The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-03-12
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
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foreclosure bv advertisement.
A very important act gives the state
an equal number of challenges with
the defense in criminal trials.
BROAD power are conferred on the
county court in the matter of deliu-
quent children, the intention being to
create courts for juvenile Ofenses
after the n Of the Lindsay court
IN Denver.
Curative Acts.
The following curative acts were
passed: I.egaliZinc courthouse bonds
issued in Potter county: in the city Of
Fort Pierre and in the city OF WoOn.
socket: lcgaliZing the incorporation Of
washington. Cotton and Murdo, legal.
iZing school bonds in Doran district,
Stanley county, and district Three, in
Pu:te county.
Miscellaneous.
Prohibiting architects and superin.
iiAAtAt vi ~ "NAAot oNNSb
ing gratuities from material men and
furnishers; eXemrting licensed EN-.
balmers from jury duty: requiring
registers of deeds to certify a list Of
the transfers to the county auditor
annually for the purpose Of correcting
tax lists.
Constitutional Amendments.
Submitting to the people the fol
lowing amendments to the state con.
btitution:
Equal suffrage: exemptine the coun-
ty superintendent from the four-year
limit of service: providing that no
new state institutions shall be created
except on vote Of the people and a
general revenue amendment which
will permit the assessment Of fran.
chises. gross earnings and inherit.
ances and incomes. but which retains
the 2-mill limit upon direct taxes, az
at present.
Defeated Measures.
The most important OF the meas
ures defeated by this session perhaps
was the bin creating ar independent
Immigration commissioner. Apparent
ly there was an almost universal de
mand for provision for this ONCE
Earlier in the session it would have
undoubtedly passed, but action upon
1t was delayed from time to time until
finally, when it was reported into the
Senate without recommendation near
the close. it a defeated by q de-
cisiye majority. II was not reported
to the house at any time.
As above stated all good roads leg.
~islatlcr was defeated. Clearly the
farmers Of the state as represented
in the Legislature are opposed to any
change III the present methods. while
the people of the towns are ready to
contribute largely to the betterment
of country roads. The senate, being
chiefly composed Of business men
from the towns and cities. always Is
favorable to good roads legislation;
the house. being chiefly composed OF
farmers. opposes il. From the pres
ent outlook it would seem that there
Is no probability Of the passage of
EOeu IJddS " III odI Ddhot0 "
many years to come. 1t is firmly i'm
pressed upon the rural mind in this
state ti,at the demand and agitation
for good roads is entirely in the in
terest of automobile wners.
The tax commission proposition was
generally commended by the press
but. being somewhat novel In it's ma
yrn tho cfota mos not rnnnrn tr
take it up at this time and it was in
definitely postponed with the consen,
of Mr.. Larson OF Minnehaha. the orig
inator Of the bill. Its consideration
before the house was educational In
its nature and the public will I'm
douDtod!y be better Informed upon IL
before another session.
The Personal Side.
Though the legislature held Gov
ernor Crawford and Wesley in grea'
respect no great regard was directl!
shown to their message recommends
tions. though first anG last most o.
them were enacted into law. For the
first time in the history Of the state
the Legislature neglected to refer The
message recommendations to commit
tees for consideration. This was per
haps an oversight rather than a slight
Byrne and Dillon were the nestors
of the senate, ByrHe having been /
member OF the first senate in 1890 ant
serving in the last. while Dillon hal
-four successive terms to his credit
Naturally they were leaders in mos
that was mplished. Bates of Min
nehaha was the floor manager of thu
stalwart section. He is an effective
speaker, with a fund of good humol
that prevented any especial show o
%factional hostility. Norteck of Sphinx
4 new mar in the legislature, devel
oped excellent power in debate ant
large influence in affairs, as did Eur
tiss of Brown. Seward of Codingtol
Is a strong man OF large legislativ.
experience and was once speaker o.
the house, but is not frequently heart
in debate. Mcpherson OF Lawrence
onA Lnnco NJ h1CnnE marc raoarIaf