The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-03-12
South Dakota
Legislature


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this month ia a1I,uy ~. m.mhars ,ira
10 confer with ,h.ir constituents dur-
snp recess n the mo.ion for time ha
was sunnor,ed hv cahIe wh, sa,a y.
was FOR som. spch h,II I'm, ,ha, sayeroI
hin, had beer presented Ia the ,ev,sla-
,ure and that ali ShouId be consIderes
10 get the hest hgg
Tavlor took tle posttion tina, The
whole reople ~ tine state had given
their verdict FOR the two-cept raj. hin
ard tina, the word ~ q fay cors+,,,-
ep,s during recess should no have any
arect upon the action of the NOM
hers That ro-1nualIv he dta M, he
naya il was advisable for the nresep,
.asstop Ia enact any such lapisIa,iop
ubatever but no would vote for thu
blI In respons t. a public demand
'oN. feSStS @r'i'ep 'he appoint
ment list Wednesday ny sehulhg 70 the
senate me mann "I "a Z" h~i'chcock'
OF Mitchell as We oehhocfauc member
OF the ooaru Oh 'eseh.s OF e~aucauoh'
which was approved. lie may send In
. iis' OF hah'es' ~, piooaolL'ies peihs
that the name OF "llllam NJ COOK, or
RAPID lily VIII 70 III TOT mine III
epector; Ed a. Murray OF Miioank.
Tor OIL inspector ol the northern ois-
trlct, ana Johh " feckham, or rark-
SION. oil inspector lot the southern
district
Both houses Wednesday adopted
resolutions nxihs the loth or FEBRUARY
as the last day Tor The Introduction OF
new bills.
The house members did not show
tina they had loaded up with bills at
the recess time, and no business was
transacted "Wednesday except the in
PRODUCTION OF a few bills, among them
q resolution by Bently memorializing
congress for 640-acre homesteads in
certain cases.
The senate members showed evil
dence of readiness for work ty rush
ing in a number of bills, principal
among them being a series by Dillon
which attempt To revolutionize legis-
lative customs and patronage. They
reduce the clerk forces more than
half, and take away the engrossing
force patronage from members. plac-
ing it In the hands of the secretary Of
state, who is required TO employ none
but skilled stenographers as members
Of such force. other radical changes
along expense lines are also proposed.
The good roads proposition had its
first airing in the senate in the bill to
abolish the Office Of road overseer. and
YanlIirfnP all road work tn ha Inna hv
contract. and after several amend
ments the bill went over to the Sd OF
February for final action.
The railroad committee or the SEN
ate did a little railroading of its own
in that body Friday when il advanced
the rate bill one day by suspension OF
the rules and placed it in position
where IL could b. acted upon Saturday
If ii SO desires.
Senator stokes secured the recall OF
the herd law hiu from the committee
on state affairs and secured its refer
ence To the senate. in which he was OPP
posed by Hare, hut won his point.
Among the senate bills presented
Friday were one 10 carry out further
q resolution memorializing congress
for free lumber and timber.
Among the house bills presented
Friday were ont 10 carry out further
the state request to select lands for
forest reserve purposes and one APP
pristing money for the manufacture
and distribution II hog cholera serum
at the agricultural college.
The fight on the pure drug bill intro
duced by the druggists association
started early and lasted for more than
an hour. Food Commissioner Wheaton
being an interested listener. Attempts
TO amend to put the enforcement OF
the law under control of the commits
eioner were voted down, and after cut
ting out the appropriation portion OF
the bill 1T was passed by a vote of So to
=. This practically settles the fate of
the drug Dill prepared by Commits
sloner wheaton.
The house passed the bill to allow
terms of court 10 be held in other than
county seat counties when the same
are three miles or more from a rail-
road, affecting Hutchinson county
alone.
The house committee reported ia
vorably on the tuberculosis hospital at
Custer and on the equal suffrage
amendment to the constitution.
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