The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-02-14
ANTI-lOBBY AND
ANTI-PASS LAWS
But South Dakota House Turns
Down the 2-Cent Fare
Bill.
SESSION IS HALF OVER
primary Bills Pass Both Houses. Now
They Must Re Harmonizsd-
A New Railroad
Measure.

Pierre. e. D.. Feb. ii.-No passes and
no rate reduction II the verdict OF the
legislature 80 far on railroad matters.
The senate Scent rate bill took up most
OF the time OF the house Friday after
noon. and oratory was exhausted be-
fore n vote was secured. the leaders
being Carroll and Glass for the bill and
Browne and Price against. The con-
test was close one. and the first test
voting on putting the bill over for day
was won by Its advocates forcing ac-
tion. But on the question OF passage
OF the bill the opponents won by vote
OF ~ to %. And on motion OF Browne
to "cinch" the action they secured a.
/ to 81 against ~. This ends the rate
question for the session.
Tenure Of Office Bill Killed.
The house killed the hill which at
tempted TO tx specific four year terms
for the heads OF the institutions under
control OF the board OF charities. and
| made one law by passing the senate
bill providing for expense accounts OF
circuit judges
For the first day since bills could
| be introduced. nothing In that line
was offered I'm the senate at It's session.
That body made laws by passing the
house bin providing "A penalty for wife
passed. among them the administration
measure TO compel filing or expense
accounts OF candidates.
Work Of the Session to Date.
The completed work of the first half
/ II the session which was finished
Thursday night, has not been very
/ great. consisting OF the signing OF three
Jaws by the governor and the Ming
OF five joint resolutions with the sec
rotary OF state. The bills which have
been enacted into law are;
House bill -. increasing the fees OF town
officers.
senate bill IS. providing for the IcgisIs-
| .iye expenses.
Senate bill Is. making valid orders OF
| the railway commission and requiring any
one attacking them TO prove to the con-
/ :rary.
House joint resolution 2. asking for a
| constitutional convention TO provide for
the election OF senator's by n popular vote
House Joint resolution J. memorializing
congress TO open Trip county TO settle
| ment.
House joint resolution .. providing for
an investigation OF state officers.
Senate Joint resolution 2. providing for
publication OF legislative manuals and
landbooks.
Senate joint resolution 8. memoriaIixlng
congress TO extend TO April I the time for
beginning settlement on homssteads.
Pierre &. ID. Feb. S.--The anti-lobby
bill was signed by Governor Crawford.
yesterday afternoon and filed with the
secretary Of state this morning and Is
aoM I'm force.
The anti-pass bill having passed both
houses with concurrence In all amend
mcnts IL this morning In the hands OF
the enrolling and engrossing force and
will go TO the governor for his signature
this afternoon and will be Immediately
filed with the secretary.
The house held another morning ses-
sion which was spent OF passage of
house bills none OF them having been
reached by this body In the past four
Iys.
A Limited Ant-Pass.
As the nnti-pass bill will become n
law. the newspaper men viii take the
advice OF Jim Hill at the time OF the
Northern Pacific strike few years
ago. Go TO hell. pay their fares. or
walk" In the meantime the attorneys
who can show that they are receiving
a salary OF $500 n year from some rail-
road company can ride on a free pass,
he physicians can sit I'm dignity beside
them, the Clergymen can use an annual
as n book-mark for their bibles. since
they were able To exert pressure enough
TO get out from under the restrictions.
This much at least the measure lacks
II being nm anti-pass law, even by the
admission OF it's champions. but In
name IL fills the requirement and viii
go on record as one OF the administra-
ton promises fulfilled. And as far as
Il goes its force will not be questioned.
but no one will have courage to- claim
that II In more than "A limited anti-pass
law.
Primary Somewhat Mixed.
The primary bills have passed la
their respective houses. where they or
lginated. They were Identical upon the
date OF introduction and the senate bill
has remained tolerably true To the die
In which IL was originally cast but
the house bill. while much the same In
It's general scope, would hardly he rec
ognized as the son OF its own father.
Its verbiage has been materially
changed. some OF the minor provisions
have been altered. phrases have been
turned about to make them more clear
or less conclusive, and there is scarcely
one OF the seventy-nine sections OF the
bill that has not been amended. The
house has been so slow In the move
ment OF the measure that the senate
has become impatient. while the senate
bill has been I'm the house the large part
OF a week and could easily have been
substituted for the house bill at any
stage OF the game.
Will Pass After Delay.
Now the senate viii take up the
house bill and proceed to- pass II with
as few changes az possible. and after
that ~ done there will be more work
for n Joint conference committee TO
harmoniZe and agree upon the work OF
the two bodies I'm this important meas
ure. IL IL not likely that the bill can
now become law until the session Is
three fourths past, today marking the
close OF the first half or the session.
Van Osdel got his bill through the
house providing for electricians opcrat-