The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-01-19
MOVE IS MADE TO
REPEAL DILLON LAW
AFFECTING CLERKS
House Member of Dakota AS
sembly Would Eliminate
Economic Measure.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. IA. - On the
strength of that article of the consti-
tuition which says that the legislative
houses shall elect such officers as
shall be necessary to transact the bus
mess of the session, Mr.. Parrot, of
| Mobridge, has expressed his intention
to introduce legislation repeating the
Dillon civil service law governing ap-
| pointive and elective Offices of the leg
islature.
enator Curtiss, OF Brown, introduced
bills in the senate today abolishing the
Offices of telephone inspector and scale
Inspector and transferring their duties
to the board of railway commissioners,
under whose supervision these offices
are now conducted.
A measure has been introduced in
the Ia requiring the judges of
election to forward to the county aud
itor the unofficial returns of the gem
eral election, who in turn shall send
the same to the secretary of state. A
penalty is liked for noncompliance
with this provision. which will insure
the early receipt of unofficial general
election returns at the next election.
The law which prohibits the playing
OF Sunday baseball will be gone after
soon in both houses. The entire anti
amusement Sunday law viii not be
interferred with, as there are but two
or three towns in the state which are
DESTROYS of opening theaters, pool halls
and other places of amusement on
Sunday. Aberdeen and Sioux Falls are
the only cities which have represent
tatives favorable to the opening of
theaters, and the balance of the rep
resentation in the legislature are in
favor OF keeping the Sabbath intact.
Amend Constitution.
Just how the members of the pres
ent session will look upon the resolu-
ton presented in the house for a gen
eral revision is not known. But their
views as to a need of radical consIi-
tutional changes so early in the ses-
sion has been represented by five reso-
buttons which ask for changes in tho
constitution n several others are be-
Ing prepared to that end. Such ac-
ton on their part indicates that
changes are needed and the only
question is the manner of getting at
them. So far resolutions have been
offered for amendments in the num-
Der of signatures required to take a
law to the people through the referen-
dunn; to add a poll tax qualification for
voters; reducing interest on deferred
payments of school lands from 6 to S
per cent; cutting out the soldiers home
board and board Of charities and cor
recttons; and the general resolutions
6AllolliCl " Ill
amendment is being prepared for in
PRODUCTION in which it is sought to
make legislative terms four years with
half the members hold overs. to reduce
the biennial session to 80 days and to
require a two-third vote to pass any
bill. And all this with the session very
young. and plenty of time to work up
new ideas along the amendment lines.
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SUSPICION SURROUNDS DEATH
OF CITIZEN OF HURON
Huron, S. D., Jan. 14.-The belief is
Strengthening that the death of David
Mitchell, whose body was found last
week terribly burned in his cottage
Just outside Of the city, was not en-
tirely accidental. 1t Is said that he was
known to have something like $1,000
in cash either on his person or secreted
in his home. The coroner found about
500 secreted in various articles OF
clothing and in places about the house,
but friends and others who ought to
know, declare that the dead man had
much more money than the amount
found. Coroner Walls is still inyesti-
eating and may succeed in ascertaining
exactly how Mr.. Mitchell met his death
and what has become of the remainder
of the cash he is believed to have had.
The fact that in a room other than
where the dead man was found. .yere
discovered some sacks of grain charred
by fire. indicate that the fire was not
entirely confined to the room where the
body was discovered.