Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-21
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS!

The bill providing for hasty
return of the results of elections has
passed.
There has net been any excitement
at the session so far. No one seems
looking for trouble 30 far.
Miss Elizabeth Nixon appointed
and sworn in as stenogsapher for
department of legislative reference.
A bill has been introduced to pro-
hibit the sale of cigarettes and the
"makings" in this state and from
this point it seems likely to pass.
There will be little if any oppo.
sition to the proposed law to pro-
hikit gambling on railroad trains.
At least that is the impression one
gets at this time.
An effort will be made to have the
present session make an appropria-
ton to buy some grounds adjoining
the capitol grounds and put in an
artificial lake for identifying the
capitol.
Congressman G. H. Burke has been
confined to his home since the be-
ginning of the session with severe
case of the rheumatism, but had suf-
ficiently recovered to be down to his
Office Thursday.
The druggists of the state have
introduced their own pure drug law
and it looks, at this distance, as
though it would pass in preference
to the one which has been introduced
at the request of Commissioner
Wheaton.
A law that meets with absolutely
no opposition is the one forbidding
the drinking of liquor upon the rail
way trains of the state, fixing pen
alties therefor and making all train
men peace officers for the enforce
ment of the same.
Not many cities as a general rule
are looking after bunch of DRINKS,
but since bill has been introduced
to establish an inebriate asylum in
South Dakota many cities have signi-
fed willingness tc become infested
with them until cured.
Senator Carpenters anti-treating
law, which Allied to pass at the last
session, has been revived at this
term and judging from the favorable
comment, one hears while wandering
around the state house, will undoubt
eddy pass at this session.
There is strong sentiment pre-
vailing here that if the legislature
establishes home for the inebriates
in this state that il will be we'll to
utilize the buildings at old Fit. Sisse-
ton and put the home up there as it
would be remote from the towns sell
ing booze, in good healthy place
and the state would have to buy no
buildings.
One of the best bills thus far in
troduced has bee for law which
will absolutely settle the division
fence proposition. 1t must be built
now where either owner demands it
and can be built by one party and
assessed as damages against the
property of the other together with
$25 damages.
A bill has been introduced to do
away with the semi annual payment
of taxes and to make the payment
due March LIST of each year and the
penalty attach after that date.
While much can be said in favor Of
such bill, it is not very probable
that the members of the present ses-
sion will screw their courage up to a
point sufficient to pass such law.
Both the liquor dealers and the
prohibitionists are asking an amend
ment to the license law affecting the
annual electors. The saloon men
want license when carried to stand
until the anti-license people by
petition secure another election and
vote it out. The anti license people
want the provisions where druggists
must sell upon prescription only for
a year after saloons are voted out,
amended SO that druggists can sell