The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-04
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SCuA1CAy AoN NhO Nh~S Vs."
resubmission fight died away and
the victors in that long drawn
contest settled down to com
placent enjoyment OF their present tri-
umph than they are again put on the
rack by their opponents raising the is
sue of woman suffrage. The latter
have moved for an amendment to grant
suffrage to woman and it is said that it
will pass the senate at once and the only
tight over it will be in the house. This
question was voted down at the adop-
ton of the constitution and has lain dor
mant since. But with the same right
one portion of our citizenship claim
for resubmIssion of the prohibition
clause, the other portion claim the right
to be heard on the woman suffrage plank
and with equal propriety. Thus the war
OF moral ideas, personal rights, personal
liberty, or whatever other names you
like to call it goes on, but it is the same
old fight between very nearly the same
old elements In politics-those who seek
the ideal form of government and those
who desire the practical and easy form.
The Legislature has also raised a com-
mittee to draft a memorial to congress
praying it to take action at once on the
financial situation and restore financial
confidence and national prosperity. This
in itself is a harmless yet foolish move.
1t is not knowledge of the distress of the
country which the democratic party In
congress needs; it knows of hat we'll
enough. What is needed by the demo
cratic party al Washington is brains to
devise the remedy. IL our legislature
could furnish them that, the problem
would be solved. A republican congress
and president could s~traighten the
matter out in a month. However, there
is no particular harm in our republican
legislature having a little fun at demo
cratic expense.
IL the new railroad bill urged by the
lobbers association fail to pass, and this
appears to be it's fate, it is more than
probable that the board OF railroad CON-
missioners will be abolished. This
would be IL wise act and q saving of
5000 annually. Without further DOW
ers granted them over the railroads, the
commissioners are only figureheads any
way.
A revenue commission to investigate
the methods of taxation and another to
report upon the feasibility of turning
the waters Of the upper Missouri into
the James river valley for irrigation
purposes are probable legacies of the
present legislature.
The bill taking from sheriffs the soft
snap of taking criminals to the peniten-
tiary has fallen into the waste basket.
Senator Boyce's bill providing for a de-
post fee of g On securing a summons IN
justice court had a close call. It passed |
by a vote of - to 81.
The bill providing that the commits
sioner Of labor statistics compile the
census has been approved by the senate.
This will save about $4,000 to the state.
The house committee on agriculture
reported favorably on the bill allowing q
bounty for the destruction OF gophers.
The committee on insurance reported
against house bill SO, a maximum rate
bill, and faVorably on senate bill 30, a
mutual insurance bill. The COMMITTEES
On surgery and pharmacy reported fav.
orably on bill l2s, which allows the
granting OF licenses to graduates of the
pharmacy class OF the agricultural COL
lege