The Bismarck tribune., 1935-02-22
GROUP RE-NDORSES
INSURANCE Monies
FOR SCHOOLS plan
Super Committee Reiterates
Support for Proposed Use
Of Hail Surplus Fund
BULLETIN

The house Friday deferred action
on a proposal to refund $1,000, 900
from the hail insurance fund to
schools Of the state, until Saturday
when it will be acted upon as q spe-
cial order OF business.
The proposal. sponsored by Edwin
Traynor of Ramsey, Ed A. Hill Of
Cavalier ana l.. G. Odegard Of Trail,
earlier in the day had been re-en-
dorsed by the super-oommittee Of Il
legislative factional leaders. In meet
ing with Governor Walter Wexford.
A house bill which would refund a
million dollars from the state hail de-
partment surplus and distribute the
money to the common schools Of
North Dakota, was unanimously re-
endorsed Friday at meeting OF the
super committee of legislative fac
tional leaders with Governor Walter
Wexford presiding.
Reiteration Of the previous endorse
n1ent Of the measure was requested by
Rep. Edwin Traynor Of Ramsey who
informed Governor Wexford that "the
story has gone out" that the group
was weakening" on Its previous
stand.
On motion of Senator l.. L. Twichell
Of Cass, the committee unanimously
reiterated its support.
Part Of Revenue Program
The measure. sponsored by Rep
resentatives Traynor, L. G. Odegard OF
Traill, and e. A. Hill of Cavalier, Is
part of the proposed revenue raising
program.
Under the plan Of the 81 faction
leaders sitting on the super commit
tee, the house tax committee may
place the bill on the floor Friday. with
possible final action Saturday and
with senate action by Tuesday.
AS discussed by the committee, Mr.
Wexford could Immediately sign the
bill which would become effective "a,
once and If its constitutionality woulc
be questioned, it could receive i'm
mediate consideration in the court.
with an early decision.
In readiness in the event the re.
fund bill would become ineffective
will be measure proposing an addi'
tional one cent a gallon tax on gaso'
line, with the additional revenue to &
to the schools. the super COMMITTEES
decided.
Feasibility Questioned
Senator c. w. Fine of Benson ane
Rep. Harvey Solberg of williams, al
though finally voting to re-endorsl
the Traynor Odegard-E bill, ques
toned its feasibility.
Senator Fine said the program dit
not appear to meet with approval o
the senate committee on taxes ant
tax laws when he discussed 1t will
that group. The education commit
tee had adopted a maximum sct1oo
program calling for 100000 annual
", and a minimum program Of abou
81, 100000, he said.
He also stated he was mot 50 sur
the schools can get so much benefit
from the hail bill.
Answering questions raised b,
Senator Fine. Rep. Traynor said tina
payments would be credited to out
standing school taxes. The hail sur.
plus was built up by the farmers fol
the purpose Of establishing fune
from which hail losses could immed'
lately be paid, Senator Fine said. ant
stated that under q compulsory hal
bill pending in the legislature. losse.
to be paid would be much greater.
Suggest Another System
Answering this. Senator A. w
Fowler of CaSs asserted the official
Of the insurance department had sug
gested million dollars through an
other system of disbursement.
"They should be in q position t,
know whether the surplus can stans
It or not" Senator Fowler said. "Th'
only question here Is the method"
Under the hail refund bill. the stat
hail insurance permanent surplu
fund would be reduced to $3.000.0 .00o
and the additional surplus Of 81,
Csc, ,865.41 now in the fund in excess o
that maximum would be refunded t.
the school districts on the basis o
the amount of tillable land in coun
ties against which the one cent hal
tax originally was levied. The re
funds would apply against back schoo
taxes and II no back school taxes ar.
on the books. the money would be ap
piled against school taxes levied II
the future.
Goes to Rural Districts
Under Traynor's bill urban schoo
districts containing no tillable lant
against which the hail tax applied
would receive no money, and the funt
would be distributed princip q l ,
among the common rural school dis
tricts. In many cases land holder
who recently obtained the land woule
receive benefits from Traynor's bill
although they paid no part Of tn
original hail tax.
Under the hail insurance depart
ment plan the money would go to th'
equalization fund and could be dis
tributed among all schools or con
fined to certain districts, "as the leg
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