The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-03-18
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Several social purity bills were
passed. Provision was made for a
good roads experimental test at Bis
marck by inmates of the state peni.
tentfary. Milling experiments with
wheat will be made at the State AZ.
ricultural college. An inquiry will be
made. into the carrying charges for
grain to terminal markets with a view
to presenting the matter to the inter
state commerce commission. The
throwing of glassware on highways to
the danger of horses and automobile
tires was made q misdemeanor. Free
kindergartens were authorized as a
part of the state educational estab.
lishment.
Municipal legislation covered vari-
ous grounds. There is a new law per.
uniting cities to establish street light.
ing systems after the manner of those
now in effect in Minneapolis, and sew
eral laws have been passed extending
the rights of cities and adjoining prop
critics to pave and improve with wa
ter and sewer. City councils are given
the power to fix the rates for gas aud
lighting, this bill being introduced by
Senator Duis for the purpose of fixing
the charges of the Grand Forks plant,
The bill to- cut out The publication Of
insurance statements died in the sen.
ate. as did the bill to prevent candi-
dates from being favorably mentioned
in newspapers without the "advsrtis-
ing" label.
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Primary election legislation was not
touched by the assembly. There were
a half dozen new primary bills pre-
scented, but of all these none got
through except a bill to permit non
partisan election of judges of the SUI
preme and district courts. The house
wa the scene of most of the primary
election fighting and the members of
the election committee could not
agree upon what kind of legislation
was best. Some of the members want
ed a convention for state and judicial
officers, with a referendum, and a
number of the members insisted upon
the retention Of the present statewide
primary. A bill was finally passed by
the house making some changes in the
primary law, abolishing the senatorial
pledge and otherwise amending the
law, but it came to the senate on the
day before the close of the session,
and that body refused to receive it.
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Initiative and referendum also died
and it will be at least six years before
any constitutional amendment can be
adopted that will give the people d.
rect reference and proposal of laws.
The prohibitionists refused to allow
the Ueland bill, passed at the last ses-
sion, to go through again on the
ground that it would permit result
mission of the prohibition law and
the anti-prohibitionists would not sup
port any bill that did not include con-
stitutional amendments, so that both
bills died.
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In the way of public health and
safety legislation bills were passed
providing a new inspection law and
giving the hotel inspector 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 a bill to pro-
vide for the inspection of liquors sold
In 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
consignments of liquor was killed.
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A new military code was passed to
take the place Of the present militia
law, which is not in keeping with
modern militia requirements. This
bill was the longest of the session
and was prepared by q committee Of
the state militia. 1t gives the officers
a voice in the choice of the adjutant
general, provides for the building Of
armories and is designed to keep the
state militia up to the standard re.
quired by the Dick bill.
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All of the bank guaranty bills were
lost. A "dinky" caboose bill was
passed requiring the use of standard
cabcoses on freight trains in the state.
The prohibitionists of the state we're
deeply interested throughout the ses-
sion in the new drug permit bill and
q bill by Macarthur abolishing permits
altogether was passed by the senate
but lost in the house. The prohibit.
ticnists then rallied their forces in
support of the McCrea bill, which pro-
vides that drug permits shall come
under the jurisdiction of the district
court. This bill was killed In the SEN
ate but afterward reconsidered and
passed. 1t has no emergency clause
and does not take effect until July l..
It is reported the bill will be followed
by the taking out Of many new per-
mits in the state. but the prohibition.
lists claim it will result in the better
enforcement of the law permitting the
sale of liquor by druggists. The anti.
prohibitionists say It IL merely a
means by which the prohibition law