The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-02
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IS POORLY ATTENDED
Leaders Rather Favor
Meeting Representing
Both Factions.
EXPRESS LINES HIT

llOQSC AShS W ulil
Their Business Over to
Railroad Companies.
Pierre, S. D.-The meeting call
ed by e. L. Sem and others to or
ganize a state branch of the Nation
al Progressive Republican league, to
assemble in Pierre today. has not
brought out a very heavy attendance
from outside points. There is a dis
position on the part of the progress
lsiye republican leaders to shy at the
meeting and to call another one in an
attempt to bring together the old
"stalwart" and "insurgent" factions.
Would Outlaw Express Companies.
The House this morning passed
House Joint Resolution IA, memoir
ializing congress to "outlaw" all en-
press companies and to compel the
railroad companies to carry pack
ages for patrons, without acting
through a separate company.
The Senate resolution memorable
ing congress to pass the Sulloway
pension bill. was adopted by the
House today.
The Senate today passed the cleo
trio headlight bill by a vote of &c to
Is. This goes through without the
emergency clause, so it is subject to
the referendum, which will no doubt
again be invoked by the railroads, as
they did two years ago, for the pur-
pose of holding up the measure, and,
if possible, defeating 1t.
BIG DISCUSSION BROUGHT OUT
BY CRIMINAL PRACTICE BILL
Pierre, S. D.-The big talk was on
in the house committee of the whole
on the Whiting criminal practice bill,
and the Richards primary. The talk
was all on the first bill with a few
in opposition to the latter. Whit.
ing opened for his pet measure and
declared it to be a long step toward
simplifying criminal practice in the
state which is becoming a positive
necessity. He said the present Law
is vicious and should be stricken
from the books. He pointed to the
Kaufman case as a sample of what
the present law will do, and declared
it time for a change. knight oppos'
ed the bill as one which would BIZ
going back and that if the law work.
ed any injustice it was through the
Ignorance of prosecuting attorneys
Sutley followed with a graphic de
>lscription of the way the present Law
worked in a Stanley county case, ant
declared that there were just a!
shrewd men in the p%enitentiary a
Sioux Falls as could be found on the
floor of the house. Tscharner made
Ia strong plea against the bill, ant
made the main plea for the bill out
side that presented by Whiting; h,
was followed by Treber, who wa
against the bill. but said there ii
lneed for reform and that If tn,
courts would protect the dsfendan
and witnesses from the attorneys ant
allow them to really tell what the.
knew when they got OF the stand, in
stead of telling what the attorney.
: wanted them to tell, there would no
be SO much miscarriage Of justice
The committee then BY q vote of A.
to 13 reported gainst the bill. AT
ter another skirmish on the adop
ton of the report the bill went un
t der on the report.
i Then the slaughter started, frs
by indefinite postponement of sen
ate bills 80 and "a. and Senate Join
Resolution 8, the resolution which at
tempts to extend the leasing term!
for state lands. Then Senate ITO I.
. provide a small deficiency appropria
ton for the supreme court was pass
ed. and from that on not a bill 20
past the roller 70 rthe morning ses
sion.
REGARDS PRIMARY INITIATIVE
PETITION INTO BOTH HOUSE.
Pierre. s. D.-The main feature o
! the afternoon session Of each hous
Friday was the presentation of tn,
Richards primary bill Initiation peti
: ton. which was presented to boil
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