Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

Pierre. s. d., Feb. u. There will lie
no session of either body Friday except
the exercises in representative hall in
comfmeinoration of Washington's birth
day. Governor Crawford Will speak on
Lincoln. and President Gault of the
state university. win speak on Wash
ington.
Defeated. but not dismnyed. DowdeIl
discovered n new text book bin simply
limiting the maximum price 10 be paid
for book trust goods.
Two Legislative apportionment bills
produced swearing delegations In the
legislative districts affected.
The senate passed the Sunday theater
bill which came from the house.
Farmers Killed II OF.
I~ssenhuth's negotiable instrument bill
was jumped on by the nifty members
of the farmers brigade and e%xternin-
ated.
The bill compelling the railway COM
mission to accept counsel from the at
torney general and discharge r.. ].
(Rodge failed of a majority.
CarrQll's rate bill anne up at the
-hrsd NJ the raferrdHr TINS murntng whrn
It's author moved All amendment cut
ting nut all OF the main provisions OF
the bill and substituting the existing
law with ii limitation of 2 cents instead
of Z cents. and placing the %pronulga-
tion of the rate in the hands of the
railway commission. To he done when
they determine that the rate is equit-
able. There was no opposition ia the
Dill. and S3 votes We're cast for II. All
provisions relating to mileage books are
omitted from the measure.
The mouse appropriated $4,000 for
state printing for the coming bienuia
period.
Dowdells school text book bill was
lost in the senate ON Il tie of tw~enty-one
for and against. The bill was defeated
by Kruger and Gcodne-. who changed
their votes on final roll call. which cut
1t two short of a majority of all MEM
bers.
Newspaper Men and Horsethieves.
The senate voted against the meas
nre to take newspaper men out OF the
class with horsethieves. and an edition
accused OF libel can he hawked all
over the state for prosecution.
jenkins put in II passenger rate bill,
providing IA sliding scale of passenger
fares according to gross earning of
lines. rates varying from 9 to 3 cents.
The bill transferring the secretary of
agriculture into a commissioner of i'm
migration on II salary of 81. 500 IA year
was passed by the senate.
Prices 2la cent rate bill is hung No
IN his committee and he could not
hnd "A menlbe OF the committee who
would ask that 1t be put In motion.
Find True Value Of Railroads.
The Glass bill forming AN expert
commission to determine the true value
of railroad property passed the house.
The democrats uniform rate bill was
ordered back to the Judiciary commit
tee to be .behcaded."
The anti-treating bill has it's life pro-
longed a week in the senate on IA spe-
eta order.
Both house stretched the referen-
dunn law to permit ditto marks and
separate petitions. Dowdell Will ask,
for Judgment ON his school text book
bill again today. 1t looks bobtailed
without an emergency clause but he is
following II with ii bill deferring the
adoption OF books under the present
law two years to give his uniform
measure a chance to get action.
The house bill barring Sunday thea
ters will come up for final passage in
the senate today and Will probably be
killed.