The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-08
HOUSE BACKS MOVE
FOR CHIR0PRACY0RS
ON HOSPITAL STAFF
Also Approves for Passage
State Grading and Weighing
Bin After Debate


Climaxing . lengthy session, ttis
house Thursday approved for pase
sag &c a state grading and weighing
bill, after taking similar action on =
proposal to add ctiropractors to the
staff Of the state hospital for the
insane.
The action Of the house came In
committee Of the whole, after the
house itself had plodded through IL
bills. passing II Of them.
An appropriation Of $4,000 was
passed BY the house for the state
national guard. after minor opposi-
ton. Party lines melted on the pro-
posal with many Of the normal ma
jority group Joining with the MI
rority forces to put the bill over.
The house cut the appropriation to
$55,000 after receiving the bill from
the senate with an appropriation fig
ure Of 100000. It was sent back to
the senate for approval.
Staff Chiropractors Opposed
Although opposition to the grading
and Weighing bill developed In COM
mittee Of the whole, even greater op-
position came to the proposal to
place two chiropractors on staff Of
the state insane hospital.
Coming out OF the committee on
public health with q recommended
ton 1t pass, the bill was met by Ben
Gilbertson Of Stutsman, with q
lengthy argument In opposition.
Gilbertson called for house men,
bers to indefinitely postpone action
on the proposal. His move failed, des-
pite support from others. The bill
was generally looked upon rs q ma
jority measure.
An effort to bring to an end the
Of the house as q COMMITTEES
Of the whole, and to come out for
recess until Friday to con-
slider house bill No. 1.-THE Weighing
and grading bjll-Friday, failed.
Weary Of hours Of sitting, members
took . ten-minute recess before
plunging into the argument over the
bill.
Ed p. Cosgriff Of Cas- led the
fight against the bill which was
passed by the house by viva voce
vote.
Hardship On Growers
Cosgriff asserted passage Of the
bill would work hardship on the live
stock growers, and asked where are
we going to get the money?-let's
be practical" He pointed to the
5000 appropriation carried in the
bill to set up operation under It's
terms, and claimed 1t would take
ten times that amount to be really
1T borders on compulsion, and
tends against our constitutional
rights" he said, ana termed the
and grading features Of the
bill most Objectionable parts" and
asked they be stricken. His proposal
was voted down.
Another proposed amendment that
the Weighing snd grading be made
optional, died on the floor when 1t
received no second.
Harvey Solberg Of Williams assert
ed the bill should pass for Armour
and Company are trying to effect
direct buying, and we have seen what
It has done TO the prices Of cream
and butter" He cited claims that
various prices for cream existed in
places close to each other.
Helps Small Cattlemen
1.-THE BILL" he asserted. affects and
helps the small cattleman."
L. L. Twichell Of Cass told 6olberE
q law lis on the statute books now
various prices for cream
at cream stations at the same time"
H. H. Hewitt Of Walsh declared
ut was my observation at the com.
mittee hearing that there were more
livestock men opposed to the bill
than in favor OF It,"
He pointed out there was no meth
cd "of forcing packers to pay the
prices determined by the graders"
'There is no correlation in this
BILL" he said. THE large cattle man
can accept the price or he can 60
but the small trucker goes
in and he must sell at the price Of
fered him."
A bill empowering district Judges
to call on the attorney general to
In cases In which the states
attorney has refused to act was pass
ed by the house and sent to the
senate.
Despite warning from Twichell that
he would move for reconsideration.
the house also passed q bill changing
forms Of chattel mortgages.
Twichell maintained the proposal
would prevent farmers from obtain.
Ing federal loans on livestock. He
said he voted AYE" for the purpose
OF reconsideration within "a hours.
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