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similar Offices, under the state would
mean d salary of probably SIS per
month. If this system y evails, many
seekers Of so-called snaps will wish
they had rema ned at home.
Pierre-There is a probability that
the present legislature viii submit the
question Of calling a cCnsti,u 10 a
convention. to the people, fer Their
decision. The present Instrument is
conceded to he detective. in fat pa t,
of it are obsolete. There is little
question but what a vast ma or.ty o
the Legislators are convinced hat a
general revision shoHld be made and
a ~conctn.us q opinion is hat 10
is the time to begin.
South Dakota has today so far cut
grown its constitution. that the ori =
inal instrument is little moe thaa q
bunch Of statutory laws. At cas-,
a dozen joint resolutions. FRO o n
amendments TO il, have been 1T o.
iuced in the legislature SO far this ses-
SION, and amendments Of the past
cover a good many pages of the o.ig-
jnal document. Hardly a measure an
@S bAOB-iit W LIZ htNAtIhApIl ~ ~
legislators. without having its con-
slit ltiCna.ity Qrest' oned. The needs
OF the commonwealth have outgrown it
and the conditions demand a lhange.
There has been considerable conject-
ure as to when the convention Wou q
be called and a new constitu len also
adopted should the matter lie acted
fayorably upon at the present Sc sion.
1t might be we'll to state here that
should they begin on the matter now,
it would take at least six years to
bring about the desired result. That
is one reason why Governoe Yes e.
SO urgently requested the solons to
act now.
The question must first be submitted
to the voters at a Legislative election.
That would lie in 1912. Should tn
question be favored, The legislature Of
1913 would call it,. In the .oll9Wi g
year the people would choose he dele-
gates. Tho convention could thnn BE
held. but the result Of tie me ting
could Mt re submitted 10 tn e pie
for ratification before 1916. Thu tn
fifteenth legislature of the state Nculi
He the first to onyene unde. the NV
instrument.
Representative Parrot. OF Wa1wo tn
has a measure in the ho Sc cell \ for
the submission OF the question 4 tie
necple at tie fell lie Il n # T. 9.
The only possible OBJECTION to eu h
acton is the fear OF FIRE k ma ur
creeping INTO the now doc m Mt It
it is doubtful if ANYTHING radical go ID
pass throreh a body of cem ct n
men and her stand the T tiny OF
the electors.
Representative Hursh's meas e, GI
B. No. 14). was given its third realm
in the house yesterday, but ina a :
ton was deferred rntil Mon "a Tn
bill is for an act authorizing tn
corrts OF the state TO settle
the aft lirs b sinese and PROPER i, +,
of mining corporations. wifi h nave
been dissolved ty op~ration o tn
ry expiration o. the time i'm tie,
by the art cles Of ~inccrnor9tio \, an
to distribute tie a s IS omol z the
"reaitcrs and the stockholders.
There are over two huad q defun
Comranies in the B ac'5 Fl Is
These comranies ceased to g i I yea
&c, and now that the time limited
~ the articles of incorno a in has
evp'red. nothing cen he don until
'elief is granted by the state. A
n3a oritv Of the properties Of tn 8
a~e val able and with t "
modern methods Of minine cod b
to paw we'll. The intert Of TIL
fill is to adjust the affa rs Of thee
Old eompan'es, pay the cred t9rs IN
he stocrho doris, and 0 en- up neA
ae'ds for capital.
The democratic nemte~s CT n
'egislatu e. held an informal me Il,
invited r. E. Dowde l OF Artes;an
= address them. Mr.. Dovd7l' l. a
n mer member and has heen In the
7apital attending the NEE ting Of tn
press.