The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-02-19

CauSc II COHlAitSu III It's pTOVl110ub the
muskrat- Several OF the members from
the Sioux and Jim river valleys were
'ngtn the mush-rat." and. after sew
eral attempts to amend. the bill went
hack to committee to be doctored be-
fore 1t is again brought out.
The principal new bill Saturday was
the new military code, which has
been prepared by members OF the
national guard.
The house was easily the center OF
attraction Wednesday afternoon. when
the electric headlight bin was up for
action A vote was not secured until
s o'clock. a small and active minority
opposed TO the bill putting UP a con-
test In which amendments more or less
pertinent were presented. and motions
to adjourn helped 10 kin time. The
bill was championed by Morris. Bar
tine, Larson of Minuehaha. and Larson
OF Union, with Fowler. Englcshy and
Warner, the loor managers of the OPP
position.
Morris, In his remarks against post
ponement of the action. said that tho
members OF the senate who had voted
for the bin had been lobbying against
ii on the cor OF the house. and that
those who opposed the bill were In
several cases working under coercion,
and that all the demand for delay
amounted to was n desire to club
members into submission. The debate
warmed up before IL was finished and
was shut off by the previous question,
when the bill passed by a vote OF SO
70 Is.
The senate Wednesday passed the
house resolution for submitting TO the
people IN amendment TO the consti-
tuition allowing state lands to be leas-
ed for agricultural his
measure called out a debate on the
best interest OF the state, being OPP
posed by Lockhart and Byrne and
supported by Bates. That body passed
several other minor bills without any
furry.
Among the house bills introduced
was one by Morris re-enacting the
primary election law. TO cut out two
primaries in presidential years. and
such other amendments as may be
deemed best.
The house passed the bill TO make
Ii a misdemeanor To drink intoxicat-
ing liquors or be drunk on a passen-
ge- train. and giving justices general
jurisdiction to deal with such cases;
and postponed Tho bill for insurance
OF bank deposits until Wednesday OF
next week. the bill being opposed In
its present shape by Speaker CLANCY.
who left the chair to take a part in
the discussion.
The proposed new supreme court
districts have been practically agreed
upon by the subcommittee. and the
Mn a~nasE.~ t--u ~a. -. -ssy
likely be reported by the committees
Of both houses. The lines OF the pro-
| posed districts have been hanged
slightly from those In the original bill.
but materially follow the original lines.
In the house Whiting is posing as
the watchdog of the treasury. and
TUESDAY went after every a%ppropria-
ton bill which showed up. making a
fight against several printing bills.
His resolution calling upon the treas
urer for q statement of the condition
OF the treasury was adopted after be-
ing amended by Taylor TO ask for a
showing OF the assets as well as the
debts of the state.
In passing q state depository bill
through the house Tuesday without
debate. and with no opposing votes.
was a decided change from pas. ses-
sions, in which such bills have always
net defeat.
Mcdonnell started another railroad
bill Tuesday afternoon, In which he re-
quires all roads To maintain scales at
division points and weigh all cars OF
grain, live stock or merchandise. and
furnish a certificate OF weight TO the
party to whom shipment has been
| made. He also ask for the creation
of the counties OF Todd. Nash and
Sherard out of a portion of the Rose
bud and Pin Ridge reservations.
Whiting introduced a bill which has
for its urp the cutting of OF the
publication of insurance statements
which. /, enacted, will take away n
large amount OF political patronage
which has been used on the country
press of the state for years.
about the only bill which created a
ripple in the house Tuesday was one
defining a partition fence and the
manner in which 1t shall be paid for
This called out the farmer voice, and
after a number OF attempts to change
1t provisions We're voted down IL
passed as introduced.
The North Carolina bond bill had
It's last inning in the enate Friday
afternoon and Senator Dillon again
went down 10 defeat OF his pet meas
ure. lie had secured an amended bill
through the judiciary committee, I'm
which he attempted To avoid the ap-
preparation feature by annulling the
acts Of the state IN securing this fund.
IL Is now UP To the members To dis
pose Of this fun la some manner "a
they have refused 10 accept a propo-
sition 10 return IT.
Stokes in the senate presented a bin
To amend the legislative apportion-
mcnt act To allow the counties Of Per-
kins and Harding Zach a house mem
Der. and adding them To the senatorial
district Of Meade and Butte.
Hyrne started a bin to re-organize
the state insurance department. and
specifically fix the duties OF such Of
ticer and his employees.
Fowler attempted to spring a SEN
satton in the rouse Friday by a reso-