Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-22
OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ss'hsesE -
NORTHWESTERN LEGISLATION,
Legislatures OF ali OF the north
western states will be in session the
coming winter, and the probable
subjects that will come up for leg
islative consideration form an inter
esting symposium in the Minneapolis
Sunday Journal. Minnesota's legis-
iature will have to deal with the pro-
posed county option plan of dealing
with the liquor traffic, and in this
same condition, with the proposed
law forbidding brewers from owning
or contr olling saloon licenses. a
public utilities commission, after the
fashion of that in New York state
y IS also suggested as live legislative
material in Minnesota, and the same.
question will probably come up in
Iowa. The extension Of the primary
law to include the nomination of
state officers is also proposed in Min
nesota, and the question of the APP
preparation Of a liberal immigration
fund, similar to that which has been
created in North Dakota will be
brought to the attention Of the leg
islature.
& loWa's legislature will have a num-.
her OF interesting problems to deal
with, including legislation for. the
closer regulation Of corporations, re-
quiring statements of their earnings
and expenditures, and designed to
give the most accurate information
possible of the transactions Of cor
porations within the state. Wiscon-
sin has a number Of important mat
ters to deal with, including the en-
Iargement Of the powers OF the state
railroad commission to give them con-
troll of all public utility franchises,
amendments of the primary election
law based on the experience with the
law in the last election, county and
local option bills, the districting OF
the state for the lighting Of tubercu-
losis by state authorities. a tax for
forest reserve in the state, and the
initiative and referendum.
Montana will have I'd deal with the
question Of creating new counties.
the growth and development Of the
state demanding that much Of the
formerly unorganized territory be
brought under county organization.
A primary law to include u. S.
senator's, similar to that in North
Dakota, will come before the legis-
lature, and anti-pass legislation will
be another live subject. Commissions
have been named by the governor to
make recommendations toward the
conservation Of the natural resources
of the state, following out the policy
OF the national conservation commits
sion, and the report Of those commits
sions will engage the attention Of the
y E4SSlSlailOn assembly. 81
North Dakota's legislature will be
confronted with number Of inter
esting legislative problems. The plan
for property assessment at it's real
value will probably be presented to
the legislature, and If it meets with
favor will necessitate the amendment
tsf d number Of existing laws TO har-
monte with the real value plan. The
Minnesota law for the removal of
county officers by the governor upon
proof OF neglect or refusal to per-
form their duty will no doubt be re-
3 introduced and will afford material
4 for some interesting deliberations.
OF other matters likely to come be-
fore the assembly the Journal says:
One Of the most important mat
tiers to come before the legislature
will be the primary election law, TO
u which various amendments will be
proposed The holding OF a second
senatorial primary III connection with
the general election does not meet
with general favor and there will
be amendments proposed to this and
other features of the law There
have been suggestions that the en-
tire primary law as IT affects state
nominations might be repealed, but
it is not probable that anything o.
THIS kind will be done.
Tie government Of cities and the
passage OF uniform city code Il
proposed The commission plan has