The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-02-15
WIPES OUT FAT JOB
BILL TO ABOLISH ATTORNEY Fol-
RAILROAD COMMISSION.

Arti-Pacs Measure Is Now Law, but
the Two-Cent Fare Sill Meets De-
feat in tie House-Nativc Stone for
New Capitol Given Preference.
Pierre, Feb lin the old days
when the Popuist party was in power
in South Dakota they elected Melvin
Grigsby attorney general and it was
not long until he and Governor Lee
developed differences of opinion that
occasioned them to do far otherwise
than to dwell together in friendship
and unity. These differences made
the state administration doubt the
efficiency of Grigsby as attorney and
legal adviser to the railroad commits
sion, who at that time had the great
maximum rate case which was carried
to the supreme court OF the United
States under consideration. There
fore, out of a very fat litigation fesnd
otligingly supplied by the legislature,
the commission employed its own at
tolneys, Ignoring the attorney gen
erals Office. The commission has not
had any very momentOus litigation in
these later years, but the plan lnau-
gurated by the Populists provided a
very com mfortable berth for a political
attorney and the commission has since
employed "a lawyer upon regular
salary.
Commissioner Rice comes into that
august BODY as a reformer and MS
first effort is in the direction of dis
LODGING the legal adviser to the rail
road commission. He filed atrong
protest against the continuance OF F..
]. Rogde in the place and as the re-
mainder of the commission are stal-
warts and friendly to Rogde dead
lock has ensued The matter has
come into the legislature in the form
of a bill making the attorney general
legal adviser to the railroad commits
sion
Native Stone Given Preference.
There has been long and earnest
controversy over the character OF the
buildng stone which shall be used in
the capit0l building. The matter was
the subject of full discussion in the
senate and the bill was passed III
such a way as to leave the matter
entirely in the hands of the commits
sion with a 5 per cent preferential IN
favor of native stone. The debate
showed that the senators really cared
very little about the matter. They
ctn 2
chance, but would not go beyond pei
cent and it was pretty generally un
derstood that the bin as passed meanl
that utside stone would most likely
get the preference. The bill takes of
all of the annoying restrictions placec
upon the first commission and makes
it possible for them to proceed tt
build a S600,00O building at once anc
to complete it. The bill has already
been favorabiy reported to the house
and viii be on the calendar some tims
this week The bill generally is &C
ceptable to the house, but there vii
be some opposition to the feature
which appropriates 5000. 900 from tht
general fund TO help out the enter
prise provided the lands fail to suppl,
the requisite amount or fundS.
Governor Crawford has made TIVE
more excellent appointments since th'
last writing, Professor A. Fl. Wheatol
of Brookings college for food an
dauy commissioner and Hon. John |
Jones of Madison for bank examiner
Professor Wheaton is one Of the pic
neers in dairy science in this stat
and Mr. Jones has resided in LAX
county since 1879 and has had bank
ing experience.
Anti-Pass Bill Adopted.
The anti-pass bill has passed botl
houses. The effort to strike out th
emergency clause ultimately faile'
through the Intervention of Governo
Crawford, who felt that the good faitl
of the party was pledged to make tn
bill effective at once. The opposition
was II, fact largely from the real estat
interests for it was deemed desirabl
to continue the immigration mileag
contracts of real estate agents as lon
as possible. 1t was, however, made t
appear that the members were lookln
after their personal perquisites an
few were willing to go upon record i
that light The house amended tn
bill in favor of editorial mileage cor
tracts the senate refused to concu
aad the matter went to conference
The conference committee reporte
striking out the newspaper amend
ment
The committee to investigate state
ments against certain state officer
reported to the senate Saturday chars
ing Ex-Governor Herreid with DRAWN
large sums of money as contingen
funds without authority of law Th
committee also charges the state raj
way commission with the payment G
money to an attorney in violation {
the constitution and to warehous
inspector in violation of law.
Three immigration Bills.
The immigration matter finally al