The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-29
SUSIA|NS JAG CURE BILL
SOUTH DAKOTA PASSES RESOLU-
TIONS OF SYMPATHY WITH
THE ENGLISH PEOPLE
STATE DAIRY COMMISSION
Demanded by the Creamery Inter-
ests of the State, as Well as
by the Seekers of
Soft Snaps.

I1cR1lf1, >. H., jan ZS-(Speclal.)- i'm
the house today an effort to kill the jag
cure bill by an adverse committee report
was defeated and the bill goes On the
calendar Mr. Gross pushed his reso.u-
ton against a sitting committee and was
sustained by Odland and L:ndgren and
the resolution was finally adopted. On
third reading the house passed the Nc
Dougall resolution of sympathy with the
English people and the bill providing for
a state historical society. The bill to
limit the number of ballots furnished
was sent back to the committee and the
one to make insanity a cause for divori
was indefinitely postponed with only one
negative vote. Bills introduced were:
To provide absolute liability en- the part
of railroads for stock killed in case the
track IS not fenced; a memorial to con-
gress for an Indian school at Evarts; to
create public library commission, and
to provide for a state experimental farm
in Lawrence county.
In the senate oratory had full sway for
most of the afternoon, Sweet, Of Hut h
inson, starting with an attack on the
committee for reporting substitute for
his bill, repeating the wolf bounty, and
was followed by Rowe, of Stanley, who
desired to get in Il minority report
against the salary increase bill. The
principal bill passed was: To reimburse
counties and individuals who furnished
money to bring troops from San Fran
cisco. The uniform negotiable instru-
ments bill failed by two votes, but a
notice is pending for reconsideration.
The principal bills introduced were: To
appropriate money for a dormitory at
Madison, and to appropriate $1,700 for
Adjt. Gen. Humphrey.
The proposed establishment of a high
salaried dairy commissioner has attract
Cd 1Iooy, Of 80 No
capital who are willing to boost the
measure along on the strength Of their
chances for appointment. Such, Of
course. favor the bills that carry the
largest amount of frills and trimmings.
One of these measures conIemplateS the
appointment of a commissioner at a
salary of s., 800 a year a deputy at 81 200
year. chemist at $40 per day, stenog-
raphers, etc. 1t also provides for the in
spection of stables and cows and provides
! that the commissioner shall be a good
deal of an autocrat in all matters per-
tanning to butter and cheese making.
This bill and others of its class, as far
as can be judged are not popular with
the committees to which they have been
referred, and it seems probable that if
anything is done in this direction it will
be of a comparatively Simple nature. A
bill to meet the ideas of one CT the COM
mittees is being prepared and viii soon
be introduced. 1t will provide for the APP
pointment of a commissioner at a salary
of $l,206 a year, and it will be no part of
his duties to so into the barns to see if
the farmers have curried Their cows the
I right way. In fact, it is believed thai
little of that sort of inspection is necss-
sarY in a country like this, where ca tile
are turned out practically every day in
the year, and have the benefit of con-
tirual outdoor air and sunshine The
~, 81 ct
Vote his attention to the business end Of
butter and cheese-making. He Will visit
the creameries, give practical pointers as
to the best method of manufacture, the
best markets, the best machinery, etc
and will also visit places where the
erection Of creameries is contemplated,
and give the promoters the benefit of lis
knowledge and experience. It is believed
! one man can perform this work and that
the duties described are after all The
most important that will deVolve upon
a commissioner, no matter what salary
he draws or what kind of shoulder straps
he wears. When the commissioner needs
| the services Of a chemist he CAN go to
one of the state Institutions
The bill will further provide that the
commissioners shall license buttermak-
ers, for which a fee of S. will be charged
each year land shall license creameries
for fee of 81 per year. These fees will
produce about 81, 600 per annum, and will
go long way toward paying the ex-
| penses of the new officer
AT the present time~the total number of
| creameries is $780, and what they are
doing for their patrons or what they
should do is evinced by returns from
| the creamery at De Smet This creamery
| paid out last year SeS, 794 for milk, and
| $1,000 for~repairs and betterments. MAX
| ing about $4,000 in cash that it vas turn
| ed loose in the community. A farmer
who patronizes this creamery and who
! keeps strict account says that in 1899
sixteen cows netted him S1,23S
A peculiar freak took possession of
| the house on Friday, when, by adopting
| the report of the committee on rules II
decided to increase the membership of
| the committee On apportonment to for
| ty-one from each senatorial district AS
the size of this committee is but two less
than one-half the membership of the
| mousse 1t is not plain why it was not de-
clded, While the fit was on. to abolish
the committee entirely and consider the
apportionment in committee of the whole.
The truth is, legislation Is beginning to
suner from plethora of craftsmanship.
| The prime cause is that there are not
Populists enough in either house to weld
the Republicans together, and the whole
thing is a free-for-all in which ANYTHING
and anybody has a chance to come out
| ahead.
The bill introduced in the senate last
week by Mr.. Stoddard to prevent the sale
and manufacture of cannon frecrackers
| is another measure which, like the wide
tire wagon bill, Will call out all the elo-