Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-19
Law MILL GRIND.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN IN
PRODUCES MEASURE FOR
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
WANTS SHORTER HAT-PlN
Stuverud Has Formulated specifca-
tons on Hat-Pins and Wants
Them No Longer Than
the L aw Allows

Pierre The first step OF the woman'y
| suffrage campaign was taken VIII n
IL. A. Sherman OF Sioux Falls, in
troduced a resolution in the hou e
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 ey-
cry two years.
Gimmell started movement which,
il carried by both bodies of the lesis-
| lature, will do away 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, 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
| flict with other sections. This also
NOT To ha
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 and Ziebach, will likely
be two OF the four members from The
senate. Few are making 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 "joked" 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. Sd. Mr.. Stuver ID real
ICES his measure will make him I'M
popular with the ladies, but he n
sists his bill is a good one and that
! it should pass. BY inadvertently omit
ting a comma, the bill, as presented,
says 1.-The hair" should not be of
greater length than seven inches but
he says he meant the pin. The bill
is explained in 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 pcinte1
and dangerous contrivance for hold
ing the hat, or hair of a greater length
than seven inches, or any such cen
triyance 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 any public audience
within door, or to wear the hair in
any manner or fashion in any such
public audience within doors as sail
obstruct the view of the speaker or
actor addressing such audience. from
! persons sitting in the rear Of any sucii
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 shift in the
has been suggested that the present
board in control be abolished or
rather combined with the duties OF
the Board of Charities and Correc-
items. 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 and Cor
rections is provided for in the con
! stitution and the duties Of the body
stipulated. There Is nothing, appar-
emily, to hinder the board taking
over the sunerintendency of the Hot
Springs institution. if they are given
are in favor of the plan. 1t is con-
tended that it would not only prove
saving to the state but would do
away with a good many problems
that arise under the present system.
What tile Merchants Want
The Retail Merchants and Hard
! ware Dealers association are foster
ing three bills which will reach the
floor in short time. The first would
increase the authority of the food
anu dairy Commissioner to cover his
examining articles of food in tram
sit. The second is an act to render
judgments for the necessities Of life
a Hen 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
| cor: 20 etea In esses where the den
I tor changes residence.
| rs Notes
| DR. Bentley is now generally con-
ceied to be tie champion reader OF
h,snse billss. Representatiye Brack-
EFT of Meade shared In the honors UNI
TIL yesterday. when the representa-
tive from Fall River gave first read
ipu ti hin ne min at cen 40 tsca in