Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-24
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Powder
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Perfect Baking.
Primary Measure Defeated.
The House Adopted Minority Re-
port InFayor of Petition by
Az to 3S
The Senate Decided Against Pc
titiOn by Vote of IA to Fl.
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Perfect Baking.

The primary petition before the
Legislature called for action as i'm
portant as any before the present
session of our lawmakers. Theques-
ton has aroused a deep interest
throughout the state, either for or
against. The INDEPENDENT desires
to give its readers a full knowledge
of the action taken on the measure
both for and against. We have not
been able to obtain copy of the
minority report adopted by the
house, the dispatches from Pierre
simply telling of its adoption. The
majority report against the petition
in the house was the same as that in
the senate, although not so long.
The house adopted the minority re-
port in favor of the primary petition
by vote of AZ to 38. This vote was
more for the purpose Of making a
record on the matter than in any
hope of accomplishing the submis-
sion of the primary law because the
action of the senate in adopting the
majority report against the measure
by vote Of "a to II had already de-
feated the movement.
A change of two votes in the sen
ate would have submitted the meas
ure. Or, if the measure could have
come before the legislature in joint
session, the vote would have stood
6S for submission and 62 against.
The senate committees report is as
follows:
Your committee on rules, having
had under consideration certain
purported petition for the enactment
and submission of an act to provide
for party nominations aud the elect
ion Of natioaal delegates and party
committees, respectfully reports,
That, appreciating that the adoption
-ef the amendment to the constitution
in relation to the initiative was urged
by it's advocates as a safeguard to
the liberties of the people when
threatened by the misuse OF power
in the hands cl corrupt Legislature,
and fully approaching that it is the
duty Of each member OF this legIsla-
ture to observe with equal respect
each and every portion OF the con-
stitu.ion and statutes, without regard
to individual opinion as to the Wis
dom of the same, and believing that
an equal and like duty devolyes upon
the people who ordained ana es-
tablished the constitution and the
law. and believing that when small
minority demands the benefit OF SAD
constitutional provisions and OF the
statutes enacted in accordance with
the same, an equal duty rests upon
such minority to invoke this legisla-
ture with the same fidelity to and OBJ
servance Of the law governing thelr
procedure, your committee proceed
ed to the first and great inquiry
which suggested itself, which was
that Of ascertaining whether sucn
minority Of electors has invoked the
initiative in accordance with law.
and whether fraud or illegality was
practiced or occurred in the making
Of said petition or IN the procure
ment of signatures thereto.
FILING OF REPORT
Your committee finds, iirst tnae
said purported petition was illed u
the Office of the secretary OF state on
the Sd day Of January, 1905, after the
conyening Of the legislature and wnll 2 2
the Legislature was in session. anu
instead Of being trdnsmitted py .ns
secretary Of state forthwith % 'ne
senate and house Of representatives
as provided by law, the or'glna. pu'
ported petition was kept on file 10 tue