The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-26
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE
STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK

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The Skulason initiative and refer
endum bill passed in the committee
Of the whole In the house Saturday,
40 to AZ. A motion to suspend the
rules and pass the measure on its
first reading wa defeated.
The bill was amended that any
measure must have 20, instead of
8 per cent.
Also that all appropriations for
state government are subject to ref
erendum.
Another point of interest in the
house was the White primary cleo
ton measure. This will be reported
favorably by the committee on cleo.
lions. This committee is for the
White bill by big majority. 1t may
be amended in some minor features.
The White bill provides for two state
conventions. and gives q stated mi
nority the right to 90 before the peo-
pie IL dissatisfied with the ticket Sc
lectede at the convention. It is con-
tended the White bill will insure the
nomination of good ticket for fear
Of the appeal by the minority; on
the other hand, the minority would
not dare to put the people to the ex-
pense Of primary unless feeling as.
sured Of success. It is regarded as
placing q premium not only on the
selection Of strong tickets, but on
party harmony. Its passage will re-
peal the present cumbersome primary
law.
The apportionment committee will
make favorable report on Martins
bill creating new legislative districts
IN the new counties in the southwest.
ern part Of the state.
The following new bills were intro.
duced:
Martin-To prevent Sunday Dor.
formances in theaters.
Price - Concurrent resolution on
revenues and taxes.
Garden-To empower railroad com.
missioners to place cash valuation on
all railroad property in the state.
Hanley-Requiring railroad com.
missioners to establish grain grades
and send inspectors to terminal mar.
kets at Duluth and Minneapolis.
Steen-Relating to notice of rate OF
taxation by county treasurer.
Duncan-' Creating a creamery de-
partment in connection with the of.
fee of the commissioner of aRricul.
ture.
Misunderstanding an agricultural
experiment station in connection
with the Mandan reform school.
Chatfield-Def1ning the duties OF
the board of education in special
school districts.
Jewett-Relating to taxation OF
farm property.
observation-disclosures and dis.
charge of patients from feeble.minded
institute.
Collaborating an agricultural ex.
pertinent station at Ashley.
Anderson1 Comforting the right Of
suffrage to women on prohibition and
liquor questions.
sgutt-Creating an agricultural ex.
pertinent station at Harvey.
Doyle Of Logan-Creatine a f,sh
hatchery at Lake Beaver In Logan
county.
Christianson-To prevent the mar
riages Of insane, epileptics and feeble.
minded.
In the senate committees reported
1avorably on the following senate
bills:
1914. 227, 2o2 and H. B. rs. The
most important Of these is POP. which
changes the methods of transporting
insane patients to the state hospital
by having the superintendent and an
attendant for them, instead of having
the county officials take tho patients
The following bills were placed on
their third reading: Senate bills. II
1s6, 1877. 1T. 1876. 4e, II, 11s, 1s. 1853.
161. SO. 1913. 2o2, Is; house bills. 3.
II. 80, A, 46, 4S, SO, 66, 6s. 96, 116.
The following new bills were IN.
troduced:
SnaIp -Approprtatfng $3.50 for
the Edgeley substation.
Talcott-To divide the state into
TWO congressional districts, one north
and the other south.
.Leutz-The appointment and oua1in.
cations Of medical examiners
The Afnot normal school bill mass.
ID the senate and goes to the cover.
nor for his signature.
ksnnedy-Appropriating $4,000 for
he Florence Crittenden home in
Fargo. - ~ a
Leuts-creating a state boiler in.
]. osane-Appropriatins $1,000 for the
3tate Historical society to acouirs
tile to certain school lands.
Lsutz-Trse test of tubercular cat.
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