The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-02-05

ing recess. In The molon Tor uhht ne
was supported by Cable. who said he
was for some such bill but that several
bills had been presented 10 the legisla-
10 get the best bill. |
TAYLOR took the position that the /
whole people of the state had given
their verdict for the two-cent rate bill
and that the word OF a few constitu- |
ents during recess should not have any |
effect upon the action Of the mem |
bers. That. personally. he did not be-
lieve Ii was advisable for the present
session to enact any such legislation |
whatever, but he would vote for the
bill In Response to a public demand
| GOV. Wesley started the appoint
ment list Wednesday by sending to the
senate the name OF A. f.. Hitchcock.
Of Mitchell. as the democratic membe
Of the board OF regents OF education.
which was approved. He may send i'm
a list Of names. the probabilities being
that the name OF william NJ. Cook. of
Rapid City. will go In for mine in
spector. Ed. A. Murray, Of Milbank.
for oil inspector Of the northern dis
trict, and John W. Peckham. of Park
ston. oil Inspector for the southern
district.
Both houses Wednesday adopted
resolutions fixing the 18th Of February
as the last day for the introduction of
new bills.
The house members did not show
that they had loaded up With bills at
the recess time. and no business was
transacted Wednesday except the in
PRODUCTION Of a few bills. among them
a resolution by Beutly memUrializing
congress for 64o-acre homestcadS in
certain cases.
The senate members showed evil
dence of readiness for work by rush
ing in a number of bills. principal
among them being a series by Dillon
which attempt to reVolutionize leeis-
iative customs and patronage. They
reduce the clerk forces more than
half, and take away the expressing
force patronage from members. plac-
ing it i'm the hands OF the secretary Of
state. who is required to employ none
but skilled stenographcrs as members
Of such force. other radical changes
along expense lines are also proposed.
The good roads proposition had its
first airing In the senate in the bill TO
abolish the office of road overseer, and
requiring all road work To be lone by
contract. and after several amend
ments the bill went over to the Sd of
February for final action.
The railroad committee OF the sem
ate did a little railroading of it's own
in that body Friday when it advanced
the rate bill one day by suspension Of
the rules and placed it in position
whore il could be acted upon Saturday
If it so desires.
senator stokes secured the recall Of
the herd law bill from the committee
on state affairs and secured its refer
ence to the senate. in which he was OPP
: posed by Hare. but won his point.
Among the senate bills presented
Friday We're one To carry out further
4 resolution memoriaiizing congress
for free lumber and timber.
Among the house bills presented
Friday We're ont to carry out further
! the state request 10 select lands for
: forest reserve purposes and one APP
priating money for the manufacture
. and distribution Of hog cholera serum
at the agricultural college.
The fight on the pure drug bill intro
duced by the druggists association
| StatAEfi t1iAN am A0Ntfd - iiA'i AtlE3l
5 AN hour, Food Commissioner Wheaton
being an interested listener. Attempts
: to amend To put the enforcement of
! the law under control Of the commits
siouer were voted down. and after cut
ting out the appropriation portion Of
u the bill il was passed by a vote of So 10
3, This practically settles the fate of
I the drug bin prepared by Commits
! sioner Wheaton.
The house passed the bill to allow
terms of court To be held in other than
{ county seat counties when the same
are three miles or more from a rail-
y road, affecting Hutchinson county
II alone.
! The house committee reported IA
: vorably on the tuberculosis hospital q,
u Custer and on the equal suffrage
amendment to the constitution.
: The county option petition is finally
. ready, and was presented in bott
houses Saturday.
: The equal suffrage contingent ex.
q pected 10 get a vote in the house on the
senate resolution Saturday afternoon
T. w. Dwight. of Sioux Falls. wa:
: appointed a member of the board o.
. regents of education.
n The senate had little business Thurs
day and started several bills. one o
which provides for a state bee inspeca
tor.
The house passed bills Thursda,
: amending the manner Of redemption
y of property sold on mortgage foreclos
: ures; providing a method ~ gettin.
roads to isolated tracts of lands. an,
prohibiting the use of profane an,
: abusive language. and joint resolution
4. calling upon congress t. call a con
e %stitutional convention for amending
5, the national constitution IN the sub
l. jeets of e~lecting United states senate
q by direct vote. and polygamy. and me
morializing congress 10 make For
% Meade a brigade post.
- A long list of house bills have beel
II started, principal among them beinI
a bills authorizing cities to create
IT park commission providing for a stat
ID department Of immigration, %appropri
as ating $4,000 for two and a half years
ie an appropriation bill for $4,000 10