Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-01-17
10 the Senate aud House of Representa-

cerdance herewith i recommend:
tae enactment of q new primary elec.
primary election law SO as. To make II
state and county.
More than two years. ago the people
Of this state. Though their different 10
Mttcal parties, demanded the enactment
Of primary election law and two years
session. dlu. pass II primary election law;
but, because ut tine facr lnat 1t did no.
apply to state and judicial officers. 1t
Wholly failed to meet the demands OF the ne
10U8. demanded IN their different political
c0nve?ttons q primary election law. ap7
plcab!e alike to slll elective: officers 80
Asresoautton fAvOring the enactment OF
such primary. election. law was adopteu
In both the Democratic and Republican
state conventions and each party Went
before the people of; this state pledged
to enact such primary. electioh~aW. IN
view pt the almost unanimous sentiment
II .fasor Of a primary election law IN
this state. II is our plain. simple daty
ut this session. to give to the peo...s u
primary election law that viii en.nle
them. 10 60 to the polls on primary cleo:
AL elective state and county omcers. IN
this connection might also call your
attention to the growing sentiment in TINS
and school officers. One Of the political
parties recommending in its platform that
thesnames OF the JUDGES of the supreme
state superintendent and OF the county
supertntendents Of schools be placed upon
the ballot without party designation anu
inc election for sash ocers DC b hed t ~
general election is held. The state super
intendent, iii his recent biennial report.
has made a sisltlar rec9mmendation In IN
reference to tile election OF county su.
pef1ntendents. The purpose of such y law
would be to take the Judiciary and the
SG f politics To N" " %ne s
reward for political services, but rather
on account of special fitness and quall-
tications, and, believing as | do that the
ests Of both the Judiciary and the school,
therefore heartily recommend 1t to your
most careful and conscientious coilsioer-
cali your aftentio. to the necessity
Of amending the
:; = Pure. Food Law.
viz: Chapter II Of the Session Laws OF
Since the passage OF this law Your
pure food commissioner, Prof. Latid OF
the Agricultural college discovered tn:i,
certain packages or cans containing 1000
were shors In weight en- ana wan Msf broad
wsa not expressed in the title and there.
fore = is possible that the act IN s SO lar
stitntfonnl. and ] therefore recommensd
TO you the re-enactnlent Of the law Win
an amended title which clearly expresses
GLIDING shortage In weights. This re-
gard as one OF the most wholesome laws
and I take this opportunity for commend
Pure Rood Commissioner l.hdd in the
enforcement of this Law under great DIS
advantages and an inspffIcient appropra,
tlon And further recommend a more
liberal appropriation, in order that the
valuable services OF Prof. Laid may De
retained by the state, and the law strict
~ enforced.
- The School Laws
revision The state s.S sm9erntSn n aa
tention to the necessity OF revising the
school laws. and states that 1t has nesn i
tinkered- with no much that 1t rs - vet !.
a great deal too much Of 1t ana Insre
are parts Of it that conflict with other
parts; 1t ought to be revised ana s''A-
The special district, the Independent Gis,
-trict ana the general school district should
be governed and regulated by the same
sifferent laws, except for their organ,za-
lion. a revision. with this end ~ view
would simplify the law. cut 1T down to
onsthlra in Length wh n ni am sn this
subject l recommend that all leglsia si,,,i
which you enact be simplitied by using
simple Language: ncapaDie OF more ''""
enc construction.
who has possession of the facts and fig,
ures, has given to you the hnanGlai
standing Of the state and the cOndl5 !r,.n
Of our different state ins s,,st'v nsod Of
these Institutions, and It vii! be your
duty, as the representatives OF the peo-
pie. e appropriate sneh Sums sn,s o and s,,cH
further sums as may be necessary .9s
repair and Improvement: consistent VII"
the financial condition of the state.
rhs Constitution Provides That the Sen
ate
shall be composed Of not less than thirty
nor more than nftX d me m .nt ,s au than
the time of the last apporttoInment =. our ou!f
e me w State a snas Which, II the
nave increased In population. 80 az to b be
almost withon: representation IN sne v liz
he legislative districts in the eastern
n rsS 81 the state. while. at, the same
tne We haze almost 5eae aop anH
cali .yocr. attention TO the county OF Cas-.
with three legislative districts represent
ed by three senators and nine Representa- aea and
Williams. in one legislative district. rep
reserted by one senator and three repre-
sentNtives. The county Of Ward IS .ns
W Viii county. one Of the largest in
the stats: is almost as thickly populated
az Ward 10 proportion Vt TO rs s ne..third
rep .esentation In the legislative assembly ASSEMBLY
thai NCass has. \ mention these counties
ONLY for comparison. The same Isl. u large s.
COMPARED with: the western districts.
From this condition 1t must appear 20
YOU that in orderto have e, tn .ar 1epr e.
v 1as are eyer any other part Of the state.
this legislative assembly should az TINS
IN. senators and representatives SO as to
rive to ali parts of the state representa-
ton IS nearly equal as possible; t IN vl ee
1 srssdfh 20 81 Population 81 tic state and its
stiii greater possibilities: rec s,aa nc,
.nftinE down the representation IN the
eesfern part of the state. or wherever 1t
may De necessary. and by increasing !. me ie
nGpw z question Of time when the growth
IN population Of this state.yil make this
NECESSARY, and It might az. well be done te
n atat t az increased representation In the
ie1isia1ure 1t will require sacrthce on
The part Of the members from 1t. the east
s sar,,v v iose their seats In future sessions:
hs,t feel that you are all unseihsn ana
nnatrtotic enough to do that which Is best
Tor the entire state.
" public Printing
am informed that. since the passage
Of chapter 125 Of the Lave of 1892 1.-the the
same being section 2Sz OF n sae as
G coz - IS Der Zee cent more than before the
such laT fon This rs y you 9r, so tho
, ,ngs shomid be repealed. or you should
t enact .n 8 law. liking a maximum rate for
nnblic printing and Just compensa.
ton for. the services rendered, ana no
m %hs congress. Of the United States =. re- p
Gently passed law known as the he rae she
hiIl. for the purpose OF reg1iaung tne