The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
At STATE CAPITOL.
Aberdeen Life Insurance Bill in
Senate Amended and
Passed
Caucus Bill introduced to Cover
the Infamy of Rejecting
Primary Bill

The amendments to the insurance
laws, which were embodied in a bill in
troduced by Senator Lawson, has pass
ed the senate. This bill met with
sharp opposition in the senate and
several amendments were agreed to
before it was passed. Its provisions,
of course, cover all mutual insurance
companies which may be organized in
the state but as, at present, the Aber-
deem company is the only n being
planned it is of particular interest to
that company.
REVENUE MEASURES CONSIDERED
A measure which provides a tax on
inheritances has been under considera-
ton for some time and will very likely
pass. It follows the law in other
states where it has brought in thou
sands Of. dollars in revenue. Another
proposed measure provides for the ap-
pointment of county assessors by
the governor and repeats the law
which now provides for the election or
appointment of township and city as
SCISSORS.
The county assessors plan is backed
by Governor Elrod but it's passage is
considered doubtful. That some
means of securing more uniform taxa
ton is necessary seems very generally
admitted.
ANEW CAUCUS BILL
Opponents of the primary election
law plan have been driven to the ne
cessity of providing a substitute
measure. The old cry of there being
no need nor use of any new law has
about played out, and they are
now urging that a good caucus law
will do the business. The measure
under consideration provides that all
state and county conventions shall be
held on the same day, and that pri-
maries or caucuses shall be held at
the same time and place, the usual
polling place in the precinct. The
ballots are to be furnished by the
county auditor and if printed must be
printed on paper furnished by the
auditor.
It is expected that the committee
which has the primary election petit
ton under consideration will report
to the house that when the duplicates
names are cut out there are not
enough left to make it comply with
the law. Using this report as an ex-
cuse the plan is to sidetrack it, pass
the caucus law and trust to it allaying
the demand for the primary system.
THE TwISE Ian
1t is a little bit hard to predict what
will be done with the twine plant pro-
position. The organization in both
houses is dominated by the man most
active in opposition to the plan. 1t is
expected of him that he will defeat
the measure. That's one reason WHY
he is here. On the other hand the de-
mand for action in favor of a Irvine
plant is felt even in Pierre and a LOT
OF budding statesmen wonder lust
how they will explain things when
they go home in March, if they report
nothing done. The active brains of
the leader in this fight has proposed
to have the whole matter submitted
in the shape Of an amendment to the
constitution, to be voted on at the
next election. The same forces which
are united in opposing the submission
OF the primary law are now urging the
submission of the Irvine plant PROPOSE
ton.
The inconsistency of their position
e not bother them. Some of them
have scarcely enough "%congenital ca
pacity" to know that they are in
consistent and those who rise above
this condition have one reason or an
other for not caring.
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