Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-01-20
LAW-M|LL GRIND.
REPRESENTATIVE SHERMAN IN
PRODUCES MEASURE FOR
SUFFRAGE CAUSE
WANTS SHORTER HAT-PlN

tons on Hat-Pins and Wants
Them No Longer Than
the / aw Allows
Pierre-The first step of the woman
suffrage campaign was taken VIII j
e. A. Sherman of Sioux ais, in
troduced a resolut' on in the hou e
allfng for an mendment to the g, ut.
constitution. enfranch,sing the woman
of the state. The resolution provide!
that all females over the age of q
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 fonstitut on, which vii
make the terms of legislators extend
over four years, and also authori e.
the sitting of the legislature once ev
cry two years.
Gjmmell started a movement WIFI h
If carried by both bodies of the legis
lature, will do away with the boart
having control of the Soldiers HON,
at Hot Springs, the board of chart
ties and corrections to take over it,
duties.
Aside, from these three importan
matters, large number OF other minor
bills were introduced In the house.
The senate passed its bill, No. Is
by Perley, which would prohibit thu
taking Of Ash from streams and lake.
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 its bill No. Z, b,
Millett,. which is merely a measure t.
simplify the code, changing some sec
lions SO as to do away with a con.
hict with other sections. This also
was sent to the house.
Considerable speculation is current
as to who will compose the recent,
authorized committee which is to bs
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 tbs
senate. Few are making a 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
long scatrch across his face. VIII I
he was being "joked" about 1t tn:
other day, he made the retort that he
would Elk that hat pin" He kept h.
word by introducing into the hou se to
day H. B. No. 81. Mr.. Stuver d rea
ICES his measure will make him un
popular with the ladies, t he n
sists his bill is good one and tia
it should pass. BY inadve tently omit
ting a comma, the bill. as presented
says "the hair" should not be o.
greater length than seven inches bu1
he says he meant the pin. The bill
is explained in the following two
paragraphs:
ut shall be unlawful for any pc son
in the state of South Dakota to veal
any hat pin, or other sharp p-inte1
and dangerous contrivance fer hold.
ing the hat, or hair of greater length
than seven inches, or any such cen
trivance with the sharp end exposed In
such manner as to be dangerous tt
the public.
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
SON to wear any hat. bonnet or Q hel
head covering in any public aldiencf
within door, or to wear the hair II
any manner or fashion In any such
public audience within doors as s al
obstruct the view of the speaker O.
actor addressing such audience. from
persons sitting in the rear of any such
audience"
The Soldiers Home
The investigation Of the Old Sol
diers' Home by legislative com
mittee has brought up the question
of the advisability of shift IN tht
has been suggested that the present
board in control be abolished OF
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 alone
those lines is not at all outside tne
range of probability.
The Board of Charities and Cor
rections is provided for IN the con,
stipulated. There is nothing, appar-
entity, to hinder the board taking
ove~ the sunerintendency of the Hot
Springs institution, If they are given
the authority, and many legislators
are in favor of the plan. 1t is con-
tended that it would not only prove
a saving to the state but would dc
away with good many problems
tn at arise under the present system
What. the Merchants Want
The Retail Merchants and Hard
ware Dealers association are foster
ing three bills which will reach the
floor in a short time. The first would
increase the authority of the fooc
ard dairy Commissioner to cover his
examining articles of food in tran
sit. The second is an act to render
judgments for the necessities or n1e
a lien upon 10 per cent of the earn
ings of the debtor and provides fol
garnishment. Under the third =
creditor could obtain JUDGMENT "
the same county where debt wal
contracted in cases where the oeD
tor changes residence
Notes
Or. Bentley is now generally con
oa1od RI no tho cha mpiOn reader Of