The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 22, 1933, Page 3

FLANNGAN BILL ON CAPITOL COMMISSION APPROVED IN HOUSE Measure Brings Stormy Debate | min: Tuesday Night But Cars" ries, 73 to 31 Ending its stormy passage through the house of representatives late Tuesday night, the Flannigan bill to change the supervision of the new capitol from its present commission to the board of administration now awaits action of the senate. Tt passed the house by a vote of 73 to 31 while the assembly hall was Packed with visitors, Leading the fight in his final effort to block the measure was L. L. Twich- ell, Cass-county, who again branded the bill “the most unfair” piece of leg- islation he had ever seen introduced in the legislature. enenros that Geo. A. Bangs and dL. Conklin, the remaining mem- | !ngs bers of the capitol commission, had used .“very poor judgment” in their capitol commission activities, the au- thor of the bill, W. J. Flanigan, asked members to change the management of the affairs to the board of admin- istration “where it rightfully belongs.” Twichell asked members of the house if they thought it “fair” to pass the bill and thereby brand the capitol commissioners for the rest of their lives when the results of the investiga- tion had failed to show they were in- competent. “Every fair minded man in this house owes it to the state and these men to vote against this bill,” said Twichell. “It is based entirely on ru- mor. We have no report of the find- ings of the invesigators before us up- on which to act. At least, it would have been fair to have waited until the legislative committee had pre- sented its findings.” Tells of Testimony Flannigan told of testimony brought out during the three-weeks’ hearing referring to the contract, to trips by the commissioners, and to the issu- ance of $400,000 in certificates of in- debtedness. “The integrity ef our state and of the people who are paying for this capitol is at stake,” said Flannigan “and we should approve this bill.” When H. T. Peterson, Mountrail representative and a member of the investigating committee, asked mem- bers of the house to pass the bill, he referred to G. Angus Fraser, member of the capitol commission, as “quitting ‘under fire,” charging he had misused funds. Twichell, without moving from his seat, said: “That isn’t so. He didn't take a dime from the capitol com- mission fund that wasn’t coming to him and you know it.” Mrs. Mary H. Rathbun, Pembina, said she could not vote for the bill “until she had learned thg other side of the “story.” “We should have had it,” she said, “before the vote was taken tonight.” tally deficient persons whose mental capacity is in issue. 8S. B. 81—Appropriates $72,934 for Wahpeton School of Science. 8. B. 82—Appropriates $58,950 for Ellendale normal. 8. B. 83—Appropriates $127,261 for Mayville normal, 8. B. 80—Appropriates $141,310 for institution feeble minded. 8. B. 76—Appropriates $173,345 for jot_ normal. 8, B, 66—Appropriates $218,787 for state training school. 8. B, 309—Creating and establish- Provisions of law for courts to make 8. B. 243—Protecting names, badges and other insignia of fraternal organ- izations. 8. B. 247—Exempts federal govern- ment from anti-crop mortgage law. 8. B. 252—Reduces_ reinstatement fees of corporations from $15 to $5 for each year corporation failed to file report. - 8. B. 164—Application for absent voters ballot must be made in writing by voter himself. 8. B. 93—Requires school boards, farm boards, cities and villages to. publish budgets and hold public hear- on . 8. B, 172—Extends from 30 days to one year time in which claims may be made against cities for injuries arising from defective streets, side- walks, culverts, or bridges. 8. B. 259—Permits city councils or commissions to take certified check only in lieu of bidders bonds in let- ting contracts for sidewalks, curbing and gutters in cities. 8. B. 300—Imposes tax on admission to exhibitions, dances, etc. 8. B. 163—Requires expense of au- iting affairs of mill and elevator, Bank of North Dakota, hail insurance fund, and workmen’s compensation bureau be paid by those institutions. 8. B. 267—Imposes tax on wholesale Price of cigars, and tobacco. 8. B. 270—Imposes graduated in- come tax. 8. B. 227—Revises laws affecting banking department, state examiner and banking board. 8. B. 207—Abolishes office of re- ceiver of closed banks and transfers duties to bank examiner. S. B. 142—Makes optional instead of mandatory, examination of records of county officers at end of term. 8S. B. 311—Makes hearing before banking board unnecessary, eliminates need for publication of certificate or organization, and permits banking board to fix amourit to be invested for housing and fixtures when banks are consolidated, or National bank converted to state bank. S. B. 244—Defines maternity hos- pitals, 8. B. 278—Excepts Bank of North Dakota and mill and elevator from audit of bills by state examiner. 8. B. 326—Fixes maximum annual salary and per diem compensation which may be paid certain appointive state officers. 8. B. 320—Repeals statutes relating ‘to renewal of judgments for payment of money. 8. B. 285—Permits fidelity and sure- ty companies to act as sureties on civil or criminal undertakings for bail, S 8. B. 286—Provides for conditional examination of witnesses held to ap- pear before grand jury or court when | Witnesses are unable to give security SENATE Introd Bills luced 8. B. 334—Delayed bills committee: Authorizes excess levy of 100 per cent above legal limitation when approved by voters. 8. B, 335—Cain and Whelan: Im- poses gross income tax. Concurrent Resolution “T’—Matt- hael: Unites University of North Da- kota and Ag. college. Bills Passed 8. B. 205—Increases fees paid news- Papers for publishing short Notices, 8. B. 135—Makes it unlawful to drive motor vehicle on railroad 8. B, 131—Imposes lieu tax on gross receipts of power, gas, telephone and telegraph companies. 8. B. 152—Repeals law for compul- sory military training at Universtiy of North Dakota. provisions of salaries for county superintendent deputies to give county commissioners power to fix salary. 8. B. 282—Regulates motor vehicle carriers of persons and property. 8. B. 9—Provides additional alter- nate ‘exemptions from attachments for heads of families engaged in farm- ing, dairy or stock raising. 8.-B, 271—Provides for issuance of auto licenses by clerks of district court 8. B. 294 — power of alienation in certain cases. 8. B. 293—Pemits defendant in criminal cases to make unsworn state- ments in answer to charge against eecure their release on bail in criminat cases. 8, B. 288—Prohibits county auditors. than one mileage fee by state officials and enpeam & ieee. that oe: arising flog personal injury or death shall not through death of either party to the 8. B, 25—Puts “teeth” in anti-crop mortgage law to prevent its circum- vention, 8. B. 74—Appropriates $100,383 for Valley City normal. re Bi normal, 8. B. of Pi phn rn rgd SS Getting Up If you teel run-down and suffer from Nights i: Getting Up Back- ache, “7 ness e Pains, Nervousness, Acidity of Burns ing, caus poorly funttioning Kidneys or Bladder, try Cystex (pro: nounced Siss-tex). specially for these troubles, ‘orks cul [roses 8; fi it aly 160 sist Gu anteed to fix you up or money back on Teturn of empty package. required by court. 8. B. 265—Prohibits employment of married women in state departments and boards whose husbands are gain- 8. B. 312—Providing workmen's compensation bureau may purchase awards made against persons or cor- porations who fail to pay premiums, (Withdrawn). 8. B. 218—Creates state educational board—(withdrawn). 8. B. 220—Prohibits medical exam- iner of North Dakota workmen's com- pensation bureau from treating for pay patients under care of bureau. HOUSE Bills Passed of H. B. 299 — Provides appraisal school lands by Bank of North Da- kota. H. B. 13¢—Provides method for re- moval of city managers. H. B. 175—Puts “teeth” in law to force payment of delinquent taxes when delinquents owe county money. H. B. 209—Appropriates $40,000 to railroad commission for state-wide valuation of public utility properties. H. B, 229—Makes pipe lines common carriers under jurisdiction of board of railroad commissioners. H. B. 344—Repeals voters guide card law. H. B. 205—Compels officials with state bonding transportation and makes it optional] SS SET LT TRAMMG ENPERTS H. B. 343—Provides for raising ad- ditional revenues for poor H. B, 294—Provides for printing only title of constitutional amend- ments and initiated laws in newspa- pers. aah B, 238—Fixes hours of county of- S, H. B. 230—Provides for crop liens for money advanced for feed, oil, gas or repairs. . H. B. 171—Permits granting of par- dons on a majority vote of pardon HH. B. 245—Gives North Dakota road Sao ns @ five-per-cent preferen- H. B, 249—Creates centralized reg- ulatory department. H. B. 258—Increases exemptions in attachments and levies and sale on execution. H. B. 287—Provides for creation of “revolving fund. H. B. 291—Permits railroad com- missioners to refuse licenses to track buyers. H. B. 93—Lowers contract interest Tate to. seven per cent. Bills Defeated H. B. 269—Permitting exchange of livestock and grain for taxes. H. B. 283—Providing for consolida- tion of counties. H. B. 348—Providing for abolish- ment of present system of special as- sessment commission. H. B. 227—Permitting issuance of ghee Bokladited Li credit bond. ; Eliminat compulsory provision for county agents. SENATORS SUPPORT POWER PLANT BILL Would Spend $335,000 to Ex- pand Electrical Produc- tion At Prison relief, By a vote of 32 to 16, the state sen- ate Tuesday adopted a majority re- port recommending passage of a measure to appropriate $335,000 for enlarging the power plant at the state prison. The measure was one which Governor Langer urged the Nonpar- tisan League caucus to support. The minority report recommending’ indefinite postponement was rejected. ‘The bill now goes on the calendar. ‘The senate indefinitely postponed a bill to legalize the practice of natur- opathy, adopting a majority commit- tee report, 27 to 21. A minority re- Port for passage was voted down. Establishment of a state equaliza- tion fund, with the proceeds to be distributed among school districts and one-room schools, was recom- mended for passage by the senate ed- ucation committee and the report was adopted. A companion bill, pro- viding for a $1,000,000 appropriation to carry out provisions of the pro- posal, was sent to the senate without recommendation. the board of A measure directing administration to eliminate duplica- tion and coordinate courses of study in state educational institutions was recommended for passage and placed on the calendar. Indefinite postponement was voted on a bill to increase from three to five per cent the rate of tax on cor- poration incomes over $3,000. Minority reports for passage of three bills affecting operation of trains were adopted by the senate, after rejecting majority recommenda- tions for indefinite postponement. The measures, sponsored by Sen. A. F. Bonzer, Jr., limit the length of freight and passenger trains, and compel railroads to properly “man” trains and self-propelled vehicles operated PUSH MONEY BILLS IN SENATE SESSION Appropriations For Normal Schools Given Approval and Sent to House the bonding of city depart- ment. ‘H. B, 244—Transfers department of] tne weights and measures from food com- missioner to board of railroad com- gaming machines, H. B. 237—Limits hours of work for employes in cities of 5,000 or more. H. B. 263—Transfers grain storage ‘commission to board of railroad com- ‘missioners. Bank of records in state examiners’ office. H. B. 316—Limits amount of prior ‘H. B. 340—Provides use of U. 8. bu- As, MADEATO % seeeitionlions H. B. 226—Provides for making li- at state prison. Empowers board of rail- to name weigher state market concen- knfulli ar iE HS i # a y rent i g EB niefads ats i i tol commissioners to i i Fa ‘| provisions for board of trus- ’ home. rate of school i af oe i i high schools in the United States. TESTIFY AGAINST PROPOSED BOOSTS Fargo and Grand Forks Men Witnesses At |. C. C. Hearing in City Two North Dakota traffic experts testified in the state's fight against the railroads’ request for increases in commodity freight rates between North Dakota and eastern points be- fore examiners of the Interstate Com- merce Commission Wednesday, the i day of their four-day hearing re, They were Neal E. Williams of the Fargo Chamber of Commerce and T. A. Durrant of the Greater Grand Forks Traffic association. Between them they presented a score of exhibits, designed to show “unreasonableness” of the carriers’ Proposed scale by comparing the spreads over the Twin Cities in rates to North Dakota with the spreads now prescribed by the I. C. C. Four More Scheguled Scheduled to follow Durrant on the stand were Alva H. Benton of the state agricultural college; O.’F. Mar- tin and E..M. Hendricks, experts of the state railroad commission; and Irwin Huesby, traffic manager of the Northwest Lumbermen’s association, Minneapolis. Nine men were called as witnesses in the state's fight Tuesday after- noon. They were Charles Eastgate, Dick- inson; T. M. Condon, Valley Cit; C. E. Arnold and T. J. Rowan, M dan; N. A. Johnsor’, Michigan; W. B. Bishop, Minneapolis; and B. L. Ber- tel, A. G. Kinney and Neal BE Wil- liams, all of Fargo. : They represented cliambers of commerce, creamery, general mer- chandising, warehouse and transfer, foundry and wholesale grocery busi-| Governor William Langer's campaign |S, Firestone, rubber magnate, See and the state traffic associa- Eight other North Dakota men had been called to the stand Tuesday forenoon in the campaign against the carriers’ request. All witnesses Tuesday testified that North Dakota business benefited no- ticeably when the present rate struc- ture became effective Dec. 3, 1931, that a boost in rates now would be damaging, and that the proposed raises would nourish the thriving automobile transporta' to the detriment of the railroads, 8; All eormat sympathy for the declaring tion which they said would result if the railroads’ request were granted. Their testimony was intended to show that the new scale would give Twin Cities and Duluth businesses an unfair advantage over North Da- kota businessmen, Bishop, traffic manager for the Nash-Finch company, wholesale gro- cers with 13 distributing houses in North Dakota, seven in and others in South Dakota, testi- fied his concern now uses trucks for short hauls and higher rates would drive his company into increased use of auto transportation to meet com- petition from Twin Cities and Du- luth houses. Flags in City Mark Washington Birthday Flags displayed throughout the bus- iness section of Bismarck Wednesda! were commemorative of the birthday anniversary of George Washington, father of his country. r Though banks, state, county and city offices were closed, business houses in general remained open throughout the day. Schools also were in session. 2 TO DECLARE WAR Asuncion, Paraguay, Feb. 22—(P)— Congress will meet Friday to formally declare war against Bolivia. The two! nations have battled eight months for Possession of the Gran Chaco border territory, in their latest renewal of a already|ty opened the fight against the pro- y | Women. “a serious problem. China’s Great Wall for centuries kept out invaders, but it crumbled before modern weapons in the recent Japanese attac! occupation at Shanhaikwan. Here, in one of the first pictures to reach America, is section of the wall after Japanese high explosive shells had bombarded it. BAR MARRIED WOMEN FROM STATE EMPLOY; Measure Brings Heated Debate in Senate; Langer’s Views and Actions Cited After heated debate, during which promises came in for discussion, the North Dakota senate last night passed 34 to 15 a bill prohibiting employment of married women in state offices. The bill goes to the house. Amendments attached from the floor limit the measure to married women “whose husbands are gain- fully employed,” and excepts charit- able, educational institutions, and schools in the state. Sen. W. E. Matthael of Wells coun- posal with a charge that it discrimi- | nates against a certain class of work- | ers. He drew fire from Sen. W. E. Martin, Morton county, who asked, “Didn't Langer campaign on the! promise he was going to throw all married women out of a job? I thought you were a good Nonparti-| san.” Matthael replied he did not know what Langer said. Sen. A. F. Bonzer, Richland coun- ty, arose to ask Martin, “Isn't it true that the governor has employed a married woman, Mrs. Mills, and that her husband is working in the game and fish department?” ‘When Martin said he did not know, and other senators added the case cited did not come under provisions of the act, Bonzer continued, “I can’ understand why married women should be penalized because they are married.” “The time is coming,’ he said, “when the women will play an im- portant part in the economic struc- ture of North Dakota, as well as the rest of the United States.” Sen. 8. S. McDonald, Burleigh, termed the employment of married ” adding that the “Progressive pai cam- paigned on the promise of prohibit- ing them from working in state of- flee. Sen. G. A. Jones, Ward, said the people of the state would resent defeat of the bill. Attention was called by Sen. W. D. Lynch, that Vice President-elect Gar: ner’s wife has acted as the Texan's secretary for many years and that Speaker Minnie D. Craig of the North Dakota house, “one of the best rs,” is married, Sen. J. P, Cain, Stark, offered the amendment to except institutions, rt At Alumni Banquet Seventy-five persons are expected to attend the University of North Da- banquet and program here this commemoration of the anniversary of the institu- It’s a Long Time Since John Had Rheumatism efaek i # ety gai g BEE | Firestone said he owed that sum to dlers Three, violin trio, Election of @ new slate of officers of the local alumni unit also is on the program. The dinner will be given at the Grand Pacific hotel, beginning at 6:30 o'clock. The program will be com- pleted by 8:30 o'clock, according to the arrangements committee, enabl- ing those attending to see the Bis- marck-Mandan basketball game. Used Advertising to Resurrect Business! Miami, Fla., Feb. 22.—(?)—Harvey says newspaper advertising and curtail- ment of production costs helped him | conquer the panic of 1920 and pay off @ debt of $45,000,000. | Speaking here Tuesday night be- fore the committee of one hundred, banks when he returned from a visit to Europe in 1920 to find business in a slump. “I told my sales manager to go on @ vacation,” he said, “then I placed full page newspaper advertisements in every city in the United States. Within two months I sold 18,000,000 tires and reduced my indebtedness to $32,000,000. Next, I cut my expense | and readjusted business. In less than four years I did not owe the banks anything. We must change our at- titude and concentrate on simple fundamentals to improve business. Let’s make a sacrifice and help the other fellow.” Scholastic Societies Honor Slope Youths Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 22—()— | Two honor societies of the University | of North Dakota Wednesday an-! nounced the annual election of new members. Phi Beta Kappa, liberal arts schol- | arship fraternity, elected 15 seniors, among them Edgar Berg, Elgin. Beta Gamma Sigma, commerce fraternity, announced the election of five, among them Donald W. Waech- ter, Glen Ullin, a junior. CUBANS IN REVOLT Havana, Feb. 22.—(?)—At least half » dozen outbreaks in widely separated parts of the island were reported | Wednesday, heralding the long-pre- dicted revolt against the Machado tule. Why Pay DOUBLE? Vicks new Antiseptic does everything that any gargle or mouth-wash can and should do—at half the cost! eee THE PROOF is actual use. To furn- Aah (Shie procl, 5 ‘ealllion boties ina special size were supplied to drug- gists—below cost. But the demand has been enormous, If your druggist is already out, get the regular 10-ounce size... a 75¢ value for only 35c. Use it one week. 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