Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-03-19
His newspapers Wittlhout the q ddverttig-
saage label.

4 l IA spapers tihont the dyartag-
ing abel.
H Primary election Station was not
touched y BY the assenlbl There were
sa half dozen new primary bills pre-.
Ssented, but 81 ali these none got
i 5through except bill to permit non.
tisan eIecti lon of jud ges Of the SUI.
i preme and district courts. The house
sSyas4- thesscsns sior most OF sthe primary
cleo ionS lghting and the raembe rs-of
4 the election committee could not
4 agree ,' upon what kind Of legislation
was best Some of the members want.
ed a invention for state and judicial
Officers, with aareferendu dunn, and
number OF the members insisted UPON
the retention Of the present statewide
primary. A bill was finally passed BY
the house making some changes lii the
primary law, abolis hing the senatorial
pledge and otherwise amending the
law, but II came to the senate on the
day before the close 81 the session
"a. and that body efused to receive IT,.
M Initiative and referendum also died
1 and twill be at least six years before
any constitut ional amendment can BE
adopted that will give the people di-
rect reference and proposal Of laws.
The prohibi onists refused to allow
the y Gland bill, passed at the last ses.
Il sion, to 30 through again. on the
ground that. " would permit resub.
mission Of the prohibition law and
the anti-pr hit onists would not i up is
port any bill hat did not sinclud 8 con.
I#stitutional amen ments, SO that both
bills died. 81 IS
In the way Of public health and
I safety legislation bills were passed
/ yiding g new inspection Law and
giving the hotel inspe ctor Increased
powers. new Oil inspe cotton bill was
passed designed to- permit the entry
I Into the state of gasoline from the
1 Western fields. a model food inspec.
/ ton bill was passed and bill to pro.
| vide for the inspection OF liquors sold
Ia the state by the State Agricultural
college. A bill proposing to enable a
state liquor inspector to stop all trains
at the edge Of the state and inspect
eonsignments Of liquor was killed. 5
Il s 5ssss
a new military code was passed to
take the place Of the present militia
law, which d Is not In keeping with
modern militia requirements. This
bill was the longest Of the session
and WaES prepared by q committee Of
the state militia. It gives the off1cers
9 voice In the choice OF the adjutant
general, provides for the building of
arnaortes and IS designed to keep the
state. militia up to the standard re-
CURED BIZ the Dick bill.
!. \.
All Of the bank guaranty bills were
lost. 'dtnky't.I caboose blu was
passed requiring the use OF standard
GsboossE on freight trains In the state.
4 The prohibit lists of the state were
deeply Interested through out the ses.
sion III the rev drug permit Bin and
9 bill BY Macarthur abolishfng permits
i altogether was pasaed BY the. senate
but lost IN the house The prohtfi.
tienists then rallied their forces til
4 support sof The: McGrea BIZ. which pro.
4 vides that drug permits shall come
4 under the jurisds ION Of the district
court. This bill was killed Ia the sen
4 ats but a2Serward rsoonsidered and
4 psessd. II has no emergency clause
md does npt take eaec& until July Il.
II isfrspoItsa the sHsH VII bs relieved
Il nv the taainG out Of mazy new per.
4 mits - The gtate, but ne prohibition,
i lists casdm Il VIII result Ii the bsttsl
4 enforcement Of tho Law pel1 ttng DE
Il sale of liquor by dFu8sts Tho anti
slprohik istoniska say Il IA "a merely
q means by which tho prehibffaon law
Il can 10 violated aad II win taae ax
I, pertsnoe to demonstrates tho rel se
feetivsnsas 81 tia law.
A board &c estssDaAa haa baan& ere
II ated u sreSulat tho pRaetace No cstao
& path IN ths staae, the biIi sssttaa
n through besh houses SsASey seaaa hard
sled ding. .Fho Old sahesl paFnaeaans
a of the Estasto opposed taae art bfA "a
conferTine too mach asltt an 81
II teopaths md the bin was analay
4 amended gs tha& tlhe gpsactise 81 osses
n pathy Was better de1anad Labor day
4 WAS made q Ieasal aoztsua
4 weed comniasio toner's we're authorized
n M be- appointed III various townships
a of the state An amendment va
4 Spassed to- the nnechanics's lien law ne
quiring lusnb orlnen and oshers ciaina
4. ing q lien to keep an itennized aeeoun,
4: 4: Of Ell materials for which a lien Ii
claimed and limiting the size o4 the
n lien to the amount of the original con
tract The app opriati lion for innsni
n grafton III the state was renewed
II schooI houses of two stories were re
q CURED To have fire gescap pes. legis
d lativeg drafting bureau was created
q The assembly refused to make any
chang IN the present alternate loca
N tion OF the state ia III n at Fargo and