▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁had ▁and ▁this ▁method ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁he ▁could ▁to ▁achieve ▁that . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁The ▁first ▁Legisl ative ▁Session ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁the ▁El ks ▁Hall ▁in ▁Y ellow kn ife ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁nine ▁b ills ▁were ▁passed , ▁mostly ▁am end ments ▁to ▁existing ▁legisl ation . ▁The ▁second ▁session ▁held ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁saw ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁sevent een ▁b ills ▁passed . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁issue ▁de alt ▁with ▁during ▁this ▁session ▁was ▁the ▁question ▁rel ating ▁to ▁sales ▁of ▁liqu or ▁for ▁Indians ▁and ▁In uit ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁prohib ited ▁under ▁a ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁law ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Tem por ary ▁North - West ▁Council . ▁The ▁Pro hib ition ▁meant ▁that ▁boot leg ging ▁was ▁common ▁place ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁consumption ▁of ▁alternate ▁forms ▁of ▁alco hol ▁such ▁as ▁sh oe ▁pol ish , ▁anti ▁free ze ▁and ▁van illa ▁extract ▁resulting ▁in ▁need less ▁death s ▁and ▁en demic ▁social ▁issues . ▁After ▁debate ▁the ▁council ▁agreed ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁allow ▁liqu or ▁privileges ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁everyone . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁however ▁disag re ed ▁and ▁v eto ed ▁the ▁changes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁home page ▁ ▁Category : N orth west ▁Territ ories ▁Legisl ative ▁Ass emb lies <0x0A> </s> ▁Apple '