The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-15
ANTI-LObbY and
ANTI-PASS LAWS
But South Dakota House Turns
Down the 2-Cent Fare
Bill.
SESSION is HALF OVER
Primary Bill. Pass Both Houses, Nov
They Must Be harmonized-
A New Railroad
Measure.

Pierre. s. D.. Feb. n.-No passes and
no rate reduction is the verdict OF the
The senate 2-cent rate bill took up most
of the time Of the house Friday after
noon, and oratory was exhausted be-
fore vote was secured, the leaders
being Carroll and Glass for the bill and
Browne and Price against. The con-
test was a close one. and the first test
voting on putting the bill over for day
was won by its advocates forcing ac-
tion. But on the question of passage
OF the bill the opponents won by vote
of a to 3s And on motion of Browne
to "cinch" the action they secured 45
to 81 against it. This ends the rate
question for the session.
Tenure Of Office Bill Killed.
The house killed the bill which at
tempted to fix specific Sour-year terms
for the heads of the institutions under
control of the board of charities, and
made one law by passing the senate
bill providing for expense accounts of
circuit judges.
For the first day since bills could
be introduced, nothing in that line
was offered in the senate at it's session.
That body made laws by passing the
house bin providing a penalty for wife
desertion. Several senate bills were
passed, among them the administration
measure to compel filing of expense
accounts of candidates.
Work of tho Session to Date.
The completed work of the first half
Of ln tob
Thursday night. has not been very
great. consisting of the signing of three
laws by the governor and the filing
of five joint resolutions with the SEQ
retary OF state. The bills which have
been enacted into law are:
House hill4s. increasing the fees OF town
officers.
Senate bill &c, providing for the legisla-
tive expenses.
Senate bill 49, making valid orders of
the railway commission and requiring any
one attacking them to prove to the con
trary.
House joint resolution 2, asking for a
constitutional convention to provide for
the election of senators by a popular vote.
House Joint resolution 3, memorializing
congress to open Tripp county to settle
ment
House Joint resolution 9, providing for
An investigation of state officers
Senate Joint resolution 2, providing for
publication of legislative manuals and
handboOkS.
Senate joint resolution S, memorializing
congress to extend to April the time for
beginning settlement on homestcads.
Pierre. S. D.. Feb 8.-The anti-lobby
bill was signed by Governor Crawford,
yesterday afternoon and filed with the
secretary of state this morning and Is
now in force
The anti-pass bill having passed both
houses with concurrence in all amend
ments is this morning in the hands of
the enrolling and engrossng force and
Will go to the governor for his signature
this afternoon and will be Immediately
filed with the secretary.
The house held another morning ses-
sion Which was spent on passage Of
house bills none OF them having been
reached by this body in the past four
days.
A Limited Anti-Pass.
AS the anti-pass bill will become a
law, the newspaper men will take the
advice of Jim Hill at the time OF the
Northern Pacific strike a few years
ago. Go to hell. pay their fares. or
walk" In the meantime the attorneys
who can show that they are receiving
a salary of $500 a year from some rail-
road company can ride on a free pass,
the physicians can sit In dignity beside
them, the clergymen can use an annual
they We're able to exert pressure enough
to get out from under the restrictions.
This much at least the measure lacks
Of being an anti-pass law even by the
admission OF its champions. but in
name 1t fills the requirement and will
go on record as one of the administra-
ton promises fulfilled. And as far as
1t goes its force will not be questioned,
but no one will have courage to claim
that 1t is more than limited anti-pass
law.
Primary Somewhat Mixed.
The primary bills have passed in
their respective houses. where they or
fginated. They were identical upon the
date of Introduction and the senate bill
has remained tolerably true to the die
In which 1t was originally cast, but
the house bill. while much the same In
it's general scope, would hardly be rec
ognized as the son of it's own father.
Its verbiage has been materially
changed. some Of the minor provisions
have been altered, phrases have been
turned about TO make them more clear
or less conclusive. and there is scarcely
one of the seventy-nine sections Of the
bill that has not been amended The
house has been so slow in the move
ment of the measure that the senate
has become inpatient while the senate
bill has been in the house the large part
of a week and could easily have BEEN
substituted for the house bill at any
stage of the game.
Will Pass After Delay.
Now the senate will take nD the
house bill and proceed to pass it with
as few changes as possible, and after
that is done there will be more work
for joint conference committee to
harmonize and agree upon the work Of
the two bodies in this important meas
ure. 1t is not likely that the bill can
now become law until the session is
i three-fourths past, today marking the
close of the first half Of the session.
Van Osdel got his bill through the
house providing for electricians operat-