The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-06
WEXFORD UNDECIDED.
WHETHER TO ATTACH
SIGNATURE TO BILL.
Senate Measure Would Give
State First legalized Sale
in 46.Year History
VOTE OF HOUSE, So TO 50
House Resolution Calling for
Probe Of FERA lndsfi-
nitsly Postponed
VOTE OF HOUSE, So TO 50

uUS0vy VVSSpOUOU
For the first time since statehood,
As years ago. North Dakota's legisla-
ture Wednesday had passed . nea-
sure legalising the sale Of hard liquor.
BY the marrow margin Of two votes,
the house late Tuesday night voted to
legalize the sale, by passing SEN
ate measure calling for establishment
Of municipality -owned liquor stores.
The vote in the house was So to 30.
Governor Walter Wexford said Wed
nesday he did not know definitely"
whether he would sign the bill He
said he planned to study the measure
before arriving ut definite decision.
Would Produce 45ooyOo0
Previous attempts to legalise the
sale Of hard liquor In North Dakota
have failed In either one house o.
the other. Three times In the last
few years the state has turned down
the proposition ct tho polls.
The bill, II signed by the governor,
would produce approximately 4S00, 900
annually, its proponents claim.
Still remaining was q conference
committee report on . minor house
amendment made Tuesday night to
include unincorpoeated villages. The
act as 1t came from the senate car
ried no inclusion Of these communi.
ties as places In which liquor stores
might legally be established.
The senate Wednesday WAS In It's
best final minute condition IN years,
clearing its calendar Of all hut about
IS bills. Working late Tuesday night,
more than 20 measures were given
final action. The house has less than
30 bills left.
FERA Probe Defeated
Investigation Of federal emergency
relief fund administration In North
Dakota a. proposed by Z resolution
adopted by the house, was Indefinite
~ postponed BY the senate Tuesday
night.
House bills given final approval BY
the senate included measures setting
up board Of public welfare, creating
a state athletic commission, appro-
priating $825, 402.23 for state educa-
tional institutions. and @733,Oe3 for
state activities.
The liquor bill-Seuate Bin l75-
met bitter opposition, and was fought
determinedly by dry advocates who
last Friday killed q house measure
which proposed legalization Of sale
Of liquor through privately-owned lie
quor stores.
For more than two hours, enemies
and friends Of the liquor measure
rocked in battle on tho floor Of the
house, while . late-staying gallery
hung over the railing Of the balcony.
Supporters Of the measure failed to
obtain sufficient strength to pass the
emergency clause, which would have
placed the act In effect immediately
upon concurrence by the senate and
signature Of the governor.
Effective July I
The bill now will 70 into effect
July l. after signature Of the sover-
nor.
Originally, the measure q passed
in the senate contained the emer-
gency clause.
Majority floor leader w. J. God.
win moved the house adopt the bin
early In the night session.
Immediately, . discussion arose over
a proposed amendment to the bill
to include villages. Goodwin asked
the measure be sent to committee Of
the whole for action the following day.
A few minutes later he moved -.
consideration Of the house oct on thu
bill, then once more moved it, adop-
ton, explaining he had been IN.
formed "the villages were left out
Of the bill purposely. because they Do
not have adequate police regulation"
His move precipitated . fight that
lasted for more than two hours, and
brought bitter charges and counter
charges from members.
Oglssby Opsns Fight J.
Sam Oglesby Of Barnes was first to
protest against passage Of the measure.
He claimed 'relief money + being
spent in saloons instead Of for cloth
ing-in other states. This fits In With
North Dakota where the biggest part
Of our people are on relief. I know
In my own neighborhood, money 4
going for beer when It should 50 Tor
clothing"
he claimed "this Is no surprise. Two
years ago when W passed the beer
bill We had . promise Of that time that
there would b no hard liquor II "
would give them the license for beer.
This Is the very thing expected 4 W
did give them beer"