The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-22
LEGAL MORATORIUM
PASSED BY SENATE,
IS SENT TO House
Provides Relief From ForecDos.
ures, Execution Sales,
Eviction OF Tenants


Proposed legalization Of the mora
torium which now exists by executive
proclamation passed the North Da.
kota senate by unanimous vote Thurs.
day and was sent to the house for
further action.
Carrying an emergency clause
which would put the measure, senate
bill %, into immediate effect on pass
age by the house and approval Of
Governor Walter Wexford, the bill
contains provision for simple meth
Cd Of obtaining relief from foreclos-
ure, execution sales and eviction.
Relief would be afforded from:
Foreclosure OF mortgages Or
other liens on real estate.
Execution sales Of real estate,
and cancellation Of contracts for
sale Of real property.
Eviction Of tenants from real
estate.
A complaint to the district court
would make possible granting Of an
ex parte order by the Judge to post
pone further action until q decision
IS made in the case by him. The bill
makes provision the complainant must
pay whatever he can Of any debt"
II Senate Bulls Passed
The moratorium measure was one
Of fourteen senate bills passed BY the
upper chamber. Eleven other bills
were indefinitely postponed. and one
was defeated on final passage.
On motion Of Senator A. r. Bonner,
Jr, Of Richland county, the senate
recessed to II q. m. Monday to allow
committees to consider and report out
all measures In their possession, In
preparation for final action on all SEN
ate bills by Wednesday, the final date
for original action by the senate on
its own proposals.
Bonner indicated the solons would
have to be working late into the night
Monday and Tuesday to act on all
measures introduced In the senate
ana get them messaged over to the
house.
He proposed that ali senate bills be
acted on in committee Friday and
Saturday and reported to the main
body Monday. Then, working on
adoption or rejection Of committee re-
ports until ?. p. m, the senate would
swing into final action on all bills on
the calendar. working into the night
until finished. Tuesday the senate
would take final action on all bills
recommended for passage In Mondays
committee reports.
House Bills to Follow
Thereafter the senate will work ex-
clusively on house measures except
such senate bills as the house has
amended.
The measure to repeal the law re-
lieving drivers from responsibility
from civil liability for accidental
death or injury to guests riding in
automobiles stirred up minor debate
as the assembly attempted to clean
up an ever-lengthening calendar Of
bills.
From the farmers viewpoint 1t
would be poor policy to repeal the
law at this time." J. E. Eastgate Of
Grand Forks said. He stated that to
save gasoline farmers usually picked
up their neighbors when going to
town and they were mot in q condi-
ton" to carry liability insurance to
protect themselves.
A minority report Of the committee
on insurance, recommending passage,
was voted down by q viva voce vote
and the majority report for indefinite
postponement carried easily. A clich-
er motion was attached on motion of
Senator ]. p. Cain Of Stark who
opened the debate against the pro-
posal. w. e. Matthaei Of Wells de-
Tended the bill.
Other Bills Postponed
Measures creating q state board Of
meat cutters examiners for registra-
ton Of meat cutters and apprentices
and authorizing the boards Of county
commissioners to appoint state, colin-
ty, and municipal official newspapers
instead OF designation by election as
under present Jaws were indefinitely
postponed on committee reports.
Also defeated by indefinite post
ponement was bill proposing crea-
ton Of state employment service In
cooperation with the federal govern
ment.
Coming up on the calendar for final
action, a senate bill to regulate
charges and commissions asked by To-
cal machinery dealers or agents for
parts and extras when not carried In
local stock was defeated by vote Of
20 to l6 as opponents Of the measure
declared 1t would make It difficult
for farmers to get needed parts when
they desired them most.
Transfer Of $78,293 from the min.
eral lands fund in the state treasur-
er,s office to the state equalization