The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
Be NO EMERGENCY
CLAUSE IN A.-P. BILL
South Dakota Legislators VIII
Danish Free Transportation,
But Not at Once.
UPSET PLANS NOW AFOOT
n Any Event the Statute Viii Be
Taken to Supreme Court for
Ruling on Its Va

Pierre, s. D., Jam 22-Sentiment ap
pears to be rapidly changing relative
10 the passage of an anti-pass law with
an emergency clause Three days aga
there We're Wagers made that 1t would
contain the emergency clause but pass
without a days delay, and at this time
the consensus of opinion seems TO be
that the emergency clause will have &c
be stricken out to enable it's friends tc
get it through at all.
There is but little sentiment agains,
the law in itself and only for the pro.
vision that 1t is to be in effect from
and after its passage and approval il
would have clear sailing until after the
governors signature was affixed; after
that it must in any case run the gaunt-
let of court trial to determine whether
II is what 1T purportS 10 be.
1t is argued. however, that an emer-
gency provision will be alike an injus-
tce to the railroads and To those With
whom at the beginning of the year
business relations We're formed under
the ordinary conditions calling for the
use of the little piece of cardboard, anG
that there is no existing emergency
demanding an abrupt change in these
relations.
Would Upset Projects Now Afoot.
As an illustration it is shown tina,
there have been for some time a larss
number of men working in the middle
and eastern states and even in the
southeastern part of this state getting
others to make change of location and
so ON to some of the cheaper land.
west of the river. Such work canno'
be completed before May or June ant
the changes brought about, and there
are other equally good reasons urged
why the law should be allowed to TAX.
the usual course and become effectv,
July l after passage.
In any case the law will be taken tt
the supreme court of the state to tes'
its provisions, especially its prohibitiot
of the right of exchange contract. This
feature of the law Will affect all news
paper men. and it is thought that
, prompt action can be had through the
state supreme court to test this point
News papar Men Have Committee.
The newspaper men have a legiSla-
tive committee consisting of Dick Hal.
laday. Tom Taubman and l.. V. Doty.
but up to the present time they have
made no move to cause a mobilization
In the provisions of the bill before pas
sage. Mr. Byrne, the maker of the bill
Is outspoken in saying that the law ID
intended to bar newspaper men from
making exchange contracts and thus
| prevent fraud. The bill is equally
stringent in its general prohibition
] which cuts all real estate men off the
free ride, and this was the one provi-
! sion which the railroad interests sought
to keep moderately clear of the prohi
bition, taking the position that the set
| tlement and development of the state
/ will be retarded under severe restrict
'io''s ao,is SIN i.i.s liz p.'e a. nc euntv
poro.a,,toti,.as fro,,7 N,,rao prasho
~ plss,l ~ +hroa ,,ni.,,o,,
! IN ,ieI ,,n,a,, nn,,nty haya haan hera bold
ing conferences to determine what will
| be done about dividing shat large pub
, prosl,n ma N,,rdo favnr ai1.ision into
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and nontain;np about ,oo civil rown7
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sa,ts. ,,ra,i,,,d fn,. az llac9,,. ana 1han
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nosa ei,e Of its avn ramntv saat o,1astion
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otale Ieasuiel ASSN WI. pes gu ~
ms aofilifls'tatio'l ps paying OH w
aenti ole ono 'l,s as ,,S ap.s pis,,s ~
hearinc ne,. cent The easy condition
of tho stefs.s fnancas is acting as a
4 loosener on those desiring special an
nronriations and If will be noted that
Huron wants 500 900 in lumn for
nermanenr buildings on the state fair
grounds An i,1yestigating committee
has been appointed to go and see lust
how badly they need the money and
the committee is of rather conservative
makeup
c;ue s;oux E,I,e Street Car
Inns legislature - eNlaehtls sus
piclous OF corporations ana "heh the
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