The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-09
LEGISLATURE WILL
HAVE MUCH TO DO
Capital Question Is Not Only
Thing South Dakota Legs
Iators viii Consider.
WILL ELECT 4 SENATOR
kittredse Is the Man-May Try to re
peal Range Law, Prohibit Foot.
ball and Revise Insurance
Laws.
WILL ELECT 4 SENATOR

and although it is q conceded IacI tnaI
members having n otner matter ~
place before the assembly, VIII receive
but slight consideration, there is every
reason to believe that this SESSION VIII
be q very. busy one.
The capital question will take up a
good share of the session. now nauch
is only predetermined. The TACT mat Il
will AXE a year and q hait 10 Iha!ls
decide the permanent locafion OF lne
capital may lead q number OF quasl-
friends OF Pierre 10 vote for resuoniis-
sior 10 hurry the matter through. trust
ing that Pierre viii be able TO make
good and save itself before the ques-
ton is voted upon at he general elsc-
ton of 1900.
The capital tight is expected TO nave
the effect of forming acuon "hlch
will combat each other throughout me
entire session. hi will prove a great
hindrauce 70 the work Of he house ana
Will result in black balling much needed
legislation.
The selection Of a United States sen
ator 10 succeed Senator Kyle, whose
unexpired term Hon. a. B. hlttredge Is
now filling by gu~bernatoFial appoint
ment, viii be attended TO early IN the
session. Everything points toward
Kittre6ge as the successful candidate.
He is the only republican candidate IN
the field and has the unqualified sup
port of his party. The eleven fusion
members OF the legislature are expected
TO cast their ballots for eN-AaEor Is.
H. Lem of Sioux Falls. South ako
has witnessed some extremely -lEe-!
senatorial scraps. and the present cleo
ton will be conspicuous Tor the Az
sence of 3 long drawn cut contest
The question OF whether or rot South
Dakota shall he represented at the 81.
Louis exposition will have 10 be dis
posed OF. There is a general feeling
among the people OF the state mat
South Dakota hould be represented al
the exposition by g building ana eS-
hibit which would be creditabla TO the
state which for 4 number Of successive
years has produced more wealth per
capfta than any other state n the IN
ion.
Want Binding Irvine Plant.
One OF the most important pieces OF
legislation proposed is the establish
msnt OF q binding irvine manufacture
ing plant at the Sioux FAILS peniteA-
tiary. Although those behind the move
meut are expecting 10 ASK tns Lests.a-
ture for an appropriation OF $4,000 Tor
the Of work on the
plant, it is generally known by thet tax
PAYERS that It Will require an eXpeudl-
rure OF at least S350,QoQ or 100000 be-
fore the plant is completed and the state
is able TO secure any revenue from IL
The financial condition OF the state
does not appear to be such as 10 war
rant the appropriation OF even the s5Q,-
600. and no matter 10 strongly the
members Of the legislature may aEo
the proposition, it is altogether likely
an appropriation for the commence
9nenr Of work on the plant vii! be de-
MED.
s7. legislature viii act upon the re-
port Of the committee appointed "a lHe
legislative session two I ago TO
o1difc the laws OF South Dakota. The
cou,nittee has completed its work 4
the new code will be submitted to-the
legislature for ratification without de-
Law. Il the work Of the committee is
ratified. it will greatly simplify the
practice in the state. as there has been
no authentic codilcation since 1914.
The members OF the c~odiflcAtion COM
raitese are Judge James NJ. Brown of
Eureka, Judge Bartlett Tripp OF Earh-
ton and ex-senator G. &. Aoccy or
DeadyToo0-
The legislature rua attempt to pro-
vide for = reapporEionHleIlt OF the rep
RESERVATION in the legislature The last
apnortionment was made in 1897, since
which unm some formerly untnhaoited
districts daye beconle settled and are
entitled TO representation.
vii Change Insurance Laws.
II is a foregone conclusion that the
legislature Will change OF attempt &c
change the insurance laws. The last
annual report Of II. {. Shober. stats
Insurance commissioner, suggests soEne
potuSs in favor of q valued policy law
for South Dakota. and an enti-coGnpact
law which is calculated to prevent tbs
companies from combining 10 advance
rates might also, in his opinion. be {
fruitful field for legislative invessiga,
ton.
Twenty states. the COMMISSIONS.
points out. hav in successful opera
ton valued policy laws, and in ali o
them the average fire premium rate;
are less than in South Dakota, and sew
enteen states have the a~nti-conpac
law in successful operation. The re
cent advance in rates he estimates vii
cost the people of South Dakota owe
800 600 per year.
That the insurance companies do no
intend to permit u~ntayoT2bie legisia
ton is indicated by the fact that rep
resentauves of the companies q fey
weeks ago held q secret meeting j
Sioux Falls. All who attended refuse
to say anything about what was don
at the meeting, but IL is a safe CUES
that steps were taken TO have 4 stron
lobby at Pierre 10 fight 10 a finish an
attempt 10 have the insurance law
amended in such q way as TO reduc
the profits Tow realized by the insul
ance companies on the business who
they ransact in South Dakota
The legislature will have TO decit
whether or not South Dakota will {
its part. as other states are doing,
maintaining q national guard, or lea
its patriotic state guard TO shift :,
itself, as it has been doing during 4
past sixteen months.
May Prohibit Football.
The death Of Harry Jordan. g popuIi
young resident OF Sioux Falls, as Il
result Of injuries received in q game
football last fall, il is thought vii! =
suit in an attempt being made to ha'
the legislature enact a law profibiriI
this game being played in future.
the expectation that such an at1ern
woud be made Coach =. H. Whittemo
Of Fernli!Iion, Professor George
kcphart OF Eeresford. and other adj
Gates of football. have prepared staff
tics attempting TO prove Il foo-b;
is less fatal than baseball, tina the :
ports of accidents are a
that the game was beneficial TO !
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