Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-29

the same as the Texas ana tennessee
laws on the subject. Another Dill
makes gambling on trains a misde-
canOr
The equal suffrage contingent starts
early with its amendment, but TINS
time only asks for a limited franchise
for women, granting that right upon
those who own property upon which
they pay taxes. If they can get this,
it will pave the way to a complete
franchise later.
Another proposed amendment to the
constitution is to allow an increase IN
state tax levies to 4 mills annually IN
case of the need of such, with other
tax provisions.
The coffin NALL is to receive atten-
ton through the Brady bill, which
not only attempts to restrict, but an
solutely prohibits the manufacture.
sale or offering for sale of cigarettes or
paper anywhere in the state.
A new deal is to be sprung In the
inebriate asylum proposition by pro-
hibiting the use of the building at ola
Fort Sisseton for that purpose. Inc
state owns the building and grounds
at that place, which is sixteen miles
from a station and is considered to be
a good location.
Thorson, of Minnehaha, in the SEN
ate took a few more falls out or the
railways in bills requiring the putting
in of track scales. and to require joint
stations at crossing points.
Another brick was hurled at the
owners or stockholders of breweries,
prohibiting them taking any part in
the retail trade in the state.
The first bills to receive final action
in either house came up Wednesday
afternoon, and the first was the Morri-
son bill, which, if enacted. will mean
a relief to news gatherers. as 1t re-
uuires precinct officers and county
auditors to make Immediate election
returns outside the official returns.
The registered lobby list in growing,
representatives of the state dental as
ISOLATION, the state veterinarian and
the Audubon societies having regis
tered. Bills covering their desires will
be presented within a day or two.
The Highmore delegation is trying
to rush the inebriate asylum bill
through before the other applicants
can get a show and are pushing the
committee to make an early report.
The electoral commission has finally
selected John F. Schroeder to take
the returns to Washington. This re-
suit was reached after a refusal of the
Lien following to accept State Chair
man w. c. Cook as a compromise can
didate.
Several towns are after tho proposed
%inebriate asylum, Highmore being the
first applicant, and Dell Rapids next,
with Miller coming down the stretch
and the others trailing along behind.
The railroads appear to be good
ground for legislative material, and
Senator Thorson, of Minnehaha start
ed six more bills on their way Tuesday,
ne wanting them to report wrecks and
why; to report the number Of eleva-
tors on their lines; to provide toilet
rooms in their stations; to provide bet
ter safety appliances, and requiring
the railway commission to prosecute
personal damage suits. Several others
have been introduced, and that subject
will have plenty of attention.
|. The principal house bills Tuesday
were to create six new counties on the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock reserva-
tions, giving the name Of Mellette to
one of them. Another bill was to COM
J dope fiends" to the insane asy-
lum at Yanlton.
In the committee Of the whole
Thursday, with Mcpherson, Of Law
renee, in the chair, oratory flowed
free n untrammeled by the rules
when the Dillon bill was taken up to
return the money secured from North
Carolina on bonds donated to the
state.
Dillon led for the bill and charged
that the whole transaction was tine
tured with fraud.
Senator Curtis, of Brown, who had
moved to amend the bill to place the
money in the school fund, hen took
the floor n briefly r]ecounted the
transaction from its beginning, taking
the position that the bonds on which
collection was made were legitimate
Indebtedness against North Carolina,
and had been so acknowledged by the
payment of a large part of the bonds
by a compromise, and that in the set
tlement North Carolina had the option
of paying cash or restoring the rail-
road for which the bonds were issued.
but preferred the cash payment to
turning over good dividend paying
stock.
The senate railway committee
Thursday reported favorably the 2-cent
rate, electric headlight and express
rate bills.
The democrats in caucus Thursday
night selected Andrew T. Lee as their
candidate for United States senator.
A move to fight the white plague in
the state was started Friday in a bill
by Representative Rate to appropri-
ate money to establish a state tubercu-
losis hospital at Custer. The only 9TH
er bill of Importance presented was
that which materially amends the
present primary election law. practi-
cally abolishing the county conven-
ton and placing the duties of the con-
vention on the county committee.
The first house argument was called
out on the bill requiring county COM
missioners to publish poor aid lists,
which was defeated, Fowler, Hebal,
Rate and Bartine opposing the meas
ure, and Johnson, Morris and Taylor
supporting it.
The North Carolina bill was up in