Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15
BILLS COME WITH A RUSH.
An Even Dozen Introduced in HOuse
at Pierre.

at Pierre.
Thursday was the first day for the
introduction of bills, and they came
with a rush in the house, an even doz-
en- long.
Hale got No. 1 on his bill providing
for repositories for state and county
funds. Ranum also got in a bill on
the same subject. The others follow
ing were a pure drug bill; providing
for the establishment of a state inc
briate asylum at Highmore; increasing
the supreme court to seven, and two of
especial Importance to the yress, as
they require election officials to make
prompt abstracts Of the precinct votes
to county auditors, and that auditors
make prompt official returns to the
secretary of state. Ranum n Nc
Donnell had their 2-cent rate bills
ready and both were sent in.
List Of Senate Clerks.
The senate did not business except
to appoint a long list Of clerks. APP
pointing j. M. Oterness senate stem
ographer, Thos. McKie journal clerk,
and on committees C. K. Snyder, F. E.
Van Shack, Pearl Hunkins, Len Rob
ertson, N. E. Phillips, Clarence
thompson, HansH elgerson, M. J. Bry-
den, G. E. Mackey, G. D. Cook, Max
Keene.
Gov. Wesley has been called upon
by the sheep men of the western part
of the state to issue a proclamation
against sheep being brought into the
state from Wyoming on account Of
the disease in sheep which prevails in
that state, and will probably issue the
same soon.
For the first time in the history Of
a republican legislature a democrat
has been made q chairman Of a COM
mittee. Representative Hale, of Union,
bling the head of the committee on
manufactures.
A few lobbyists have registered and
there are several in the city who are
yet off the list.
Break on Patronage.
Indications appear to be that there
is a break between r. O.. Richards
and National Committeeman Thore-
son on the one hand and Chairman
Cook and J. D. Elliott on the other.
The principal point of contention at
present appears to be that Richards
and Thoreson want DR.. Klavness. of
Sioux Falls, and Arthur Linn, of Can
ton. as members of the state board of
charities and corrections, and the 9TH
ers of the committee to do not agree
with them as to these appointments.
senator Thoreson, of Minnehaha, an
1Ounce that he will make a fight on
che floor of the senate against the
confirmation of Klavness if the name
s ever presented.
While it Is not definitely known. the
"umor is to the effect that Richards
Is also making a fight to have a change
made in the head of the state exam
Sfner's department, dropping Jones out,
and to hold o. S. Basford in the IN
St;rance department, and the other
members of the committee do not
agree with him on such a proposition.
Just how far this committee will go
in the matter of Endorsements, or Just
how much weight their Endorsements
Sill have with Gov. Wesley, is an un-
known quantity, which time alone will
show up. when it comes to the actual
announcing of the names.
The people of Highnore are quick
to act on the suggestion of Gov. Yes
sey. in his message. that a state hos
pital for inebriates should be estab-
lfshed, to be supported from a portion
of the saloon license fund. They have
formed an organization. and are pre-
pairing a bill to locate such an institu-
ton at their town, and will come with
h motto, I'VE saw it first as their
claim for the location.