The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-01
PUT TO SLEEP
Many Herltofious Measures Never Saw
Light Of Day After Reference 10 Com.
nlttees IL the 1907 legislature

10 illustrate how utterly devoid
OF argument is the Crawford machine
when it attempts to point out any
specific charge against Senator Kit
redge, we publish the following from
the Crawford machine bureau:
"kittred9e's Record No. 81. The
1905 assembly Of South Dakota was
essentially A. B. K%ittredge's legisla-
ture. That this IS true Is Indicated
ab1ndantly by the fact that he sue
ceeded in controlling it in behalf Of
the railroads. Every measure to
which the railroad lobby of which he
was head, was opposed. was defeated
by that body.
That Mr. e. G. Kennedy. later
favored by a federal appointment by
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 1885 senate committee on
railroads acted very much like q rail-
road organization.
Witness. for example. the fate of
senate bill No. 2ss6. 1t was introduced
III the senate February u. 1896, "a
bill fer an act to regulate freight
charges upon railroads." According
to the 1885 senate journal. page 603,
this was referred to the committee
on railroads, on the same day.
Nat Nroo ,,rojV rI,r;~- oil %hn% a0eL
zion was this bill mentioned. Never
was 1t allowed to get out OF the com
nittee on railroads. Mr.. Kennedy
guarded the aoo 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 K1ttredge
was not a member of the legislature
of 1885 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.
Ege 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 Watertown.
But why go back into the dark
ages In search OF bills suppressed by
committees? Gov. Crawford calls tho
the legislature Of 1897 "My Legis-
al, ss an; and : he p@n to It " With ~ pride ride ,
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, o. any, or all OF said bust
s ness' GO eom = mon carrie 81 n placing ling
management Of the board Of railroad
commissioners. Referred to com.
mittee on railroads. Never was It
allowed to get out OF the committee
n railroads" (See Senate Journal,
1907, p. 147.)
liability Of common carriers engaged
Dakota, to their employees. Referred
to committee on railroads: Never
wa 1t allowed to get out Of the COM
mdt.ee on a railroads" (see Senate
repea aias se 81 So Of the the q Civil Il Code de,
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," (See Senate journal 1907, p.
148.)
Senate Sill 26. A bill for an act
authorizing cities to own and operate
telephone systems. Referred to COM
mittee on cities and municipal cor
p%orations. Not nee again during
all that session was this bill mention
ed" (See Senate Journal, 1907, p.
Senate Bill 80. A bill for an act to
ton in the sale of white lead and
mittee on state affairs. mot once
again during all that session was this
bill mentioned" (See Senate Journal,
1907. p. 1881
senate .ill 4e. A bill for an act re.
south Dakota to maintain telephones
at every passenger and freight sta
ton along the line Of said railroads.
Referred to committee on state at.
fairs. mot once again during all
that session was this bill mentioned"
CSee Senate Journal, 1907. p. 1874.
amend Section 46S. Chapter z Of the
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 on
railroads. Never was 1t allowed to
get out Of the committee ON rail
rcadR" (See Senate Journal 1907,
Senate Bill So. A bill for an act
defining the liability Of persons, COM
panies OF corporations engaged in
transportation Of persons or property
for fire SGT or caused by an engine
owned or operated within the state.
Referred to the committee On judi
ciary. Mot ono again during all
that session was that bill mentioned"
Use Senate Journal, 1907. p 1861