The Bottineau courant., 1909-03-12

pIlu III Tue shape Oh Hat expense dt'
co'lnts to the present governor and
state officers to get around the pro-
vision of the constitution that the
compensation of no state officers shall
be increased or diminished for the
tern for which he was elected. The
salarv Of the state examiner has been
increased to $4,000 year, of the sec.
retary of the board of railroad CON-
missicners to $4,000 and of the clerk
of the supreme court to $4,000. The
legislature was in a generous mood
toward the public officials, many of
whom have been active in their efforts
to obtain an increase of pay. The
new law requires the officials to live
at the capital if they are to take ad'
vantage Of the increased salary pro.
vision.
The new game bill will become a
law and take the protection of game
into the hands of board of control
of five members, who will select two
state game wardens or executive
agents. Spring shooting is abolished
and special game wardens are to be
appointed by the chief game wardens
and paid from the fees received from
hunting licenses in the state.
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Sixty house bills remained on the
senate desk on the last night of the
session and steering committee was
named to select the bills deemed most
important for passage. A large num-
bcr cf measures died in the commit
tee, there being not time enough to
session. The legislature added 200 or
more new laws to the statutes Of the
state, but little in the way of construc-
tive legislation except the board of
control bill. After fighting for the
Macarthur bill all through the session
in order to get drug permits abolished
and place the sale of liquor in the
tho druggists of the state were out
generated by the prohibitionists on the
last day and the McCrea bill, which
was cnce killed in the senate. was
resurrected and passed. This bill
continues the druggists permit sys-
TEN, but places the issuance Of them
in the hands of the district instead of
the county court.
The session adjourned without pass
ing the anti-pass law. There was
good deal of anti-pass talk and very
little real anti-pass sentiment when it
came to a show down in both houses.
The house passed an anti-pass bill
that came to the senate and the rail-
road committee of the senate debated
the matter at several meetings, but
| were unable to come to an agreement.
| Members of the house who voted for
the will we're not especially enthusias-
tic for the consummation of anti-pass
legislation and finally, on the last day
of the senate, the senate committee
reported out the Bessesen senate bill
covering anti-pass matters, when 1t
was too late to get the bill through
either the senate or the house. Near
ly everybody seemed to be satisfied
with this outcome of the matter and
there was little feeling that an anti
pass law had not been put on the
statute books. The anti-pass fight has
! been before the legislature for two
! sessions, but the law is apparently no
; nearer the statute books than it was
| before.
Speeches and Fluctuations for Pres
ident Lewis of the senate and Speak
er Burdick of the house were numer-
Gus on the last night of the session.
| President Lewis has made an ideal
] presiding officer of the upper house,
has been fair and impartial and has
come out of many trying situations
with credit and fairness. The senate
presented him with a handsomely
framed group picture of the members
of the upper house. with his chair,
anu speeches of congratulation for
him were made both by Republicans
and Democrats Senator Henry Me-
| Lean was elected president pro TEN.
of the senate on motion of Senator
Simpson, the retiring president pro
tem., who was presented with his
gavel, on motion of Senator Talcott.
Other resolutions of felicitation and
congratulation were passed and the
Eleventh legislative assembly ad-
journed in a happy mood.
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Not an amendment to ths present
primary election law was made at
this session, except that bill was
passed providing for the nomination
and election of a nonpartisan judic-
iary The rest of the primary law re.
mains as it is and candidates for
office at the next election will have to
make the race under the same condi
tions as those that existed last year
which is not particularly pleasing
prospect for candidates.
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A board of control bill has passed
both houses of the legislature and will
probably be approved by the governor
calling for a board of three members
to control the fiscal affairs of the in