The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-03-12

Stutsman, Dickey and La Moure.
Second District-Counties of Ro-
lette, Pierce, Benson, Wells, Kidder,
Logan, Mcintosh, Emmons, Burleigh,
Sheridan, McHenry, Bottineau, Ward,
Mclean. Mercer. Oliver, Morton,
Adams, Hettinger. Stark, Dunn, Mon
traille, Williams, Mckenzie, Billings
and Bowman.
The drug permit bill, McArthur's
measure, abolishring permits and put
ting the sale of liquor into the hands
of physicians or prescriptions. was
passed without debate by vote of 26
to 16. with five absent.
Ike Strom hail insurance amend
ment to the constitution was first
passed and afterward reconsidered
and passed.
Attorney General Miller presented
an opinion that the Trimble bill, S. B.
80, providing for a fixed storage tick
ct for wheat, was constitutional, and
the bill was passed.
Other bills senate passed were:
S. B. 37-Appropriation for milling
experiments with wheat at the A. c.
S. B. 197-Contingent fund for
states attorney.
S. B. 264-Removal of persons from
institute for feeble minded.
S. B. decentralization of supreme
reports.
S. B. 1S7-Admission Of insurance
companies.
The game bill, H. B. 1856, amended
to the terms of the Talcott bill, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
The special committee on grain in
vestlgatlon, consisting of Senators
Talcott, Trimble, Bessessen and Rep.
resentatives Frame, Doyle and Hill,
reported that the Minnesota authori-
ties were willing to grant representa-
ton as suggested and referred the
matter to the appropriations COM
mittee which met last night and rec
commended an appropriation of $4,000
annually for two experts to be named
by the governor.
There was a hot time in the house
when Matt Johnson of the committee
on elections and privileges made a ia
vorable report on the Thompson pri-
mary bill. This is similar to the Duis
bill in the senate. 1t cuts out the 40
per cent clause on senatorial candi.
dates and provides that the high men
shall go on the ballot, and that the
winner must be elected by the legis-
lature-regardless of politics. This
is similar to the Oregon law.
The Thompson bill also continues
the pledge feature of the present pri-
mary law, which the supreme court
OF this state has already pronounced
unconstitutional.
H. B. Sc, the Hale game law bill.
which was amended in the senate by
cutting out the greater part of the
measure and substituting the Talcott
game bill, was reported back to the
house. Its emasculation was so com.
plete that Hale's motion that the
house not concur in the amendments
was carried.
The bill Of Doyle of Foster, $40
For non-partisan election of district
and supreme court justices, was ia
vorably reported.
The same action was taken on 317
the armory bill, by Hanley of Morton.
Tuesday afternoon the Kennedy
state fair bill, to locate the state fair
at Fargo permanently after 1912.
passed the senate % to 16 with three
absent.
There will be no primary legislatio
at the eleventh legislative assembly.
That was effectually demonstrated
Tuesday morning when the house
killed four primary measures bv the
indefinite postponement route. They
were the bills introduced by Skulason.
thompson, Law and Davidson.
The state will have to continue nm.
der the present Objectionable meas.
ure for two more years.
The house also killed the Doyle
bill, providing for the elimination Of
the cross at the head of the official
ballot.
The senate appropriations commit.
tee reported favorably on Sc 200 for
the Ball, Watson, Young & Lawrence
OF Fargo and Engerud and Barnett
attorneys who assisted Pure Food
Commissioner Ladd in the prosecution
Of the paint and the flour cases. The
amount is to be divided between two
suits. W.
The house committee killed or r
B. 1O3. relating to drainage of HIGH.
ways, and S. B. IA. Favorable reports
we're made on the following senate
bills: 127, 296. 24s. 1913, 81, 1926. o.
LII, ia.
The McCrea drug permit measure
passed the house, IS to "a, with seven
absent. An effort to substitute tba
bill, passed by the senate
md abolishing permits, failed to work
The house passed the measure -
Increase the printing commission fro,,,
hree to five members.
The senate passed the Welsh ,,u
or fire escapes for school bnild;nas