The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-17

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Majority Members
Reach No Decision
On Political Move
could be tried. The trial would be had
In the senate, with the chief justice Of
the supreme court Is the presiding Of.
flee, and I two-thirds majority would
be necessary to convict. Even those
seeking to force the impeachment
charges see no chance Of conviction
and OF Noodles permanent removal
from office.
Law Outlines Procedure
Under the law, however. the trial
could not be had until after Ill legis.
lative matters have been disposed Of,
which would mean after the regular
session had ended. Thus, the i'm
parchment move would be intended to
remove Noodle from office during the
most important part Of his term, the
time when the legislature was In ses-
sion and new laws were being present.
ed to the governor for his veto or ap-
prevail.
Proposal to impeach all five mem
bers OF the supreme court, on grounds
not yet made public, also were con-
sidered at the caucus but no action
was taken. It Is considered improb-
able that this will be done.
In the event charges are filed, m
Of the judges also would Be removed
from office and 1t Is probable that
district judges would be appointed by
the acting governor to sit on the
supreme court.
One effect Of such q move might be
to bring the case In which Noodles
residence qualifications now are be-
fore the district court, before . SUI
preme court appointed by his political
enemies, for final determination.
Part Of Comeback Effort
This is understood to be the hope
OF those pressing the impeachment
move, their aim being to restore them.
selves to power in North Dakota.
The impeachment proposal was dis
cussed at Nonpartisan house caucus
Wednesday night, with two members
reported as vigorously opposing 1t.
No decision was reached there and the
issue was postponed until Thursday
morning.
Again unable to arrive at . co.,
clusion,. Thursday the matter was
lheduled to come up again in caucus
9ht11aH might.
n cAueus Thursday morning be-
X 3o:O .. M, and lasted until
Akssks wednesday night caucus q
osal was advanced to make The
40oader," LANCER controlled political
weekly. a daily periodical. No action
was taken.
The house Wednesday moved
through a program Of routine bust
ness to adjourn within an hour.
| The impeachment move failed to
materialize. although it was general
ly reported the action was planned.
Eight money bills" for appropria-
ton OF funds for various purposes
were referred to the appropriations
committee. A total Of $20,607 was In
cluded in the minor bills.
Retainers Required % File
BY house resolution referred to the
state affairs committee, all mem
bers of the house retained by public
service corporations in the state
would be required to file the infor-
nation with the clerk Of the house
and would be barred from voting ex-
cept with consent Of members Of the
ssembly. Representatives Ben
Fedje and Christ Borstad were CO.
authors Of the bill. A similar pro-
posal was introduced in the senate.
Amendment Of the 1899 laws pro-
viding for state board of chiropody
was proposed In bill BY G. II. Nor.
gan.
A bill providing for weighing,
grading, feeding, docking and water
ing of livestock at packing plants,
slaughter houses and concentration
points was referred to the livestock
committee. ]. c. Hanson Of Benson
proposed the bill.
Tax proposals Of the Greater
North Dakota association were laid
before q joint session of tax and tax
laws committees Of house and senate
late in the day.
The association proposed extension
OF the 1888 law for obtaining tax
decd on land bid in at tax sales, to
December 81, 1887. The present law
expires December 81 Of this year.
Asks Sales Tax Study
Other proposals were: Taxpayers
in the future on property tax levtes
be allowed q 10 per cent discount for
payment OF taxes prior to the deltn-
quent date and a five per cent dis.
count for payment within 30 days
after the delinquent date: that coun-
ties be prohibited from levying q
road and bridge tax in addition to
the limitation imposed by law; ex-
penditures for road purposes to be in
Guided in the general levy.
The association also asked an In
term committee be appointed to
study sales and gross income tax
laws to determine whether such q
law could be incorporated into the
tax structure Of the state.
An additional tax of one cent Per
gallon on gasoline tobe levied for q two
year period also was proposed by the
association, the money received to be
distributed to the common schools.
The tax would be an emergency levy
ito be strictly q replacement pro
tanto Of the real property tax"
The legislature was requested to
keep appropriations within the total
amount appropriated for 1888 and
1894.
A constitutional amendment pro-
viding for recall Of county commits
sioners also Was asked, together with
repeal Of the law permitting estab-
lishment Of junior colleges.
A uniform system Of accounting
to be established by the state exam
iner's office also was proposed. to-
gether with regular audits semi-an-
nuallv bv the state hank examiner.