The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-03-07
WORK OF SOUTH
DAKOTA LEGISLATORS
TOLD BRIEFLY

| secretary of state after passage n
signature by the governor. Among the
| more important of these measures are
| of course the administration bills which
are:
A comprehensive primary election
| law, passed with an emergency clause,
and now effective.
A demurrage law providing for a rate
of demurrage to be paid by a
not furnishing cars within a given time
after being ordered by the shipper and
applying also against the shipper Tor
failure to promptly load cars.
An anti-lobbying law, passed WIN
emergency provision, and now effective.
An anti-pass law, also with an emer-
gency clause, n now effective.
Regulating campaign expenses and
prohibiting corporations for profit from
making contributions to political COM
'mittees or candidates. This is embod-
led in two acts. +
Reforms Which Weren't Promised.
Besides these there are several dis
tinctly reform measures not asked for
in the republican platform of June.
1906, which have been passed upon.
Among these may be noted the employ
ers liability law, making the mine own
err, manufacturer or common carrier
liable for the act of the employe wheth-
.er accident occur through the careless.
ness of the latter or in some other way.
Another measure provides for the an
nual accounting of life insurance COM
pan!es on surplus of deferred dividend
policies.
One also limits the working hours OF
certain employees of common carriers to-
sixteen hours of consecutive service
and a rest of eight hours before they
can be again called into service.
OF General Importance.
Other laws of general Importance.
are:
Establishing a department of legis-
latiVe reference.
Perfecting the law relating to patents
on state lands.
Amending law compelling husbands
to support wife and children, making
%nonsupport a misdemeanor.
Providing for destruction of weed on
highways in the interest of good roads.
Permitting suretieS on official bonds
TO limit liability.
Requiring railroad companies to pay
double damage for killing Of live stock
or setting fire in case settlement is
not made in sixty days.
Prohibiting parallel ines of railway
within eight miles for a longer distance
than ten miles. to protect South Da-
kota Central railroad.
Providing for parole of inmates of
reform schools.
i A drainage law to be operated in the
interest of the public health.
The other measures passed are tech
nical, sectional in their application, or
specific as to the correction of defects
in present law.
The Resolutions.
Among the resolutions was the one
for the formation of the Investigating
committee which has not yet completed
it's labors and will be in readiness to
receive the Washington delegation a
week from today. The most important
Of the resolutions proposes a constitu-
tional amendment dealing with the sub
ject of revenue and taxation, ropos
a tax upon gross earnings of common
and other public corporations
and an Inheritance tax.
To Be Acted on Vet.
The more important measures yet to
be acted upon are: III
The general educational bill.
The divorce law.
The general and special appropria-
tons.
The 2h cent rate bill, which having
the house, is now being consid-
cred in the senate.
The bill providing for an expert COM
mission to determine the valuation of
and report to the railway
commission.
OF all these measures the appropria-
ton bills will have more interest for
the taxpayer than any others and the
asking is large enough sc that it will be
noticed.
Big Appropriations Asked.
According to the estimates made byl
he board of regents the needs of the
various state educational institutions
demand an appropriation of 1881. 900 for,
the years 1908 and 1921, 700 for the sue
.ceeding year.
The board of charities and corrections
for maintenance 9. total lump SIM,
OF 1851 800 for 1918 and 1927. 800 for the
succeeding year. is
Of the miscellaneous appronr;a t;o,.
there is the soldiers home asking for
$102 ,322.50; farmers Institutes and sum
mer school for boys, SIG, 500; county,
meeting, $1,5oO: live stock
pavilion at Mitchell. $40, 21S.4O: sub
at Huron. $780, 600; national guard, $50
600; experiment station at Highrnore.
5000; wolf bounty, SIS, 900; legislative
printing for W years, $40, 600; a con-
tingent appropriation for state capitolj
building, 100000; special appropriations
for buildings and betterments viii
reach $500, 900 more.
It is a conservative estimate that the
appropriations which will be asked for
to cover the biennial period beginning
July !, 1907, will reach $4,000, 900.
DIVORCE REFORM BILL
IS REPORTED FAvoRABLY
iSllS, p. IL, MaTcn 2.-Ihe favorable
report on the divorce bill was adopted
IN the senate after one OF the hardest
contests Of the session.
An adverse report on the return Of
the money secured from North Caro-
i on outlawed bonds was adonted
after a fight lasting more than two
hours. After this an adjournment was
taken to prevent reconsideration on the
anti-treating bill which failed of pas
sage Tuesday.
The house anti-discrimination bin
passed the senate after a heated de-,
bate. 1t is aimed at the Standard Oil
company.
Prices 2!a cent rate bill was killed
IN the house by h adoption OF the ad-
verse minority report.
The house has adopted the resolu-,
ton providing for adjournment Of that
body at noon, March 8.
The senate has a long calendar for,
today, made up principally Of defciencv
bills. Both houses will spend a Ionp
day on n passage OF bills.
NEW ENGINE IMPROVES
MUNICIPAL MATEH4PIANr
Garretson, S. D., March 2.-The mn,
nicipal waterworks system at ulace
la lust been greatly i-lnnrnvod ~ ~