The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-01-17
of q new BILLS
9 ARE Fob REFORMS
Senator Dowdell, a Former
Radical Populist, Says Tie APP
pears as Conservative.
NO. is PRIMARY BILL
1t Is Administration Measure and Win
Be Rushed to Its Pasaage-Char-
tiles and Railroad Boards
May Be Enlarged.
NO. is PRIMARY BILL.

Pierre, S. D., San. 16.-At an Informal
grouping of conservative members this
morning the opinion was freely ex-
pressed that the " bodies are goihg
to the extreme in proposing railroad
Legislation and that it has now taken
on the aspect OF u search TO find some
place where additional regulations may
be imposed rather than an effort to
remedy the conditions in response to
public need.
. The conservatives point 10 Governor
tCraWford's message as n justification OF
their position. He recommends the
anti-pass law, employers liability law,
larger assessment OF traciage in cities
and towns than in the country, and
lastly connecting tracks. 1T is claimed
that to seek TO so beyond this point
at the present time is unWise and rad
ical and may involve the reform forces
in dissension which may leave some
pledges unfulfilled.
Anti-Pass Bill to BE Rushed.
The senate committee on railroads
his morning held it's first meeting and
considered Byrne's anti-pass sill, which
will probably be reported back. to the
senate Tuesday and given it's second
reading, III which case it Will pass that
body on the following day. IT contains
the material clause OF the Interstate
law on which the spa were
barred from making exchange con-
tracts With the railroads and the qucs-
ton is raised whether such q law could
Annul a contract already entered into
etween the publisher aud the railroad
company. A Hypothetical question in
volvtpG this point was today put to
several prominent lawyers and the
unanimous opinion was that a con-
tract maze the lirst OF tihs year upon
IA aaSeftIsiiis cneialsc pdSis 20 pc
PAID Tor ia mileage, good only WITHIN
the state, could not be %annniIed by an
act.o OF the ieslsiaetfs ~elaooalea IN law
II IS TOO lato now Tor such
.ontfacts = pe ihaue as tle piil WIN
pass ana become q law
Will zen Gays Win aa emergency
provision.
Pierre, S. d, Jan. 1G.-Of the twenty
three bills introduced on the the first
working day OF the legislature mine
were strictly of The reform order. Sen
ator Dowdell. who has u record of pop
nlism extending over many years and
In extreme degree, claims to be nom,
plussed and put out of the running by
the radical1snl or the body to which it
is his honor to belong, and states that
hereafter he will be entitled to a place
With the conservatives. There was
some surprise manifested that all OF
these reform measures should have
found expression on the first day on
Wfllch plilS We're but the
leaders of the movement explain this
by saying that the people have enc
trusted lhem With the important WORK
OF SECURING this remedial legislation
alld laat ana earnest work.
ca,,nt a. tbis I've % "' 80
-.
Urinary SHt = Ne.i
senate Dill NO. | is the primary iaw,
patterned AFTER the petltloTied law of
two years ago, but with some ma
terlal changes which make II more
acceptable to Governor Crawford,
and this bill will be known as
the administration bill. Under ex-
listing conditions 1T Is moi expected that
opposltlon VIII appear from any source
70 any OF lhe PROVISIONS of the bill and
Will ne one OF the iifst
blils TO receive the governors sigma
tuTe.
Inc antl-pass bill introduced by
BSrne, or Faulk. will also be forced to
The front, but Its pathway will not be
SO clear. The clause of exceptions is
rather broader than that OF the inter-
state rale law, but the railway corapaa-
les VIII seek 70 nave IL enabody 9 pro-
VISION by winch reasonable eoncessions
~ =, We iiaae = men Nholiy engaged IN
IN real estate business, making the
tina considering the undeyci-
toped cohdltion or a portion of the state
ana the fallroau extensions which will
caii Tor much new settlement in the
ais,ricts west OF the river, the roads
sl,ou,a neA lell nnlsampered ia this work
~ r .luaure nus1less.
( rnmep saws TIT tha 800 80 10
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