The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-05-01
PUT TO SLEEP
Many M~eritorIOuS Measures Never Saw
Light OF Day After Reference to Com.
mltteeS 10 the 1907 Legislature

To illustrate how utterly devoid
OF argument is the Crawford machine
when it attempts to point out any
specific charge against Senator Kilt
redge, we publish the following from
the Crawford machine bureau:
"kittredge's Record No. 81. The
1905 assembly of South Dakota vas
ture. That this is true is indicated
a~bundantly by the fact that he sue
ceeded in controlling it in behalf of
the railroads. Every measur to
which the railroad lobby of which he
was head, a opposed, was defeated
by that body.
That Mr.. E. G.. Kennedy, later
favored by a federal appointment by
Mr.. kittredge, and 10Y selected as
his political manager, was made
chairman of the senate committee on
railroads, nc doubt was altogether to
the liking OF Mr.. kittredge.
For, the 1895 senate committee ON
railroads acted very much like a rail
road organization.
Witness, for example, the fate of
senate bill No. 296. 1t was introduced
in the senat February II. 1895, "a
bill for an act to regulate freight
c charges upon railroads" According
to the 1895 senate journal, page sos,
this was referred to the committee
on railroads. on the same day.
Not once again during all that ses-
siou was this bill mentioned. Never
was 1t allowed to get out of the COM
mittee on railroads. Mr.. Kennedy
guarded the oor faithfully for Mr..
kittredge and others of the railroad
lobby. No such measure could pass
that senate. For it was altogether
too inc%onsiderate 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 a 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.;
-" ~ VIZ vi Aoh II.
Eye of telephone fame; r. E. Dow
dell, and that patron saint of refor-
mers II to all right and
title to the interest OF Col Parker in
his Washington Estate, Wilbur S.
Glass of Watertown.
ages in search of bills suppressed by
committees? Gov. Crawford calls the
the legislature of 1897 my Legis-
Iature" and he points to it with pride.
Let us for a 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 OF express business, or
either, or any, or all OF said bust
ness, common carriers, and placing
sale companies under the control and
arrangement Of the board of railroad
commissioners. Referred to COM
allowed to get out of the committee
on railroads \See Senate Journal,
1907, p. 147.)
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
was it allowed to get out Of he COM
mittee on railroads" (See Senate
Journal. 1907, p. 147.)
Senate Bill IS: 4 bill for an act,
repeating Sec. 522 Of the Civil Code,
exempting railroad corporations from
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.
Senate Bill &c. A bill for an act
authorizing cities to own and operate
telephone systems. Referred to com
mittee on cities and municipal cor
porations. mot once again during
all that session was this bill mention
ed" (See Senate Journal, 1907, p.
Senate Bill 80. A bill for an act to
prevent the adulteration and decep-
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 sjiII 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. Not ono again during all
that session was this bill mentioned"
CSee Senate journal, 1907, p. 164.
Senate Bill SIS. A bill for an act to
amend Section 1853, 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 it allowed to
get out of the committee on rail
reads" (See Senate Journal, 1907, |
Senate Bill So. A bill for an act
defining the liability of persons, COM
panies or corporations engaged in
transportation OF persons or property
for fire set or caused by an engine
owned or operated within the state.
Referred to the committee on judi
ciary. mot once again during all
that session was that bill mentioned"