Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-20
LAW MILL GRIND.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN IN
PRODUCES MEASURE FOR
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
WANTS SHORTER HAT-PIN
Stuverud Has Formulated Specifica4
tions on Hat-Pins and Wants
Them No Longer Than
the Law Allows

Them No Longer Than
the Law Allows
Pierre-The first step of the woman'3
suffrage campaign was taken VIII n
%. A. Sherman of Sioux Falls, in
troduced a resolution in the house
calling for an amendment to the state
constitution, enfranchising the woman
of the state. The resolution provides
that all females over the age of 81
are to be entitled to the full rights,
now vested in male voters.
Representative Bruce introduced an
other resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution, which will
make the terms Of legislators extend
over four years, and also authorizes
the sitting of the legislature once ev-
cry two years.
Gimmell started a movement which,
If carried by both bodies Of the legis-
lature, will do ava with the board
having control of the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs, the board of chart
ties and corrections to take over its
duties.
Aside from these three important
matters, a large number of other minor
bills were introduced in the house.
The senate passed it's bill, No. Is,
by Perley, which would prohibit the
taking of fish from streams and lakes
in the state, at all periods of the year,
except during the summer months.
This was sent to the house for action.
The house passed it's bill No. Z, by
Millett, which is merely a measure to
simplify the code, changing some sec
ions so as to do away with a con-
aiot with cthor eoctinnS This also
was sent to the house.
Considerable speculation IS current
as to who will compose the recently
authorized committee which is to be
! empowered to inspect conditions at the
Soldiers Home.
Wyman, Johnson and Morrissey are
the probable members from the senate
and Brown n Ziebach, will likely
be two of the four members from the
senate. Few are making a statement
as to who will be the other two mem
bers from the lower body.
For some time Representative Stu
verud has been going about with a
long scatrch across his face. When
he was being sjoked" about it the
other day, he made the retort that he
would FIX that hat pin" He kept his
word by introducing into the house to-
| day H. B. No. "a. Mr.. Stuverud real
ICES his measure will make him UNI
popular with the ladies, but he in
sists his bill is a good n and that
it should pass. By inadvertently omit
ting a comma, the bill, as presented.
says "the hair" should not be OF
greater length than seven inches but
he says he meant the pin. The bill
is explained lin the following two
paragraphs:
ut shall be unlawful for any person
in the state Of South Dakota to wear
any hat pin, or other sharp pointed
and dangerous continuance for hold
ing the hat, or hair of a greater length
than seven inches, or any such con
t~rivance with the sharp end exposed In
such manner as to be dangerous to
the public.
ut shall be unlawful for any per-
son to wear any hat, bonnet or other
head covering in n public audience
within door, or to wear the hair in
any manner or fashion in any such
public audience within doors as s. al!
obstruct the view of the speaker or
actor addressing such audience, from
persons sitting in the rear OF any such
audience"
The Soldiers Home
The investigation of the Old Sol
diers' Home by a legislative com
mittee has brought up the question
of the advisability of a shift In the
management of the institution. lt
hoard in control be abolished or
rather combined with the duties OF
the Board of Charities and Correc-
tons. which the latter would as
sumo. This proposition is not new.
but the talk of such an arrangement
Is so common that legislation along
those lines is not at all outside the
range of probability.
The Board of Charities n Cor
rections is provided for In the con
stipulated. There is nothing, appar-
entity, to hinder the board taking
over the superintendency of the Hot
Springs institution, If they are given
the authority, n many legislators
are in favor Of the plan. 1t is con-
tended that it would not only prove
a saving to the state but would 40
away with a good many problems
that arise under the present system.
What the Merchants Want
The Retail Merchants and Hard
ware Dealers association are foster
ing three bills which will reach the
floor in a short time. The first would
increase the authority of the food
and dairy Commissioner to cover ms
examining articles of food In tran
sit. The second is an act to render
judgments for the necessities of life
a lien upon 10 per cent of the earn
ings of the debtor and provides for
garnishment. Under the third a
creditor could obtain judgment in
the same county where debt was
contracted in cases where h deb
tor changes residence.
Notes
DIR. Bentley is now generally on
coded to be the champion reader OF
house bills. Representative Brack-
! EFT of Meade shared in tie honors un-
| til yesterday, when the representa-
ing to a bill of nineteen pages, In
one minute. los of that minute