The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-05

use Of p~rofane and obscene language;
Joint resolutions Z and 5, both re-
questing a national constitutional con
v%ention, one TO amend the constitu-
ton in regard to the election OF
United States senator's, and M to
add an anti-polygamy amendment to
the constitution. Joint resolution IL,
memorializing congress to make a bri.
gade post of Fort Meade. And house
9, which provides means of securing
a road to isolated tracts Of land not
on section lines. This called out a
contest on the part of representatives
west Of the Missouri, who said they
did not want nor need such a law in
that part of the state, but was sup
ported by members from the east side
of the river. and passed by a vote of
80 to Is. 1t was opposed by Bartine,
Warner and Fowler, and supported by
Taylor. Norris, Johnson of Mime
haha. Trumbo and Whiting.
Five supreme court judges was the
decision IF the joint judiciary commit
tee conference Saturday. with the on
ly mattSt' at difference being division
lines OF districts. For this purpose
a subcommittee was selected to out
line what was thought to be the prop
er division.
The senate passed the house 2-cent
rate bill, but so badly cut to pieces
with amendments that it will have to
be passed upon by the house again,
and a fight is in sight on these amend
ments. and the bill will not be ready
to become law for several days.
After trying for five or six sessions
the house advocates of the law to pre-
vent sales of stock of merchandise in
fraud to creditors managed to get
their bill through by a decided vote,
and it is considered certain of favora-
bic action by the senate.
The house committee made a favor
able report on the bill to make drink
ing on passenger trains a misdemea-
nor.
The senate confirmed the appoint
ment 0. Albert NJ. Anderson as a
member of the board of regents.
The county option petitions were
presented in both houses by Secretary
Policy. While they contain a number
of names in which no postofice was
named. those which were properly
signed were amply sufficient to make
the petition a legal one. and the legis-
lature has nothing further to do In the
matter than to pass the question on
TO the people at the lex election to
again pass upon the question as to
their desire for county local option.
New bills
cination.
Misunderstanding for town line
highways.
Poese-Requiring county Offices to
be kept open from 8 a. m. to 9 D. m.
The hopes of the equal suffrage con-
tingent were sent soaring Monday,
when the house cut out OF the senate
suffrage amendment the property
qualification only to go bump into
gloom a few minutes later. when the
resolution was defeated for lack of
six votes. The suffrage lobby was
much downcast by the outcome, but
announced their determination to be
back at the next session to try II
again.
The house refused to accept the
senate amendments to the 2-cent rate
bill, and it has been sent to a confer
ence committee of the two houses in
an attempt to come to an agreement
en- the differences. The bill to ex-
empt attorneys and physicians from
the provision of the anti-pass law,
which had been dormant several
weeks, was started in the senate Mon
day, Curtis of Brown presenting it.
P. o. Richards Of Huron was before
the elections committee of the two
houses with his new primary election
bill which provides for the distribu-
ton of star patronage through legal
procedure, and a number Of features
outside present political lines. He will
also present a bill on bank insurance.
and enotne: on taxation.