Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-01-26
What, the StQte
S0lOnS Are Doing

The members of the legislature re-
hrned on Tuesdays trains from their
hcation and held short sessions. The
ession promises to develop more in
erest from this time on than for the
rst few days.
The Initiative petition for the pri-
harry election law will be filed with
9th houses Wednesday by State Sec
etary Wipf, and it is rumored that i'm
hediately following this action bills
slll come on to reduce railroad fare
fellow cents; to give the railroad
Pmmission power to fix telephone and
Telegraph rates, and like measures
&hich will be expected to help the pri-
harry election move.
n The senate disposed of the lack rab-
1ft dipping bill by sending it to the
taste basket, and passed resolution
pemorializing congress for the open
&hg of the Cheyenne river Indian res
aviation; bill appropriating money
pr expenses of presidential electors.
hd resolution to allow towns to CON
4emn property outside their limits for
%aterWorks purposes. Two bills were
Presented in the house, one by Vanos-
lei to allow licensing of electricians
p use electricity for healing purposes.
md by Batrud, to allow insurance
&ock companies to invest their surplus
outside the state.
q Vanosdel asked for a correction of
NE bill fixing mileage fees to mem
&ers, as in the distribution he had been
fiven fourteen more miles than he was
Untitled to.
q Secretary Wipf, at the afternoon ses-
lion of the legislature Wednesday,
He'd the primary election initiative ne.
4itions in both houses In the senate
Il was merely received and sent to the
committee on elections, while in the
house it was read in full before being
sent to the same committee.
The introduction was followed by
resolution by Rogde, asking that the
manner of securing names on the peti-
zion be investigated; alleging that
there were many duplicates and that
II contained the names of those not
voters in the state.
The house educational committee
recommended the passage of the reso-
tuition for an amendment to the con
stitution allowing school superintend-
ents to hold more than two terms. A
resolution of sympathy for Representa-
Five Brown of Sanford in the loss of
bis wife was adopted and fund was
Faised for flowers. Groce of Lake at
tempted to secure the adoption of a
resolution to reduce the pay of legisla-
Five employees, but found that few
members agreed with him in this prop
psition. A bill by Hillstad seeks to
limit municipal taxation on agricul-
3ural or horticultural lands inside of
Pity limits; one by Elain increases the
per diem of county commissioners to
"a per day, and gives increased sala-
gies in larger counties. Stokes of Butte
introduced a general irrigation code,
attended to cover the government
work in the Belle Fourche valley.
In the senate, committee of sen
ators Bonney of Sanborn, Branson of
Dawson and Wesley of Jerauld. was
appointed to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Brown. The bill to provide for cen
sus and taking of vital statistics pass
ed the senate and was passed to sec
ond reading In the house Principal
senate bills introduced were by
Wright, to provide for Irvine lien on
grain crops; by Mortimer declaring
all unnayigable waters in the state to
belong to the public to be used for ir-
figation purposes; and by Shoulder, en-
acting the primary election law under
the petition.
The initiative petition for the pr,
mary law which was filed in both
houses evidently comprehends short
campaign after the nominations are
made, as it provides for the primary,
election the first Tuesday in Septem-
Der and the canvass of the returns by
the state board on the third Tuesday
Of that month. 1t provides for nomina-
lions for United States senators as
well as the state officials. The require.
ment is three per cent of the party
vote on petition to become a candi-
date on any party ticket or 1 per cent
Of the total vote to become an indie
pendent or non-partisan candidate.
Any county is allowed to suspend the
workings of the urinary law en- far q
county affairs are concerned on a ma
jority vote to that effect
The favorable report of the house
committee on education on the reso-
aution for an amendment to the con-
stitution to allow county superintend-
ents of schools to hold for more than
two terms is measure which has
been before the legislature several
times, and which has failed in past
efforts. Il is starting out early in the
session this time and it is hoped to
get it through this time to allow sue