The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-27
House DISPOSES OF
q Bills TO BEAT
H)7H day DEADlNE
Lower Assembly Turns Back
Clock to Enable Swamped
Senate to Catch Up
LIQUOR PROPOSAL BEATEN
Pass Two Of Four Educational
Measures Designed to
Aid Rural Schools

Aid Rural Schools
With ~ bills disposed Of. the house
began to turn back the clock We'd
nesday for an hour and . half to en-
able the senate. swamped under .
mass Of bills. to catch up with the
lower assembly.
The house climaxed its action We'd
r,esday by decisively killing the house
bill to legaliSe the sale Of liquor In
North Dakota with distribution
through privately-owned retail liquor
stores under . municipal licensing
system. The bill had been voted
down Tuesday night but was called In
for action again Wednesday under
reconsideration. The vote on the
measure Wednesday was 50 to 80,
with two not voting.
The house also passed portion Of
the so-called educational measures
which proponents said were designed
to aid the rural schools. OF four bills
In the group, the house passed two.
Pass Two School Bills
House Bill 227, calling for = reduce
ton in school district tax levies. was
passed by the house. The house also
passed q measure to re-establish the
state equalization fund for common
schools and providing for new sys-
tenn Of distribution Of monies On .
teacher unit basis.
Edwin Traynor Of Ramsey asked
that House Bill ass be passed. al
though he expressed opposition to the
two other measures. Under the pro-
visions Of H. B. ass. he said, schools
would receive approximately $500, 900.
The bills effect would come through
operation Of the two per cent sales
tax which was passed Tuesday night
by the senate.
He asked defeat Of H. B. 326. claim
ing that the bill would not be Of ma
terial aid to the rural schools but
would be inequitable In that 1t would
give to city schools q greater proper
ton Of money than those going into
the rural establishments.
The house killed House Bill 226 by
q vote Of IS to so, with eight not vot-
ing. One other school measure
H. b. go to allow pupils from one
school district to attend schools in
other districts-was defeated by the
house.
Approve Pension Proposal
Setting the mill rate levy at seven-
tenths Of mill. the house passed an
amended old age pension bill. The
act now will 90 to the senate for &C
ton.
Passed also was 4 measure directing
the board Of administration to sell
at public auction all automobiles and
automotive equipment held by the
state beer commissioner.
A proposal by Ben Fedje Of VII.
liams which would have abolished the
state supreme court as an elective
body and would have set up an appeal
body composed OF district court
judges was killed by the house by .
vote Of ~ to 50. The measure was
House Concurrent Resolution Ala.
The house, on reconsideration, We'd
nesday, passed . uniform act for ad-
ministration Of trusts. the bill Great
ing county welfare boards increasing
the membership, another measure es-
tablishing . county motor vehicle de-
partment under supervision Of the
state highway commissioner, and
killed one other bill to permit the
Bank Of North Dakota to oct - re-
ceiver Of banks and trust corpora
lions, purchasing corporations out q
. fund Of 100000.
Killed Tuesday night was meas
ure to establish . county motor We
hicle department under supervision
Of the state highway commissioners.
Also killed 1t the night session was
q bill to give the Bank Of North Da-
kota powers to act - receiver Of
closed banks and similar institutions.
Earlier In the day twin proposal, to
make the Burleigh county district
court receiver for the closed banks
was killed by the house. The second
bill, Z. J. McIlraith Of Divide told
the house, carried the support Of both
Governor walter Wexford and Of
Robert NJ. Stangler. manager Of the
Bank Of North Dakota.
Teachers' NH Passes
The house passed measure giving
to teachers who served in the World
war benefit Of their wartime service,
emitting them to have their service
counted g teaching service" and
allowing them to pay 10 per year for
each year Of war service into the
teacher retirement fund.
Establishment Of county welfare
boards, under ! reorganised plan. al
lowing greater numbers on the board.
also WAS passed BY the house at the
night session.
Rejection By the house Of majority
floor leader w. ]. QodWin's second
attempt to obtain support Of the
house Ii his demand for m investt-
cation Of the Fargo strike, brought
IN embittered repFoach from the
leader.
Loees BY One vote
His resolution. originally voted
down Saturday By . small majority,
Lost Tuesday By one vote-foe the
second time 0odwinS maj GRITTY
dwindlsd. The vote on the reeolu-
ton was S 70 5 with four not voting
Leland ]. Smith Of Cas-, Democrat
Unexpectedly threw his support Il
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