The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-03-19
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Primary election legislation was not
touched by the assembly. There were
= half dozen new primary bills pre-
sented, but of all these none got
through except a bill to permit non
partisan election of judges Of the su.
preme and district courts. The house
was 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 q 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 LELAND 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-
s%titutional amendments. so that both
bills died.
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 wer
lost. A "dinky" caboose. bill was
passed requiring the use of standard
cabcosee on freight trains In the state.
The prohibitionists of the state were
deeply interested throughout the ses-
sion in the new drug permit bill and
a bill by Macarthur abclishing permits
altogether vas passed by the senate
but lost in the house. The prohibi-
tionists then rallied their forces in
support of the McCrea bill. which pro-
vides that drug permits shan come
under the jurisdiction of the district
court. This bill was killed in the SEN
ate but afterward reconsidered and
passed. It has no emergency clause
and does not take effect until July l..
It is reported the bill will he followed
by the taking out of many new per-
mits in the state, hut 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 is merely a
means by, which the prohibition law
can be violated and it will take en-
p~erience to demonstrate the real eff.
fectiveness of the law.
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A board Of osteopaths has been Gre
'ated to regulate the practice of esteo-
patty In the state, the bill getting
through both houses after some hard
Shedding. The old school physicians
If the state opposed the first bill as
comforting too much authority on os-
teopaths and the bill was finally
amended SO that the practice of osteo.
pathy was better defined. Labor day
was made a legal holiday. Noxious
weed commissioners were authorized
to be appointed in various townships
of the state. An amendment was
passed tc the mechanics lien law re-
quiring lumbermen and others claim
ing a lien to keep an itemized account
of all materials for which a lien is
claimed and limiting the size of the
lien to the amount of the original con-
tract. The appropriation for immi-
grafton in the state was renewed.
Schoolhouses of two stories were re-
-quired to have fire escapes. A legis-
lative drafting bureau was created.
The assembly refused to make any
change in the present alternate loca-
ton Of the state fair. at Fargo and
Grand Forks. A pure seed bill re-
uuires all seedsmen to label packets.