The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-03-04
No Change In the Primary Law this Ses-
sion at Least.
No More Discrimination in the Price of
Grain.

perintendent of the state board OF
health; DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain of Bis
marck and c. J. Lord of Cando. The
board Is authorized to meet and or
ganize and arrange for the selection
and purchase of site not to exceed
100 acres in extent. An appropriation
of $4,000 is made for the expensat
involved. A new seed bill has passed
requiring the testing and labelling Of
seeds and an appropriation is mads
for that purpose. Another appropria-
tion is made for chemical tests and
the milling values of wheat. The Will
liston sub-experiment station gets an
appropriation to enable it to pay the
government irrigation acre tax.
ST. j.
The anti-pass bill has passed the
house by vote that failed to pass
the emergency clause. The bill now
goes to the senate, where it is likely
to pass In some form. The senate
may add an emergency clause to the
bill and return it to the house. so
that If finally passed 1t will take eff
feet Immediately. The sentiment for
the anti-pass is not especially strong
In either house, but both parties are
pledged to it in their platforms.
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The drug permit bill caatsr
Z of interest in the two shouses' during
the week. The prohibitionists Of the
state do not favor the Macarthur bill
to abolish druggists permits alto
gether and place the sale of liquor
only upon prescriptions of physicians.
The physicians Of the state are gen
orally opposed to this bill, as they
claim it would reduce the standard
Of the medical profession and subject
its members to many undesired i'm
portunities for prescriptions" R. M.
Pollock Of Fargo, who appeared be-
fore the committee, favors the Nc.
Cesa bill in the house, which alma to
Naes the granting of permits under
the supervision Of district judges and
to make the present law more effec-
tive. Peculiarly enough the represen-
tatives of the druggists of the state
appeared before the committee and
urged the Macarthur bill for the repeal
Of the present permit law, claiming it
degraded the business of pharmacy
and that its provisions or those of the
NcCrea bill would have no terrors
for the disreputable druggists who de-
sired to evade the law. No bill on the
subject has passed yet, although the
Macarthur bill will come up in the sen.
ate in day or two and the vote on 1t
fs apt to be close.
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The primary election fight has end
ed by the killing of the White bill,
which proposed q convention for the
nomination of state officers with a
referendum to the people in case OF
minority dissatisfaction. The bill was
reported from the elections commit.
tee with majority and minority re.
ports and was killed, the action re-
considered and finally killed again and
It is not likely that any material
changes will be made in the present
primary election law. The advocates
Of the change included representatives
Of both political factions, but the sen
timent that return to the convention
system even in part meant a surren
der of some Of the rights of the peo
pie themselves was strong among
many of the representatives, major
ity Of whom voted to kill the bill
The senate has killed number o1
election bills and voted to kill the
bill to reduce the percentage neces
sary to gain a nomination from {
party from 80 to Is per cent. This !:
Z Democratic measure and was after
ward referred again to the election:
committee.
The mechanics lien law was thu
subject of some excitement In tht
senate when its recall from the house
was obtained by Senator Crane. Sen
ator Purcell, who introduced the bill
bitterly condemned its recall and q
nally succeeded in sending It bacl
to the house. The bill makes it nee
essary for lumbermen to keep sep
arate account of materials furnished
for building in order to obtain a liel
and limits the amount Of the lien t,
the amount Of the original contrac
for the building.
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/ The elevator bill, which makes It ,
crime to discriminate in the purchas