Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26

Whiting had roasted it properly for
the purpose.
The senate passed the Byrne Tenth
| judicial circuit bill. to include the
north half Of the present Sixth district,
and if the house adopts the measure
i VIZ tli"iS, q fr1,,t, Ii tmr p"Tt II
Judge Rourhrr to keep within the linn
its Of the district to which he vas
I elected.
The house has declared for bank de-
post insurance, and 1t is up to the S"M-
at" to do the rest. Practically the
,rhulr afternoon session of the house
Wednesday, was taken up in discussion
in committee of the whole of the bank
insurance proposition. The bill was
finally adopted by the committee and
passed by he" house.
1t is Il far different measure than
the oklahoma law. 1t provides for a
voluntary association of banks ana
/ limits the insurance feature on Il de-
] post at / per cent or less interest. Any
/ du}o&it at 4 greater rate is at tn" risk
Of the dcl,"ait"r just as at present.
~ y4m&cmt Waite VAS allowed I m
, trrducr IL bill in the house, its PROVE
sion being to prevent marriage Of
cumnlon d~runkards. habitual crimi-
, mus. inrbriatcHa nd other prohibitions
The house passed the senate bin
" hirh requires railway companies to
tfarr via1uCts either over or under
their trucks wherever orc red by town
, Boards or city councils, and to keep the
Same in good repair.
The house live stock committee at
i tempted to start a back fir" on the hin
to r., peal the free range law. by pre-
seating a bill to allow the question to
be put to Il vote on petition Of : per
cent Of tn" vote of a county,. instead
ut the majority provision of tn" pres
itmt law.
The scaatr wasted no time at talk
land ftSbne, i IF - hi3.s at Wednesdays
session. among them the Larson 1,.Su-
lutiun for a constitution amrnimrnt
for fuur-Nrar terms for Legislators,
half Of them to be elected every two
years.
Swanson offered as a substitute
an indefinite postpOnement of the boil
or inspection bill. the bill, went to
Oblivion for the eleventh time since
statehood.
The county auditor salary PROPOSE
ton, whil< was supported by Newell
and Tav!or and opposed by Mende
Hurnsta,i ana English, tnc latter not
wanting to open the way for all other
county officers to ask for an increase
0f way Nftor several irnffn"+rol #
forts To lfllc!u, II went bttk 10 COM
mfttoe.
The senate bill to elect county com
misSioners by districts with Larson Of
Union and Peterson of Clay opposing
it and Nelson, Warren. Rartine, Hebal
n NOrbeCk backing the bill, was
passed.
The senate passed the senate bill
fixing the salaries Of county judges
and the house resOluti n to again sub
NIT to the people the question Of an
increase Of salary of the attorney gen.
oral.
The hOus" accepted 4 few new ap-
preparation bills and 3assed one to
give the legal department $4,000 for
expenses in suits under the 2-cent rate
law.
Among the bills rushed into the
house was the Richards primary cleo
ton bin. which hes as one Of its prin-
cipal provisions a stat" patronage
board to deCid" upon all state appoint-
ments n numerous other lnnoVa-
tons.
The nous" TUESDAY morning passed
the house Dill cutting cut the 2ublica-
ton OF insurance statements winch
have long been a means OF paying po-.
Htlcal debts to newspapers put served
no other uselui purpose, ana several