Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-30
PUT TO SLEEP
Many Eerllsrlous Measures Never Saw
Light Of Day After Reference 10 CON-
mIttees In the 1907 Legislature

To illustrate how utterly devoid |
of argument is the Crawford macnine
when it attempts to point Out any
specific charge against Senator hltt-
redge, we publish the following rom
the Crawford machine bureau:
"kittredqe's Record No. Il. me
1905 assembly of South Dakota was
essentially A. B. Nttredge's leglsia'
tnre. That this is true is indicated
abundantly by the fact that ne sue
ceeded in controlling 1t in behaI OF
the railroads. Every measure 10
which the railroad lobby of which he
was head, was opposed, was defeated
by that body.
That Mr.. e. G. Kennedy. later
favored by federal appointment py
Mr.. Kittredge, and now selected as
his political manager, was made
chairman of the senate committee on
railroads, no doubt was altogether to
the liking of Mr.. Kittredge.
For. the 1895 senate committee on
railroads acted very much like rail-
road organization.
Witness. for example, the fate OF
| senate bill No. 296. 1t was introduced
| iu the senate February IL. 1895, "a
bill for an act to regulate freight
| charges upon railroads" According
to the 1896 senate journal, page SOB,
this was referred 10 the committee
| on railroads, on the same day.
Not once again during all that ses-
sion was this bill mentioned. Never
was it allowed to get out Of the COM
| mittee on railroads. Mr.. Kennedy
guarded the door faithfully for Mr..
| Kittredge and others of the railroad
| lobby No such measure could pass
| that senate. For it was altogether
| too inconsiderate to the railroads to
allow the people to have anything to
say about the rates they should be
charged for the carrying of freight"
In the first place Senator Kittredge
was not member of the legislature
| of 1895 and, further, he was not in
Pierre He could not have controlled
the legislature had he been there for
it was composed of good men. among
whom were Joseph Hebal of Deuel.;
e. d. Wheelock of Codington; w. E.
| Eye of telephone fame; R. E. Dow
| dell, and that patron saint of refOr-
| mers and successor to all right and
| title to the interest of Col. Parker in
| his Washington Estate, Wilbur S.
Glass of WATERFOWL.
| But why go back into the dark
ages in search of bills suppressed by
committees? Gov. Crawford calls the
the legislature of 1897 my Legis-
lature" and he points to it with pride.
Let us for moment look at the SEN
ate journal for 1907:
Senate Bills. A bill for an act
| making all persons, partnerships or
| corporations engaged in telephone,
| telegraph or express business, or
/ either, or any, or all OF said bust
ness, common carriers, and placing
sale companies under the control and
management of the board of railroad
mittee on railroads. Never was it
allowed to get out of the committee
on railroads" (See Senate Journal,
Senate Bill No. 10. A bill for an
| act, entitled an act, relating to the
| liability of common carriers engaged
i'll commerce in the state of South
Dakota, to their employees. Referred
to committee on railroads. Never
mittee, on railroads" tSee Senate
Journal. 1907, p. 147)
Senate Bill IS. A bill for an act,
| repeating Sec. 522 of the Civil Code,
| exempting railroad corporations from
| liability for injuries to passengers in
certain cases. Referred to committee
on railroads. Never was it allowed
to get out of the committee ON rail
roads" lSee Senate Journal 1907, p
14S.)
Senate Bill Is. A bill for an act
authorizing cities to own and operate
telephone systems. Referred to com
mittee on cities and municipal cor
pcrations. Not once again during
all that session was this bill mention
ed" tSee Senate Journal, 1907. p
i 1861
Senate Bill 50. A bill for an act t.
ton in the sale of white lead and
mixed paints. Referred to the com
mittee ON state affairs. mot once
again during all that session was this
bill mentioned" (See Senate Journal
senate sill siiil 40. a bin for an act re
qUiring railroads In the state o
South Dakota to maintain telephones
l al OVGAx R066CA8CA 0UA klSl6At 6Io
ton along the line of said railroads
Referred to committee on state at
fairs. Not once again during al
that session was this bill mentioned.
('See Senate Journal, 1907, p. 164.
Senate 6ill SIS. A bin for an act Il
amend Section 468. Chapter Of tn,
Political Code, Revised Code Of 1903
giving the railroad commissioners
power to require railway companies
To connect tracks at intersection
points. Referred to the committee o.
railroads. Never was It allowed Il
get out Of the committee on raj
reads" (See Senate Journal. 1907
Senate Btll Sc. A bill for an &C
defining the liability Of persons, com
panies 81 corporations engaged d
Transportation Of persons or prOpert,
for fire set or caused BY an engin
owned or operated within the state
Referred to the committee on judi
ciary. ssN0t once again during al
that session was that bill mentioned.
(See Senate Journal, 1907. b. 1861
senate Bill So. A bill for m &C
to require the computation On q
| rough sawed or planned lumbeq
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