The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-02-15
GRIND OF THE LAW MILL
What Is Being Accomplished by the State Solons

ing payable in mileage books. The
committee report Will very likely be
adopted.
The house held a forenoon session
in an attempt to clear the calendar. \
resolution WAS adopted fixing Feb. 90
as the last day for receiving new bills
without the consent of the house.
Among the new bills presented was
n by kriebs fixing a legislative APP
~portionment which win give the house
l0l members, a gain OF twelve.
The 2-cent rate bill was called ON
the calendar and went over to the 9TH
on motion OF Carroll. This will in ef-
feet place the senate bill on the Gallon
Gar ahead of the house bill and viii
give the rate reductionists two
chances. leaving the house bill open
if they should meet defeat on the SEN
ate bill.
The afternoon session of the house
was taken up in final action on house
bills. the primary election bill being
the principal one. Glass secured the
reinserting of the sections which We're
| stricken u in committee of the whole,
| which provide fees for filing. Eastman
opposed the reinstatement and a gen
eral debate resulted in then going
back by a vote of 81 to "a. The bill
then passed by II to 3, those voting
against it being Eastman, King and
Peterson of Lawrence.
ri 100 - H. .ctnr,,>D,, .N..JAy
passed a number of minor bills and re
ceived several new bills, principal
among them being one to place the
powers of the attorney of h railroad
commission in the department of the
attorney general and making the ware
house inspector an appointee of the
governor. both of these positions be
ing at present in control Of the rail
road commission.
The anti-lobby bill has been signed
by the presiding officers of the two
houses and has zone to the governor
for his approval. which means the last
day of the lobby.
The lobby is ended, Gov. Crawford
having affixed his signature to the bill
Thursday evening. Passes will be
good for n more day, the conference
report having been adopted in both
houses, and Friday it will receive the
signatures Of the presiding officers OF
the W. houses and go to the governor.
In the forenoon session of the house
the principal bill introduced was new
educational code prepared by the COM
mittee appointed by Gov. Elrod last
fall. The senate resolution memorial
izing congress for a law limiting hours
of railway laborers passed.
An effort to force action on the SEN
ate 2-cent rate bill failed, and it can
not get up before Friday in regular or
der, even If it is reached by that time.
The conference report on the anti
pass bill was presented in the house
in the afternoon, and an attempt to get
in a minority report in favor of news
papers was ruled out of order, n a
vote forced on the majority report
which was adopted-66 to Ia. The
house passed several house bills.
The senate made laws by passing
the house bill providing for a legal
holiday on Lincoln's birthday, but re
inserted the Fourth of July in the bill.
the house bin limiting hours of e
ployment on railways and providing
for the distribution of supreme court
reports.
The principal new bin presented in
the senate was by George Cooper, fix
ing a specific annual levy for the main
tenance Of the state educational insll-
buttons.
The completed work of the first half
of the legislatures session, which was
completed Friday night, has not been
great. consisting of the signing OF
three laws by the governor and the
filing of five joint resolutions with the
secretary of state. The bills which
have been enacted into law are:
House Bill No. 40, increasing the
fees of town officers.
Senate Bill No. Sc, providing for the
legislative expenses.
Senate Bill No. AZ, making valid or
ders Of the railway commission and -t
curing any one attacking lhehl te
prove to the contrary.
House Joint Resolution No. 2, ask
> ing for a constitutional convention te
provide for the election of senators by
a popular vote.
House Joint Resolution No. 8, me
moralizing congress to open TripI
county to settlement.
House Joint Resolution No 8, pro
viding for an investigation of state OF
, fcers.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, pro
> viding for publication of Legislative
manuels ana hand books.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 5
m~emoralizing congress to extend t.
:, April / the time for beginning settle
ment on homesteadS.
= House Bill No. SO, which passed thu
, house Friday Will prove tt