Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-29

The attacks on the school law Of
two years ago have been started, Smith
asking that the power of anti
third grade certificates be restored to
the'county superintendent, from whom
the general code took that right. Ar
mold wants the pay of teachers cut off
| for attendance at teachers meetings
Both of these are house bills.
The first move toward a state tax
commission was made in the house
Monday by Larson. of Minnehaha, h
presents a bill for three commission
ers at salaries of $4,000 a year each,.
and a secretary at $500 a year, the
commission being given full power to
examine witnesses and fix values for
assessment purposes.
In the senate and house appropria-
ton bills We're presented Monday for
$11, 900 for cottages at the soldiers
home and $1,000 for the state expert
mental farm at Cottonwood.
The members of the capitol building
committees of both houses met with
the members of the capitol commits
sion Monday morning and finally de-
cided upon the draft of the bill which
they will present asking for an appro-
priatiOn for the completion of the new
building, with the methods of raising
the revenues.
After a number of conferences the
militia representatives at Pierre have
finally agreed upon a military code
which is satisfactory, and the same
will be submitted to the military COM
mittee of both GUS before it is final
ly framed up into a bill for presenta-
ton to the legislature.
The first effort to choose a man for
the position of United States senator
under the provisions of the primary
election law was carried to a success
| full completion Tuesday by the repub-
Leans Of both houses standing solidly
back Of the party failing to record
his vote in line with the mandate Of
the people at the primary election.
The nomination of Coe 1. Crawford
in the senate was made by Senator
Tobin, of Beadle county, and it was.
seconded by practically every other
republican member on the floor.
h nomination Of Andrew E. Lee,
the democratic caucus choice, was
made by Senator Hitchcock, and sec
onded by his party colleagues. The
vote was strictly on party lines, Craw-
ford receiving the republican support
and Lee the democratic, which was
6 votes out of 45.
LII the mouse the name OF crawford
was presented by Representative Giles.
of Beadle.
Another inebriate asylum bill was
introduced in the senate Tuesday by
Laurson, fixing the location at Alexan-
dria.
The house passed bills cutting the
100-foot Limitation from locations OF
elevators in relation to railway proper
ty, and the bill limiting the time for
beginning action to secure tax titles.
The resolution to submit to the peo-
pie the question of increasing the SAL
airy of the attorney general to allow the
Legislature to, fix such salary. 1t passed
the house by a vote of 67 to SO, after
considerable opposition. The amend
ment was proposed by Johnson, Of
Clark.
Promptly at noon Wednesday the
members of the two Legislative bodies
met in the hall Of the house Of repre-
sentatives and O I. Crawford, of HUI
ron. was declared to be elected United
States enator for the term expiring
in 1915.
Senator Crawford was called upon
and gave a short talk, in which he ex-
pressed his appreciation of the honor
which had been conferred upon him
and pleging his service in his new po-
sition to the whole people of the state
without regard to party or faction. He
said he bore no malice on account of
the bitter fight of the campaign, and
no one need hesitate to apply to him
at any time for any aid which he might
be able to grant. He pledged his
fidelity to the issues on which he had
been selected. His remarks were met
with the heartiest applause from his
followers, who have stood by him So
loyalty in all his campaigns.
The house Wednesday passed the
Mcdonnell 2-cent rate bill, after a
warm discussion, in which a few MEM
bers were pleading for delay, but all
voted for the act. Both houses have
new enacted such bills, but none has.
passed BOTH.