The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-29

time only asks for a limited franchise
for women, granting that right upon
those who own property pom which
they pay taxes. IL they can get this,
it will pave the way to a complete
franchise later.
Another proposed amendment TO the
constitution In 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 nail" Is to receive atten-
ton through the Brady bill, which
not only attempts to restrict. but alb
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 old
Fort Sisseton for that purpose. The
state owns the building and grounds
at that place, which is sixteen miles
from a station and is considered to be
. good location.
Thorson, of Minnehaha, in the sem
ate took a few more falls out of the
railways in bills requiring the putting
In of track scales, n to require joint
etdliOIlb III CTDSS1nE pOlntS.
i. Another brick was hurled at the
or stockholders Of breweries.
prohibiting them taking any part i'm
the retail trade in the state.
) The first bills to receive inal action
In either house came up Wednesday
afternoon. and the first was the Morri-
o bill. which, If enacted, will mean
a relief to news gatherers. as ii re-
Quires precinct officers and county
auditors to make immediate election
returns outside the official returns.
The registered lobby list is growing,
representatives of the state dental as
sociation, 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
a 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 the 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 eleya-
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-
lions. giving the name of Mellette 20
one OF them. Another bill was to COM
(, dope fiends" to the insane asy-
lum at Yankton.
In the committee of the whole
Thursday, with Mcpherson. Of Law
renee, In the chair, oratory flowed
free and untrammeled by the rules
when the Dillon bill was taken up to
return the money secured from North
on bonds donated to the
Dillon led for the bill and charged
that the whole transaction was tine
tured with fraud.
Senate Curtis. OF Brown, who had
moved TO amend the bill TO place the
money I'm h school fund, then took
the moor and briefly recounted the
~ansactio from It's beginning. taking
the position that the bonds on which
collection was made were legitimate
indebtedness against North Carolina.
had been so acknowledged by the
OF q large part of the bonda
by a compromise. and that In the set
leInen North Carolina had the option
Of paying cash or restoring the rail-
q for which the bonds were issued,
but preferred h cash payment TO
over good dividend paying
vtock.
The senate railway committee |
Thursday reported favorably the a-cent |
rate, electric headlight and express |
bills.
The democrats in caucus thursday |
night selected Andrew r. Lee as their |
for United States senator.
f. move TO fight the white plague in |
he state was started Friday in a bill !
by Representative Rate to appropri- |
ate money TO establish a state tubercu- |
|osis hospital at Custer. The only 9TH |
sr bill OF importance presented was
that which materially amends h
primary election law. praeti-
sally a~bolishing the county c%onven-
ion and placing the duties OF the con-
'ention on the county committee.
The first house argument was called
put on the bill requiring county COM
to publish poor aid lists,
which was defeated. Fowler. Hebal.
and Bartine opposing the meas
are, and Johnson. Morris and TAYLOR
II.
The North Carolina bill was up In
he senate Friday, and the committee.