Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-03-11

munication was read in the house,
which refused to print it until the OBJ
~jcctionable statements had been ex-
pMnged, which was afterward done by
the secretary of state. The senate
ordered the report read and printed.
although Senator Duis objected to it
as matter not before the upper house.
The whole matter indicates the lack
of harmony that exists in the Repub-
lean party alid the treoueSt criminal
tons and recriminations that are in.
dulged in.
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The state officers salary bill finally
passed., after being held up til the
last night of the session. The house
and senate did not agree upon the
amounts to be paid and a conference
committee was appointed, which gave
the governor an increase of $1,000 an
nual}y, $3.50 for each of the other state
officers and S40o for the railroad com-
mlsslcne"s. These increases will be
paid in the shape of flat expense az
counts 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
term for which he was elected. The
salary OF the state examiner has been
increased to $1,000 a year, of the sec
reta'V OF the board of railroad COM
missioners to $1,000 ard 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.
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The new game bill will become a
law and take the protection of game
into the hands of a 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 tho chief game wardens
II 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 a steering committee was
named to select the bills deemed most
important for passage A large NUM-
Der Of measures died in the commit
tee, there being not time enough to
consider them before the end of the
session. Tho Legislature added 200 or
more new laws to the statutes OF the
state. but little i'm the way of construc-
tive legislation except the board OF
contro. BIZ. After fighting for the
Macarthur bill all through the session
in order 10 get drug permits abolished
and place the sale of liquor in the
hands of physicians on prescriptions
the druggists of the state were out
generated by the prohibitionists on the
last day and the McCrea bill, which
"a cnce killed in the senate, vas
continues the druggists permit sys-
tenn. but places the issuance of them
in tho hands of the district instead of
the county court.
The session adjourned without pass
ing the anti-pass law. There was a
good deal of anti-pass talk and very
little real apti-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 were not especially enthusiast
tic for the contamination Of anti-paSs
legislation and finally, on the last day
of the senate, the senate committee
covering anti-pass matters, when it
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.
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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,
ana speeches of congratulation for
him were made both by Republicans
and Democrats. Senator Henry Nc
Lean was elected president pro TEN.
of the senate on motion of Senator
Simpson, the retiring president pro
tenn, who was presented with his
gavel, on motion of Senator Talcott.