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

The attacks on the school law O.
two years ago have been started, Smith
asking h a the W. of granting
third grade certificates be restored Ia
the county superintendent. from whom
the general code tool that right. Ar
mold wants the pay of teachers cut on
FOR attendance at teachers meetings
Both of these are house bills.
The first move toward a state tax
commission was made in the house
Monday by Larson. of Minnehaha. who
presents a bill for three commission
ers at salaries OF s2.5o0 a year each,
and a secretary at $1,000 a year. the
commission being given full power TO
examine witnesses and fix values for
assessment purposes.
In the senate and house a%pprorria
ton bills We're presented Monday for
$1,000 for cottages at the soldiers
home and $500 for the state expert
mental farm at Cottonwood.
The members of the capitol building
committees of both houses met with
h members of the capitol commits
sion Monday morning and finally de-
cided upon the draft Of the bin which
they will present asking for an appro-
prfation for the completion of the new
building. with the methods of raising
the
After a umb of conferences the
militia representatives at Pierre have
hnally agred upon a military code
which Is satisfactory. and the same
Will be submitted to the military com
mittee of both houses before IL is final
ly framed up into a bill for presenta-
ton to the legislature.
The first effort to choose a man for
the position of United States senator
under h provisions of the primary
election law was carried to a success
ful completion Tuesday by the repub-
leans OF both houses standing selidly
back Of the party falling to record
his vote in line with the mandate of
the people at>the primary election.
The nomination Of Cee l. Crawford
In the senate was made by Senator
Tobin. of Beadle county. and Il was
by practically every other
republican member on the floor.
The nomination OF Andrew f.. Lee
the democratic caucus hoice. was
made by Senator Hitchcock, and sec
onded by his party colleagues tn
vote was strictly ON party lines. Craw-
ford receiving the republican support
and Lee the democratic. which was
8 votes out OF As.
In the house the name Of Crawford
was presented by Representative Gile.
of Beadle.
Another inebriate sylum bin wa
introduced in the senate Tuesday NV
Laurson, fixing the location at Alexan.
dria.
The house passed bills cutting the
loo-foot limitation from locations az
I'm relation to railway proper-
ty. and the bill limiting the time for
beginning action To secure tax titles.
The resolution to submit To The n.o-
pie the question of increasing the SAL
airy of the attorney general TO ALLOW tba
10 fix such salary. In m ssed
Inc house by a vote OF 81 to SO, after
considerable opposition. The amend
hneht was proposed by Johnson, OF
clark.
promptly at noon Wednesday the
of the two legislative bodies
met In the hall OF the house of a,ra-
sentatives and Coe ]. Crawford. OF Hin
ron. was declared To be elected Irn,taa
states for the term expirinp
In 1915.
Senator Crawford was called MAJ,
gave a short talk. I'm which HI, ex-
pressed his appreciation of the homer
had been conferred upon him
md pleging his service in his new no.
sition To the whole people OF the state
regard to party or faction He
AID he bore no malice on account ~
ne bitter fight OF the campaign. and
10 one need hesitate to apply 10 him
any time for any aid which he mich,
De able to grant. He pledred his
idelity TO the issues on which he h.a
selected. His remarks were me-,
With the heariiest applause from his
who have stood by him so
oyaily in all his campaigns.
The house Wednesday passed Tho
Mcdonnell 2-cent rate bill. after a
warm discussion, in which a few mem
'ers We're pleading for delay but all
for the act. Both ouses have
lew enacted such bills. but none has
,aSSed both