Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-05
wat tie State Legislature
Has ACCOMPLISHED
Legislative Assembly
Results Accomplished.

"OIk DtlIS cNtcIluCu tIIOuSH Tue ulSl
school, 1t will serve to emphasize com
mon school work through create
number of years.
Amendments to the election laws O.
the state are of an interesting nature
One Of these amendments relates to thu
selection of precinct committeeman anc
the organization of the county commit
tee. The provision that each precinct
: shall elect one member of the county
committee and that each candidate or
the county ticket shall be given author.
ity: to appoint member of such com.
mittee. In granting this power of ap'
pcintment it is the belief of those in.
strumental in eracting the bill, to Sc
cure committee that will have d
greater interest in the success of the
ticket as a whole.
Probably the Bond bill will have a
more far-reaching effect upon the pol
itics of the state than any other meas
ure passed by this assembly. 1t does
away entirely with the convention sys-
tenn. even the election CT delegates to
the national convention being accom-
plished at the polls. 1t also provides
for popular expression of the people
as to candidates for nomination for
president and vice-president and makes
the Office of national committeeman
elective rather than appointive at the
hands of the state convention.
First and second choice of candidates
measure the forty per cent feature in
is also provided and as companion
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torial candidates is abolished The per-
centage for nomination of candidates
has also been changed, being reduced
to Is per cent, and the law is made
constitutional through making that per
centage passed on the party vote, rather
than on the vote of an individual
Corrupt practice legislation has also
been approved, and the bill is. now in
the hands OF the governor, awaiting
his signature.
Out of the investigation of several
departments of state it is expected that
new methods OF handling the business
will be adopted This is especially true
of the treasurer's Office, the auditing
board and the game board of control,
while within the next two years, if the
governor takes cognizance of the action
of the assembly, he will make an ex-
animation into the methods of the
board of school and university lands,
which should result in adopting more
up-to-date and approved systems, more
in conformity with the vastness of the
business transacted. In the treasury Of
flee, closer account will doubtless be
kept upon the administration of affairs.
Lack of method in the handling of the
game board of control funds should be
altered as result of the investigation
into that department, while the audit
ing board will doubtless use greater
care i'll exacting statements of accounts
before allowing the same.
While it appeared at one time that
some very drastic insurance legislation !
would prevail. it now appears that such |
work was not carried on very extensive
ly, there were, however, two very in
teresting bills on this subject. One of |
these relates to the insurance state
ments providing that they must be filed |
by March lst of each year, and making
It penalty for the insurance commits
sloner to accept statements after that
date. without subjecting the insurance
company in question to the $1OO day
fine provided by law.
Fraternal beneficial associations are
affected by another bill passed. 1t pro-
vides that suicide is no defense after
twelve months have elapsed from the !
date of issuing the policy. In large
number of the fraternal insurance poll
cles at the present time, thirty-six
months clause prevails, but hereafter
this clause can no longer be carried |
Old line companies have been under
this provision for some time, and now
all are placed on an equal basis.
Legislation affecting the medical, den
tai and pharmaceutical professions is i
also out of the ordinary The medical
board of control bill. over which there
was such a strenuous fight, will serve to
place that profession on frmer basis.
and gives the board more power than
it has possessed The requirements for
to the practice of dentistry
are raised. while the educational stan
lard for applicants for admission to
The practice of pharmacy are also adj
vanced in a material manner.
Noioti uttioH VI pADllC DullullSS mere
after will be along uniform plans. The
Price bill. covering the granting of con-
tracts, purchase of material and general
work, is in the hands of
he governor for his signature. In ad-
iition to providing for uniform con-
,truction methods, it also grants to the
North Dakota contractor and the North
Dakota material man advantages over
outside competitors that are designed
10 push North Dakota to the front.
Two very important measures affect
ing the financial interests of the state
ire those relating to the maintenance of
The asylums for the insane and feeble
minded institute patients. Under the
Did law, counties were compelled to
pay only $40 month for each patient,
while under the new law this MAIN
enance is increased to SIS.
Two new judicial districts have been
treated. the eleventh and twelfth, the
eleventh comprising Williams. Noun
rail and Mckenzie counties. The
welfth is composed of Morton, Sioux,
Mercer and Oliver. These divisions re-
ain to the eighth district Burke, Dr.
tide, Renville and Ward. and to the
enth district Stark. Billings, Adams,
Hettinger, Dunn. Bowman and such