The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-09
WEIGHING, GRADING
BILLPASSES HOUSE,
IS SENT TO SENATE
Measure to Place chiroprac.
tore on insane Hospital
Staff Defeated

Despite voiced statements Of q
majority that ITS not worth the
paper It's written on the house late
Friday passed It's state livestock
weighing ana grading bill, and pre-
pared to send It to the senate for
action Saturday.
The house also killed by one vote
q measure designed to place two or
more chiropractors on the staff Of
the state hospital for the insane.
Supporters Of the weighing ind
grading bill slapped . clincher mo-
ton on the vote, preventing recon-
sideration Of the bill without Z two
thirds majority.
The bill provides for Weighing,
grading, feeding. docking and water
ing Of livestock at packing plants.
slaughtering houses and concentra-
ton points, under supervision Of
weighers and graders appointed by
the board OF railroad commissioners.
Expenses Of operation Of the sys-
tenn, and salaries Of state weighers
and graders would come from . fee
to be set by the railroad commits
sioners.
See Hardship On Owner
Opponents Of the bill have MAIN
tanned the fees would be levied even
tually against the livestock owner,
and would work hardship on cattle
raisers through increased costs Of dis
posal.
Supporters contend the bill would
give them better prices for livestock.
A 5000 appropriation n contain
I'd In the bill. to carry out provisions
Of the act.
Although It passed the house, the
bill may receive . cool reception in
the senate, where . number Of lea
ders have voiced opposition to It,
with possible indefinite postponement.
George Aljets Of Wells told the
house he was voting for the bill
because the Farmers Union and the
Holiday association are behind It, but
It's not worth the paper its writ
ten on"
The bin passed with little voiced
Opposition.
A call Of the house shortly be-
fore the vote was taken on the bill,
disclosed four members absent. Cine
was picked up before the vote was
finished.
Final Vote % to Fl
The final vote on the bill was
% to Il. with three absent or mot
voting.
Harvey solberg Of williams. ar
dent supporter Of the bill, told The
house, I'VE are moving in one Of
two directions-monopoly by private
industries, or toward regulation and
government ownership. A vote In
opposition to this bill Is . vote tor
private monopoly. I vote aye"
His statements q few moments Ia
ter brought q change Of vote from
Edwin Traynor Of Ramsey. who de-
clared "when the sponsor Of this bill
says we are moving toward govern
ment ownership-and II this Is the
intention OF this bill. then am op-
posed to 1t. I change my vote from
aye to no."
w. w. Treffry Of New Rockford
asked q clincher motion and got It.
The house sprung . surprise on
6. =. Moore Of Richland, when It
voted down by the narrow margin
Of one vote his proposal to place
chiropractors on the staff Of the state
hospital for the insane.
Renewed Fight Expected
The bill-house bill No. 7-has
been ono Of the most holly contested
proposals received In the house.
Moore, confident the bill would
pass, attempted to meet the verbal
onslaught OF Ben 0ilbertson Of
etutsman. who has fought the bill
consistently.
Moore was shut off in his attempt
to reply 1T length, when william
6chants Of Burleigh moved the pre-
vious question.
BY . vote Of So to - and . ab-
sent or not voting, the house reject
ed the proposal.
The bill Is expected to spring into
life once more either Saturday or
Monday, with Moore avowedly lead
ing q move for reconsideration.
The house also rejected q proposal
to prohibit deficiency judgments on
foreclosures Of real estate mortgages
and land contracts.
The house dealt the bill q death
blow after members had told the
house It would shut off federal loans
and would endanger pending loans
On homes.
Ed p. Cosgriff Of Cass declared the
attorney generals office has given
him an opinion the bill would IRE
suit In all federal money being shut
out Of North Dakota"
EndangeEs Hole Loans
Schantz asserted passage OF the act
would endanger Hole loans now
pending In North Dakota, and cited
$50 loans Ia Bismarck which win not
70 through II this bill Is passed"
Traynor opposed 1t on the grounds
ut viii open the way to fraud In the
disposition OF loans"
with another warning ringing In
their ears from Speaker william
Crockett that "the gavel viii come
down hard on the final day." the
house voted to extend the time for
introduction OF bills other than APP
preparation measures to the fortieth
day.
A bill creating 4 state aeronautics
commission to regulate operation OF
airplanes, licensing Of pilots and air.
ports In tho state was passed by the
house.
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