The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-01-19
MAKERS
TAKE RECESS
Until the Twenty Fourth of
Month

10 SStlllS lSduf iOl 10 lSSSoS, niit
will not wait until the middle of
the term. but will scoot for home
as soon as the members get their
first warrants at the first pay day
provided for by joint resolution. AS
is usual for the first half of the seS-
sion they have not turned out much
in the shape Of finished grist and
really do not expect to get much
done in that way until they get back
from home, when they expect to
settle down to five weeks of grind,
and clear up the work they have al
ready started, and that which they
will bring back with them after they
have been home for a few days and
learning the ideas of their constitu-
ents as to what in their estimation
should be enacted into laws.
So far the bill to protect antelope
with the emergency clause attached
is the principal bill which has been
acted upon by both houses, and this
was pushed out of it's regular order
to cover the gap in the existing laws
which allow the 'spOrtsmen' of the
state II go out and knock the tame
animals in the head with a club be-
cause the protection Of the law has
been removed from them. In the
senate several measures have been
cleared off, covering matters of
legal procedure. and IN the house
ore bill which seeks to open the way
for contractors to get their pay for
municipal improvements at Tvndall
has been acted on by advancing it on
the calendar, this being by Glassner
to legaIize a bond election for water
works bonds at that place.
The committees are grinding out
a lot of bills which have been
sent to them and will probably get
many of them out in the remaining
days before the recess. and have
them on the calendar for action on
Scheir return. The temperance COM
mittee of the house will bring in a
majority report on the daylight sal,
loon bill, with a minority report
against It. The committee standing
four to three for a favorable report
This will cause some warm discus
SIGN when it gets out onto the floor
on account OF the varied opinions AS
to the subject. and members are get
ting a lot Of advice from their con
stituentS As to their desires IN re-
gard to such a measure. 1t is u
mored that the Stuyerud hat pin
bin will be reported out by the COM
mittee of military affairs, and 1t will
have a gauntlet to run when it once
gets into the open,
This being one of the sessions of
the legislature which has no senator
to elect. and as there does not APP
pear to be any master hand attempt
ing to play politics with the body
this time, it shows strong indications
Of gong down IN the records Of the
state as a business administration.
There is a lack of duplicate bills"
usual in past sessions introduced in
both houses on the same day and a
shortage Of the number introduced
as compared with past sessions,
There is a strongly evident desire
to use economy where the service of
the state is not to be impaired by
economy, but no desire as yet to
pare where pairing would in any way
iniure management of the state in.
stitutions. There is a lack of the
milling of members of former
sessions. the members vanishing
from the hotel lobbies at an early
hour. This is so marked that it is
commented on by visitors to past
sessions, is a strong contrast. The
members take their work more SER
iously. and while it would be asking
too much that they should not take
advantage of opportunities for get
ting what fun they can out of the
situations which arise and open the
way for amusement, there is an in
dication Of business instead of MOL
and fuss.
While there may be plenty of rail
wav legislation show up before the
close of the session, up to the pres
ent but three bills on that subject
have come to the surface, the main
pne being the Bartine freight rate
,oill. This is one which the railroad
companies may feel is importent
nough 10 look after by a perman-