The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-01-17
OF q new BILLS
9 ARE FOR REFORMS
Senator Dowdell, a Former
Radical Populist, Says He APP
pears as Conservative.
NO. / is PRIMARY BILL
d IL Administration Measure and VIII
BE Rushed TO Its Passaae-chsr-
i.ies and Railroad Boards
May Be Enlarged.

Pierre. =. D.. Jan. i6.--At an Informal
grouping OF conservative members this
morning the opinion was freely ex-
pressed that the two bodies are going
to the extreme In proposing railroad
legislation and that Il has now taken
on the aspect OF a search To- md some
place where additional regulations may
be imposed rather than an effort To
remedy the conditions I'm response To
public need.
. The conservatives point to Governor
Crawford's message rs a justification OF
their position. He recommends the
anti-pass law. employers liability law.
larger assessment OF trackage In cities
and towns than In the country. and
lastly connecting tracks. IL In claimed
that TO seek To go beyond this point
ut the present time In unwisc and rnd.
ical and may involve the reform forces
I'm dissension which may leave some
pledges unfulnlled.
Anti.Pass Bill 20 BE Rushed.
The senate committee on railroads
this morning held It's first meeting and
considered Byrne's anti-pass DILL. which
will probably be reported back Ia tina
senate Tuesday and given It's second
reading. In which case IL VIII pats that
body on ,lic following day. IL contains
the material clause or the Interstate
law on which the newspapers were
barred from making exchange con-
tracts With the railroads and the qucs-
tion Is raised whether such IA law could
annul contract already entered into
between the publisher and the railroad
company. a hypothetical question In.
volving this point was today put 10
several prominent lawyers and the
unanimous opinion was that a con.
tract made the first OF this year upon
an advertising exchange basis tn be
paid for in mileage, good only within
the state. could not be annulled by m
act OF the Legislature embodied IN law
II Is undoubtedly too late now for such
contracts To be made as the bill will
undoubtedly pass and become "A law
within ten days, with an emergency
provision.
Pierre. s. d.. Jan. lG.--of the twenty
three bills introduced OH the the first
working day OF the legislature nine
were strictly OF the reform order. Sen.
ator DowdeIl. who has "a record Of pop.
ulism extending over many years and
I'm extreme degree, claims To be non.
plussed and put out OF the running by
the radicalism or the body To which it
In his honor TO belong. and states that
hereafter he viii be entitled TO place
with the conservatives. There was
these reform measures should have
found expression on the first day on
which bills were introduced, hut the
leaders OF the movement explain this
by saying that the people have en-.
trusted them with the important work
OF securing this remedial legislation
and that promptnesS and earnest work
rather than diplomacy Is what VIII
count At this time.
Primary Bill 10 No. I.
Senate bill No Is the primary law,
patterned after the pctItioned law of
two years ago. but with some ma.
terinl changes which make IL more
acceptable TO Governor Crawford,
and this bill will be- known n.
the administration bill. Under cx.
listing conditions II In not expected that
opposition will appear from any source
To- any OF the provisions OF the bill and
II VIII undoubtedly be one OF the first
bills to receive the governors sigma.
ture.
The anti-pass bill introduced by
Byrne. OF Faux. will also be forced 10
the front. but It's pathway viii not he
30 clear. The clause Of exceptions IL
rather broader than that az the inter-
state rate law. out the railway compgn-
les VIII seek to have IL embody a pro-
vision by which reasonable concessions
can be made TO men wholly engaged In
the real estate business, making tho
argument that considering the undcvcl,
oped condition OF portion of the state
and the railroad extensions which VIII
call for much new settlement Ia the
districts west OF the river. the roads
should be left unhampercd I'm this work
which means so much for the state and
for their own future business.
May Enlarge the Boards.
\ rumor says that tho board OF chart
ties and corrections which was reduced
from five Ia three at the session OF
1908 will again be raised To Ave. partly
for political reasons. and the same
thing may happen To- the board of ras-
way commissioners. III being said IN tho
latter case that the commission even
with the acquisition OF Geo. Rice. who
has already qualified. will still be in
position 20 continue L. J. Rogde M at
torney. and this can only be obviated
by re enlargement OF the commission.
These are simply current rumors
The state OF North Carolina need DO
In no haste TO express n disposition ~
willingness TO accept the money which
IL paid To the state OF South Dakota
as advocated by Governor Elrod in hiS
last message. for partial canvass Of
the membership fails to reveal any
sentiment fayoring a return az tho So.
100. which was conveyed Co the univcr-
'sity. There are some who say the state
should not accept any more gifts OF
this character.
There Is still considerable discussion
OF that feature OF Governor Crawfnrd'S
message criticising the contingent fund
Of various state Offices. the governors
In particular, but no definite movement
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