The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-05

. vote w s secured.
The senate will be asked to back
up on the a-cent rate law. as q com
mittee bill will be presented asking
h a roads OF certain grades are to
be exempt from its provisions. the
exemptions applying to the Crouch
line and the Burlington.
The house Judiciary committee has
introduced q new Juvenile court bill
covering the objections of the chill
dren's home officers other inte-
ests TO the original bill
senate bill ITO. providing that the
state shall have an equal number Of
challenges with the defense in crimi-
nal cases. was amended by the house
judiciary committee. Larson, Of Min
nehaha, attempted TO strike out the
co.amittee amendment Larson OF
Aiunehaha, Larson II Union. Norbeck
| wyman. Issenhuth and Johnston sup
ported the senate hin. with gartine,
Taylor. Whiting. Fowler and Morris
opposing.
The senate negotiable instrument
bill will not pass the house without
many amendment
The first effort to get out special ap-
preparation bills was made In the
house Thursday. and il showed a tenn
per against such measures. The first
one TO get into the way Of the steam
roller was that for $4,000 for build
ings al the Redneld hospital. which
went down 10 defeat, but VIII be UP for
reconsideration. Before the next bill
for buildings at the university could be
reached it was shunted of the caien-
dar by it's supporters. The appropria-
tion OF s45. 600 for furnishing the new
state capitol was next and was sue
cessfuL
The house did not Indulge In any
| oratory. but ground away morning and
afternoon. with an evening session on
To attempt to catch UP with its calen-
"A The principal bills acted on for
the afternoon were the Juvenile court
bill and the resolution ny Morris TO
change the methods OF taxation.
The senate kept things stirring on
several measures. One OF them was
the Sasse drug bill. which was made
a special order for next Tuesday, but
was changed To Saturday IT was OPP
posed by Norbeck, Iockhart and Dill
ION. the latter declared the principal
intent Of the bill being a club TO force
the hand Of the governor on certain
| appointments. The change vas car
| rjed through and the bill will be set
tied IN some way Saturday.
one III the principal bills In the SEN
| ate Thursday afternoon Was the Hitch
| cock bill to divide the state into con-
| g~ressioual districts. When il came IN
the Ewart bill was substituted as an
amendment and that bill killed by a
| fotl call. The matter is ended for the
| present session.
The senate passed the senate bin to
Exempt certain roads in the Black Hills
from the provisions Of the 2-cent fare
law, and passed the bill to punish the
larceny OF cyanide products. which was
badly defeated at a previous session.
The house at the morning session
passed the amended primary law.
which cuts out the double primaries
every four years. eliminates the county
| convention and fixes the primary date
Mt the first Tuesday i'm June, allows
nominations by plurality vote. cuts out
| the 80 per cent provision from TIE old
law. and prohibits the county commit
tee from filling vacancies on the tick
It. except in cases of sickness or death
The Taylor bill. authorizing cities Of
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park boards. and a bill granting the
| power OF eminent domain for setting
| poles and stringing wires by electric
| power lines was passed.
At the evening session the house
fought out several propositions on
committee reports. one fixing the sal
airy Of the secretary OF the state board
of agriculture at $500: another re
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new state institutions can be created
and the bill regulating the manage
ment Of farmers elevators.
The appropriation Of $4,000 10 Sc
cure additional grounds at the capltol
TO carry out the parking scheme met
strong opposition. but won out by a
narrow vote on the committee report.
The senate warmed up Friday even
ing on the house bill to prevent sale.
If stocks Of goods Ia fraud to creditors.
Byrne strongly opposed the bin on
the ground that i would hamper le-
Ultimate business transactions. Cur.
It's and Bales ehampioned the bill. and
in the debate some strong verbal ey-
changes. with questions Of veracity in
volved, kept the lobby amused The
bill was finally defeated.
The senate passed the house bin tn
commit dope fields to the insane
hospital at Yankten after defeating
an attempt to amend II 10 allow the
board Of charities and corrections to
designate the place Of detention
After having been batted all over
the senate chamber a half dozen times
in attempts 20 secure a concurrence
on the anti-treat bin. that body adopt-
cd the conference report. and the
house viii accept IL az soon as IL gets
a chance at il. and it Will soon be In
the hands Of the governor.
Both houses rave accepted the add
ton 10 the ytaduct bin. which was IN
serted 10 save II from a veto. and n
VIII 60 back ~ the governor with the
enforcement or the railroad commits
sion instead ~ city councils.
The house broke its record FRIDAY
afternoon by defeating the bill to com
pei railroads u put in scales at all
stock yards r. the state. the first break
In that lire for the session. but 4, then
took il out 81 the express
fixing a straight 20 per cent reduction
In rates the first Of the present, year
slightly amending the bill as II came