax
proceedings; permitting leasing oi
the biological station at Devils Lake
to the lily park board; repeating the
law requiring the letter 1T" to oe
punched it, the ear of cattle reactine
on the tuberculin test.
Providing for testing for tubercu-
losis of cattle in counties adjacent to
counties that are tuberculoSlS-tree
areas: prohibiting recommitment OF
persons out on suspended sentence
after the maximum period OF SEN
tence has elapsed; authorizing estab'
lishme,,t of Junior collegt; in high
schools in cities over 10000 popula-
tion where a two-thirds majority OF
the sctoc. electors SO desire and per-
hitting the board of township super
visors to enter into contracts WITH
county commissioners for road build
Ing in the township on county
projects.