Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-03-19
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Urinary e1ec tion legisla tion was not
touched by the assent bly,. There we're
asSh half dozen new primary bills pres
scented, but off all tllress none got
throug except i. bill Sstto permit non
partisan election of Judges .of the SUI:
spreme and district eourts. The: house
||ssyas the ssoens most On the primary.
election fighting and the members 81
the election committee could not
agree upon what kind OF legislation
was best Some OF the members want.
ed a conyentio for state and judicial
officers, with referendu m, and a
ISnu IN OF the members insisted upon
the tention Of the present statewide
primary bill was finally passed by
the house making some changes III the
primary law. abol fishing the senatorial
I pledge and otherWiseS amending the.
Law, but II came to the senate on the
day before the close Of the session
and an that Chi body refused to receive IL.
!.
Initiative and referendum also died;
and 1t will be at least six years. before
any const ttutional amendment can be
adopted that will give the people di-3
rect reference and proposal OF laws
The prohibit ionists refused to allow
the leland bill, passed at the last ses.
sion, To- go through again on Al the
ground that It would permit resnb.
mission the prohibition la,w1, and
the the anti-p ohibiti onists would not sup.
port any bill that did not include con.
8stitutional amend ments, 50 that both:
bills died.
E%s In The way Of public health and:
I safet gislation bills were passed
3proyiding & 9 new Inspection law and
giving the hotel insp ector Increased
powers. A new oil inspection bill was
passed designed to permit the entry
Into the state OF gasoline from the:
Western fields. A model food inspec-
ton bill was passed and bill to pro-
vide for the inspe ction of liquors sold
IN the state BY the State "a Agricultural
college. bill proposing to enable a
state liquor Inspector to stop all trains
at the edge Of the state and inspect
oonsig nments Of liquor was killed.
#s N 50 ].
new military code was passed to
take the place of the present militia.
Law, which u IL not In keeping with
modern militia requirement. This
l5bill was the longest Of the session
and wac prepared BY q committee Of
the state militia. It gives the officers
q voice in the choice Of the adjutant
general, provides for the building of
armorfes and is designed to keep the
state militia up to the standard re.
qnired by the Dick bill
All Of the bank guaranty bills were
lost. A '.dinkr!yy cabooee bin was
passed requiring the use Of standard
cabooseF on freight trains IA the state.
i The prohibit onists of the state were
dseply Interested through out the Sea.
sion In the new drug, permit bil1 ana
q bill BY Macarthur abolishfns permits
altogsther was passed ~ the senate
but lost "a the house. The prohibit
tionists then rallied their forces Ia
SUPPORT of the Nice Sbiil which pro
5yides that drug permits shall come
under the juYtsdt fiction 81 the district
court This bill was killed Ia the sen
40 but aassYward rsccnsidered and
passed. It has DO emergency clause
i Ind dpAs not take aafecak untn July Il.
4 az IS reported tehs It'll III VII 10 followed
NJ tho teaaaa Ovt Of many new per
Imits II ths stats. but the prohibition
i lists cisam II win result III the better
IenforSesnsnto 81 tho law ksttk&ng the
i sale af liquor " drnas ffsass. Tho anti:
prohibationiBts say 81 n merely d
means ny which the prohibition law
can be violated asa II VIII tans az.
Il Derienae 20 denaonstre$o the real of
fsetavssasss of tlss law.
AZ board 0s esteoDa he's hasn srs.
ated ID rag,llats tsahs pEaeeace az osaAe
Il PATTY ii d the sta4e, the bill gesstns
d through baah thoasss a46eAz saans hasa
n sled ding Tbs old saheol phYse4ana
slof the ststs oppsssd 90 Arst biM 81
II confsrsing too much authastty III Oh
teopaths assd the IN BIN Waas finally
amended Do tlsat the practice 81 oskso
/, pathy was better dsfsnsal Labor day
WAS made lesaa kalraay lgoaioaa
weed commisaio toner's were authorised
~ sbs appointed III gyasEeus townsastpa
n of the state An amendment Waa
1. passed to- the nech lies. lien law re;
\ quiring Iuznber1nen and others ciaisas
Il hg . lien to keep an itsmized aeeoun,
]. of all materials for which d lien II
. claimed and limiting the size % The
n lien TO the amount Of the original con
q tract The pproprd alton for insai
I grafton la the state was renewed
q schoolhouses Of two stories were re
4 auired tos have fire escape legis
q 1ative drafting bureau was created