Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-01-10

application Of the principle to statutes
only.
IN 2is The Plain bill provides for the APP
plication Of the principle to constitu-
ton and to the statutes, but does not
include the recall
The Gibbons bill provides for h the
application Of the principle to the con
stitution only 5S5..
M In addition to the recall amendment
proposed in the Doyle Ployhar bill,
the legislature will have an opportun-
ity to- pafts5 inon that question indie
pendent Of any consideration for the
initiative and referendum, a bill in
troduced two years ago BY Senator
Bessessen, and passed, has the recall
Of public officials as its only object. b
With such a galaxy Of bills to
choose from, the Initiative and refer
endum forces contend that there is
little possibility Of the assembly ad-
journing this winter without taking
definite action in the passage of one
or more bills, thus giving the people
Of the state AN opportunity to vote
on it at the election in 1914.
The proposal to create a capitol
commission for the construction of
new capitol building will cause an
other big fight. The capitol commits
sion history Of the state is quite gen
orally known, the creation OF. such a
board several years ago and the con-
sequqent decision by the supreme
court which relegated the commission,
together with the presentation of
measure two years ago proposing the
erection of a new building, being about
the sum total of the movement to date
for the construction of a building to
succeed the present structure. & a
In support of the movement for the
immediate creation of capitol com
! mission is the contention that the
present building is entirely inadequate
to meet the needs Of the various state
departments. Since the. legislature
was here two years ago, considerable
space on the third floor Of the build
ing. which was then practically vast
ed, has been utilized, and there lis not,
at the present time, any part Of the
building that is not in use Il. s.. 1
| It is contended that the safety Of
Estate records, and the proper quarter
ing Of state departments, demands the
immediate construction of a new
building. b 4. Z, ~ }gs&f 4 4 Z. sE t$:S.
Opposing this view is that held by
many who believe delay of six, eight
or ten years advisable. holding that if
such delay is allowed, that the state
will secure a much better building
than it would at the present time. Cap
itol building lands, granted for the
erection Of a state house, have risen in
! value during the past few years. or
since the first capitol commission was
proposed, and likewise, during the
next few years, there will be still fur
Their advances in their value y G*.a4,
Those holding this view contend
that the present building has sufficient
accommodations to meet present de
mands sT,, S',s 81 TT ~. .$ 40. :s>'&s'.
The form Of enacting two constitu-
tio ,nlalll amendments ratified in there
cent election will be gone through.
The amendments are those providing
for the establishment of terminal ele-
vators at the head Of the lakes and at
the twin city, and that one relating to
the sale of school lands to railroad
companies. :-s52.& @,sEg =t.ts X: 4; = =
One amendment proposed by the
/ eleventh and twelfth assemblies, pro-
viding for ten-year term for justices
Of the supreme court, was defeated
at the polls, and will not be heard
from again except through certifica-
ton by the secretary Of state Of the
! fact of its failure to receive endorse,
ment. 5tsS5s ). s5a<. a !. : \; M; =
Womal suffrage BIDS fair to be a
decidedly live topic during the session.
It has been announced that the suf-.
fragettes will maintain lobby here
until the bill under which the propo.
sition would be presented to the voters
Of the state at the polls two years
hence is passed or killed. 4
This question Of equal suffrage has
come before practically every legis-
iatiye1 assembly in the history Of the
state, but this is the first time i the