Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-02-17
Curr Curr erlt w eek
OF i egislature

now SJrlctly the passing OF bills.
1.-The meritorious ones have been
culled from the chaf, and while
many Of these will fail.to pass,
Int is certain that nothing which
the people Of the state need will
Ibe omitted. s35
| What is popularity known as
the bucket shop bill, prohibiting
| the buying and selling Of op-
ltions, has passed both branches
and now awaits the signature Of
the governor. "a
The primary election bill has
an occasional inning in the
house, and at the time your cor
espondent closes this letter the
order is that it shall be voted on
Wednesday Of the current week.
The bill introduced BY Mr..
Martin providing in fact for the
Ichange Of the state Normal
school into colleges is meeting
with serious opposition. Tt is
contended that these institutions
are in a class by themselves, and
that this work is absolutely
nece sary to the. success of the
primary schools Of the state, and
that making colleges Of them
would be to destroy their useful
ness, and at the same time, over:
crowd the state with institu u
tions ranking as colleges. The
bill will hardly become a law.
The bill introd oduced by Senator
Stade providing for the apprais-
ment Of glander-i infected horses
and the payment Of two.
thirds their value by the state,
is a decid dedly popular measure.
1t will enable the state to stamp
out this disease, which is impos-
| sible under the present law,
where many horses are conceal
led because reporting the m
means the loss Of the animal to
| 1.-THE owner. 5s:s
The bill providing that county
commissi toner's be allowed five
ldollars per day and ten cents per
imile Travelled while attending
meetings Of the board, or on
other official business, has be en-
inde efinitely postponed.
One Of the bills aimed at
morality, or rather supposed
lack Of il, and which is a sort Of
legislative freak. was introduc-
ed by Mr.. Herbrandson and.
reads as follows: .s
The township supervisors
shall not permit the town
hall or place where the bust
ness Of the township board
is transacted to be used for
dancing. Any member Of
the township board who
shall permit or vote to per- u
nit said hall to be used for
dancing, shall upon convic- .
ton thereof be deemed
guilty Of misde deneanor.
Another bill with more busi-
ness behind it. however, is the
one providing a lien upon the
crop for ttWine used in binding
| the same. The bill has some
|serious advoc ties, but many Of
| the members are in favor Of
IcOnsid dering the farmer as busi-
ness man possessed Of ordinary
honesty, and believe in cutting
| off instead Of putting on liens.
The legislature, though the.
bill will never pass, is consider
ing the question Of regulating
| the capital stock of state banks,
determining the amount of the
capital stock by the size Of the
village, town, or city III which.
the bank is to be located. The
policy Of the bill is to prevent
banks with small capital stocks
from receiving large deposits, as
lis the case where they are per-
IInitted to do business in large
business centers.
One Of the hottest campaigns
now being Waged over local leg
islation, though it has little IL
terest for Ramsey county readers
is that over the proposed remov-
al Of the state fair from MandanI
to Fargo %.
The bill that has created more
excitement, especially outside.
the state, is what Isl known as8
house bill No. 27, egulating the
sale Of patent med dicines. The.
bill is the suggestion of Pure
Food Conlrnis oiler Ladd, and
provides for The pub hlicity of the
medicines coritai1lin chlorali
hydrate, ergot, morphine, or
opium, or their derivatives,
cocaine or Its salts bromide
or iodides or their sa Ibs, or III HI ore
than FIVE per cent of wood d leo-3
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