The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

vile normal school, The school OF
science At Wahpeton, the forestry
school, and other schools that nsed
appropriations and all help to absorb
the state revenues. A good appropria
tion has been reported for the institu'
ton for the feeble minded at Grafton.
It will take $4,000 or $4,000 to pay
tho indemnity for glandored horses In
the state. The making OF briquettes
from Ignite coal will be encouraged
by an appropriation of 5000 for the
experiment station at Hebron. which
has done a good deal of experimenting
In the line Of gas production and bri-
quette making. So far the appropria-
ton bills have been passed without
change from the committee reports,
and Senator La Moure of Pembina
county, chairman Of the senate appro-
prtation committee, who has been sit
ting on the lid, is anxious to keep the
total within the probable revenues of
the state.
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The printers Of the state have been
successful in the passage of their bill,
House Bill rs, standardizing the rates
for the publication of county commits
sioners' proceedings and other official
publications and notices. The bill had
q rather stormy time, but committee
Of the state press association worked
hard for its passage and has the salts
faction of knowing that the bill has
passed and been approved.
A bill 20 require the typographical
union label ON several Of The classes
ef public printing, however. was lost
On final passage in the senate. The
objection to it was that 1t was GLASS
logislation and not in line with the
spirit Of equality to all classes q Ia
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The medical bill has gone through
the mill, and it is believed that under
It the standard of the medical profes-
sion will be raised The bill, House
Bill 100, had the approval of tho state
medical association, which has been
trying for number of years to get
through law defining the practice of
medicine and making the whole mat
ter 80 clear that controversies should
not arise among the various cults Of
healers. The bill just passed 10 the
most satisfactory ever presented and
u now in the hands of the governor.
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The senate had spirited discussion
ever the new game bill, particularly
the provision which permits spring
shooting Of geese. Under the Old law
oil spring shooting WAS done away
with, but there has been quite 4 ssnti
mont for the opening Of tho season
n the spring ON geese, which are mi
Gratory birds, and Of which there are
thousands in tho state in the spring
ed fall season On their fights TO and
tom the North. !. The senate bill has
NJ vt been passed BY IL house.
Purity of elections has booa q fruit
I'll topic ct Legislative discussion, and
. bill passed by tho senate several
1ays ago is perhaps a. stringent as
could be imagined. The discussion Of
matters pertaining to any kind Of an
election on election day is made mis-
Aomeanor, punishable by hns. There
- a rigid restriction of the funds 10 be
spent, the kind and nature of political
advertising. and tho Oregon provision
for a state pamphlet descriptive OF
tie candidates and their platforms is
included. In addition to this, three
kinds of initiative and referendum
measures have been submitted to the
1ext legislature. Rates for candidates
announcements by newspapers are
limited. Sale OF editorial spaoo for
Dolitical purposes is prohibited 2nder
1savy penalties. Another change that
has been made in senate bill is the
~ Of the state primary, which is
GAaAged from June to July.
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Senator Martin has been trying to
st the legislature to pass 4 oonstitu.
tional amendment to locate q new
state agricultural college 1t Beach, in
the western part Of the state, but the
bill is vet in committee Of the whole,
With little chance Of passage q this
session.
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A new banking bill has passed one
house and is now in the other. This
bill has been prepared with the ap.
prevail of the state bankers, and raises
che minimum OF capital stock for
banks from $4,000 to $4,000. There
was some opposition to this provision,
but the bill finally passed. The mum
Der of examiners and examinations is
Increased, and other better regulations
are enacted.
The insurance legislation proposed
h varied. The new fraternal insur-
ance bill, putting fraternal companies
on an old line basis. has passed the
nAnato Another hill nrOyidinH that