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

the genera code took that right At
mold wants the pay Of teachers cut of
for attendance at teachers meetings.
Both OF these are house bills.
The first move toward a state tax
commission was made In the house
Monday by Larson, Of Minnehaha, who !
presents a bill for three commission
ers at salaries of $500 a year each,
and a secretary at 1900 a year, the
commission being given full power to
examine witnesses and fix values for
assessment purposes.
In the senate and house appropria-
ton bills were presented Monday for
$1,000 for cottages at the soldiers
home and $500 for the state expert
mental farm at Cottonwood.
The members OF the capitol building
committees of both houses met with
the members OF the caption commits
sion Monday morning and finally de-
cided upon the draft Of the bin which
they Will present asking for an appro-
priation for the completion of the new
building. with the methods Of raising
the venue
After a number of conferences the
militia representatives at Pierre have
finally agreed upon a military code
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will be submitted to the military COM
mittee of both houses before it is final
ly framed up into a bill for p%resenta-
ion TO the legislature.
The first effort to choose a man for
the position OF United States senator
under the provisions Of the primary
election law was carried to a success
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licans Of both houses standing solidly
back of the party falling to record
his vote in line with the mandate Of
the people at the primary election.
The nomination Of Coe l. Crawford
in the senate was made by Senator
Tobin. of Beadle county, and it was
seconded by practically every other
republican member on the floor.
The nomination of .tndrew f. Lee.
the democratic caucus choice. was
made by Senator Hitchcock. and sec
onded by his party colleagues. The
vote was strictly on party lines. Craw-
ford receiving the republican support
and Lee the democratic, which was
6 votes out Of As.
In the house the name Of Crawford
was presented by Representative Giles.
of Beadle.
Another inebriate asylum bill was
introduced in the senate Tuesday by
Laurson, fixing the location at Alexan-
dria.
The house passed bills cutting the
100-foot Limitation from locations OF
elevators in relation to railway proper
~, and the bill limiting the time for
beginning action to secure tax titles.
The resolution to submit to q 9 peo-
pie the question of increasing the sal
airy of the attorney general to allow the
legislature to fix such salary. 1t raised
the house by a vote OF CO to 33. after
considerable opposition. The amend
ment was proposed by Johnson. OF
clark.
Promptly at noon Wednesday the
members of the two legislative bodies
met in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives and Coe /. Crawford, of HUI
ron, was declared to be elected United
States senator for the term expiring
in 1915.
; Senator Crawford was called upon
,and gave a short talk, in which he ex-
,pressed his appreciation of the honor
(which had been conferred upon him
and pleging his service in his new po-
Hsition to the whole people of the state
without regard to party or faction. He
said he pore no malice on account OF
the bitter fight of the campaign, and
no one need hesitate to apply to him
at any time for any aid which he might
be able to grant. He pledged his
fidelity to the issues on which he had
been selected. His remarks were met
with the heartiest applause from his
followers, who have stood by him Sc
loyalty In all his campaigns.
The house Wednesday passed the
Mcdonnell 2-cent rate bill, after 9
warm discussion. in which a few mem.
ibers were pleading for delay. but al
voted for the act. Both houses have
NEW enacted such bills, but none ha.
passed both.
After several efforts the initiativ.
petition to again submit county optioi
to the people at the next general cleo
ton was filed with the secretary o
state Monday. 1t now carries ovel
5000 names. and as 500 as the legis
lature resumes business after the re
cess copies Of the petition Will be sub
mitted to both houses for formal &C
ton.
Up to the present thirty bills affect
ing railroads III q greater or less de
gree have already been introduced
with the session not yet half gone
While some of these are duplicates
there is a long string which. II all en-
acted. would make a radical ~railroat
s'code.'
With all these bills before the twt
bodies. the only mes which have up &
the present made any progress are tn
2-cent fare bills, one having passe,
each house. and the electric headiish
bill. which has passed the senate. An,
through il all. the railway companie
do not appear to be making any NOV
to stop or hasten any OF the measures
but are allowing them to grind thei
a along. and what the outcom
will be before the close OF the sessiol
is one which no man knows.
The equal suffragists are happy owe
the action OF the senate in passin
their resolution with 4 property quali
fcation. The resolution was adopte
without debate, and with only a hand
full OF dissenting votes. The ropos
amendment limits voting to wome
who pay taxes. Indications are fo
favorable action by the house at pres
ent.