The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-03-14
PLEDGES ARE kept,
DOMINANT FACTION
A UNIT; ADJOURN
Remarkable Session Of South
Dakota Legislature Is
Concluded. sss
PROBABLY gao NEW LAWS
People Have Been Given What Was
Promised and Ensetnnents Have
Been Handled in . States.
raniike Manner.

Pierre. 8. d. March 1.-THE seenes
which marked the close Of the tenth
biennial session OF the South Dakota leg
islature today were OF n different order
from those OF any previous session. The
work was completed twelve hours In ad-
| vance Of tho constitutional limit and &C.
| surred I'm daylight. There WAS no long
! irawn 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 LETT
| anfulfilicd
This legislature has elected a United
States senator VINO was Endorsed by the
people and their Representatives In con-
vcntion.
Some First Importance Laws.
| IL has enacted n comprehensive primary
| election law which Ii now effective and
II found impractical can BE- repealed with
| out rcsoriing 10 a constitutional amend
| nent
An Rnti-paSs law II on the statute books:
| likewise an anti-lobbying law. "A Law pro
hibiting corporations for profit from max
inE contributions TO Political committee or
| candidates, n law requiring record To
be kept and fled OF all campaign cx-
,cnscs.
Two and half passenger rate
bill has become Law. railways
1
scctlng points. must keep stations
In commission except upon hearing be-
fore the railway commission and authority
being given 10 close The railway COM
missioners are empowered to employ ca
pcrt accountants TO investigate and &C.
terminc 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 SUE
| ,ained.
A New Apportienment.
The legislative districts OF the state have
been reapportioncd IN accordance with the
growing and changin. needs OF the state.
giving loi 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 rea-
sonable degree OF growth.
A divorce law has been passed 20 meet
the demand OF those who are crying out
against permitting the insists from other
states coming here and hanging their dirty
laundry I'm the FROM yards OF the residents
81 the state.
Provision has been made for the build
INK and completion OF a capitol building
TO cost 100000 without n direct appro-
?riation from the treasury.
These are the importan; measures which
have crystaiized into enactment. and ~
has been done without friction. it has
been done without bitter contention and
for the most part without opposition Of
any character.
About go New Laws.
Six hundred and thirty-th bills and
resolutions have been proposed: iaa have
been nicd with the secretary Of state In
the form Of approved laws. while the
number yet la the hands OF the governor
win increase that number To a. least go.
perhaps the largest proportion OF bills to
become laws at any session since state
hood as rs the largest number OF bills
20 be offered 20 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 Il Is the deliberate state
ment OF the representatives OF the railroad
interests that OF the eighteen siatet In
which the furore has been pronounced for
radical legislation South Dakota has ac-
quilted itself I'm a way which commends
the reasonAblcness 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 busi-
ness yesterday afternoon leaving only
few bills TO dispose OF In either house this
morning. The senate held a night session
at which no real business waS transacted.
In Slaushterins Mood.
Both houses were In "a slaughtcrinE
mood yesterday. The senate killed house
bills TO appropriate money for a building
~ the school for the deaf and dumb at
Sioux Falls: attaching certain unorganized
counties TO organized counties for judi
cial purposes: TO appropriate money Co
| (nr laI hRs h.. NtNh
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 cduca-
tional institutions; TO apply the Carey act
10 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. &. D., March 1.-THE divorce
bill passed the house without amend
ment after Glass had tried to delay II
n day TO jeopardize II. There were
seventeen votes against II. including
the four members who are attorneys.
The term OF residence In 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. and Will cut out
lotteries at church fairs.
The general appropriation bill passed
the house with raise OF $4,000 over
the senate and will be adjusted by a
conference committee.
The apportionment bill has passed
both houses and raises the number OF
representatives To lo4.
Unexpectedly. the house resurrecied
"A OO-mile mileage book bill and passed
Il To be killed by the senate.
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SPENT MUCH; HEIRS ARE