The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-02-03

state superintendent of schools, 10
strongly opposed to the bill. H says
no such radical changes are necessary
and point to the products OF our pub
lie schools as examples. There 1, a
great diversity of opinion on many
points of the measure, and just how
it would look when on the statute 8,
should it become law. is difficult to
say as there would undoubtedly be O
good deal of slashing done on the bill
before it got tn ought
The bill introduced by P~epresenta-
tive Sherman Oh. b. No. 1907 proyi J.
ing for the establishment OF a board
of commissioners for the promo ion
of uniformity of legislation IN the
United States, will be made the SUBJ
ject of a special message by Governor
Wesley. The governor deems this
measure of the utmost imp -rtsnce,
and those at all fam lar with the
variance of the laws of the several
states must agree with him.
Banking afa RS would be probably
the most benefited by a uni ormiIy
of legislation among the common
wealths of the union The healthy
grewth Of the banking institut ons
IS greatly menaced by the diHiculty
of carrying on Interstate business.
The great variance in the divor. e
Jaws OF the states, is familiar to all
as is also the harmful result.
With a competent card in charge
seeking to promote uniform legisla-
ton, interstate business would be
made easier and the existing evils
emediea.
The troubles of the people Of
Schnasse county apparen ly are not
over. T. F. Cornif Of Wall is in the
capital to convince the legislators that
there is already existant a Zieba,h
county, and he claims to have the
preef.
According to Mr.. Corniff the east
EN- part Of Pennington is rightfully
Lietach county, the latter ON account
Of its being uno~ganized, being at
tached to it for judicial purposes only.
1t is claimed there are enough town
ships in this section to organize, BIT
that the people have ~refrainei from
doing so. on account of the big d BIT
OF Pennington, a part of which they
would have to assume. They wish.
however, to retain their county name
for the future IL this is correc tn,
pending legislation, which has passed
the senate will be thrown out.
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Pierre-Both houses passed a large
number Of bills Saturday. The ses-
sions were devoted to short ae-
bates on the measures and the bal
loting. Probably more real work
was don than at any day thus far this
year. There are now in the two
houses a large number of bills which
have been discussed, not only in legis-
lative circles, but by newspapers over
the state and the legislators are be-
ginning to form opinions as to merits
of the proposed laws, and action on
the various measures is expected to
mature soon.
]. l.. and Edward Brown, com
miss oners OF Trip county are in the
capital They are foste. ing "A bill,
granting an extension of time in the
taxation affairs Of their county. Some
time ago the county court house burn
ed and with it the records, though the
stubs were saved. They cannot get
matters straightened cut within the
time limit and will ask for rel eff. I
Pennington county lacks one repre-
sentative in the house and 1t would
appear will continue to do so through
out the session At the p imary la t
fall Clark defeated Conniff and fol-
lowed by beating his democratic OPP
ponent (Lynch) in the election. Now
Representative Clark says he is too
busy to attend the session.
The senate passed house bill No.
Ill providing for certificates of nomi-
nation being filed with the secretary
Of the state not less than 80 days be-
fore election with the county auditor
not less than six months and with
clerks OF municipalities ten days. A
number of other house bills were also
passed by the senate.
A measure will be introduced in.
the near future raising the saloon H.
cense in cities. The idea is to weed
out the careless saloon keepers and
incidentally gather a little more
revenue for the communities
The house committee put in the
good roads bill. This action caused
much comment among the legislators.
Gardner introduced a bill making
Schuster. of Miller; commissioners OF
publicity in the state.
A bill in the senate int oduced bv
Senator Dalton of Hughes, would for
bid any bill being introduced In the
Legislature which had been ,efersnded
and killed within the six yeas pre-
vious.
Senator Perkins reappointment
bill gives that district west OF the
river three new senator's, which o.
course calls for a sacrifice o. that
many by the eastern half of the state
Senator Perley's bill, requiring a
medical examination to be hal by
those desiring to marry, will be re-
ported favorably by the ccmmittee.
The house passed the following bills:
No. 104, creating an independent
district at Alpena.
No. IS, abolishing the office of the
telephone inspector.