Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-01-27
REST
LEGISLATORS ADJORN AND HIKE
HOME TO GET WIND FOR
CLOSING BOUT
RESPITE FOR SOLID WEEK
Then the Grind Will Begin Again, and
the Vital and Hefty Matters of
State Will be Taken Up
With Confidence


State Will be Taken Up
With Confidence
Pierre-After a short stormy ses-
sion in both houses, the South
Dakota legislature adjourned unit l
Tuesday, January "a Soon at,r
the closing of the state house, prac
tically every senator and legislator
left the city, and Pier e is almes,
deserted.
When the daylight" saloon bill wa
brought up in the house this NO n
ing, a warm debate was started. Aft
er many had spoken en- the ms as r
the lower body put an emergency
clause on the bill and defer! ed acti-
until January 81.
Upon being asked, Tscha' ar into
duced Richards primary law in tn !,
lower house. The bill has been cirtu
lated among the legislators .or some
time, and as it's Introduction was ey-
pected, it did not create great e cite
ment.
The board of control of the South
Dakota Soldiers Home at Hot Strings
today unanimously elected Thomas
Orr as commandant of the home, TAX
ing the place of Colonel Geddes, who
has rendered his resignation. The
change will be made On April /.
A message of coincidence was sent
to Mrs. c. L. Wood, at Seattle, WASH.
by the democrats.
The majority report of the 'emrer
ance committee on house til] No
20. better known as the daylight So
loon bill, was adopted yes by
the house. Those in the minor y
made desperate attempt, WREN trfv
saw the way things were going. to
delav any action even on the re 'ort
Of the committee. but WEI dee te
by close vote. After the removal o.
the emergency clause from the meas
ure, the stand of the house di1 not
come as a surprise. Pep e. tat We
Hrrsh, of Deadwood. the lone m M
Der of the committee to hand in tie
minority report. mt nded ira, tho
house should deter aav action u II
after recess which would give the
members time to consult with thei~
constituents rega ding the til Rep
resentative Geidt stated that W i'e h '
personally was in favor of such a
measure. he would be otliee1 to 'vcte
no" until he had found OFT thu wi he
of the people of his community.
Representative Tyler, of Min e aha
who introduced the hill. wa II e n
in his request that the house take
immediate action on the report an I
his sentiments were voiced by a Ia f
dozen others. A majority Of the
members stood with them and the OF
call showed the first victory to Rave
been scored by the Temperance ele-
ment.
House JOINT resolution. No. 6, ne
mora'izing congress to select New Or
leans as the place for the Panama eX
position. brought on a heated discrs
sion between the favorites of San
Francisco and the southern city. Rep
resentative Whiting gave forceful
talk in favor of the former place an
offered an amendment to the reso u
toin substituting TIE word San F an
cisco in the memorial for ~haN If New
Orleans Representative McMasters
answered with the reasons why New
Orleans was the logical point and the
discussion was freely entered into by
other members. When the matter was
finally put to vote, the ayes wen out
by Y to Is.
During the discussion on the reso-
luton some one called attention to the
| fact that there were no printed cop'es
of the bill on the desks. The pin e.
said the bill had been printed and
| the copies distributed. A committee
was appointed by Speaker Morris to
investigate the matter. The charge
was made that the copies had been
gathered up by partisans, to insure
delay on the bill until alter recess.
which would Re too late as 'on~'ess
is supposed to tale up dis us ion OF
the matter on the tws nty-third of the
month.
Both assemblies were obleied to take
q recess during the afternO' to await
the enrolling of the House BIZ No. g.,
which carried the appropr' atm for
the salaries and mileage of the legis-
lators and assistants. AS today Is
ray day" and also the beginning OF
the six DAYS vacation. the members
we're only too clad to kill hTlf holr
or more waiting for the SIGNATURES
on the bill. It is doubtful If anv
other bill would have held them in
their seats as the sess on of the day
was very long and tedious.
TIE house passed house bill No 81.
providing that common car les hall
adjust and paw all claims against them
within sixtv davs if within the ts
and within ninety days if interst@to.
The senate Yesterday passed senate
bill No. 4. by Cone, prov'd'n" th't
when probate Judge IS rslsti'e o.
has acted as attorney for any one in
terested in the case before him. thu
case may be taken to the circuit court
Aberdeon-Because of the oYe~-