The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-03
Compromise on Saloon Bill.


There viii be an amendment OF
fered TO the Daylight Saloon bill
when it comes up for consideration
in he house next week, which would
seem to cover the point raised by
those opposed to the measure. The
proposition is to have the saloons
close between the hours of eight and
eleven O'Clock, the exact time to he
determined by the community.
Should this amendment meet with
the approval of friends of the meas
ure, it is certain TO meet with little
or no opposition from the liquor ele-
yment
1t is generally admitted that there
some towns where the eight O'CLOCK
closing feature would be the proper
thing But it is contended also
that what might be good for the
small town might make matters
worse in our cities and that a gener-
al sweeping measure arbitrarily set
ting an early closing hour through
out the state would be a mistake.
The argument is put forward and is
backed by the word of many great
temperance people that too strict liq-
our legislation in cities leads to law
breaking, rather than improving
conditions.
The proposed amendment would
make eleven O'Clock the limit, but
grant the communities the authority
to cut the hour down should local
conditions demand or the electors
desire it.
Leasing OF STATE lands.
At a meeting of the school and
public lands committee which was
attended, by Land Commissioner
Brinker, it was decided that the
committees of both the house and
senate would confer and frame a
committee bill on land leasing, to be
introduced in both houses. The
plan is to gather information from
every possible source regarding the
leasing of lands and draw up a prac-
tical instrument The bill will, as
far as necessary, revise our whole
set Of laws relating to the leasing
OF lands for agricultural purposes.
1t was decided to have the basis for
rates of rental fixed at per cent
of the valuation of the property.
Notes.
II. B. No. 142, introduced by Rep
resentative Qualle, would compel
one telephone company to connect
its lines with those of other COM
panies competing, and thus form an
inter-company service.
The gambling bill introduced by
Representative Tscharner makes it
a misdemeanor to enter into a gam
bling game or to bet on one as we'll
as to run gambling house.
Representative Peterson apparent
ly believes in the old adage of .'try,
try again." as he has introduced an
other locomotive electric headlight
bill.
The insurance committee recon-
mended that H. B. No. SO do not
pass. The report was amended
out the word mot" and the
house adopted the amendment. This
is the bill referring to hail insur-
ance.
Representative Buffington's bill,
Ono. 1879, relating to the payment
OF taxes in cases where the tax rec
ords are destroyed, was prompted
by the burning of the Trip county
court house, which destroyed their
records. The bill provides that in
such cases taxes shall not become de-
linquent until July 1.
Gregory county some time ago
had great difficulty locating a coun-
ty seat. There were so many towns
after it that none received a major.
ity vote in the election. The house
Judiciary committee would remedy
such conditions with HI. B. No. 1872.
It provides that where county seat
is not chosen at an election, at the
subsequent election, only the two
leading towns for the place can en-
ter the race.
lips THAT TOUCH LIQUOR
WILL NEVER TOUCH NINE"