Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-05

enough alone. Moses Kaufman, the
Sioux Falls brewer, has secured rooms
at the Locke, and it is understood will
undertake = c ,mpaisn for legislation
which will abrogate the decision OF the
court, which requires that the liquor
men shall petition for the submission of
the option to sell at each election.
These propositions raise an Issue which
is likely TO bring on a pretty fight. No
indication Of the views of the legisia
ture upon the question is yet obtain
able.
We learn since we have been in
Pierre that the decision of the supreme
court upon the saloon license question
was not written by Judge Haney but
was enormously credited TO him by a
newspaper correspondent. The deci-
sion was written by Judge Corson, the
other members Of the court concurring
1t now appears that the Legislature
will not be 50 liberal in providing main
tenance for the militia as was its pre-
decesscr. The general view Of the leg
islators and of Governor Elrod is that
one skeleton regiment, which can be
promptly filled out with officers reason
ably familiar with their duties, is about
the limit to which the state is justified
in going. 1t seems certain that Gen.
Conklin will not be reappointed, and
there is more interest in his probable
successor, than in any other of the
appointive positions. Moore, of Nit
chell and Dudley of Canisotta, veterans
of the civil war, and Englesby of
Watertown, a veteran of the war in the
Philippines, are leading candidates,
Col Englesby is thought to be the most
available.
Stockmen are deeply interested in
securing inrpection of livestock shipped
into the state. The law is very rigid
about inspection of stock shipped out
Of South Dakota. But all kinds of
diseased beasts are brought into the
state from outside. Whether this state
has police power to prescribe regula-
tions for this interstate commerce is a
mooted question but the stockmen,
under the lead of Representative Stokes
of Marshall, propose to try the matter
out through the state law prohibiting
the entry of stock unless a clean bill of
health accompanies the shipment.
The new capitol proposition appears
to be favored definitely by all of the
members. While there are a few who
would gladly 60 the limit, a half mil
lion seems to be the outside figure
which will meet with general favor.
Many plans are proposed to finance the
matter, but bonds cannot be issued
without a constitutional amendment.
Therefore. the general view is taking
form favorable to a bill for a capitol
commission with power to adopt plans,
set the prisoners at the state quarries
TO cutting stone, and give to the com
mission a reasonable sum to begin opera
tons; at the same time authorizing the
land commissioner to sell as much of
the capitol land as possible at $40 an
acre, and let the legislature supply the
deficiency.
The means suggested, it is thought,
will provide all of the funds which can
be used in the next biennium. The bill
will probably fix the limit Of expendi
ture.
Senator Vessey proposes several
amendments to the civil procedure, the
more important of which is permitting
clerks of courts to approve bonds in
arrest and bail. At present these bonds
must be approved by the Judge of the
circuit court. This process is o very
often invoked, but when there is occa-
sion to do so it is usually important
that it be speedily effected, and the
necessity Of hunting up the judge to
approve the bond frequently defeats by
delay the remedy sought.
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