Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-12
after the manner of the Lindsay court
In Denver. s.
Curative Acts.
Curative Acts.


In Denver "
Curative Acts.
The following curative acts wers
PASSED: I.egalizing courthouse bonds
issued in Potter county; in the city OF
Fort Pierre and in the city of Woon-
socket; legalizing the incorporation 81
Washington Cotton and Murdo; Legal
izing school bonds in Doran district
Stanley county, and district Three, In &.
PuIte county.
Miscellaneous.
Prohibiting architects and superin-
tendents of construction from accept
ing gratuities from material men ano
furnishers; exempting licensed EN-,
balmers from jury duty; requiring
registers of deeds to certify list Of
| the transfers to the county auditor
annually for the purpose of correcting
tax lists.
Constitutional Amendments. @5
Submitting to the people the fol-
lowing amendments to the state cou-
stitution:
EQUAL suffrage; exempting the coun-
ty superintendent from the four-year
limit of service; providing that no
new state institutions shall be created
except on vote of the people and
general revenue amendment which
will permit the assessment of fran.
chises, gross earnings and inherit
ances and incomes, but which retains
the 2-mil limit upon direct taxes. as
at present
Defeated Measures.
The most important of the meas
ures defeated by this session perhaps
was the bill creating an Independent
immigration commissioner Apparent
ly there was an almost universal de.
mand for provision for this off1ce.
Earlier in the session it would have
undoubtedly passed, but action upon
1t was delayed from time to time until
finally, when 1t was reported into the
senate without recommendation near
the close, it was defeated by a de-
= cisive majority. 1t was not reported
to the house at any time.
: AS above stated all good roads leg.
y islation was defeated Clearly the
In the legislature are opposed to any
change in the present methods, while
a the people OF the towns are ready to
" contribute largely to the betterment
o OF country roads. The senate, being
d chiefly composed of business men
/. from the towns and cities, always Is
s. favorable to good roads legislation;
g. the house, being chiefly composed OF
d farmers, opposes it. From the pres
f. emit outlook it would seem that there
Y. is no probability of the passage of a
good roads bill in South Dakota for
many years to come. 1T is firmly I'M
pressed upon the rural mind In this
d state that the demand and agitation
H. for good roads is entirely In the in
~ terest of automobile owners.
Is The tax commission proposition was
p generally commended by the press,
T. but being somewhat novel in its ma
~ ture, the state was not prepared to
Is take 1t up at this time and 1t was In.
definitely postponed with the consent
'F of Mr.. Larson of Minnehaha, the orig:
q inator of the bill. Its consideration
e. before the house was educational in
N its nature and the public will un
II doubtedly be better informed upon II
IL before another session.
- The Personal Side. :"
OF Though the legislature held Gov
n. ernors Crawford and Vessey in grea
~ respect no great regard was directl,
r. shown to their message recommends
ir lions, though first and last most o.
them were enacted into law. For the
first time in the history of the state
the legislature neglected to refer the
is message recommendations to commit
ne tees for consideration. This was per
le haps an oversight rather than slight
lit Byrne and Dillon were the nestori
Il; OF the senate, Byrne having been s
Re. member OF the first senate in 1890 ant
Id serving in the last, while Dillon had
&c four successive terms to his credit
le Naturally they were leaders in mos,
OF that was accomplished. Bates of Min
O. nshaha was the floor manager of the
a stalwart section. He is an effective
MS speaker, with a fund of good humol
1s that prevented any especial show OF
e. factional hostility. Norbeck OF Sphinx
or new man in the legislature, deyel
e. oped excellent power in debate and
ne large influence In affairs, as did Cur
e. tiss of Brown. Seward Of Oodingtor
o. Is strong man Of large Legislative
Or experience and was once speaker OIL
a the house but is not frequently heard
in in debate. MCPHERSON of Lawrence
In and Hoese of McCook were regarded
le as authority in all matters Of bank
d ing and finance
ID The house is composed Of 104 Nom
ut bers and there were very large mum
is Der Of them Of apparently equal abil
e. ity In debate and legislation. Taylor
n OF Brown was most frequently heard
!; and his views were invariably sound
or and his oratory. at times really elo
es quent. Morris, as chairman Of the
ID judiciary, was in position OF grea,