Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-03-15
PLEDGES ARE kept,
DOMINANT FACTION
A UNIT; ADJOURN
Remarkable Session Of South
Dakota Legislature Is
Concluded.
PROBABLY $40 NEW LAWS
People Have Been Given What Was
Promised and Enactments Have
Been Handled in a States
manlike Manner.

Pierre, S. D., March 1.-THE scenes
which marked the close of the tenth
biennial session of the South Dakota leg
islature today were Of a different order
from those of any previous session. The
work was completed twelve hours In ad-
vance of the constitutional limit and oc-
Cured In daylight. There was no long
drawn out contention over conference com
mittee reports. There was no important
measure to die by limitation, and there
was no pledge made to the people left
unfulfilled.
This legislature has elected a United
States senator who was indorsed by the
people and their representatives In con-
yention.
Some First Importance Laws.
1t has enacted a comprehensive primary
election law which is now effective and
If found impractical can be repealed with
out resorting to a constitutional amend
ment.
An anti-pass law is on the statute books;
likewise an anti-lobbying law, a law pro-
hibiting corporations for profit from max
ing contributions to political committee or
candidates., a law requiring a record to
be kept and filed of all campaign ex-
penses.
Two and a half passenger rate
bill has become law, railways
must maintain connections at inter-
secting points, must keep stations
In commission except upon hearing be-
fore the railway commission and authority
being given to close. The railway COM
m~issioners are empowered to employ ex-
pert accountants to investigate and de-
termine the true value Of all railroad prop
erty in the state upon which a just and
equitable rate for both passengers and
freight may be promulgated and sus-
tanned.
A New A~pportionment.
The legislative districts Of the state have
been reapportioned in accordance with the
growing and changing needs of the state,
giving 1N representatives.
The educational law has been revised
and perfected, the Institutions of the state
have been cared for by appropriations
which will sustain them and permit a rea-
sonable degree Of growth.
A divorce law has been passed to meet
the demand of those who are crying out
against permitting the insists from other
states coming here and hanging their dirty
laundry in the front yards of the residents
of the state.
Provision has been made for the build
ing and completion of a capitol building
to cost 100000 without a direct appro-
p~riation from the treasury.
These are the important measures which
have crystaliZed into enactment, and it
has been done without friction. 1t has
been done without bitter contention and
for the most part without opposition of
any character.
About 240 New Laws.
Six hundred and thirty-three bills ana
resolutions have been proposed; 1873 have
been filed with the secretary of state in
the form of approved laws, while the
n ~ "a rot II, Tho hnp1g 90 Tho
will increase that number to at least $40,
perhaps the largest proportion of bills to
become laws at any session since state
hood as it is the largest number of bills
to be offered at any one session.
The threat of radical railroad legisla-
ton which was manifested early In the
session expended itself before the first
half closed, and it is the deliberate state
ment of the representatives Of the railroad
interests that of the eighteen states in
which the furore has been pronounced for
radical legislation South Dakota has &C
quilted itself in a way which m
the reasonableness of her citizens and her
legislators. All of the railroad legislation
that was asked for by the people has
been realized and more, yet the railroads
are not crippled nor hindered, while the
people have the adjustments and ~restric-
tons and regulations asked for.
Both houses practically cleared all bust
ness yesterday afternoon leaving only a
few bills to dispose of In either house this
morning. The senate held a night session
at which no real business was transacted.
In slaushtering Mood.
Both houses were in a slaughtering
mood yesterday. The senate killed house
bills TO appropriate money for a building
at the school for the deaf and dumb at
Sioux Falls; attaching certain unorganized
counties to organized counties for Judi
cial purposes: to appropriate money TO
pay for horses killed by the authorities on
account of CHAMBERS; to require school dis
tricts to furnish the bonds of their treas
urer; senate bills for boiler inspection. and
to appropriate money for a telephone in
spector.
The house slaughtered the senate bills
TO provide a specific tax levy for educa-
tional institutions; to apply the Carey act
to this state; TO limit the foreclosure OF a
mortgage TO fifteen years, and allowing
trolley lines the right of way on high
ways.
No Lotteries at Church Fairs.
Pierre, S. D., March 11.-The divorce
bill passed the house without amend
ment after Glass had tried 10 delay it
a day to jeopardize IL. There were
seventeen votes against 1t, including
the four members who are attorneys.
The term of residence is made one
year, except where both parties appear
and agree to the separation.
/ The house anti-gambling bill passed
the senate with slight amendment and
prohibits bets and wagers as well as
gambling with cards. n will cut out
lotteries at church fairs.
The general appropriation bill passed
the house with a raise of $40. 900 over
the senate and will be adjusted by q
conference committee.
The apportionment bill has passed
both houses and raises the number of
representatives to 104.
Unexpectedly, the house resurrected
q 500-mile mileage boo bill and passed
II to be killed by the senate.
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SPENT MUCH; HEIRS ARE
AFTER REST OF the ESTATE