St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-18
THEY WANT INFRINGEMENT.
south Dakotas Not Anxious for
Overmuch Legislation.

south Dakotas Not Anxious for
Overmuch Legislation.
Special to the Globe.
HURON. ). D., Nov. Tiff the people
of Sourh Dakota mean anything, they
mean that their lawmakers shall under
stand that they must practice the ut
most economy when they come to-
gethpr as deliberative body in Janu-
ary next. "Retrenchment" is the text,
and it is preached in offices, hotels, on
the streets, by the press. and in fact,
everywhere and anywhere that men
congregate. The sentiment in general
is that the legislature can do no wiser act
at it's approaching session than to get
right down to business at the very start;
give attention to such measures only as
are absolutely preSSing-thOSe neceS-
sary only to put the machinery Of
the state in order and keep it
running until the next session. If this
can be done and still comply with the
requirements OF the constitution, the
first legislature of South Dakota will
receive the richest benedictiOn Of all
her people. With the proper commit
tees tu conduct the workings Of the va
rious branches and with the unanimous
determination of the members of both
houses to act promptly and talk little,
an immense amount of business can be
disposed of in thirty days. And thirty
days is as. long as the people will be sat-
iSfied to have the legislature continue
IN session under existing circumstances.
There is no money in the treasury Of
The state: no new STATE institutions will
he lncated. and only enough money will
be appropriated for those already in ex-
istence to keep them floating till a
new legislature is chosen a year
hence. While there Is de-
mand for laws on certain important
subjects, such as elevators, usury, rail
roads. irrigation. taxation and assess
ments. exemptions. etc, the demand Is
not imperative. All these things, with
very many of those named in the con-
stitutiOn, can be passed by for the pres
ent. The necessities of the people are
not such as to be dependent upon the
enactment of these laws to make them
happy or life more endurable. just at
this time they prefer more money and
less law, and no fault will be found IL
the legislature would dispatch its busi-
ness and adjourn within ten days after
commencing. Among other things
legislature to provide for are those
named: Prescribing the courts In
which the state may be sued; estab-
fishing the Jurisdiction of courts:
providing for the publication and dis
tributfon of the decisions of the supreme
court; fixing terms of courts, transfer
of circuits in cases where judges have
been attorneys; prescribing the duties
of state officers: providing for the selec-
ton of states attorney by appointment
or election, making returns of elections
for governor and lieutenant governor;
providing for the punishment of brib<
cry and corruption; governing the or
ganizaton of townships and counties.
and locating county seats; providing
for the investment of school funds, and
protecting school lands from trespasss
outlining the manner of applying for
pardOns and reprieves. also remitting
fines; providing for levying the annual
tax: prescribing for the payment
of interest and principal OF
bonds issued by the territoryt
the classification of municipal corpora
tions,i and restricting their tax lew