Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-10
Pierre Correspondent
Pierre, Mar. +, 1911.


SPECIAL TO THE LEADER After
sixty days of strenuous labor, at one
o'clock on March 4th the twelfth legls'
lature of South Dakota came to a
close. twelve hours over the scheduled
sixty days, the delay being caused py
a most strenuous fight in the house
on certain senate amendments to the
general bill. The points Of contention
we're a twenty-five thousand dollar
appropriation for the immigration
com M issioner, and five hundred dol
lars cut of from the state engineers
by the house. After the patience or
the house, and dozen conference
committees had been exhausted, the
Disbursements were compromised, (,
and the general bill passed as amend
ed. A large party of conservatives,
lead by Wipf of Hutchinson declare
that they will referend the immigra-
tion commissioner bill.
The personnel of the South Dakota
legislature contained many strong
men. Hon. Frank j. Byrne, lieut.
enant governor, himself many times a
senator, was always master OF that
body. Curtiss of the judiciary, Carol
of the appropriations, and Cone. wei re
most frequently heard In deo ate.
Fleeger, and Wyman showed unusua
forensic ability. Candy ana hl1cn :
cock we're leaders of the Democrat
minority. Anderson of Aurora con-
tributed a sound Judgment to the
delibe rations of the senate. McPher-
son and Nav were ofteneSt heard on
matters pertaining to the hills. Bar :
tine, railways, with special rate Dill;
Norbeck, state affairs, and Collins,
temperance with the Daylight Saloon
hill. showed considerable ability In
defending their positions. Hedrick,
elections, and Williams apportion-
ment, met and overcome we1ghty
problems. Gemmill was especially
interested in charitable institutions.
Hon. c. J. Morris OF Sioux Fails
was unanimous choice for speaker,
and continued to hold the respect OF
the represe ntatives. At no time dlo
any leader develope with any con-
siderable following. Each member
voted as he saw fit, and would brook
no attempt at interference. A large
conservative element demanded that
every measure pass a most carelul
scrutiny before allowing it to pass.
This was especially true in regard 10
appropriations. Nc Master, Tscharner,
and Morris of Sphinx were most power
ful in debate. Millett and Engllsh
were the temperancy champions, and
Treber and Hursh supported the other
side. Whiting, judiciary. with the
famous II. B. los states attorney Dill;
Helperson, appropriations; and Gard
ner education, we're always listened
to. Bigelow was largely regarded as
the most brilliant man In the house,
though his two measures, the school
code, and combination primary tailed
of passage, the feeling being that they
were too radical. Van Camp entered
the spotlight as champion OF insur-
ance legislation; Issenhuth and Bruce
good roads: Wipf, Hicks, Nelson, and
Anderson, conservatives, Sherman
municipal legislation; Kerr, Farming
Roskie, military; Sutley every suo]ect
Geidt, in number of bills championed
and Kass, ability to state PROPOSE
tion clearly. Browne was leader OF
stalwart faction. Sphinx county has
an unusually strong delegation III
Issenhuth, Matheny, Morris,and Peter
NOrbeck.
No measure of consuming Interest