The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-28
Il new BILLS ARE
OFFERED IN House
AT FRIDAY SESSION
One Is Passed, Three Put on
Calendar and Three Cast
Into Discard

Eleven new bills were introduced,
one passed, three placed on the CAL
endar and two recommended for in
definite postponement in Fridays SEES
sion of the North Dakota house Of
representatives.
Another bill extending time for
closing polls in school elections was
recommended to pass with an emer-
gency clause amendment. It will be
considered Saturday by the commit
tee of the whole.
Subjects covered in new measures
ranged from "Marihuana," Mexican
drug, to Jail inspections, with two
school bills. two proposals relating to
the State Bar association, one on hog
cholera, two on lower interest rates,
one on hog cholera virus and two
concerning taxation placed in the
hopper.
"Marihuana." with its nicknames of
"Grife." Mari" "Moota," "Muggles'
and Mary Warner" is defined as q
habit forming drug and included
among prohibited drugs in the re
quest" bill proposed by Einar Twete,
Divide-Burke counties.
Reduction Of the legal interest rate
and the rate on judgments to six per
cent. is proposed by bills introduced
by H. I. Peterson Of Mountrail and
Ben Gilbertson. Stutsman, respec-
lively.
John A. Erickson of Mclean and
II. G. HAPPIER of Kidder-Sheridan
would make 1t optional with school
boards for payment of transportation
costs for children and would lowe,
rate so per cent II payment is made
Consolidated schools would not be af-
fectcd by the provisions.
Plan Optional Tuition
H. l.. Nelson Of Ward and Ole
Sundby of Mclean propose to make
payment of tuition in model schools
optional by their bill
District court judges would be au-
three from petit jurors for inspection
Of jails at each term under bill by
r. r. Scholl of Mclean. Recommen-
dations of the committee to officials
in charge Of the jails would be obliga-
tory.
Only licensed veterinarians. coun.
ty agents or farmers would be per-
mitted to administer hog cholera
virus in measure proposed by Mil
ton r. Loung Of LaMoure; Christ
Sprenger Grant-Sioux: B. L. Nelson
of Dickey and J. D. Holthusen Rich.
land. Violations would be punishable
by fines. Jail terms or both.
Repeal Of the initiated measure
providing for assessment for the gen.
eral property tax on basis of so pei
cent of the valuation and restoring
the IS per cent basis was proposed
by w. j. Goodwin and Gus A. Schaus.
Of Morton. A proposal for extending
to Nov. 10 the time for turning tn.
list Of unpaid delinquent persona
property taxes over to the sheriff fol
collection was introduced by D. L
Anderson of Logan.
Two bills were introduced by re-
quest through Jack Patterson, Ward
one providing for lowering the fee 70
admission to the bar and the othel
limiting to $1,000 amount Of money Il
be credited State Bar association from
bar license fees.
The house passed the bill appro
priating $l,702.53 to Burleigh count!
for expenses in prosecution Of Georg
Arnet, escaped convict.
The Rindy bill to permit guest pas
sengers to recover from insurance
companies in case Of accidental in
juries was recommended for indefin
lite postponement along with the F1tcl
bill to regulate collection agencies.
The Niewoehner bill decreasing tut
ton of nonresident high schoo
pupils from 81 to $3.50 . week wa
placed on the calendar for third read
| ing and vote after several days della
for revision and amendments Of
minor nature.