The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-24

the house are Parmley, Carroll, Price
and Hebel. all old timers, and while
nifty for any of the new members TO
show their PAGES, several of them are
likely TO push to the front.
Col. Parker. congressman-e from
Dcadwood, who has been in the city
since before the opening of thet ses-
sion has returned to his home at Dead
wood, and will go to Washington some
time In February before the adjourn
ment Of the present session OF congress
and remain to be sworn in tn 4th Of
March.
While two more railroad bills were
introduced in the house Tuesday. there
are Indications of putting on l. axes in
that line.
New bills continue to come In. the
principal ones being for salaried
clerk Of the supreme court, an ine-.
briate asylum at Mitchell, county op-
ton liquor law and an anti-cigarette
bill.
Members of the legislature Tuesday
evening started to outline the party
pledge" legislation. Joint committees
Of the house and senate started to
work on railway regulation. anti-pass
and primary bills. II is expected that
these measures will be introduced with
all the force of the party influence be-
hind them and viii not be changed
materially after they leave the COM
mittee.
Eighty bills have been introduced in
the house and $50 in the senate. Com
mittees began to report on these meas
ures Tuesday.
House bill %. introduced by John
son Of Clay, makes a newspaper sub
scriptlon account an outlaw, unless tht
publisher holds a contract from his
subscriber and provides for dismissal
of any suit on the application of such
account on the application of the de-
fendant, unless the contract can be
shown in court.
The discussion of the opening Of
Tripp county has brought out the fact
that when the boundaries OF Lyman
county were fixed in 1897, ii left a strip
Of land along the south side of White
liver not in Clay county, although the
map makers included It In Tripp. Rep
resentative Ellerman, OF Gregory
county, will introduce a bill to include
this strip in Tripp county
The members from the western por-
ton Of the state will oppose any bill
for the disposal of the remaining por-
ton Of the endowment lands to any
institution east Of the river Their
position is that the eastern part of the
state has q large number OF endowed
anu llItAl TIE CSlCiIl
part Of the state, which is being rap
idly settled up, is entitled to the rest
of the land for some institution of its
own.
The senatorial situation promises
more turmoil before Ii is finally set
tied Since the challenge issued by
Senator Kittredge and Congressman
Martin and Budke there has been q
getting together among the represent
4, att
ton was suddenly decided upon We'd
nesday, resulting in the presenting Of
practically similar resolutions I'm both
houses. One by Senator Cook and
Representative Glass asks for the ap-
pointment of committees of both
houses to investigate the charges which
have been made against the different
members of the congressional delega-
ton and report later in the session."
Another by Overholser in the senate
and Parmley In the house calls for an
investigation by joint committee and
resolves that it is the sense Of the
legislature that no election of United
states senator should be held until ar
ter the report of the committee, which
shall be composed of members of the
different factions and parties.
In the senate both resolutions We're.
referred to the committee on rules.
In the house both resolutions were al
lowed to lie over without action
The house received another long list
of new bills Wednesday, the only one
of Importance being the new game
law. The railroad committee present
ed an amended anti-pass bill, recon-
nIending its passage.
The KleinSasSer resolution for post
age allowance was recommended with
limit of SO for each member for
the session.
The first completed action of the
two houses was the passage in the
house, under suspension Of the rules,
Of the senate resolution memorialiZing
congress to extend to April ! the time
Of beginning settlement on lands west
Of the Missouri river.
The cities and towns Of the state and
the liquor interests are likely to join
hands in attempting to defeat the bill
Of the Anti-Saloon league which was
introduced by Representative Carver
in the house Wednesday,. The bill
seeks to control the liquor license
question by counties, on the theory
that the rural vote will assist in pre-
venting the sale of liquor in the towns.
1t allows the calling of a special cleo
ton for the submission OF the questi
to the people at any time, and TAXI
away from the cities and towns the
privilege or local control which they
now exercise under the present law.
IF the anti-saloon people fail in secur-
ing the law I'm the legislature they
will attempt it through the provisions
Of the initiative and referendum.
Bills introduced in the house We'd
nesday were:
BY Shaw, to allow witnesses and ju-
rors SO a day at the discretion Of the
court; by Kribs. for protection to mink
and .luskrats, making closed season
May l to November 1; by Hebel. au-
thorizing the state board Of assessment
to make special levy of " mills IN
1907 for a twine plant fund: by Ra-
mum, to repeal the township high
school law: by Hornby. for uniform
text books through state commits
sion;by Ellerman, apprOpriating def
cheney of SIP in department of attor-
ney general; appropriating $4,000 def
cheney in fund for conveying convicts