The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-25

Railroad bills are yet coming, two
more being presented by jenkins in
the senate Monday, one of which linn
its the working time of railroad men
to sixteen hours, the other making the
orders of the railroaI commission val
i'd and requiring proof to set them
aside. In the house they were allow
ed to rest, but Glass, who appears to
be after them, has a bill for introduce
ton which requires railroads., tele-
graph, telephone and express compa-
MES to reduce rates in the state exist
ing Jan. 1 % per cent Aug. i next, with
a penalty of a fine of $500 to $1,000 a
day on railroads and from $500 to $500
a day on telephone, telegraph and ex-
press companies.
The principal bills presented we're:
Funcannon, to cut out the oil law
amendment OF two years ago allowing
Kansas oils a preference right; John
son of Clay, appropriating $4,000 for
a law building at the university and a
bill requiring all white lead to be Ia
beled with formulate.
The speaker announced as the COM
mittee on public health Michael, Simp-
son, Miller, Peterson Of Lawrence,
Trumbo, Matteson and Peters. George
eBunch, r. B. Dee and Albin Lindquist
were appointed OF the committee
force. George Hoff was appointed a
clerk to the department of legislative
reference.
In the senate Mundt introduced a
bill to allow the South Dakota Cen
trail railway the right of way across
the penitentiary farm; Wesley, to al
low stock insurance companies to in
vest in mortgages outside the state,
II Jenkins, to abolish the offices of
county justices of the peace and con-
stables.
Gov. Crawford Tuesday appainted
n the senate confirmed A. Norby of
Roberts county a member of the state
board of regents of education, to fill
the place made vacant by the expira-
ton of the term of Regent Slocum,
and Nicholas Treweek of Lawrence
county to succeed himself as mine in
spector.
While two more railroad bills we're
introduced in the house Tuesday, there
are indications of putting on the brakes
in that line, the employers liability
bill having been sent back to commit
tee in the senate, and a joint meeting
OF the railroad committees will be held
to allow interested parties to appear
before them on all such bills.
Just before adjournment Wednesday
evening resolutions calling for the in
yestigation of the congressional dele
CATION from South Dakota, including
senators and congressman, were intro
duced in each house by friends of Sen
ator Gamble, asking for an investiga-
etion of the senator's acts and request
ing a report some time during the SEES
sion of the legislature. Two resolu-
lions were presented by opponents Of
Senator Gamble, asking for delay in
the selection of a senator until after an
investigation.
The senatorial situation promises
more turmoil before it is finally set
tied.
The senate committee reported ia
vorably the anti-pass bill, but so
amended that it is practically a new
bill. The anti-lobby bill also was re-
ported.
The house received another long
list of new bills, the only II of gen
eral importance being the new game
law. That body's committee present
ed an amended anti-pass bill, recon-
mending it's passage.
The Kleinsasser resolution for post
age allowance vas favorably recon-
mended with a limit of $40 for each
member for the session.
The first complete action of the two
houses was the passage in the house,
under suspension of the rules, of the
senate resolution memoralizing con-
gress to extend to April / the time of
beginning settlement on lands west OF
the Missouri river.
In both houses Thursday efforts
were made to pull the stalwart resolu-
ton for an investigation of Senator
Gamble and other congressional rep
resentatives out of the hands of the
committees and make them special
\orders for Friday.
In the senate the nov was h'-Sed
by Englesby and opposed by Dillon,
and on roll call was voted down by a
vote of &c to 10. In the house Parm-
ley led the move to instruct the com
mittee on elections, to which it was re-
ferred, to report Friday. 1t was op-
posed by Glass, and his motion was
tabled by a vote of 46 to 40.
The first general debate in the house
was over the report of the elections
committee on the primary bill, which
had been materially amended. Mr..
Glass moved its adoption under sus-
pension of the rules, in which he was
sustained by Representative Hebal and
opposed by Representatives Browne,
Eastman, Foster and Price of Yankton
and Peterson of Lawrence, the report