The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-08

quorum in either house. Senator Dill
Ion was selected president pro EN-
for the day.
The three county division scheme
proposed for Lyman county brings
back into existence the counties of
Presho and Pratt. which were wiped
out by the county consolidation
scheme of 1897. The middle county to
be carved out of lyman is to get the
name of Presho, and the western coun-
ty that of Pratt. The east end of The
county will retain the old anne Be
the farming element of Lyman county
is up in arms against the moves.
which they characterize as IA county
seat o man. They are holding
meetings and naming delegations to
go to Pierre and oppose any action on
division.
The new divorce law introduced by
Senator Lothrop has as its main pro
visions a requirement of an actual res
idence of not less than a year in the
state, and three months in the county
where the proceedings are TO be
brought. before the suit can be con-
menced. 1t also provides that all di-
vorce hearings shall be in open court,
and not at the chambers of the Judge.
and that all cases shall be heard i'll
public. The law, if enacted, would re
duce the divorce M of a mum
Der OF attorneys in the state.
While the anti-cisarette law pro
Vldes in section one, only that il shall
De unlawful for any one To sell or rive
away amy cigarettes or cigarette paper
in the state, other sections make il a
most drastic law. Section two makes
the possession of any cigarettes or
cigarette paper evidence of violation
of the law, and the third section gives
a grand jury inquisitorial powers un
der the law. This would be about as
radical as any law which could be en-
acted on hi subject.
The Massey circus and menagerie
law requires the securing of a license
from the secretary of state ranging
from 500 to $500 based on admission
charge, and makes tho circus company
liable for II losses caused through
the operations of takers of games in
violation OF law, on their grounds, un-
less they at once notify the proper au-
thorities of the presence of such per
sons or games, which notice relieves
them of the liability.
The wildcat mine promoter was
hrOnoht nm n c n t,,attn, fD, lor;,l,+;o,,
in two different bills introduced by
house members Wednesday,, one by
Peterson and the other by Pennington
both of Lawrence county, both provid
ing penalties for the publication OF
circulation of false reports in regard
to shares of stock or bonds on mining
property.
Van Osdel of Yankton presented {
resolution condemning nepotism III
county, state and national affairs.
W. A. Gardner, representing the
Northwestern road, William Ellis o.
the Milwaukee and j. M. Tittemore O.
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis, explained
the position of the roads in regard tt
the measures which have been intro
duced covering the railway situation
in this state.
The first skirmish on the anti-pass
bill in the house came up late Thurs
day evening, after a motion to adjourn
had been voted down, and the advo
Gates OF striking u the emergency
clause gained a partial victory. Glass
opened for the bill in a heated speech
scoring the railroads on the charge o.
using the pass to secure legislation
and Foster moved a committee of The
whole for consideration. The speak
er ruled that this would require a sus
pension of the rules with a two-thirds
vote, which failed, although the mo
ton had a majority. An adjournment
was then secured on a roll call by /;
vote of As to 80. This carries the bill
into the unfinished business, and re
quires a suspension of the rules to ge
1t u t
The house made a law by passing
the senate bill placing the burden o
proof on any one who attacks the val
idity of an order of the railroad com
mission.
The 2-cent rate and county option
bills which We're on the house calen
dar as orders were not called, botl
sides playing for time.
The house passed the house bill
limiting the hours of labor for rail
road employees and several min
measures, and killed the fire marsha
measure and the n appropriatin:
money for the senatorial investigator;
committee.
The senate passed the 2-cent rat
bill without debate by a vote OF 80 t.
u, after the interchangeable miieag,
part had been stricken out. The bill
appropriating money for the senat,
investigating committee passed, bu
with reference 10 the wrong resolu
ton, one which was never passed.
Tmong the list of bills was present
ed in Doth houses, the only one o
special importance being h anti
treating bill introduced by Carpente
In the senate.
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